Pat Lepore Archives - New Jersey Globe

Three incumbents retiring in Woodland Park

March 21, 2022 6:00 amMarch 20, 2022 10:59 pm

There will be turnover on the Woodland Park Borough Council for the first time in ten years, with three longtime incumbents not seeking re-election. Joseph Spinelli and Rita Pascrell will step down after 21 years in office – they were...

Kazmark seeks 4th term as Woodland Park mayor

February 12, 2020 6:09 pmFebruary 12, 2020 6:27 pm

Woodland Park Democrats have endorsed Keith Kazmark for re-election to a fourth term on Tuesday night. “I say it frequently, but serving as Mayor is without question the highest professional honor of my life,” Kazmark said. “Each day when I...

Guide to Passaic County Elections

November 3, 2019 2:01 pmNovember 3, 2019 7:56 pm

Democrats have a 7-0 majority on the Passaic County Board of Freeholders and Republicans are running just one candidate for the two seats up this year. Longtime incumbents Terry Duffy and Pat Lepore face Republican Maria Giammona, a Totowa attorney....

With weeks left, Murphy campaign schedule not set

October 14, 2019 12:16 pmOctober 14, 2019 12:17 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he’s still figuring out which Democrats he’ll campaign for as the election enters its final weeks, though he’s already added some names to the list. “We’re still looking at that,” Murphy said. “To some extent, it’s...

Passaic Dems back incumbents: Duffy, Lepore, Berdnik

March 2, 2019 3:56 pmMarch 3, 2019 12:39 pm

Passaic County Democrats picked incumbent freeholders Terry Duffy and Pat Lepore and sheriff Richard Berdnik to run on their organization line in the June primary. Duffy and Lepore faces a challenge from Derya Taskin, a former deputy mayor of Paterson....

Passaic freeholders face challenge at Dem screening committee

February 27, 2019 10:18 amFebruary 27, 2019 11:05 am

A former deputy mayor of Paterson will seek the Democratic nomination for Passaic County freeholder, challenging two five-term incumbents for the endorsement of the county party organization. Derya Taskin, who served as deputy mayor under Joey Torres and Ruby Cotton,...

Bill Pascrell out as Passaic County Counsel

February 23, 2019 4:06 pmFebruary 26, 2019 9:12 am

Passaic County Freeholders are replacing Bill Pascrell III as their county counsel after 21 years, according to five sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Pascrell has served as a part-time county counsel while heading a top Trenton lobbying...