Thomas Graziano Archives - New Jersey Globe

Melham beats out Rovell to win re-election in Belleville

May 10, 2022 9:54 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Belleville Mayor Michael Melham has won a second term after handily defeating Second Ward Councilman Steven Rovell. With 96% of districts reporting, Melham had a 62-38% lead over Rovell, 2,640 votes to 1,595. Two...

A look ahead at May’s municipal elections

January 21, 2022 5:37 pmFebruary 1, 2022 10:14 am

It’s always election season in New Jersey. This May, voters in many of New Jersey’s biggest municipalities, as well as some of its smallest, will hold municipal elections to determine who will lead their towns for the next four years....

Kevin Kennedy, former Belleville councilman, dies at 63

February 16, 2020 8:13 pmFebruary 18, 2020 8:36 am

Kevin Kennedy, a popular local politician who served 20 years as a Belleville councilman before losing his seat in 2018, died on February 12. He was 63. Kennedy made his first bid for a Belleville Town Commission seat in 1979,...

Melham ousts Kimble in Belleville

May 9, 2018 12:16 am

Michael Melham was elected mayor of Belleville, defeating three-term incumbent Raymond Kimble by 160 votes – 1,826 (41%) to 1,736 (39%). School board member Liza Lopez finished third with 850 votes (19%). Kimble was one of two Democratic mayors who...

Belleville mayoral candidate fills out ticket

February 22, 2018 11:23 am

Belleville mayoral candidate Michael Melham has assembled a full slate of council candidates for his challenge to incumbent Raymond Kimble. Melham, who served as a councilman from 2000 to 2004, has added Naomy DePena and Thomas Graziano to his ticket. ...