Passaic Archives

No one knows what to do with Bernice Toledo

September 17, 2021 4:46 pm

On August 26, Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck announced criminal charges against Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo, accusing her of improperly granting the executorship of an estate to a political ally. Toledo, who already planned not to seek re-election in...

Passaic surrogate faces criminal charges over 2017 executorship appointment

August 27, 2021 2:09 pmAugust 27, 2021 4:52 pm

Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo was criminally charged yesterday with “allegedly falsifying a judgment she filed in order to make an improper appointment of an estate administrator,” Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck announced today. Toledo, who was first elected in...

Paterson election challenge over, with Mendez solidifying council seat

July 29, 2021 5:24 pmJuly 29, 2021 6:12 pm

Former Paterson City Councilman William McKoy has dropped his legal challenge to a November special election, with incumbent Alex Mendez prevailing in a fourteen-month battle over the Third Ward council seat. Mendez had defeated McKoy in a May 2020 election...

Mayor’s school board slate in Woodland Park unopposed

July 27, 2021 7:06 pm

In Woodland Park, you don’t win elections if you don’t have the backing of Mayor Keith Kazmark. That led Christopher Mania to skip a bid for re-election to a Board of Education seat after Kazmark made it clear he wouldn’t...

Lora re-elected in landslide

May 11, 2021 9:21 pmMay 12, 2021 1:36 am

Passaic Mayor Hector Lora easily defeated two challengers to win re-election Tuesday, carrying his slate of council candidates to another term. It wasn’t remotely close. Lora won with 3,913 votes, nearly 89% of all those cast. Incumbents Jose Garcia, Terrence...

The polls are now open in 14 N.J. municipalities

May 11, 2021 6:00 amMay 10, 2021 11:42 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. Today is Election Day in fourteen municipalities that hold non-partisan municipal elections. The polls opened at 6 AM and close at 8 PM, even in Cedar Grove. The race to watch is in Collingswood, a sort...

Voters could see controversial Paterson Council race run for a third time

May 1, 2021 7:52 pm

The Passaic County Board of Elections has acknowledged that at least 19 ballots in a do-over of a Paterson City Council race that led to voter fraud charges were cast by voters who didn’t live in the city’s Third Ward,...