Essex Archives

Pat Sebold re-elected Livingston Democratic chair, post she’s held since 1976

June 14, 2021 11:18 pmJune 14, 2021 11:44 pm

Pat Sebold, who may be the longest-serving Democratic municipal chair in the state, was re-elected on Monday for a three-year term for the post she first won in 1976. She has led Livingston Democrats since John B. Duff resigned to...

Candy Straight, leading voice for the election of women to public office, dies at 73

June 13, 2021 1:12 pmJune 14, 2021 4:05 pm

Candace L. Straight, a savvy investment banker and film producer, zealous advocate for the election of women candidates for state and local office across the nation, and a popular Republican fundraiser, died on June 13 at Hackensack University Medical Center...

Never, ever cross Frank Hague

June 12, 2021 12:01 amJune 12, 2021 12:10 am

Fights among Democrats are part of New Jersey political history. In 1916, a young rising star in Jersey City politics named Frank Hague traveled to St. Louis to watch Woodrow Wilson get renominated at the Democratic National Convention. The Democratic...

Groups want probe into late-arriving voting machines in Newark

June 11, 2021 12:41 pmJune 11, 2021 12:48 pm

The failure to deliver 33 voting machines in predominately Black wards of Newark before the polls opened on Tuesday have led 20 voting rights advocacy groups and grass roots organizations to call for a thorough investigation into a delay. The...

Barlas allies re-elected to State Committee in Essex

June 8, 2021 10:46 pmJune 8, 2021 10:48 pm

Two incumbents backed by the Essex County Republican organization were re-elected to the New Jersey Republican State Committee on Tuesday, fending off a challenge from allies of GOP gubernatorial candidate Hirsh Singh. Peter Tanella and Janet Treamont defeated Michael Byrne...

Fountoura wins Essex Sheriff primary, will face Pansini in November

June 8, 2021 9:33 pm

Essex County Sheriff Armando Fountoura coasted to a landslide victory in the Demcoratic primary, defeating John Arnold and Barry Jackson in the Democratic primary in what will likely be his 11th term. He will face Republican Nicholas Pansini in the...

33 voting machines, mostly for Black districts in Newark, didn’t arrive until after polls opened

June 8, 2021 11:48 amJune 11, 2021 12:41 pm

A total of 33 voting machines, mostly for polling locations in Newark’s predominately Black Central, South and West Wards, were not delivered before the polls opened at 6 AM this morning. It’s not clear what time they finally arrived this...