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U.S. Attorney charges Rahway resident in corruption sting

August 20, 2020 5:00 pmAugust 20, 2020 10:35 pm

A 56-year-old Rahway resident was charged with bribing an Orange Township official in exchange for a $350,000 no-bid contract, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced Wednesday. Jeanmarie Zahore faces a single count of making corrupt payments to a local government agent...

Joseph Galluzzi, former Irvington Council president who challenged Kean, dies at 88

August 18, 2020 12:30 pmAugust 18, 2020 2:43 pm

Joseph P. Galluzzi, a former Irvington Council President who was once one of Essex County’s most influential political insiders, died on August 15. He was 88. Galluzzi was elected to the Irvington Council in 1968 to represent the West Ward...

Bob Davis, longtime GOP leader and NJ-11 congressional candidate, dies at 85

August 14, 2020 10:22 amAugust 15, 2020 6:01 pm

Robert A. Davis, the Republican candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district, died on August 10. He was 85. A longtime conservative activist, Davis among the early organizers of Ronald Reagan’s 1976 presidential campaign in New Jersey against the...

Patrick Scanlon, former Union mayor, dies at 67

August 9, 2020 12:18 pm

Former Union Township Mayor Patrick J. Scanlon III, whose parents both served in the New Jersey Legislature, died on August 5. He was 67. Scanlon was elected to the Union Township Committee in 1998, along with fellow Democrat Brenda Restivo. ...

Essex GOP re-elects Barlas for another four years

August 4, 2020 8:24 pm

Al Barlas was re-elected to a four-year term as Essex County Republican Chairman on Tuesday evening without opposition. Mary Devon O’Brien was re-elected vice chair. “Together with our Executive Committee, we are committed to ensuring our Party is always moving...

Elton Hill, top aide to Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson, dies at 89

July 17, 2020 4:53 pm

Elton E. Hill, a prominent Essex County political strategist who helped run Kenneth Gibson’s 1970 campaign to become the first Black mayor of Newark, died on July 11. He was 89. Hill and Gibson were childhood friends and he became...

Prosecutor ends probe of 2019 Cedar Grove VBM incident

July 17, 2020 2:11 pmJuly 18, 2020 5:37 pm

The Essex County Prosecutor’s office has completed their investigation of a May 2019 election night vote-by-mail incident in Cedar Grove and will not file any criminal charges, according to Kathy Barrett Carter, a spokesperson for acting Prosecutor Ted Stephens. Law...