Jacob & Governor Christie

By Jacob Magiera

Published: November 9, 2013

On a cold, blustery Monday morning, this intrepid reporter left the boundaries of Roselle Park to take a quick trip for a special scoop – the appearance of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie at a campaign stop at the Oasis Bakery in Hillside. Waiting for the governor to arrive, I saw supporters, protestors, and curious […]

Elmarassy To Run Unopposed For 4th Ward

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: September 12, 2013

Mohamed Gino Elmarassy, the Democratic candidate for the fourth ward, will be running unopposed for the council seat currently held by Councilman Modesto Miranda. Councilman Miranda, who was on the ballot for the Primary Election this year, submitted his petition to withdraw from the General Election on Monday, September 9. The deadline to fill a […]

Ryan Kelly To Run For 3rd Ward Council

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: September 4, 2013

24-year-old Ryan Kelly will be running as the Republican candidate for the 3rd ward council seat which was vacated by Tanya Torres who announced earlier in the year that she would not be running for a second term. Councilwoman Torres’ name was on the ballot for the Primary Election in order to hold the line […]

Petitions Filed For Primary Election

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: April 9, 2013

Candidates for the 3rd and 4th Ward filed on April 1st in time for the June 4th primary. The candidates are as follows: Both Republican candidates are current members of council with Gene Antonucci running for a second time against Tanya Torres. Newcomer Mohamed ‘Gino’ Elmarassy, who lives near Girl Scout Park, when reached for […]

Storey & Yakubov Win Their Elections

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: November 6, 2012

UPDATE: Jeof Vita was certified as the winner of the write-in election for th unexpired term for the BOE (link to article). Charlene Storey won a seat as second ward council representative against Scott Nicol and Michael Yakubov easily won to maintain his position as fifth ward council. Scott Bruckenstein, John Damm, and Troy Gerten […]

Republican County Committee Members Voted In For Two Years

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: June 6, 2012

Roselle Park’s Republican County Committee members were voted in for two (2) years yesterday during the 2012 Primary Election. County Committee members are voted in every other year with the Democratic Committee having their election in odd-numbered years and Republican Committee during even-numbered years. In Roselle Park, there are 20 seats for each political party’s […]

Municipal Candidates Announced For June Primary

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: April 3, 2012

The Democratic candidates for the 2012 June Primary Election are Charlene Storey for the 2nd Ward and David Jacobs for the 5th Ward. Current incumbents 2nd Ward Councilman Marc Caswell and 5th Ward Councilman Michael Yakubov will run for re-election on the Republican ticket. The deadline for filing the petition was at 4 p.m. yesterday, […]

Councilman-At-Large To Hold Victory Dinner

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: February 18, 2012

Councilman-At-Large Carl Hokanson will be holding his victory dinner on Monday, February 27th, at the Chestnut Chateau Restaurant in Union. The dinner fundraiser is being held to celebrate the Councilman-At-Large’s re-election to a second term. “I wish to thank everyone for their support in my re-election to the council,” the councilman-at-large said regarding his victory, […]

General Election Update With Revised Numbers

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: November 28, 2011

A final tabulation of votes for the November 2011 General Election for three (3) seats did not change the winners but provides more information on the percentage change for each race. On election night, the 1st ward council seat was won by Andrew Casais by only four (4) votes. The final tallying of absentee ballots […]

Casais, Caswell, and Hokanson Win Election

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: November 8, 2011

The 2011 election season has officially ended with Andrew Casais winning a seat on the governing body as 1st ward council, Marc Caswell officially being voted in as the 2nd ward for another year, and Carl Hokanson returning as Council-At-Large for a second term. Mr. Casais won his ward by four (4) votes which may, most […]

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