Longtime North Haledon mayor Randolph George easily held off a challenge from former councilman Dennis DeMarco, winning re-election by a 58%-42% margin. DeMarco is well-known in state politics. He was a special assistant to U.S. Senator Bill Bradley for seven years and then went to work for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, served as deputy commissioner of the old Department of Commerce and Economic Development under Gov. Jim Florio, and
Two longtime Clifton city councilmen were defeated for re-election on Tuesday in a race of thirteen candidates for seven seats. Steven Hatala, Jr., a councilman since 1998, and two-term councilman Joseph Kolodziej, Jr., whose father and mother held the seat since 1978, were beaten by former councilwoman Mary Sadrakula and school board vice president Rosemary Pino. Mayor James Anzaldi was re-elected to a 11th term. He has been on the
Ireland Imhof defeats Fava for county clerk in landside
Entered race last month after GOP mayor died
Governor will be in Ocean, Essex, Bergen and Hudson
Mayor in office for 40 years; ex-assemblyman seeking 7th term
First battle between John Currie and Peter Murphy since 2000
State Sen. Kristin Corrado thinks Republicans are well-positioned to keep control of the the Passaic after this year’s election. “I think we have a good chance,” Corrado said of Ronald Fava, who was an assemblyman in the 35th legislative district for a single term in 1975. “He's a great candidate. He's working incredibly hard. He's respected by people on both sides, and he has a really good chance.” Corrado left
Dennis Marco worked for Bradley and Florio
Former Hawthorne Mayor Frederick J. Criscitelli died on Monday after a long battle with cancer. He was 83. Criscitelli served as mayor from 1998 to 2005 and was part of one of the fiercest political wars in modern Passaic County Republican politics. He entered politics in 1972 when he won a seat on the Hawthorne Board of Education. He was re-elected in 1975, 1978 and 1981. Criscitelli served on the
