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Nicholas Felice, former Assembly Speaker Pro-Tempore, dies at 94

August 26, 2021 1:16 pmAugust 27, 2021 8:18 am

Nicholas R. Felice, a likeable and diligent lawmaker who served in the New Jersey State Assembly for nearly 20 years, died on Tuesday. He was 94. A former Assembly Speaker Pro-Tempore, Felice was known for his sponsorship of a law...

Nicholas Corbiscello, former Bergen freeholder, Fort Lee Mayor, dies at 100

July 11, 2020 10:27 pmJuly 11, 2020 10:28 pm

Nicholas A. Corbiscello, a former Bergen County freeholder and a three-term mayor of Fort Lee, died on July 7. He was 100. Corbiscello became involved in politics in 1975 when he ran for a Fort Lee Borough Council seat as...

Felice backs Ghassali for Congress

December 28, 2019 2:42 pm

Former Bergen County Freeholder John Felice has endorsed Michael Ghassali for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th district. Ghassali, the mayor of Montvale, is one of seven Republicans vying for the chance to take on two-term Rep....

No district has gone longer without electing a Democrat than the 40th

September 7, 2019 5:21 pmSeptember 7, 2019 5:50 pm

No legislative district in the state has gone longer without electing a Democrat than the 40th, which includes parts of Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties. It’s been 54 years since a Democrat won an Assembly seat there, which makes...

Bryan Christiansen, former Edgewater mayor, dies at 65

August 4, 2019 1:37 pmAugust 4, 2019 1:40 pm

Bryan J. Christiansen, a former four-term mayor of Edgewater who later became the executive director of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission and nearly went to the State Assembly, has died. He was 65. Christiansen was 23 and the chairman of...

Irving Bienstock, former Fair Lawn councilman, dies at 93

March 14, 2019 9:52 amMarch 14, 2019 12:02 pm

Irving Bienstock, a former Fair Lawn councilman and deputy mayor, died on February 16. He was 93. Bienstock began serving on the Democratic county committee in the mid-1960’s and was elected Fair Lawn Democratic municipal vice chair in 1974. He...

Imperiale was only independent to win beyond local level

November 1, 2018 1:43 pmNovember 1, 2018 10:57 pm

The only independent candidate to win beyond the local level in New Jersey over the last 50 years was Anthony Imperiale, a self-styled vigilante from Newark’s North Ward who came to power during the 1967 Newark riots. Gov. Richard Hughes...