ELIZABETH—The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced that information on job training and other forms of assistance is available to county residents seeking employment, through the Union County Department of Human Services One-Stop Career Centers. “Union County has been…
Book Fair Promotes Reading
Book Fair Promotes Reading—Jaelen Okantey, 8, and Jelani Okantey, 10, enjoy reading together at the L.V. Moore Book Fair, which was held in early October. The Roselle school organized the event to promote the value of literacy and recreational reading.
Obama Makes History
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) will become the first African-American President in United States history. Obama won the popular vote by more than seven million over Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona). Obama won 349 electoral votes to McCain’s 147. Obama carried New…
Lautenberg Wins Record Fifth Term
STATE — Sen. Frank Lautenberg won a record fifth term in the U.S. Senate Tuesday. The 84-year-old Democrat defeated Republican challenger Dick Zimmer, earning 55% percent of the vote to Zimmer’s 43%.
N.J. Dems Gain One In House, But Lance Wins In District 7
STATE – New Jersey Democrats gained a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, but Republican state Sen. Leonard Lance defeated Democrat Linda Stender to hold on to Rep. Mike Ferguson’s seat for the G.O.P. State Sen. John…
Quijano wins special election
STATE — Democratic Assemblywoman Annette Quijano won a special election for the remainder of former Assemblyman Neil Cohen’s unexpired term representing District 20 in the New Jersey state legislature. She defeated Republican challenger Linda Gaglione 33,677 votes to 13,635.
Democrats Win Union County Freeholder Races
UNION COUNTY — Democratic Freeholders Angel Estrada, Rick Proctor and Nancy Ward defeated their Republican challengers, Michael Yakubov, John Russitano, and Joseph Franchino.
Bonaccorso Wins Third Term In Clark
CLARK — Republican Mayor Sal Bonaccorso defeated Democratic challenger Gary Slowdowski 4,311 votes to 2,907 to win a third term as Clark’s chief executive. Republican council memebers Alvin Barr, Sheila Whiting and Angel Albanese also won re-election, defeating Democratic challengers…
Bollwage Wins Re-Election In Elizabeth
ELIZABETH — Mayor Chris Bollwage defeated his Republican challenger Albert P. Martin 17,675 votes to 4,473. City Council members Edward Jackus, Patricia Perkins-Auguste and Frank Cuesta were unopposed in their re-election bids. The Democrats each received more than 16,000 votes.
Democrats Sweep Linden Council Races
LINDEN — Democrats won in all four of Linden’s City Council races. Derek Armstead ran unopposed in the Fourth Ward and received 1,343 votes. In the Sixth Ward, Democrat Robert Sadowski defeated independent Diane Wilverding 493 to 424 votes. In…
Democrats Sweep Rahway Council Races
RAHWAY — Democrats swept Rahway’s six City Council races. Democrat Bobby Akbar defeated Republican Larry Bodine 1,099 to 314 for the First Ward seat. Michael Cox beat Kenneth Lund 1,058 to 470 in the Second Ward. Jerome Scaturo outpolled Bryan…
Dems Sweep Middlesex Freeholder Races
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Democrats David Crabiel and Millie Scott easily defeated their Republican challengers Lynda Woods Cleary and Daniel S. Kerwin for seats on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Crabiel received 160,430 votes; Scott 156,145; Cleary 98,011; Kerwin…
Democrats Win In Carteret
CARTERET — Democrats Susan Naples and Randy Krum defeated independent candidates John Nartowicz and Kevin Urban for seats on the Borough Council. The Democrats received 4,730 and 4,720 votes respectively, while the independent challengeres received 1,529 and 1,478 votes. Democrat…