The week ahead
This is debate week in Bergen County four – count them – four debates on tap. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-Paterson and his Republican opponent Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, square off this morning at the Temple...
View ArticleThat was the week that was
Last week saw some spirited debates, including three between the four candidates for Bergen County freeholder and a first faceoff between Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, his...
View ArticlePoll of the week: the freeholder debates
The race for two seats on the Bergen County freeholder board has been a marathon this fall with a total of six debates between the four candidates. Have you been following the debates? Note: There is a...
View ArticleGOP rallies around freeholder candidates
The campaign of Republican freeholder candidates Margaret “Peg” Watkins and incumbent Robert Hermansen released this set of endorsements Friday from every one of the other elected GOP officials on the...
View ArticleThat was the week that was
Last week saw some terrific debates, particularly the two between Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-Paterson and his Republican opponent in the 9th Congressional District, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach of Englewood. The...
View ArticleBergen Beat Poll: GOP freeholders on top
A see-saw battle broke out last week on the question of which of the Bergen County freeholder candidates did better in their six debates this month. But in the end, an unscientific poll of Bergen Beat...
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Ganz calls for bipartisanship among freeholders
Bergen County Freeholder David Ganz issued the following statement Thursday, congratulating the winners and losers in Tuesday contest for two seats on the freeholder board. “I’d like to congratulate...
View ArticleThat was the week that was
This was another busy and eventful week on the Bergen County beat. The biggest story came Tuesday when Democrats regained control of the Freeholder board with the election of Steve Tanelli and Tracy...
View ArticleGOP campaign manager cites soul-searching, sees need for “big tent party”
I had an interesting conversation today with Deirdre Woodbyrne and Adam Silverstein on Record Talk Radio. Woodbyrne ran Republican Freeholder Robert Hermansen’s recent reelection campaign. He ran with...
View ArticleMail-in ballots helped pad Bergen Dems lead
The mail-in and provisional ballots added to Bergen County’s election totals tended to break in the Democrats’ favor on the county level. The official results released Wednesday showed that President...
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