Paul DiGaetano Archives

Bob Hollenbeck, former six-term assemblyman, dies at 89

September 9, 2021 2:07 pmSeptember 10, 2021 12:05 am

Robert P. Hollenbeck, a genial South Bergen Democrat who served six terms in the New Jersey State Assembly in the 1970s and 1980s before becoming a casualty of Gov. Tom Kean’s coattails in 1985, died on September 5. He was...

ICYMI: Here’s your guide to New Jersey’s May 11 municipal elections

May 10, 2021 1:19 pmMay 10, 2021 8:14 pm

Voters in 14 New Jersey municipalities will head to the polls on May 11 for non-partisan municipal elections. Fifteen candidates are seeking office in Hackensack, where Mayor John Labrosse is running for re-election to a third term, with Deputy Mayor...

Here’s your guide to New Jersey’s May 11 municipal elections

April 29, 2021 12:01 amApril 29, 2021 8:40 am

Voters in 14 New Jersey municipalities will head to the polls on May 11 for non-partisan municipal elections. Fifteen candidates are seeking office in Hackensack, where Mayor John Labrosse is running for re-election to a third term, with Deputy Mayor...

Schaer extols Lora integrity, says he wasn’t surprised mayor reported bribe bid

January 15, 2021 2:52 pmJanuary 15, 2021 8:49 pm

Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) strongly praised his former chief of staff, Passaic Mayor Hector Lora, for instantaneously reporting an attempt to bribe him. “Hector is a very special guy,” Schaer told the New Jersey Globe. “He is a minister. He...

Tested with a bribe attempt, Lora shows he couldn’t be bought

January 15, 2021 11:05 amJanuary 15, 2021 8:48 pm

When Hector Lora became mayor of Passaic in 2016, he inherited the ghosts of Alex Blanco, Sammy Rivera, and Joseph Lipari – predecessors forced from office after pleading guilty to federal crimes. Now Passaic has finally found an honest man....

Official wears wire after sewerage commissioners report bribery attempt

January 14, 2021 3:00 amJanuary 14, 2021 10:39 am

Two commissioners of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission acted exactly as they should have when they immediately reporting a bribery attempt to law enforcement. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal charged Omid Bayati, a onetime aide to former Assembly Minority Leader Paul...

Former DiGaetano aide charged with bribery

January 13, 2021 11:22 amJanuary 13, 2021 12:06 pm

A former top aide to former Assembly Minority Leader Paul DiGaetano is facing bribery charges after allegedly paying senior Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission official $1,200 to advance his career. Omid Bayati, a PVSC employee, faces one count each of bribery...