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Colletti backs off comparison with working mom rival

May 15, 2019 7:35 pm

A Republican mayoral candidate under fire for suggesting that a working mom doesn’t have time to be mayor says that his comments have been taken “completely out of context.” “There was no intent to put her down because she is...

Corrado calls GOP candidate sexist, says he should drop out of Elmwood Park mayoral race

May 15, 2019 12:07 pmMay 15, 2019 12:26 pm

The only Republican woman in the New Jersey Senate says that a GOP mayoral candidate who said his opponent couldn’t be mayor because she is a working mother with two small children should drop out of the race. “It’s beyond...

Carafa slate wins in Lodi

May 14, 2019 11:58 pmMay 15, 2019 1:45 am

A slate of incumbents led by Mayor Emil Carafa, Jr. appear to have swept five seats on the Lodi Borough Council in Tuesday’s non-partisan municipal elections. Newcomer Scott Luna was the top vote-getter on the Lodi Pride slate with 1,221...

Colletti under fire for mailer invoking opponent’s children

May 14, 2019 8:32 pmMay 14, 2019 10:07 pm

Republican Elmwood Park mayoral candidate Robert Colletti is facing fire over a mailer that said his primary opponent, Maggie Giandomenico, would not have time for duties as an elected official because she is a single working mother with two small...

Zisa says GOP can beat Gottheimer in 2020

May 14, 2019 5:08 pm

Bergen County Republican chairman Jack Zisa says that Republicans “have an excellent chance” to unseat Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) next year in New Jersey’s 5th district. Zisa, a former mayor of Hackensack, welcomed potential self-funder Frank Pallotta into the race,...

Election Day in 13 New Jersey towns

May 14, 2019 9:44 am

Voters in thirteen New Jersey municipalities will go to the polls today to cast their ballots in partisan municipal elections. There are closely watched races in North Bergen, where State Sen. Nicholas Sacco seeks an eighth term as mayor, and...

Golabek will be Elmwood Park mayor for rest of year

May 13, 2019 4:46 pmMay 14, 2019 8:51 am

Elmwood Park Democrats are expected to pick acting mayor Dan Golabek to serve out the remainder of Francisco Caramagna’s term, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Golabek, a 24-year-old law student, became acting mayor earlier this month when Caramagna resigned...