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Bergen Dems bash GOP fundraiser featuring conservative radio host Kevin McCullough

September 13, 2019 12:06 pmSeptember 13, 2019 1:18 pm

Democratic Assembly candidates Gerald Falotico and John Birkner attacked their Republican opponents over the appearance of a conservative talk radio host at a recent Bergen GOP fundraiser. “There should be no place in our politics for such extremist ideology and...

Elmwood Park Dems pick Fasolo

September 11, 2019 9:05 pmSeptember 11, 2019 9:11 pm

Francesco Fasolo, appointed earlier this year to fill a vacancy on the Elmwood Park Borough Council, will get a chance to stay around for another three years. The local Democratic organization tonight picked Fasolo to replace Joseph Dombrowski on the...

Lagana gives Juliano high marks

September 10, 2019 2:59 pm

Bergen County Democratic Chairman Paul Juliano got high marks from State Sen. Joe Lagana for his first few months at the head of the state’s most populous county. “He’s doing amazing. His knowledge and experience of the party so many...

Dombrowski drops re-election bid, resigns from Elmwood Park Council

September 10, 2019 2:07 pmSeptember 10, 2019 2:14 pm

Passed over for the Democratic nomination for mayor, Elmwood Park Council Joseph Dombrowski has resigned his council seat and dropped out of the race for re-election. Democrats picked Council President Lorraine Pellegrine to run for the mayor after Francesco Caramagna...

No district has gone longer without electing a Democrat than the 40th

September 7, 2019 5:21 pmSeptember 7, 2019 5:50 pm

No legislative district in the state has gone longer without electing a Democrat than the 40th, which includes parts of Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties. It’s been 54 years since a Democrat won an Assembly seat there, which makes...

Tina Raia, wife of ex-GOP State Chairman, dies at 71

September 7, 2019 11:55 am

Tina Raia, the wife of former New Jersey Republican State Chairman Samuel Raia, died on September 5, She was 71. Active in the communities where she lived, Raia served as president of the Montville Home and School Association and serving...

Kazmark alleges ethical violates, political retaliation by Elmwood Park Democrats

September 5, 2019 2:34 pmSeptember 6, 2019 1:22 pm

A suit filed by Woodland Park Mayor Keith Kazmark, a Democrat, claims repeated ethical violations and retaliations by elected Democrats in Elmwood park. In a suit filed with the Bergen County Superior Court, Kazmark he resigned from his position as...