Rupa Kale Archives - New Jersey Globe

Republicans hold mayor’s office in New Providence

November 9, 2022 2:27 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that New Providence Mayor Al Morgan, a Republican, has won re-election, defeating Democratic attorney Harry Clewell. As of 2:27 a.m., Morgan leads Clewell by a 54%-46% margin. New Providence, like many of its fellow Union...

In one of New Jersey’s swingiest towns, a mayoral challenger emerges

April 1, 2022 4:35 pm

New Providence was a solidly Republican town, until it wasn’t. The Union County borough, which is in the state’s upper echelons of both income and educational attainment, used to vote for Republicans up and down the ballot, from staunch conservatives...

In fight to win Assembly seat, Gunderman takes a vacation

July 11, 2019 6:21 pmJuly 11, 2019 6:51 pm

When Gov. Phil Murphy visited Westfield in June to talk gun safety days after a man was arrested in the parking lot of a local school holding a .45-caliber handgun with an arsenal of hollow-point bullets, Democratic Assembly candidate Stacey...

Gunderman ouster a surprise to Assembly candidate

June 12, 2019 1:24 pmJune 12, 2019 5:11 pm

Assembly candidate Stacey Gunderman did not know New Providence Democratic Municipal Chairwoman Rupa Kale would seek the role before Monday, when Kale’s surprise candidacy pushed Gunderman to withdraw and avoid a re-election bid to the head of the town’s Democratic...