Sammy Rivera Archives - New Jersey Globe

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....

Judge admonished for ethics violation about to take Paterson post

May 31, 2019 5:03 pm

Xavier Rodriguez, who became the city of Passaic’s first Latino judge in 2001, will be sworn in on Monday as the new Paterson municipal court judge. He was appointed to the post by Mayor Andre Sayegh. Rodriguez returns to the...