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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...

Colletti backs off comparison with working mom rival

May 15, 2019 7:35 pm

A Republican mayoral candidate under fire for suggesting that a working mom doesn’t have time to be mayor says that his comments have been taken “completely out of context.” “There was no intent to put her down because she is...

Caramagna resigns as Elmwood Park mayor

April 29, 2019 4:20 pmApril 30, 2019 9:31 am

Elmwood Park mayor Francesco Caramagna is resigning as part of a plea deal with prosecutors following an investigation into tampering with vote-by-mail ballots during Caramagna’s last campaign. The 73-year-old Democrat was charged with one count of interfering with the secrecy...

Giandomenico will challenge Carmmagna in Elmwood Park

April 1, 2019 2:31 pmApril 1, 2019 6:04 pm

Former councilwoman Magdalena (Maggie) Giandomenico will run for mayor of Elmwood Park, setting up a possible general election matchup between the 33-year-old Republican and 73-year-old Democratic incumbent Francesco Carmmagna. Giandomenico will first need to get through the GOP primary, where...

Magdalena Giandomenico considers run for Elmwood Park mayor

February 20, 2019 5:22 pmFebruary 20, 2019 5:56 pm

Magdalena Giandomenico is mulling a challenge to Elmwood Park Mayor Francesco Caramagna in the fall, potentially pitting a 33-year-old Republican against a 73-year-old Democratic incumbent. Republican Richard Mola served as mayor for 45 years until his death in 2016 at...

Soriano picks Kazmark as Business Administrator

September 24, 2018 1:05 pmSeptember 26, 2018 8:37 pm

Keith Kazmark, the Democratic mayor of Woodland Park, will be named Parsippany-Troy Hills business administrator on Tuesday, according to sources high in the administration of Mayor Michael Soriano. Soriano is expected to submit Kazmark’s name to the council for confirmation,...

Kazmark steps down from Elmwood Park post

August 20, 2018 11:44 pm

Woodland Park Mayor Keith Kazmark announced today that he was stepping down as the Elmwood Park business administrator/municipal clerk amidst speculation that he will devote his full-time efforts to a political campaign this fall. Kazmark has served in Elmwood Park...