May 13, 2008 - 11:38pm
Incumbents handle challengers in Belleville
By Max PizarroBELLEVILLE - Incumbent councilmen, running mates Steve Rovell and John Notari turned back challengers Mario Drozdz and Thomas Salzano in wards 3 and 4 respectively.
In Ward 1, Councilwoman Marie Strumolo Burke defeated challenger Peter Zangari.
Rovell was the town's highest vote-getter tonight. He received 710 votes, or 61% against Drozdz, who got 447, or 39%.
Notari beat Salzano, 625 to 211 votes, while Strumolo-Burke defeated Zangari by a 72-28% margin, 612 to 237 votes.
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This Spells Disaster for Ralph Caputo
Double Dipping Assemblyman/Freeholder Ralph Caputo together with Newark political boss Steve Adubato heavily backed the losers in all wards, financially, strategically and with manpower. The defeat of their candidates spells disaster for Caputo. He will also lose in Belleville (his hometown) in his June 3 Democratic primary against Bob Russo of Montclair. Russo will also do well in Nutley and Bloomfield and will blow Caputo out in Montclair and Glen Ridge to defeat Caputo overall. Then, next year, Ralph will lose his assembly seat. Oh well, that's what happens when you become too greedy and arrogant for words.
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Ralph's candidates for BOE did not make it. Now the candidates he backed for Council went down heavily defeated. This must have Ralph concerned. With the Democratic Party and the powers in Newark be so quick to back him or any of his candidates in the future?
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Ralph's candidates for BOE did not make it. Now the candidates he backed for Council went down heavily defeated. This must have Ralph concerned. With the Democratic Party and the powers in Newark be so quick to back him or any of his candidates in the future?