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Pat Kramer, Longtime Paterson Mayor, Dies At 90 Pat Kramer, Longtime Paterson Mayor, Dies At 90
Pat Kramer, Longtime Paterson Mayor, Dies At 90 Lawrence Francis "Pat" Kramer, who spent almost his entire life in Paterson, the city where he served as mayor for 12 years, died on Thursday, Aug. 24. He was 90 years old. Kramer grew up on East 42nd Street and 18th Avenue, and attended what is now John F. Kennedy High School. After graduating from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Kramer ran on the Republican ticket for mayor, and was elected in 1966. Kramer's first term of mayor was from 1967 to 1972, before he was asked to head up the Commission of Public Affairs. Following that stint, he ran for mayor again, serving from 1975 to 1982. H…
Dan Golabek, 24, Sworn In As New Elmwood Park Mayor Dan Golabek, 24, Sworn In As New Elmwood Park Mayor
Dan Golabek, 24, Sworn In As New Elmwood Park Mayor Daniel Golabek was sworn in as the mayor of Elmwood Park Thursday. The 24-year-old former council president succeeds Frank Caramagna, who resigned after being charged with voter fraud last month. Golabek, a law student at Seton Hall University, has been coming to council meetings for 11 years. He was unanimously selected by the Council to assume the role. He was first elected in 2015 and is one of the youngest people to serve as mayor in New Jersey. Councilwoman Lorraine Pellegrine succeeds Golabek as council president.