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Patricia McGarry Drake, former Essex County Clerk, dies at 82

November 29, 2021 3:31 pmNovember 30, 2021 9:10 am

Patricia McGarry Drake, who rose from a secretarial position to serve as Essex County Clerk from 1991 to 1996, died on November 25. She was 82. Drake worked in the county clerk’s office for 22 years — six years as...

John Alati, former Essex freeholder, dies at 73

January 15, 2021 12:50 pmJanuary 15, 2021 8:47 pm

John M. Alati, a popular former Essex County freeholder who was one of the most influential people in county politics in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, died on January 15. He was 73. He was elected freeholder in 1984, representing...

Joseph Galluzzi, former Irvington Council president who challenged Kean, dies at 88

August 18, 2020 12:30 pmAugust 18, 2020 2:43 pm

Joseph P. Galluzzi, a former Irvington Council President who was once one of Essex County’s most influential political insiders, died on August 15. He was 88. Galluzzi was elected to the Irvington Council in 1968 to represent the West Ward...

Essex GOP re-elects Barlas for another four years

August 4, 2020 8:24 pm

Al Barlas was re-elected to a four-year term as Essex County Republican Chairman on Tuesday evening without opposition. Mary Devon O’Brien was re-elected vice chair. “Together with our Executive Committee, we are committed to ensuring our Party is always moving...

Essex GOP runs all-woman countywide ticket

March 31, 2020 2:39 amMarch 31, 2020 2:42 am

Essex County Republicans have fielded an all-woman ticket of countywide candidates, something neither party has done before. The GOP slate includes one African American woman and one Latina. Monique Headen, Gynise Gotto, Bernara Quezada and Alexandra Campisi will run for...

Joseph Martin, former Essex County administrator, Union County manager, dies

January 2, 2020 9:05 am

Joseph A. Martin, Jr., who served as the Essex County Administrator and as the Union County manager, died on December 27. He was 73. Essex County Executive Peter Shapiro first appointed Martin as county administrator in 1985. He was replaced...

Kenney to be Dem candidate for Essex Surrogate

September 25, 2018 6:01 pmSeptember 25, 2018 8:36 pm

Essex County Democrats have picked former Newark deputy mayor Alturrick Kenney as their candidate for Surrogate to replace Ted Stephens, who resigned earlier this month to become the new Essex County Prosecutor. Kenney,40, will face Republican John Anello, a 31-year-old...