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Maps: The race for Assembly in the 39th district

July 2, 2019 9:42 am

In the old days of Bergen County, the towns north of Route 4 were considered reliably Republican. That’s no longer the case. Amidst a suburban political realignment in recent years, Democrats are trying to target numerous suburban GOP legislative districts,...

Ghassali campaign launch draws top Republicans

July 1, 2019 8:42 pmJuly 2, 2019 1:50 pm

Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali’s congressional campaign launch was attended by some of Bergen County’s top Republicans, but many of those stopped short of endorsing Ghassali in what is now a three-way primary. “I haven’t made an official endorsement,” Assemblywoman Holly...

Bergen Dems set date to replace Stellato

June 27, 2019 9:32 pm

Bergen County Democrats will hold a special election on July 17 to pick a new county chairman. Louis Stellato resigned last week after the State Senate confirmed his nomination to serve as a commissioner of the New Jersey Sports and...

McNerney admits smearing Marcus, issues public apology

June 25, 2019 2:30 pmJune 26, 2019 12:26 pm

Former Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney has admitted to creating fake online identities to attack a politically active public relations executive in an attempt to influence Kathleen Donovan’s 2014 re-election campaign for county executive. “The accusations I disseminated through phony...

Gottheimer denounces anti-LGBT comments by Hackensack BOE trustee

June 24, 2019 8:28 pm

Rep. Josh Gottheimer on Monday denounced Hackensack Board of Education trustee Frances Cogelja for homophobic comments the latter made. “We have a responsibility to educate our students about the LGBTQ community’s many contributions to our state and to our society,...

Weinberg not scared of challenge from Hameeduddin

June 21, 2019 9:59 am

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg isn’t scared of a primary challenge from Teaneck Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin. “It’s a free society. In two years, feel free,” Weinberg said when asked to respond to Hameeduddin’s refusal to rule out a run against...

Lagana held a letter that could save the world

June 20, 2019 1:56 pmJune 20, 2019 1:58 pm

For a few days this week, State Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) was entrusted with a document that could trigger yet another nuclear war in New Jersey politics. Lagana held a letter signed by Louis Stellato resigning as Bergen County Democratic...