Secaucus primary voters in the 3rd Ward tapped Democratic committee-backed Mark Bruscino over challenger Michael Makarski by 48 votes Tuesday night in the town’s lone contested seat for town council. Bruscino beat Makarski 286-238, a nearly 10% margin of victory amid low turnout, according to the official Hudson County tally. Although Makarski, a board of [...]

Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell and his Democratic slate prevailed over an intraparty challenge in the June 2 primary election as voters sided with current leadership over a pitch for change. With more than 3,000 votes cast for the mayoral Democratic nomination, Elwell defeated public defender Peter Weiner by 377 votes — 1,726 to 1,349 — [...]

Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell and his Democratic slate prevailed over an intraparty challenge in the June 2 primary election as voters sided with current leadership over a pitch for change. Elwell, 1st Ward councilwoman Dawn McAdam and veteran 3rd Ward candidate John Reilly, all backed by the Hudson County Democratic Organization, held off the spirited [...]