Bergen Archives

Tedesco will seek re-election next year

June 10, 2021 8:46 pmJune 10, 2021 9:27 pm

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco announced on Thursday night that he would seek re-election to a third term in 2022. This was not unexpected. Tedesco has been telling party leaders that he intended to run again and has been raising...

Tom Duch will replace Neals in Bergen County

June 9, 2021 11:51 am

Former Assemblyman Thomas Duch will replace Julien X. Neals as Bergen County Administrator and County Counsel, County Executive James Tedesco said today. The U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Neals as a U.S. District Court Judge on Tuesday....

Despite criminal charges, Kugler wins GOP nod for Bergen Sheriff

June 8, 2021 10:00 pmJune 9, 2021 8:11 pm

Robert Kugler, who was temporarily relieved of his duties as Saddle Brook police chief after the attorney general charged him with official misconduct, won a resounding victory in the Republican primary for Bergen County Sheriff. He defeated Harry Shortway, Jr.,...

Hogan wins Democratic primary for Bergen County Clerk

June 8, 2021 8:54 pm

Bergen County Clerk John Hogan easily won renomination to a third term against Sondra J. Greenberg, the 92-year-old former mayor of Englewood. Greenberg, who served as mayor from 1976 to 1982, was essentially a placeholder to assure a line in...

Johnson says Englewood developer bundled campaign contributions while seeking local approvals

June 2, 2021 5:06 pm

Six days before next week’s Democratic State Senate primary, Gordon Johnson is hammering rival Valerie Vainieri Huttle for accepting campaign funds from a Bergen County businessman who had sought local approval for projects in Englewood while her husband was mayor....

Zisa re-elected Bergen GOP Chairman in a 2-1 landslide

June 1, 2021 8:36 pmJune 3, 2021 11:40 am

Jack Zisa easily won re-election as the Bergen County Republican Chairman on Tuesday evening, fighting off a challenge from Michael Gardner by a vote of 350 to 164, a 68%-32% margin. Zisa found himself in a re-election bid this year...

92-year-old ex-mayor mounts primary challenge to Bergen County Clerk

June 1, 2021 3:18 pmJune 1, 2021 3:19 pm

Bergen County Clerk John S. Hogan faces a primary from former Englewood Mayor Sondra J. Greenberg. The 92-year-old Greenberg, who served as mayor from 1976 to 1982, is mounting a political comeback nearly 40 years after leaving office. If she...