Saily Avelenda Archives - New Jersey Globe

Parano named executive director of N.J. Dems

June 16, 2026 2:18 pm

Veteran Democratic strategist David Parano is the new executive director of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, taking over the day-to-day leadership of the state party as Democrats prepare for the 2026 midterm elections and begin laying the groundwork for...

Sherrill ally Saily Avelenda will head North Jersey District Water Commission

March 25, 2026 10:36 amMarch 26, 2026 8:43 am

The North Jersey District Water Supply Commission this morning selected Saily Avelenda, an influential state Democratic leader who played a major role in launching Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s political career, as its new executive director. Avelenda will replace Tim Eustace, a...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Pro–Palestine uncommitted slate officially gets two delegate tickets to DNC

June 20, 2024 2:07 pmJune 20, 2024 10:07 pm

New Jersey’s slate of pro-Palestine “uncommitted” presidential delegates have officially been given two delegate slots to the Democratic National Convention (DNC), after meeting a key vote threshold in one delegate district and being given some leeway by the Joe Biden...

Pro-Palestine ‘uncommitted’ slate snags one DNC delegate spot

June 6, 2024 4:47 pmJune 7, 2024 1:39 pm

As expected, President Joe Biden won New Jersey’s Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday in a landslide – but a slate of “uncommitted” delegates running on a pro-Palestine message appears to have won one ticket to the Democratic National Committee (DNC)...

Justice Department reaches settlement with Lakeland Bank over bank’s redlining practices

September 28, 2022 12:53 pmSeptember 28, 2022 12:59 pm

This morning, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip Sellinger and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke announced that the Justice Department has secured an agreement with Lakeland Bank to address allegations of redlining in and around Newark. According...

Avelino Avelenda, father of NJ Democratic leader, dies at 86

September 9, 2021 12:08 pmSeptember 9, 2021 11:26 pm

Avelino E. Avelenda, the father of New jersey Democratic State Committee Executive Director Saily Avelenda, died on September 7. He was 86. Avelenda was born in Cuba and was a longtime resident of Union City. “I know from working alongside...