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Council: Surprise Late-Night Pow Wow No Cause For Admonishing Elmwood Park Mayor, Clerk Council: Surprise Late-Night Pow Wow No Cause For Admonishing Elmwood Park Mayor, Clerk
Council: Surprise Late-Night Pow Wow No Cause For Admonishing Elmwood Park Mayor, Clerk The surprise after-hours discovery by Elmwood Park police of the town’s then-acting mayor and borough clerk behind locked doors in the municipal building was no reason for admonishment, the Borough Council decided Thursday night. The decision rejected a recommendation by legal counsel to admonish Councilman Daniel Golabek and Borough Clerk Erin Delaney for the Dec. 13, 2019 incident at Borough Hall. Eyebrows were raised in Elmwood Park not only over potential appearances but also because Golabek, while acting mayor, had participated in discussions about Delaney’s permanent appointment to th…
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.
Now-Former Elmwood Park Mayor Calls Voter Fraud Charges 'Politically Motivated' Now-Former Elmwood Park Mayor Calls Voter Fraud Charges 'Politically Motivated'
Now-Former Elmwood Park Mayor Calls Voter Fraud Charges 'Politically Motivated' Now-former Elmwood Park Mayor Francesco Caramagna contends that voter fraud charges brought against him by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office were politically motivated. Caramagna, who resigned from office after prosecutors accused him of filling in ballots for voters, maintained his "complete innocence" and vowed to fight what he characterized as "politically motivated" charges, in a resignation letter sent Monday to Acting Borough Clerk Erin Delaney. Caramagna, 74, also said he resigned "with sadness and a heavy heart" after consulting family, friends and a defense attorney. He claim…