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Zichelli takes seat as new Cedar Grove councilman

July 13, 2020 7:40 pmJuly 14, 2020 9:23 am

Joseph Zichelli, a 23-year-old law student, was sworn in tonight as a councilman in Cedar Grove. He replaces Robbie Vargo, who resigned in June, three years into a four-year term. Zichelli was appointed by the remaining councilmembers to fill the...

Essex freeholder incumbents sail through primary

July 7, 2020 9:35 pmJuly 8, 2020 5:48 am

Essex County Freeholder President Brendan Gill and his slate of incumbents easily won renomination over progressive primary challengers Tuesday. Freeholders gill, Romaine Graham, Rufus Johnson and Patricia Sebold defeated challengers Sabre Burroughs, Anthony Diaz and Simone Jelks-Bandison. They’ll face Republicans...

Poll: On racial and policing issues, Murphy at 76% approvals in Newark

July 1, 2020 1:01 pmJuly 1, 2020 1:46 pm

Newark residents give Gov. Phil Murphy a 76%-17% approval rating on his handling of racial and policing issues, according to a poll conducted by Project Ready, a local non-profit group. Mayor Ras Baraka has approvals of 85%-11%, while President Donald...

Essex to again consider push for ICE to release detainees

June 10, 2020 2:19 pmJune 10, 2020 5:40 pm

Updated: The Essex County Board of Freeholders voted 7-0 to approve the resolution. Leonard Luciano abstained and Robert Mercado was absent. The Essex County Board of Freeholders will again consider a resolution on Wednesday asking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

DiVincenzo, Essex mayors, back Murphy borrowing plan

May 30, 2020 2:17 pm

Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo has endorsed Gov. Phil Murphy’s $9 billion borrowing plan and has brought seventeen mayors along with him — a politically significant show of force that bolsters the six-month-old alliance between Essex and the governor. DiVincenzo...

Thomas Cooke, former East Orange mayor, dies of coronavirus at 90

May 29, 2020 4:03 pmJune 4, 2020 10:20 am

Former East Orange Mayor Thomas H. Cooke, Jr., one of the first African American politicians to achieve success in Essex County in the 1960s, died on May 18 of complications related to the coronavirus pandemic. He was 90. Cooke was...

Essex Freeholders vote against new insurance contract for Norcross

May 27, 2020 4:15 pmMay 27, 2020 4:43 pm

The Essex County Board of Freeholders voted on Wednesday to extend the insurance brokerage contract of a firm run by Democratic powerhouse George Norcross through the end of 2020, instead of approving a new three-year contract. The freeholder agenda had...