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Estrada won’t seek re-election

January 5, 2020 1:54 pmJanuary 5, 2020 6:58 pm

Seven-term Union County Freeholder Angel Estrada announced today that he won’t seek re-election this year, creating an open seat on the all-Democratic board. Estrada, an Elizabeth Democrat, was first elected in 1999. The seat us expected to go to another...

Lisa Ormon fined for campaign law violations

January 4, 2020 6:02 pmJanuary 4, 2020 6:03 pm

Linden Councilwoman Lisa Ormon was fined $800 for failing to file campaign finance reports with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. The commission charged Ormon with four counts of election law violations after alleging that she didn’t file the...

Postal inspectors investigated undelivered mail in Linden

January 4, 2020 12:47 pmJanuary 6, 2020 9:00 am

Nearly 3,800 pieces of direct mail for the Linden Board of Education race sent out six days before the 2019 general election were never delivered, triggering an investigation by the U.S. Postal Service. More than three weeks later, binds of...

Murphy will swear in officials in 12 towns in January

December 28, 2019 2:32 pmDecember 31, 2019 2:56 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will swear in the girlfriend of one of his 2017 Democratic primary rivals as a councilwoman in Wayne on January 1. Fran Ritter ousted incumbent Republican councilwoman Aileen Rivera with 57% of the vote and will become...

Judge George Logan, ex-Elizabeth mayoral candidate, dies

December 17, 2019 10:59 am

Judge George Logan III, who became the first African American candidate for mayor of Elizabeth, died on December 10. He was 76. He later moved to Arizona and became a judge. Logan was 25-years-old when he entered the race for...

Judge orders Linden to pay $110k in legal fees over fight to seat councilman

November 20, 2019 3:40 pmNovember 20, 2019 6:12 pm

The city of Linden has been ordered to pay $110,236 in legal fees related to a four-month legal battle that began when mayor Derek Armstead refused to allow the choice of the local Democratic Party to fill a vacancy on...

Roselle Democrat seeks municipal chair resignation

November 8, 2019 1:50 pmNovember 9, 2019 11:51 am

A Democratic County Committeeman in Roselle is calling for the resignation of Municipal Chairman Reginald Atkins for refusing to support the local Democratic ticket this year. In a Facebook post, Atkins said, “I do not and will not condone supporting...