Wednesday, November 21, 2012
One seat was won by just 31 votes in the close election.
Hillsdale Democrats took all four seats that were up for election this year, according to the official results released by Bergen County Wednesday. On election night, it had appeared that all four Democrats — Larry Meyerson, Jason DeGise, Tom Kelley and Chris Looes — had won their seats on the council, but Republican incumbent Marie Hanlon was just 49 votes behind. She ended up even closer, just 31 votes behind Jason DeGise. The official results, including provisional and mail-in ballots are: Three-year term (2): Two-year unexpired term (1): One-year unexpired term (1): The reorganization meeting is scheduled for January 6 at 1 p.m. Have a question or news tip? Contact editor Jim Leggate at Jim.Leggate@patch.com, or find us on Facebook …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
A majority of Westwood voters supported President Barack Obama, while the majority of Hillsdale voters favored Governor Mitt Romney in Tuesday's election.
Hillsdale residents favored Mitt Romney and Westwood residents preferred Barack Obama in the presidential election Tuesday, according to unofficial results released by the towns. The margins were close in both towns. In Hillsdale, 2,613 voters picked Romney and 2,359 picked Obama. In Westwood, 2,482 picked Obama and 2,362 picked Romney. Mail-in and provisional ballots had not yet been counted. Conversely, Democrats won all or most of the Hillsdale Council seats and Republicans took the two Westwood Council seats, according to unofficial results. Numbers from Washington Township were not immediately available. The results were similar to those from the last presidential election, when 2,953 Hillsdale voters chose John McCain and 2,814 chose…
Most local board of education seats were uncontested this year.
Current Westwood Regional Board of Education President Carol Mountain and Russell Miller won two contested Westwood seats on the school board, according to unofficial election results released Tuesday night. Miller had 1,146 votes, Mountain had 1,028 votes and incumbent Susan Swietkowski had 881. Results from mail-in and provisional ballots were not immediately available Tuesday. Numbers for a Washington Township seat on the board, sought by unopposed incumbent Paul Liddy, were not immediately available. In Hillsdale, one seat on the Pascack Valley Regional Board of Education was sought by unopposed incumbent Jeffrey Steinfeld, who received 1,384 votes according to unofficial results. Two seats were uncontested on the Hillsdale Board of …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Unofficial results Tuesday had Democrats Larry Meyerson, Jason DeGise, Tom Kelley and Chris Looes taking all four council seats.
Hillsdale Democrats likely took most or all of the four seats up for election on the borough council Tuesday, but at least one of the races was too close to call based on unofficial results. Republican incumbents Marie Hanlon, Anthony DeRosa, Frank Pizzella and John MacEwen, Democrat challengers Larry Meyerson, Jason DeGise, Tom Kelley and Chris Looes and independent candidate Jim Moldow were seeking the four available seats. The four seats included two three-year terms, one two-year unexpired term and one one-year unexpired term. The preliminary totals, which include votes cast in borough polling locations but not mail-in or provisional ballots, have Meyerson with 2,178 votes, DeGise with 2,176 votes, Hanlon with 2,127 votes, DeRosa with …
Peter Grefrath and Ray Arroyo were each ahead of their opponents by several hundred votes after unofficial results were tallied Tuesday night.
Peter Grefrath and Ray Arroyo were declaring victory in their run for the Westwood Council Tuesday night after unofficial results put them each ahead of their opponents by several hundred votes. Republicans Arroyo and Grefrath, an incumbent, and Democrats Ruth "Angel" Nass and David Fischer sought the two available seats. "We went up against tow very good competitors in this election," Grefrath said. Nass said she did not expect mail-in and provisional ballots would be able to turn the results into her favor. Fischer could not immediately be reached for comment. The preliminary totals, which include votes cast in borough polling locations but not mail-in or provisional ballots, have Grefrath with 2,506 votes, Arroyo with 2,353 votes, …
Pauline
12:20 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
" WESTWOOD did not pick Obama - you can say the majority did (by a slight margin)." Agree that the headline should be adjusted. more ›