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Labrosse team faces rival slate in Hackensack

February 25, 2021 12:59 pmFebruary 25, 2021 2:49 pm

A slate of candidates will challenge a team led by Hackensack Mayor John Labrosse, they announced Thursday. New Jersey Citizen Action director of development Leila Amirhamzeh, Bergen County NAACP economic development chair Randy Glover, Hackensack Chamber of Commerce member Andee...

Juliano calls out Vainieri Huttle for false statements on Dem nomination process

February 25, 2021 12:00 pmFebruary 25, 2021 1:54 pm

Pushing back on statements that said the Bergen County Democratic convention process was preordained, county chairman Paul Juliano is accusing Valerie Vainieri Huttle of creating a fake narrative to justify her lack of support among party leaders. “I am deeply...

Waldwick GOP picks Cericola, Ritchie for council

February 24, 2021 9:54 pmFebruary 24, 2021 9:57 pm

Republicans Katie Cericola and Michael Ritchie will seek two borough council seats in Waldwick with the support of Mayor Tom Giordano. Waldwick had one of the closest local elections of 2018, when Democrat Nicole McNamara eked out a narrow victory...

Vainieri Huttle will skip Bergen Dem convention, will run off the line in Senate primary

February 23, 2021 5:22 pmFebruary 23, 2021 5:46 pm

Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Assemblyman Gordon Johnson will face off in the June 8 Democratic primary for State Senate in the 37th district. Vainieri Huttle said she will not compete for the organization line at the Bergen County Democratic...

Cardinale death creates narrow window of opportunity for Bergen Democrats

February 22, 2021 1:06 pm

The death of Gerald Cardinale on Saturday leaves Bergen County Republicans, at least for now, without a State Senator for the first time since 1968. Republicans captured all five Bergen Senate seats after ousting four Democratic incumbents in the 1967...

Johnson files for Senate with huge number of Democratic county committee signatures

February 22, 2021 10:24 am

Democratic State Senate candidate Gordon Johnson today delivered petitions with over 160 signatures to compete for the Bergen County Demcoratic organization line in the 37th district. Johnson, the Assembly Speaker Pro-Tempore, faces Assembly Deputy Speaker Valerie Vainieri Huttle for Loretta...

GOP will wait until Cardinale funeral to set special election convention date

February 22, 2021 12:01 amFebruary 21, 2021 8:58 pm

Republican county committee members in the 39th district will meet between February 27 and March 27 to pick an interim replacement for State Sen. Gerald Cardinale (R-Demarest), who died on Saturday at age 86. Party leader are expected to wait...