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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

The Inside Edge with Zach Blackburn: Another Man

May 15, 2026 5:15 amMay 15, 2026 9:05 am

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...