Paul Calocino Archives - New Jersey Globe

Paul Calocino, former Wood-Ridge mayor, dies at 77

May 16, 2021 5:47 pmMay 17, 2021 12:14 am

Former Wood-Ridge Mayor Paul J. Calocino, Jr., a two-term Republican whose 1999 retirement paved the way for Democrat Paul Sarlo to run for mayor, died on May 12. He was 77. Calocino began his political career in 1977 when he...

Sarlo is unopposed in Wood-Ridge, where he’s been mayor for 20 years

June 14, 2019 2:54 pmJune 14, 2019 2:56 pm

One of New Jersey’s most powerful elected officials will run unopposed for a sixth term as mayor of a small Bergen County municipality with a population of 7,626. No Republican filed to challenge Democrat Paul Sarlo, the chairman of the...