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Grand jury indicts Paterson councilmen Mendez, Jackson on voter fraud charges

March 3, 2021 4:05 pmMarch 3, 2021 7:41 pm

A state grand jury indicted two Paterson councilmen on election fraud charges last month, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced Wednesday. Councilmen Alex Mendez and Michael Jackson were charged with election fraud, mail-in ballot fraud, unauthorized possession of ballots, tampering with...

GOP will wait until Cardinale funeral to set special election convention date

February 22, 2021 12:01 amFebruary 21, 2021 8:58 pm

Republican county committee members in the 39th district will meet between February 27 and March 27 to pick an interim replacement for State Sen. Gerald Cardinale (R-Demarest), who died on Saturday at age 86. Party leader are expected to wait...

Passaic GOP state committeewoman dumped for re-election

February 20, 2021 7:52 pmFebruary 21, 2021 5:59 pm

Susan L. Enderly, a longtime GOP activist, has lost party support for another term as the Republican State Committeewoman from Passaic County. Kelley Amico, the Little Falls Republican municipal vice chair, will run for state committee on the organization line. ...

Auth, Azzariti win Passaic GOP line

February 20, 2021 10:10 amFebruary 20, 2021 3:37 pm

Saddle River Councilman John Azzariti won the backing of Passaic County Republicans in his bid for an open State State Assembly seat in the 39th district, along with Assemblyman Robert Auth (R-Old Tappan). Auth is a strong ally of State...

Passaic Surrogate will not seek re-election

February 18, 2021 11:12 am

Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo will not seek re-election to a third term. Toledo told the New Jersey Globe that “it’s time to explore other options.” “It’s been a public service in such a noble capacity,” Toledo said. “It’s better...

Hawthorne GOP mayor won’t run again

February 11, 2021 8:59 am

Hawthorne Mayor Richard Goldberg, a Republican who has held local office since 1997, will not seek re-election to a fourth term this year. Goldberg won a special election for mayor in 2008. He defeated Joseph Wojtecki to fill the unexpired...

Cardinale skips Passaic GOP screening committee

February 8, 2021 11:54 amFebruary 20, 2021 9:59 am

State Sen. Gerald Cardinale (R-Demarest) did not participate in a Passaic County Republican screening committee meeting on Saturday, leaving his primary opponent, Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi (R-River Vale), as the only 39th district State Senate candidate in the room. Passaic has...