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Tom Tucci re-elected PVSC chairman

May 8, 2019 12:13 pmMay 5, 2020 1:37 pm

Republican Thomas Tucci, the township manager of Cedar Grove, was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission yesterday. Tucci’s 6-0 win comes one year after the Murphy administration became involved in a contested race for vice chair and...

Murphy pulls Cotton PVSC nomination, picks son of Passaic GOP chairman

March 27, 2019 1:08 pm

A deal is in place to move appointments to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission. Gov. Phil Murphy has withdrawn his nomination of former Paterson mayor Ruby Cotton and replaced her with Brendan Murphy, the son of Passaic County Republican chairman...

Cotton not worried about PVSC delay

August 9, 2018 12:25 am

More than two months have passed since Gov. Phil Murphy named Paterson Councilwoman Ruby Cotton to the Passaic County Sewerage Commission, but the State Senate still has not considered her nomination. Cotton, who served as interim Mayor of Paterson before...

Murphy appointees at PVSC, PANYNJ face confirmation woes

June 1, 2018 12:00 amJune 2, 2018 1:29 am

Several nominations made by Gov. Phil Murphy may have some trouble getting through the New Jersey State Senate. Murphy has nominated Passaic Mayor Hector Lora, Paterson City Council President Ruby Cotton, and East Rutherford Mayor James Casella to the Passaic Valley...

Murphy candidate for commission post loses vote

March 18, 2018 1:45 amMarch 19, 2018 10:56 am

Gov. Phil Murphy got involved in a contested election for vice chairman of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission and lost. In what looks like a give to a powerful legislator led to an embarrassing rebuke by a board Murphy is...