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Currie shifts back to party boss mode, awards Passaic line after closed process

February 18, 2020 12:01 amFebruary 18, 2020 2:33 pm

Passaic County Democrats awarded their organization line to incumbents after a closed-door screening committee of comprised of municipal leaders from sixteen towns on Saturday morning. Party leaders also agreed to hold off any discussions on the presidential campaign until after...

Paterson mayor Andre Sayegh endorses Bloomberg

February 13, 2020 8:41 amFebruary 13, 2020 11:25 am

Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh has endorsed Mike Bloomberg for the Democratic presidential nomination, giving the burgeoning campaign support from the mayor of New Jersey’s third-largest city. Sayegh is the first endorsement is the first for Bloomberg in Passaic County, where...

Kazmark seeks 4th term as Woodland Park mayor

February 12, 2020 6:09 pmFebruary 12, 2020 6:27 pm

Woodland Park Democrats have endorsed Keith Kazmark for re-election to a fourth term on Tuesday night. “I say it frequently, but serving as Mayor is without question the highest professional honor of my life,” Kazmark said. “Each day when I...

Toledo claims ACJC accusations wrong

January 31, 2020 12:51 pm

Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo claimed the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct got it wrong when they accused her of awarding control of a $600,000 estate to a personal friend. Last month, the ACJC charged that Toledo failed to recuse...

Sayegh names Long as Paterson business administrator

January 21, 2020 5:10 pm

Paterson mayor Andre Sayegh has picked Kathleen Long to serve as the city’s new business administrator. Long will replace Vaughn McKoy, who is leaving in February after 20 months in the post. “It is rare to have someone of Vaughn’s...

How the Becchi district swap happened

January 19, 2020 9:34 pmJanuary 21, 2020 1:23 pm

Rosemarie Becchi began to seriously consider switching districts and running against Mikie Sherrill instead of Tom Malinowski sometime on Friday and made a final decision on Sunday morning, according to fourteen sources familiar with all or part of the marathon...

Passaic surrogate says she’s innocent, plans to complete term

January 4, 2020 1:33 pmJanuary 8, 2020 9:02 am

Embattled Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo would not say if she will seek re-election to a second term in 2021. The state Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct has alleged that Toledo abused her office by naming a longtime...