WYCKOFF, N.J. – There’s one new elected Republican in Bergen County this week. On Tuesday, the Wyckoff Republican County Committee announced that Democrat Committeewoman Melissa Rubenstein was flipping from the Democrat Party to the GOP. _ “This week I officially Read More
Kevin Rooney sworn in as new LD40 Assemblyman
Kevin Rooney of Wyckoff is New Jersey’s newest Assemblyman, Save Jerseyans. “I look forward to representing the more than 200,000 residents of my district as well as all of our state’s citizens,” said Assemblyman Rooney (R-40), after today’s swearing in ceremony Read More
Rooney announces challenge to Yudin for BCRO Chairmanship
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog No, not me. And we’re not related (to the best of my knowledge). But it looks like a Rooney, another Rooney, is going to be quite busy in Bergen County politics in Read More
10 Must-Watch Bergen Races on Tuesday night
By Matthew Gilson | The Save Jersey Blog ______ #1 – Freeholder Race The main attraction county-wide is yet another annual Freeholder Board control battle. The race for two three-year terms is growing increasingly competitive with former Freeholder John Mitchell looking Read More
In Wyckoff, Yudin vs. Madigan turns into proxy battle for BCRO control
By Matthew Gilson | The Save Jersey Blog His future as GOP county chairman could be at stake in this election, Save Jerseyans, and but Bergen’s Bob Yudin is not actually on the ballot this year his wife is. Susan Yudin Read More
FINAL ROUND: Who is Bergen’s best GOP mayor?
By Matthew Gilson | The Save Jersey Blog The big moment has arrived, Save Jerseyans. After four rounds (over two weeks) of regional online polling and well over 1,000 (!) ballots cast, we’ve winnowed the list down to seven finalists… A Read More
Eight of New Jersey’s top ten “best places to live” have Republican mayors
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Save Jersey‘s conservative contributors have never shied away from criticizing Republicans when they deserve it, without out a doubt, but by the same token, I’ve always been a big believer that “party does Read More
Round #4: Who is Northwest Bergen’s best GOP mayor?
By Matt Gilson | The Save Jersey Blog The freeholder contest will naturally get most of the attention, Save Jerseyans, but in Bergen County this fall, no less than 40 of the 70 towns in New Jersey’s most populous county Read More