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Source: law enforcement probing Paterson VBM ballots

May 11, 2020 6:14 pmMay 11, 2020 6:15 pm

Federal and state law enforcement are investigating allegations of voter fraud in tomorrow’s Paterson City Council election, with hundreds of vote-by-mail ballots being collected by the U.S. Postal Service from single mailboxes in Haledon and South Paterson, the New Jersey...

Slew of candidates seek Paterson council seats

May 6, 2020 2:25 pmMay 6, 2020 10:18 pm

All but one of the six Paterson Council incumbents seeking re-election this year face multiple challengers in their bids for another term. Councilman Michael Jackson faces challenges from Mosleh Uddin and Nakima Redmon in a low-dollar race for the first...

Joseph Lobosco, former Passaic freeholder, dies at 85.

April 20, 2020 10:51 am

Joseph Lobosco, Sr., a former Passaic County freeholder and North Haledon councilman, died on April 17. He was 85. Lobosco began his political career as a North Haledon school board member in the 1960s and in 1972 became the first...

Ed Cotton, former Paterson councilman, dies at 72

April 18, 2020 9:13 pm

Edward L. Cotton, Jr., a former city councilman described by Rep. Bill Pascrell as a “jewel in Paterson’s crown,” died on Friday on pneumonia. He was 72. It’s not immediately clear if Cotton’s death was related to COVID-19. The results...

Sayegh tests positive for COVID-19

April 7, 2020 5:15 pmApril 9, 2020 8:11 am

Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh has tested positive for COVID-19. “COVID-19 is a silent virus and I do not know exactly where I may have contracted it. I am not suffering from a fever or cough, but will continue to monitor...

Louis Gill, former assemblyman, dies at 80

April 3, 2020 7:18 pm

Louis J. Gill, a popular former assemblyman who represented parts of Passaic and Bergen counties, died today. He was 80. Gill was elected to the State Assembly in 1987 and served two terms before losing his seat in 1991 Republican...

Flanagan teams up with Ghassali in NJ-5

April 1, 2020 4:28 pm

U.S. Senate candidate Tricia Flanagan and congressional candidate Michael Ghassali will bracket together in the 5th district portions of Bergen, Passaic, Sussex and Warren counties. Ghassali, the mayor of Montvale, is seeking the GOP nod to challenge Rep. Josh Gottheimer...