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Colleen Mahr to be Somerset County administrator

September 7, 2020 2:05 pmSeptember 8, 2020 11:01 am

Somerset County, where Democrats won a majority on the Board of Freeholders in the 2019 election, is expected to name Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr as the new county administrator, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Mahr would replace Michael Amorosa,...

Nicholas Mascaro, former Kenilworth councilman, dies at 33

September 5, 2020 11:43 amSeptember 7, 2020 2:19 pm

Nicholas J Mascaro, a former Kenilworth councilman, died on September 2. He was 33. Mascaro was 27 when he won a council seat as a Democrat in 2014. He flipped an open GOP seat, defeating Republican Kevin Leary by 17...

Shaw gets Democratic nod for Roselle mayor

August 27, 2020 12:03 amAugust 27, 2020 9:15 am

Roselle Democrats picked Donald Shaw as their candidate for mayor in a November special election to replace Christine Dansereau, who resigned for health reasons on July 1. Shaw, the borough’s former recreation director, challenged Dansereau in the 2019 Democratic primary. ...

Kenilworth Democrats name Demondo to vacant council seat

August 26, 2020 8:03 pmAugust 26, 2020 8:05 pm

Louis Demondo, an Elizabeth police officer and the former president of the Hispanic Law Enforcement Association of Union County, was appointed tonight to fill the Kenilworth Borough Council seat vacated last month by Robert Schielke. Kenilworth will have three seat...

Judge will decide whether posting meme against local politician is harassment

August 21, 2020 12:20 pmAugust 21, 2020 1:40 pm

A Linden resident is headed to court to defend his right to criticize local government officials he disagrees with. Former Linden Councilman Peter Brown has filed a criminal harassment case against John Kaczor, a local resident who posted memes lampooning...

New Jersey’s longest-living congressional candidate ran with LBJ in 1964

August 18, 2020 10:22 am

With the passing of Paul Porreca on Friday evening, the longest-living New Jersey congressional candidate is Richard J. Traynor, who ran as a Democrat against Rep. Florence P. Dwyer (R-Elizabeth) in 1964. Now 91 and living in Maine, Traynor is...

Resignation puts 3 of 6 Democratic council seats up in town Trump won

August 17, 2020 8:07 pm

The unexpected resignation of a Democratic councilman sets up a special election in one of the most politically competitive municipalities in New Jersey. Kenilworth will have three seat up in November 2020 following the resignation of Councilman Robert Schielke, who...