Elections

PATERSON, NJ – While election results remain unofficial, incumbent Mayor Andre Sayegh appears to be headed to a second four-year term, along with Council President Maritza Davila, Councilwoman-at-Large Dr. Lilisa Mimms, and MD Forid Uddin

“The voters have spoken,” Sixth Ward Councilman Al Abdelaziz said. “I’ve sat at the council for over a year and ...

PATERSON, NJ - Incumbent Mayor Andre Sayegh is headed to a second 4-year term, according to unofficial election results.

In Tuesday’s contest Sayegh defeated Alex Mendez, Michael Jackson, Luis Velez, and Aslon Goow.

Councilwomen Maritza Davila and Dr. Lilisa Mimms were also re-elected with the results of the other seat still being tallied.

Throughout the day, ...

PATERSON, NJ – As Election Day continues, Sixth Ward Councilman Al Abdelaziz, a supporter of Mayoral Candidate Mayor Andre Sayegh, held a walk around the Sixth Ward to encourage residents to vote.

“The last four years we have accomplished a lot,” Abdelaziz said. “We resurfaced the Sixth Ward, we have a huge development project on Getty Ave and we’ve worked on ...

PATERSON, NJ – Though serving on a male dominated city council, neither Council President Maritza Davila nor Councilwoman-at-Large Dr. Lilisa Mimms have struggled to make their voices heard.

Both powerful forces, the two are both on Tuesday’s ballot seeking to maintain their seats, and both were spending the final hours of the election fighting for every vote.

“I can tell ...

PATERSON, NJ – In the heart of the Fifth Ward, Councilman Luis Velez, shooting for the Mayor’s Office for the first time, is out handing flyers to any passing Patersonian. 

Velez, like other candidates on Election Day, is feeling very confident about the race. 

“I think the work I have done, especially with my Ward and also with the community at large, they know ...

PATERSON, NJ – Never shy about articulating his very strong opinions, First Ward Councilman Mike Jackson is making his second run at mayor and believes that the work he has done already is the strongest part of his election effort. 

“I feel very optimistic,”Jackson told TAPinto Paterson. “The community has been getting bullied for quite some time. I think that ...

PATERSON, NJ – It’s Election Day in Paterson and candidates are out and about making one last push to win over voters. 

Mr. G’s Diner continues to be the place to congregate not only during the week, but on Election Day as well. During an early morning tour of the city Mayor Andre Sayegh did just that.

"I’ve had the opportunity to visit various polling ...

PATERSON, NJ - Today is Election Day in Paterson.

Polls opened at 6:00 a.m. and will remain open until 8:00 p.m. 

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PATERSON, NJ - FMBA Local 2, the union that represents Paterson’s rank and file firefighters has endorsed incumbent Mayor Andre Sayegh in his bid for re-election.

Election Day is Tuesday. 

“The job of a firefighter is about being part of a brother and sisterhood. It's having faith and trust in those individuals to lead us into the future,” Frank Lozada, president ...

TRENTON, NJ - Residents in a handful of New Jersey municipalities will decide who will lead their towns for the next four years by voting in nonpartisan municipal elections on May 10. 

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters (New Jersey LCV), the political voice for the environment, is making its first-ever endorsements in the May municipal elections with the endorsement ...