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Baraka backs Engel for Essex County Commissioner

May 23, 2026   7:08 amMay 22, 2026   9:20 pm
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has endorsed Deborah Engel, a former deputy mayor of Maplewood, for one of four at-large Essex County Commissioner seats. Baraka is already backing Marques-Aquil Lewis in a six-candidate race that includes four candidates who won the...
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West Orange councilwoman announces bid for mayor

May 22, 2026   3:31 pmMay 22, 2026   6:02 pm
West Orange Councilwoman Joyce Rudin announced her campaign for the Essex County township’s mayorship on Friday, becoming the fourth candidate to join the November non-partisan race. The first-term incumbent, Susan McCartney, is planning to seek re-election.  Board of Education President...
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Kim, Mejia and Timberlake endorse insurgent Bloomfield council candidates

May 22, 2026   8:00 amMay 22, 2026   12:37 am
U.S. Senator Andy Kim, Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-Glen Ridge), and State Sen. Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange) are taking sides in a contested Democratic primary for three ward council seats in Bloomfield, moving against the local Democratic organization headed by Assemblyman...
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Retail workers union endorses party-backed slate of Essex County candidates

May 19, 2026   4:02 pm
The Local 108 of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union endorsed the party-backed slate in next month’s Essex County Democratic primary,  The union announced its support for Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. for county executive, Wilson Pichardo for 1st district county...
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Baraka’s fourth term comes with some asterisks

May 18, 2026   6:42 pmMay 18, 2026   11:57 pm
There was good news and bad news for Newark Mayor Ras Baraka in last week’s non-partisan municipal election: he was re-elected by a wide margin, but not as impressively as his last two races; and he retains a council majority,...
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The Inside Edge with Zach Blackburn: Another Man

May 15, 2026   5:15 amMay 15, 2026   9:05 am
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Carpenters make endorsements in Essex commissioner race

May 14, 2026   4:33 pm
The Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters endorsed party-backed candidates for Essex County commissioner seats on Thursday, Executive Secretary-Treasurer William Sproule announced.  The union endorsed Verona Councilwoman Christine McGrath, Livingston Mayor Shawn Klein, incumbent Wayne Richardson, and West Orange...
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