Hundreds of vote-by-mail ballots for the Paterson municipal elections were found bundled in a mailbox.
Nearly 10,000 votes cast in Paterson’s ward elections
Voters in Paterson cast 9,884 ballots in the six City Council ward elections as of Sunday night, according to Passaic County election data.
Drunk driving Paterson councilman, ‘Just give me a ticket. My uncle is a sheriff’s officer.’
Councilman Shahin Khalique did not want state troopers to charge him with the offense of driving while intoxicated (DWI) when he was pulled over for drunk driving. He told state troopers, “Please don’t give me no DWI, boss.”
Paterson buying pothole patcher for more than $93,000
Municipal officials are investing in a new pothole patcher to repair pockmarked streets for $93,752, according to public records.
Sayegh wants to award $60,000 contract to his ally’s company to seek federal Covid-19 funds
Mayor Andre Sayegh’s administration is attempting to award a $60,000 contract to Millennium Strategies of Morristown, a company owned by Ed Farmer, one of the mayor’s longtime political allies, to submit paperwork to the federal government to secure disaster recovery funding related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Stacks of mail-in ballots left at Paterson apartment buildings
Stacks of vote-by-mail ballots have been left at Paterson apartment buildings raising concerns about people potentially being disenfranchised in the May municipal elections.
Amid pandemic, Paterson begins voting in uncertain election
Under lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of Paterson residents have begun casting their votes via mail-in ballots in six City Council races.