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Arthur Gallagher, former Bergenfield councilman, dies at 88

May 23, 2020 1:36 pmMay 23, 2020 2:00 pm

Arthur V. Gallagher, a respected former Bergenfield councilman known for a laser-focus on fiscal responsibility during his eleven years in local government, died on May 22. He was 88 He was the father of Art Gallagher, the editor of More...

New package planned for Port Authority nominations

May 21, 2020 5:31 pmMay 21, 2020 5:35 pm

Another deal is in the works for Gov. Phil Murphy to make his first appointments to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The package will include a commitment...

Schepisi endorses Pallotta for Congress

May 19, 2020 9:20 amMay 19, 2020 10:32 am

Assembly Assistant Minority Leader Holly Schepisi (R-River Vale) has endorsed investment banker Frank Pallotta for the GOP nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th district. “I am proud to endorse Frank Pallotta in his fight to unseat Josh Gottheimer,” Schepisi...

Charlotte McClave Shelley, part of legendary Cliffside Park political family, dies at 100

May 16, 2020 4:34 pmMay 16, 2020 4:36 pm

Before the Calabrese family began a seven-decade domination of Cliffside Park politics, the McClave family ran the Bergen County municipality. Charlotte McClave Shelley, died on May 14 at age 100. Two days before her death, her son, James Shelley, was...

Winners unchanged by late ballots in Teaneck, Ridgewood

May 15, 2020 5:09 pmMay 15, 2020 7:37 pm

The final results in the race for three seats on the Teaneck Township Council were closer than on Tuesday after more than 1,600 new ballots were counted, but the outcome did not change. Former Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps president Karen...

1,300 new ballots in Ridgewood, 1,600 in Teaneck

May 15, 2020 2:06 pm

Over 1,300 new ballots have arrived in Ridgewood since Tuesday and are being counted today. So are more than 1,600 ballots from Teaneck. The number of new ballots exceeds the margin of victory for the leading candidates for three Ridgewood...

Jeremiah F. O’Connor, former state senator, dies at 86

May 14, 2020 2:36 pmMay 14, 2020 6:17 pm

Jeremiah F. O’Connor, an affable Democrat who won a State Senate seat at age 31 and sponsored a bill to give 18-year-olds the right to vote, died on May 13. He was 86. O’Connor, who served two terms on the...