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Passaic Dems will meet in August to select commissioner candidate

July 2, 2026 10:30 amJuly 5, 2026 7:33 pm

Passaic County Democrats will hold a special convention on August 5 to select a candidate to run in November for the unexpired term of County Commissioner John Bartlett, who resigned last month to become the general counsel of the Gateway...

McKeon plans re-election bid, endorses Bagolie and Collazos-Gill for Assembly

July 1, 2026 6:06 pm

State Sen. John McKeon (D-West Orange) confirmed Tuesday that he will seek re-election next year, setting the stage for what could become one of New Jersey’s most closely watched Democratic legislative primaries as factional divisions within the 27th Legislative District...

Passaic Dems pick Veliky to replace Bartlett as county commissioner

June 26, 2026 10:59 am

Passaic County Democrats selected Nick Veliky, the president of the Clifton Democratic Club, to fill a vacancy on the Board of Commissioners. He will replace John Bartlett, who resigned this week to take his new post as general counsel of...

Judge could open hornet’s nest on challenge to independent municipal petition requirements

June 15, 2026 1:47 pmJune 15, 2026 3:12 pm

A Passaic County judge is being asked to decide whether an independent candidate for a Pompton Lakes council seat should receive extra time to collect signatures after the County Clerk’s office acknowledged that it mistakenly provided candidates with an incorrect...

DiDomenico knocked off ballot again, leaving Tiseo unopposed in Woodland Park mayor’s race

June 15, 2026 9:43 am

For the second time in less than three months, Dominick DiDomenico has been disqualified from the ballot for failing to submit enough petition signatures. The Passaic County Clerk’s Office rejected DiDomenico’s independent petition for mayor of Woodland Park after determining...

Clifton deadlocks on filling council vacancy

June 4, 2026 5:51 pm

It’s a tradition in Clifton that when a city council seat becomes vacant, the interim appointment goes to the person who received the next highest number of votes in the last election. But the death of three-term Councilman Bill Gibson...

Currie to seek re-election as Passaic Democratic chair

June 4, 2026 9:00 amJune 4, 2026 12:53 am

Longtime Passaic County Democratic Chairman John Currie is seeking another term, he announced Thursday morning. Currie, a former chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, has led the Passaic Democrats for more than 35 years. Democrats control every countywide...