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Spiller announces Montclair running mates

February 24, 2020 9:57 amFebruary 24, 2020 1:04 pm

Montclair mayoral candidate Sean Spiller today announced his slate of council candidates to run with him in the May non-partisan municipal elections The incumbent, Robert Jackson, is not seeking re-election. Robert Russo, a former mayor, is seeking re-election to his...

Essex will consider no lines in Dem presidential primary, Jones says

February 20, 2020 6:11 pmFebruary 20, 2020 6:27 pm

Essex County Democratic Chairman LeRoy Jones, Jr. said he’s ready to consider U.S. Senator Bob Menendez’s proposal to eliminate organization lines in the presidential race. “The senator makes some valid and cogent points,” Jones told the New Jersey Globe. “I’m...

Kevin Kennedy, former Belleville councilman, dies at 63

February 16, 2020 8:13 pmFebruary 18, 2020 8:36 am

Kevin Kennedy, a popular local politician who served 20 years as a Belleville councilman before losing his seat in 2018, died on February 12. He was 63. Kennedy made his first bid for a Belleville Town Commission seat in 1979,...

Melham looks to oust Strumolo Burke in Belleville

February 13, 2020 5:24 pm

Labor leader Carmine Mattia, Jr. will seek to oust controversial councilwoman Marie Strumolo Burke in Belleville’s first ward and has the backing of the mayor, Michael Melham. Mattia is the business agent for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)...

Essex Dems will hold forum for presidential candidates in March

February 12, 2020 1:54 pmFebruary 12, 2020 8:15 pm

Essex County Democrats will hold a forum next month for presidential campaigns to make their pitch to party leaders. County chairman LeRoy Jones, Jr. announced the decision for a non-binding program at a party executive committee attended by municipal chairs...

Al Barlas joins Mercury

February 11, 2020 3:24 pm

Essex County Republican Chairman Al Barlas has joined Mercury Public Affairs, a national public strategy firm that has established a strong presence in New Jersey over the last decade. Barlas was ranked as #32 on the 2019 New Jersey Globe...

Essex GOP gives line to Becchi

February 5, 2020 1:44 pm

Rosemary Becchi will run on the Essex County Republican organization line as the candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district, a move that comes as no surprise since GOP county chairman Al Barlas endorsed her more than two weeks...