Zoila Cassanova Archives - Page 2 of 2

Passaic county races still too close to call; GOP surrogate candidate leads by 224 votes

November 9, 2021 2:06 pmNovember 9, 2021 5:32 pm

The race for three seats on the Passaic County Board of Commissioners remains too close to call, with Republicans leading for the first time in twelve years in a contest where about 3,300 votes are still uncounted. The GOP candidate...

Most Dems still trail in tight Passaic County races

November 4, 2021 5:27 pmNovember 5, 2021 12:24 am

Three of the four Democrats running for countywide office in Passaic County continue to trail their Republican opponents by tiny margins, while Commissioner Sandi Lazzara has eked into second place in her bid for re-election to the Passaic County Board...

Passaic surrogate faces criminal charges over 2017 executorship appointment

August 27, 2021 2:09 pmSeptember 21, 2021 11:15 am

Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo was criminally charged yesterday with “allegedly falsifying a judgment she filed in order to make an improper appointment of an estate administrator,” Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck announced today. Toledo, who was first elected in...

Passaic GOP candidate picks Surrogate candidate in bid to end 29-year losing streak

March 11, 2021 7:45 pmMarch 11, 2021 10:59 pm

A longtime county employee will run as a Republican for Passaic County Surrogate, county chairman Peter Murphy announced today. Aisha Mamkej, a senior election clerk at the Passaic County Clerk’s office and a 28-year county employee, is expected to face...

Passaic Dems pick Cassanova for Surrogate

March 6, 2021 12:30 pmMarch 6, 2021 1:59 pm

Passaic County Democrats picked Zoila S. Cassanova, a Wayne resident who works as an attorney for the New York Supreme Court Criminal Division in Queens and the Bronx, as their candidate for Surrogate. Cassanova defeated Haledon Councilwoman Aleksandra Tasic, Paterson...