New Jersey, Woodland Park | featured news

The presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may have overshadowed the rest of Tuesday's general election, but closer to home residents were in the process of choosing three members for the Belleville Board of Education.

Two Republican incumbents fended off the challenge of two independent candidates for two three-year terms on the Upper Saddle River Council.

New Jersey voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would have allowed a pair of casinos to be built in the northern part of the state, while appearing to narrowly approve a provision to dedicate all of the revenue from the state’s motor fuel tax to transportation projects.

HAWORTH - Two challengers Karen Leddy and Judy Eig and one incumbent Jeffrey Ashkenase won positions on the Haworth Board of Education during the Nov. 8 election.

More than 12,000 Nutley residents voted Tuesday for federal, state and county offices, as well as an uncontested Nutley Board of Education race.

TENAFLY - Incumbents Dan Park and Max Basch, both Democrats, are slated to keep their seats on the council for another three years, according to unofficial election results.

Democrats' path to retaking the Senate majority narrowed Tuesday as Republicans held onto key seats in North Carolina, Indiana and Florida.

CLOSTER - Voters cast their ballots on Nov. 8, electing Joseph Yammarino and incumbent Vicki Amitai to council seats.

Democrats Thomas Mullahey and Mark Goldsack have won against Republican incumbent Mark O'Connor and Republican challenger Michael Duffy for two seats on the Rutherford Council.

Joseph Cicala was able to retain his Cedar Grove Township Council seat on Tuesday, as he edged out John Martinelli.