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Hawthorne councilman re-elected this month dies at 79

November 20, 2019 10:30 pm

Hawthorne Councilman Garret Sinning, who was re-elected to an 6th term on November 5, died earlier today. He was 79. A Republican, Sinning was elected to the council in 1998, winning a special election for a one-year unexpired term with...

Democrats easily win Passaic countywide races

November 6, 2019 2:27 am

Democratic incumbents in Passaic easily won re-election over their challengers Tuesday. Sheriff Richard Berdnik defeated Darren Woolridge 36,084 votes to 22,252. Incumbents Terry Duffy, 35,608, and Pat LePore, 34,804, defeated Maria Giammona’s 22,976 votes. Republicans only ran a single freeholder...

Passaic: Ritter wins in Wayne. GOP holds Ringwood. Wanaque Republicans hold seats in close race. One seat in Hawthorne, Bloomingdale too close to call.

November 5, 2019 9:42 pmNovember 6, 2019 12:33 am

Wayne Council: Democrat Fran Ritter beat out incumbent fifth ward Councilwoman Aileen Rivera, earning 731 votes to the incumbent’s 559, but Republicans held the five other seats up for election this year. First ward Councilman Richard Jasterzbski, who was caught...

Guide to Passaic County Elections

November 3, 2019 2:01 pmNovember 3, 2019 7:56 pm

Democrats have a 7-0 majority on the Passaic County Board of Freeholders and Republicans are running just one candidate for the two seats up this year. Longtime incumbents Terry Duffy and Pat Lepore face Republican Maria Giammona, a Totowa attorney....

After covering the race once, The Record tells voters who to support for Passaic sheriff

October 30, 2019 9:40 amOctober 30, 2019 11:30 am

The (Bergen) Record and the Herald News have endorsed Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik for re-election to a fourth term. Berdik’s challenger is Republican Darren Woolridge, a former sheriff’s officer. The Record wrote just one story on the race for...

Maps: New Jersey Vote-by-Mail Ballots

October 28, 2019 9:03 pmOctober 29, 2019 11:43 am

Party affiliation of returned vote-by-mail ballots are tightening in some of the state’s most closely-watched legislative races.

School board candidate arrested for driving drunk

October 26, 2019 12:00 pmOctober 28, 2019 10:18 am

Jason Snyder, a professional wrestler who is seeking a seat on the Woodland Park Board of Education, was arrested on drunk driving charges earlier this month, according to a police report obtained by the New Jersey Globe. Snyder failed a...