Thursday, November 22, 2012
On election night, margins had made the race too close to call. After provisional and absentee ballot tallying, Councilman Andrew Cimiluca maintained his seat by a single digit margin, but Omar Rodriguez is exploring his options.
Saddle Brook councilman Andrew Cimiluca will keep his seat for another four years, results certified Wednesday by the Bergen County Board of Elections confirmed. It had been clear the night of the election that Florence Mazzer and Joseph Camilleri would claim the first two of the seats up for grabs on the council, but a narrow margin between incumbent Cimiluca and challenger Omar Rodriguez for third place made the last open seat too close to call. As of November 6, Cimiluca had a lead of only 32 votes, with provisional and absentee ballots yet to be counted. Absentee voters had expected to be more numerous than in recent elections due to Hurricane Sandy. In provisional ballots, Rodriguez, a former council president and vocal critic since …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Longtime Saddle Brook councilman Joseph Setticase withdrew his name from the upcoming election last week. He'll be replaced on the ballot by Joseph Camilleri
The Saddle Brook mayor and council Thursday took turns reflecting on the tenure of Democratic councilman Joseph Setticase, who ended his re-election bid last week, opting instead to devote his free time to his family. With Setticase's oldest son, Joe, 15, an elite travel baseball player, and his 11-year-old twins, Jake and Dean, also competitive athletes, Setticase said he felt pulled in too many directions by their sports obligations and no longer willing to sacrifice getting to watch them play. “It’s not about running again, it’s about the next four years," Setticase said Thursday. "Do I want to run another four years and maybe not see my kids?...That’s all precious time and I’ve put 16 years of my life into this town.” Councilwoman …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Longtime Saddle Brook Joseph Setticase has withdrawn his name from the ballot less than two months before the election.
Saddle Brook councilman Joseph Setticase, a Democrat who was up for re-election in November, withdrew from the race Tuesday, less than two months before election day. The 16-year council veteran said he will serve out the remainder of his current term that runs through the end of the year, but has decided against running for re-election in order to spend more time with his family. "It's a full-time job," Setticase said of serving on the council. Once his term is up, Setticase said he's eager to reinvest his newfound time into his three young sons' athletic endeavors. While he only decided to withdraw his name from the ballot this week, Setticase said he'd been mulling the decision for months. The longtime councilman said his decision to …
Ralph James
1:15 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012
Why is that the Democrats are allowed to appoint someone to the ballot, but third party nor independent candidates are allowed to have their names added? That doesn't seem very democratic to me. more ›