Bergen Archives

Freedom Rider Byron Baer spent 34 years in the NJ legislature — and 45 days in a Mississippi prison

July 29, 2021 12:01 amJuly 28, 2021 6:39 pm

Today is the 60th anniversary of the arrest of Freedom Rider Byron Baer, a longtime New Jersey legislator who was charged with attempting to desegregate a blacks-only waiting room at the Greyhound bus terminal in Jackson, Mississippi. He spent 45...

Francica, Sheehan-Willis will get top Bergen election posts

July 27, 2021 12:42 pmJuly 27, 2021 2:37 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will name Debra Francica as the interim Bergen County Superintendent of Elections and Jamie Sheehan-Willis as the deputy, the New Jersey Globe has learned. They will replace to legendary Bergen election officials, Patti DiCostanzo and Terry O’Connor. ...

Lawsuit filed challenging Bergen GOP leadership race

July 22, 2021 5:40 pm

A Bergen County Republican committeeman has filed a lawsuit alleging that the county GOP organization violated state law by holding an election for county chairman before the June primary election. Robert Taschler, a longtime GOP leader from New Milford, said...

Teaneck residents want local elections moved to November

July 12, 2021 9:52 amJuly 13, 2021 9:01 am

Teaneck voters seeking to move municipal elections from May to November have collected nearly 1,400 signatures from supporters – about 8% of registered voters — but the township council must decide by August 13 if the measure is to go...

Rick Sabato, President of the Bergen County Building and Construction Trades Council.

Bergen Building Trades union endorses Schepisi, Corrado, Democrats

June 23, 2021 12:20 pm

The Bergen County Building & Construction Trades Council has endorsed two Republican state senators for re-election, along with incumbent Democratic legislators and county officials. The influential union is backing State Sens. Holly Schepisi (R-River Vale) in the 39th and Kristin...

Bergen Building Trades Council endorses Murphy re-election

June 22, 2021 3:08 pm

In a substantial boost to his bid for a second term, Gov. Phil Murphy has won the endorsement of the politically potent Bergen County Building & Construction Trades Council. Rick Sabato, the president of the 25,000-member council, said that Murphy...

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...