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Sayegh wants some in-person voting in November

August 3, 2020 4:48 pm

Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh wants in-person voting to be part of Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan for November’s elections. “I’d prefer that people do go in person, but if they like the option of voting by mail, they can always do...

Sayegh endorses Pou

August 3, 2020 4:40 pmAugust 3, 2020 4:44 pm

Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh endorsed State Sen. Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon) for another term in the legislature’s upper chamber Monday. “Yea. I haven’t even thought about it, yea, of course,” he said when asked if he would back Pou for...

Mendez campaign workers are no-shows at deposition

July 22, 2020 11:08 pmJuly 22, 2020 11:13 pm

Two key players in a Paterson voter fraud lawsuit failed to show up for their depositions on Tuesday and a lawyer for council candidate Bill McKoy is asking that they be sanctioned. Henry Sosa and Santos “Chino” Joaquin played leading...

Bergen, Passaic votes mostly counted

July 15, 2020 8:21 pmJuly 16, 2020 11:23 am

With most of the votes counted in Bergen and Passaic counties, Republican U.S. Senate nominee Rik Mehta has expanded his lead. Mehta leads Tricia Flanagan by 9,189 votes in Bergen County, 52%-20%, with Hirsh Singh running 17 votes behind Flanagan....

All 19 of New Jersey’s black freeholders back name change

July 14, 2020 5:40 pmJuly 14, 2020 5:45 pm

All 19 of New Jersey’s black freeholders announced their support for a plan to phase out the title in favor of one that does not carry as troubled a history. “The origin of the title runs afoul of the ideals...

Passaic won’t count votes until Wednesday

July 13, 2020 9:51 pm

The Passaic County Board of Elections is not expected to resume counting votes until Wednesday, the New Jersey Globe has learned. No county in the state has moved slower than Passaic in counting votes for the July 7 primary election,...

Murphy says Paterson special election will be November 3

July 13, 2020 1:23 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today set the date of a special election for a Paterson city council seat for November 3 after the May 12 municipal election ended in a tie. Councilman Shahin Khalique and challenger Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman are tied at...