HILLSIDE, NJ — The losing mayoral candidate in Hillside has filed a lawsuit contesting the results of the town’s December runoff elections, claiming voter impersonation and miscounts by county officials. Jorge Batista filed suit Dec. 27 in Union County Superior Court and called for an invalidation of the results of the Dec. 5 runoff for both […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Iyore Olaye’s passion for the sciences and technology were evident even while she was growing up in Hillside, where she spent weekends and summers while visiting one of her parents. “Iyore was a very ambitious and hardworking, phenomenal student,” her sister, Iredia Olaye, said. “She just gravitated towards the sciences, playing with […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Jorge Batista narrowly lost by 18 votes to Dahlia Vertreese in the Dec. 5 mayoral runoff election, and is now considering subpoenaing voters to court for an election contest. “Nothing is off the table to protect the integrity of the election,” Batista told LocalSource on Dec. 8. He alleged that a former public official […]
By Frank Capece, Political Correspondent HILLSIDE, NJ — Dahlia Vertreese won a narrow victory over Jorge Batista for Hillside mayor on Dec. 5, prevailing by 28 votes in unofficial results of more than 3,400 cast in a two-person runoff. Vertreese, who has an extensive background in labor organizing and was a former teacher in Newark, received […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — A Superior Court judge cleared Hillside Mayor Angela Garretson of three traffic summonses issued to her by the former president of the township’s police union. The ruling overturned the decision of a Union Municipal Court judge, who originally found Garretson guilty of three violations. Garretson was elected Nov. 7 to the Union County […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Hillside voters will go back to the polls for a Dec. 5 runoff election to decide who will be the town’s next mayor and pick three at-large council members. Jorge Batista and Dahlia Vertreese garnered the most votes in the four-way mayoral race on Nov. 7, and will appear on the ballot next […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Internal documents provided to LocalSource show a nearly 16-year-old incident that led to a 60-day suspension for the Hillside Police Chief Vincent Ricciardi in 2002, a disclosure that comes as two others are suing the town in connection with the position. The documents included the disciplinary action imposed on Ricciardi in connection to […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — The fight to determine who will be Hillside’s police chief has intensified with new allegations of retaliation emerging from within the force in the form of a whistleblower lawsuit. Capt. Nicola Lomonte filed the lawsuit July 27 in Superior Court, documenting his contentious working relationship with Hillside Mayor Angela Garretson, a current Democratic […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss has resigned from his job as a supervisor in the Hillside Department of Public Works only two weeks after being appointed by Hillside Mayor Angela Garretson. Vauss was hired in early September and Garretson already appointed Danny Pinto to the position in the wake of Vauss’ resignation. “Although improving […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss has been appointed to a supervisory position in the Hillside Public Works Department and Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren has resigned from his position as Hillside’s Urban Enterprize Zone coordinator. The move is the latest in a series of developments within Hillside and particularly in the DPW, which settled a […]