Terry Duffy Archives - New Jersey Globe

Longtime Passaic county commissioner retiring; another not getting party support

February 6, 2025 5:10 pm

Passaic County Democrats are preparing to support two new candidates for county commissioner when party leaders meet on Saturday to replace a seven-term incumbent not seeking re-election and another unlikely to receive party support. Pat Lepore is leaving after 21...

Passaic Demcrats hold three county offices

November 9, 2022 2:25 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that three Democratic incumbents have won re-election to county office in Passaic County, beating an all-law enforcement slate put forward by Republicans. As of 2:25 a.m., Democratic Sheriff Richard Berdnik leads Republican Mason Maher 54%-46%....

Terrance Duffy, son of county commissioner, dies at 37

February 28, 2022 1:41 pm

Terrance Matthew Duffy, a decorated former Paterson police officer and the son of Passaic County Commissioner Terry Duffy, died on February 16. He was 37. Duffy was an All-County football player at West Milford High School. After his graduation from...

Guide to Passaic County Elections

November 3, 2019 2:01 pmNovember 3, 2019 7:56 pm

Democrats have a 7-0 majority on the Passaic County Board of Freeholders and Republicans are running just one candidate for the two seats up this year. Longtime incumbents Terry Duffy and Pat Lepore face Republican Maria Giammona, a Totowa attorney....

Passaic Dems back incumbents: Duffy, Lepore, Berdnik

March 2, 2019 3:56 pmMarch 3, 2019 12:39 pm

Passaic County Democrats picked incumbent freeholders Terry Duffy and Pat Lepore and sheriff Richard Berdnik to run on their organization line in the June primary. Duffy and Lepore faces a challenge from Derya Taskin, a former deputy mayor of Paterson....

Passaic freeholders face challenge at Dem screening committee

February 27, 2019 10:18 amFebruary 27, 2019 11:05 am

A former deputy mayor of Paterson will seek the Democratic nomination for Passaic County freeholder, challenging two five-term incumbents for the endorsement of the county party organization. Derya Taskin, who served as deputy mayor under Joey Torres and Ruby Cotton,...

Bill Pascrell out as Passaic County Counsel

February 23, 2019 4:06 pmFebruary 26, 2019 9:12 am

Passaic County Freeholders are replacing Bill Pascrell III as their county counsel after 21 years, according to five sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Pascrell has served as a part-time county counsel while heading a top Trenton lobbying...