Sergio Granados Archives - New Jersey Globe

Shelley Brindle, the mayor of Jon Bramnick's hometown, slams Bramnick law firm

Westfield Dems take 3 of 4 council seats; close races in Cranford, Kenilworth

November 6, 2019 4:05 amNovember 6, 2019 9:18 am

Democrats took three out of four races for the Westfield Town Council to give Mayor Shelley Brindle a 7-1 majority and lead a race for Mayor of Kenilworth by just 12 votes. Republicans appear to have held on to their...

Guide to Union County Elections

November 2, 2019 10:56 pmNovember 3, 2019 5:29 pm

Republicans have not won a countywide election in Union County since 1995 and have not won a race for Surrogate since 1978. With 113,470 more Democrats than Republicans, there is no indication that Union County will change its political direction...

LaCorte blows past McCormick in Union Surrogate primary

June 5, 2019 2:17 am

Union County Surrogate James S. LaCorte won a landslide victory for renomination to a fifth term in the Democratic primary, defeating perennial candidate Lisa McCormick by a 65%-35% margin. LaCorte won by 4,302 votes and was the top vote-getter in...

Latino leaders urge passage of drivers license bill

April 3, 2019 1:26 pmApril 3, 2019 4:28 pm

More than 100 of the state’s Latino leaders urged Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders to pass a bill that would allow immigrants in the country illegally to obtain drivers licenses in a letter Wednesday. “The REAL ID Act disproportionately...

Armstead fields Assembly candidates

April 1, 2019 5:24 pmApril 1, 2019 5:48 pm

The feud between Linden Mayor Derek Armstead and State Sen. Nicholas Scutari is working its way into the 22nd legislative district’s Assembly race. Armstead filed petitions Monday for Carlos Rivas and Mark Lighten. The two will face Assemblyman James Kennedy...

Three Union Dem freeholder slates file to anchor local fights

April 1, 2019 5:00 pmApril 1, 2019 5:47 pm

Three full slates of freeholder candidates filed for the Democratic primary in Union County, anchoring several challenges for county committee seats. Incumbents Bette Jane Kowalski, Sergio Granados and Rebecca Williams will run on the Union County Democratic organization slate backed...

Peter Kane, Glenn Gelband will be GOP freeholder candidates in Union

March 22, 2019 5:07 pmMarch 22, 2019 5:09 pm

Union County Republicans will run Peter Kane and Glenn Gelband for freeholder against Democratic incumbents Bette Jane Kowalski, Sergio Granados and Rebecca Williams. “We’re going with a two-candidate strategy,” said Glenn Mortimer, the GOP county chairman. Kane is the president...