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Voter fraud charges against Paterson councilman dropped after six years

April 13, 2026 2:04 pmApril 13, 2026 2:44 pm

Voter fraud charges against Paterson Councilman and mayoral candidate Alex Mendez were dropped after six years, Mendez announced Monday. The court victory allows Mendez to proceed to next month’s mayoral election without the weight of an indictment around his neck....

Filing day coming up for May non-partisan elections

February 24, 2026 2:16 pmFebruary 24, 2026 2:44 pm

Nominating petitions for the May 12 non-partisan municipal election are due at 4 PM on Thursday, leaving candidates who waited until the last minute and then missed days as a result of the snowstorm in a last-minute scramble. Bayonne, Belleville,...

Sayegh will seek third term in Paterson, forgoes primary challenge vs. Pou

November 11, 2025 9:05 pmNovember 12, 2025 9:06 am

Ending speculation that he will challenge Rep. Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon) in the Democratic primary for Congress, Andre Sayegh will seek re-election to a third term as mayor of Paterson next year, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Sayegh is...

Sayegh wins second term against fractured field in Paterson

May 10, 2022 11:25 pmMay 11, 2022 1:50 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Paterson Mayor André Sayegh has won re-election to a second term, beating Councilman Alex Mendez and three other candidates for the chance to lead New Jersey’s third-largest city. [Numbers] The contest between Sayegh and...

Awaiting appellate court ruling, Paterson ballots for May 10 election still not printed and mailed

April 21, 2022 1:54 pmApril 22, 2022 10:25 am

Vote-by-mail ballots for Paterson’s May 10 municipal election have still not gone out as election officials await a decision from two state appellate court judges who have had the case for more than a week. The judges, Mary Gibbons Whipple...

CWA backs Sayegh for re-election in Paterson

April 19, 2022 9:31 am

The Communication Workers of America (CWA) New Jersey, one of the state’s largest and most politically progressive unions, today announced its endorsement of Paterson Mayor André Sayegh for a second term. “When we first endorsed Mayor Sayegh in 2018, it...

Mendez will remain on the ballot in Paterson, judge says

April 8, 2022 4:40 pm

A challenge to Paterson Councilman and mayoral candidate Alex Mendez’s nominating petitions has failed, with a judge ruling that enough of the contested signatures were valid to keep Mendez on the ballot. The challengers, who are linked to incumbent mayor...