As we enter a new decade and welcome a new mayor, we at the Englewood Report hope that we may be starting a new chapter in the history of Englewood. Our City is only a microcosm in this world full of daunting challenges at every level of government, but we would like to think that we may have turned a corner locally. Read More

On June 2, 2009, Attorney Frank Huttle won possibly the hardest fought primary election in Englewood’s history by a margin of 15 votes over Third Ward Councilman Scott Reddin.
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The Englewood Report solicited statements from the candidates running for local office in the Englewood Democratic Party primary.   In this update, we present those running for Councilperson-at-Large.  This is Lynn Algrant’s statement. Read More

The Englewood Report solicited statements from Englewood’s mayoral candidates. This is Jason Snyder’s statement.
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This year, three candidates for mayor and two for the council-at-large seat appeared before a packed house at the annual Candidates Night event. Read More

The Englewood Report solicited statements from the candidates running for local office in the Englewood Democratic Party primary.   In this update, we present those of the three mayoral candidates.  Next update will contain the statements of candidates running for Council. This is Frank Huttle’s statement. Read More

The Englewood Report solicited statements from Englewood’s mayoral candidates. This is Dierdre Paul’s statement.
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The Englewood Report solicited statements from Englewood’s mayoral candidates.  This is Scott Reddin’s statement.
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In Englewood, as across the country, voters turned out en masse. With waiting lines at all of Englewood’s polling place, a record-breaking 11,140 votes (not counting absentees) were cast for President. Read More

Last week, a federal grand jury indicted County Boss Joe Ferriero and his associate Dennis Oury. Although an indictment is not a conviction, and much of his "pay-to-play" network remains in place, we must now imagine a new political landscape without Ferriero and his pervasive influence. Read More

Of late, even US Attorney Chris Christie can't help but notice the pay-to-play shenanigans of the BCDO.   Christie is now investigating the Machine's attorney, Dennis Oury. This has brought the big man himself, BCDO Boss Joe Ferriero, under Christie's gaze.  Could this be a transformational moment in County and State politics?  Read More

No matter what happens politically or economically, big donors to Scarinci, Hollenbeck partners Joe Ferriero and Joe Oxley can do one stop shopping for influence, no-bid contracts and a favor or three. Read More

It seems that City Council President Ken Rosenzweig doesn't suffer fools gladly.  Case in point: the Mayor.
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Former Councilman Gene Skurnick asks the council to use its investigative and subpoena power to investigate Mayor Wildes and certain members of the Planning Board.
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Incumbent Englewood City Council members Ken Rosenzweig and Scott Reddin beat back well-financed primary challenges from candidates supported by the Ferriero-led Democratic County machine. Read More

The Englewood Report's very own Dierdre Glenn Paul has been elected as the Chairwoman of the Englewood Democratic Party Municipal Committe.  Read the text of her comments to the Committee before her election.
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For the sixth year in a row, Primary Day is seeing a number of contests between Englewood's two Democratic Party factions. This Tuesday, we urge you to vote for the candidates listed as Real Bergen Democrats.
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Last week, Superior Court Judge Robert Wilson ruled that votes for deceased Committee Candidate Wallace Reid should not be counted in the June 3 primary. Real Bergen Democrats are calling on voters to write in Earl Marsan instead. Read More

Now that we have suffered many months of the "silly season" in national politics, our own primary season is revving up in New Jersey. And, as usual, the marketing tells one story and the reality another. Read More

The Englewood Report urges its readers to vote in the June 3 Democratic Primary, and to support the Real Bergen Democrat Council and County Committee candidates.
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Last week, a furor erupted among Bergen County Democrats over Congressman Rob Andrews' primary challenge to Senator Frank Lautenberg. Meanwhile, Mayor Wildes volunteered to challenge Congressman Steve Rothman.
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BCDO Chairman Joe Ferriero’s grip on our County and our towns will only be loosened by increased public awareness and grassroots activity within the Democratic Party.  Enter Robert Gulack, a Democratic County Committeeman who is pressing others inside the BCDO to reform themselves. Read More

