Passaic

George, Stampone, Khairullah, Dale win mayoral races in Passaic County

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
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Two Clifton incumbents lose; Anzaldi is top vote-getter in bid for 11th term

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
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Corrado: Republicans can keep Passaic clerk seat

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
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