Hillside

May 12, 2009 - 7:42pm

Unofficially in Hillside: Jewell v. Menza in runoff

In Hillside, At-Large Councilman Jerome Jewell and real estate devloper Joe Menza appear to be headed for a June runoff.

Jewell received 1,413 votes and Menza received 1,165 votes.

Councilwoman Shelley Bates and former School Board member Andre Daniels got 435 and 214 votes apiece.

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May 12, 2009 - 11:01am

Obama volunteers try to translate national effort into mayoral gold in Asbury Park and Hillside

Councilwoman Shelley Bates of Hillside.

At least two leaders of slates challenging the local power structure in municipal races today hail from the front lines of volunteers who worked on Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.

Councilwoman Shelley Bates of Hillside gathered signatures to get the presidential candidate on the ballot for last year’s Democratic Party Primary. Rosetta Johnson left her job as head of Asbury Park’s Neighborhood Preservation Program to spearhead local efforts on behalf of Obama. 

In Hillside, Bates is one of three mayoral candidates challenging the local Democratic Party machine, which is fielding Councilman Jerome Jewell. The other candidates are former School Board member Andre Daniels and real estate developer Joe Menza. Few if anyone in Hillside believes one of these candidates will muster the requisite 50% plus one to avert a runoff election.

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