Senator Barack Obama has distinguished himself as a candidate and campaigner with the personal judgment, intelligence and charisma that may present itself only once in a generation. In our view, Senator Obama is the best candidate in a strong field.
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Last November, Mayor Wildes called on Councilman Johnson to resign for donating to a group affiliated with Lyndon LaRouche. Yet a simple Google search shows that two years ago, Wildes actively solicited the support of LaRouchers.
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The City Council overturns Mayor Michael Wildes' veto of an ordinance designed to attract qualified, independent candidates for City Manager. Get the facts and see the actual documents behind the latest mayoral controversy.
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Woody Allen once said, "80% of success is showing up." If you are one of Englewood's silent citizens who does not show up to meetings, you risk being left out in the cold.
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As citizens, we expect prosecutors to be above the political system that is distorting New Jersey government. But, as the Bowman case illustrates, what we often get in New Jersey is prosecution that appears to be in service of the political and personal.
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Find out how candidates faired in the municipal, freeholder, assembly and senate elections.
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The Englewood Report recommends leaving ballots blank unless the candidates have credibly declared their independence from the pay-to-play racket being run by the Bergen County Democratic Organization. Read More

The next election for mayor and council-at-large is not scheduled until 2009, but it is not too soon to start thinking about the kind of candidates we should be seeking.
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According to a recent article in the Record, Joseph Ferriero intends to challenge New Jersey's pay-to-play laws in court. Find out what Senator Loretta Weinberg, Assemblyman Gordon Johnson and Assemblywoman Valerie Huttle have to say in response.
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We take note of the passing of Byron Baer, one of Englewood’s more prominent residents. Baer represented Englewood in the State Assembly and Senate for 34 years. Before achieving higher office, Baer had been a major leader in the fight for Englewood's public housing during the 1960s and 1970s. He was a champion of the underdog, working actively for civil rights and the rights of migrant workers. Baer will probably be best remembered as the author of New Jersey’s Open Public Meetings Act, commonly referred to as the "Sunshine Law." A full obituary appears in the June 25 issue of the Record.

Councilwoman Charlotte Bennett Schoen defeated BCDO candidate Marvin Anhalt in yesterday's Democratic primary, 411 to 335. Meanwhile, Bergen County Sheriff Leo McGuire defeated Lt. Allen Gailes, 14,283 to 5,002.

It would be hard to overstate the importance of tomorrow's primary election for Englewood's Second Ward Council seat. The Englewood Report explains why.
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Candidate Marvin Anhalt's latest campaign literature would have you believe the 2nd Ward's council race is between the Partridge Family and the Wicked Witch of the East Hill. Fortunately, The Englewood Report is here to dig deeper and match his claims with his record.
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Three years ago, Englewood’s quiet revolution began when Charlotte Bennett Schoen was elected councilwoman of Englewood's 2nd Ward. Find out why the Englewood Report is supporting her in this June's Democratic primary.
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At Thursday's press conference, Boss Joe Ferriero announced he was calling off his primary challenge against incumbents Loretta Weinberg, Valerie Huttle and Gordon Johnson. Here are some of the lingering questions and memorable quotes from this latest development. Read More

This week, The Englewood Report commences its first ever contest. Keep score of the Ferriero crew's latest comedy routines and win a prize. Read More

Tomorrow, in what many consider a done deal, county insiders will convene in Hackensack to endorse a slate of candidates handpicked by County Boss Joe Ferriero. Meanwhile, Senator Weinberg and her colleagues have decided to bypass Ferriero's convention and instead host the opening of their campaign headquarters in Englewood. Guess which one you're invited to? Read More

This weekend, PoliticsNJ took a shot at Michael Wildes' incessant self-promotion by awarding him The Roger Chugh Award for "the most extensive online ego wall." The Englewood Report looks at how Wildes' now-famous publicity-seeking has actually hurt Englewood residents. Read More

Check out this cartoon by Jimmy Margulies from last Friday's Bergen Record. Then head on over to Blue Jersey to see what people are saying about it. Read More

A lot has happened since The Englewood Report's last issue. Let's take a look at how the political landscape has changed since then.
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To most voters, county government is nearly invisible. Yet, behind the scenes, county boss Joseph Ferriero has tightened his grip on local government and elections.
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