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Highlights of Tuesdays’ all-VBM elections

May 13, 2020 1:55 am

Several key contests in New Jersey’s first election conducted entirely through vote-by-mail ballots remain undecided, including council races in Paterson and Irvington where allegations of tampering have delayed counts. The May 12 election included a referendum to change the form...

Little excitement in Cliffside Park BOE race

May 12, 2020 10:42 pmMay 12, 2020 11:14 pm

Judith Abreu will join the Cliffside Park Board of Education after earning more votes than the board’s president in a three-candidate race for three seats. BOE vice president James Shelley was the top vote-getter with 956 votes. BOE president Teddy...

Conte slate defeated in Garfield

May 12, 2020 10:38 pm

Late Garfield School Board member Kenneth Conte was handed a posthumous defeat Tuesday after he and his running mates lose all three School Board seats up for an election this year to an opposing slate. Frank Barber finished first among...

Hossam Elsamra joins Fairview BOE after uncontested race

May 12, 2020 10:29 pmMay 12, 2020 11:16 pm

Hossam Elsamra won a post on the Fairview Board of Elections without contest as two incumbents secured re-election Tuesday. BOE Vice President Maria Travers finished first with 344 votes, while trustee Kenneth Schmitt received 330. Elsamra ran last with 302...

Oakland School Board members win re-election unopposed

May 12, 2020 10:22 pmMay 12, 2020 11:18 pm

Oakland School Board members James Gaffney and John Scerbo won re-election unopposed Tuesday. Gaffney finished first with 1,525 votes. Scerbo got 1,396. Residents also voted to approve a ballot measure for a school district tax levy of more than $30...

Coghlan-Walsh, Reynolds, Perron win in Ridgewood

May 12, 2020 9:59 pmMay 15, 2020 1:12 pm

Ridgewood Councilwoman Bernadette Coghlan-Walsh was re-elected Tuesday night, running ahead of four other council candidates to become the race’s top vote-getter. Coghlan-Walsh received 2,831 votes, almost 400 more than Lorraine Reynolds’ 2,440. Reynolds and Pamela Perron, another political newcomer, won...

Incumbent slate wins 2-1 in Ridgefield Park

May 12, 2020 9:42 pmMay 12, 2020 11:54 pm

An incumbent-led slate of commissioner candidates scored a 2-1 victory over their challengers Tuesday. Commissioners John Anlian, Adam MacNeill easily secured another term, winning 1,071 and 1040 votes respectively. Their running mates also won without much trouble. William Gerken got...