By Yael Katzwer on HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The town’s voters didn’t just have the chance to choose their elected officials in the Nov. 6 election, they also had a say in how their tax dollars would be spent. In addition to a statewide public question on the ballot, West Orange voters had a town-specific public question: a non-binding […]
By Yael Katzwer on BLOOMFIELD, EAST ORANGE, ESSEX COUNTY NEWS, GLEN RIDGE, HEADLINE NEWS, IRVINGTON, MAPLEWOOD, NEWARK, NUTLEY, ORANGE, SOUTH ORANGE, WEST ORANGE
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — An issue with the software that displays election results on the Essex County Clerk’s Office website is incorrectly showing viewers how many districts have completely reported in their votes. According to the website on Nov. 9, 548 districts out of 550 in Essex County are reported in; the two missing districts […]
By Yael Katzwer on HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Board of Education election was simply too close to call election night, but the unofficial results, as of Nov. 9, show that Cheryl Merklinger and Terry Trigg-Scales will take the two open seats on the BOE. In this very close race, with just three challengers running for the […]
By Yael Katzwer on HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Incumbent Mayor Robert Parisi earned a decisive victory in the Nov. 6 election for mayor, garnering approximately two votes for each vote his opponent, Councilman Joe Krakoviak, received. Parisi will add four more years as mayor to the eight years he has already served. All results from the Nov. 6 election […]
By Yael Katzwer on HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — With five candidates running for just two open seats on the West Orange Township Council, this election season was divisive and a true challenge for all candidates. On Nov. 6 though, West Orange voters chose who will represent them on the council for the next four years: Susan McCartney was re-elected […]
By Amanda Valentovic on HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents will be casting their votes for one of two mayoral candidates on Tuesday, Nov. 6: incumbent Robert Parisi or challenger Joe Krakoviak. Parisi is running for this third term as mayor, and Krakoviak has served on the Township Council since 2010. Both candidates discussed what they would do to move […]
By Editor on BLOOMFIELD, EAST ORANGE, ESSEX COUNTY NEWS, GLEN RIDGE, IRVINGTON, MAPLEWOOD, NEWARK, NUTLEY, ORANGE, SOUTH ORANGE, WEST ORANGE
NEWARK, NJ — U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced Oct. 31 that senior trial counsel Allen B.K. Urgent will lead the office’s efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the Nov. 6 general election. Urgent, senior trial counsel Mark McCarren and Assistant U.S. Attorney Gabriel Vidoni have been appointed to serve […]
By Amanda Valentovic on HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents will be voting in two new members to the West Orange Board of Education on Nov. 6, casting their ballots for two of the three challengers running for election. Cheryl Merklinger, Jeremias Salinas and Terry Trigg-Scales all shared the direction they want to see the school district head in the […]
By Amanda Valentovic on HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — When West Orange voters head to the polls on Nov. 6, they will be choosing from five candidates running for two open seats on the West Orange Township Council. Incumbent Councilman Victor Cirilo is running for his third term and incumbent Council President Susan McCartney is running for her fifth. The […]
By Amanda Valentovic on HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert Parisi and Councilman Joe Krakoviak, the two West Orange mayoral candidates on the ballot Nov. 6, debated each other Oct. 14 at B’nai Shalom synagogue in an event hosted by the Pleasant Valley Civic Association and the synagogue. At the debate, the candidates fielded questions from the audience about […]