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Walter and Cimino face Dem convention challenger in Mercer

February 25, 2026 7:36 pmFebruary 25, 2026 9:33 pm

Two Mercer County Commissioners will face a challenge tomorrow night when they seek the endorsement of the Democratic county convention in their bids for re-election. The incumbents, Lucylle Walter and John Cimino, face challenges from Nakia White Barr, a former...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Indicted SJTA commissioner slams Platkin, calls prosecution a ‘political spectacle’

August 18, 2025 5:13 amAugust 18, 2025 10:59 am

Former South Jersey Transportation Authority Commissioner Chris Milam is pushing back against his indictment on corruption charges, accusing Attorney General Matt Platkin of turning his office into a political weapon. Milam and another ex-commissioner, Bryan Bush, were indicted last week...

South Jersey Transportation Authority officials indicted by grand jury

August 14, 2025 5:30 pmAugust 17, 2025 9:17 pm

Two current and former officials on the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) who allegedly used their official positions to retaliate against Mercer County Commissioner John Cimino (D-Hamilton) in 2023 have been indicted by a grand jury, Attorney General Matt Platkin...

What to expect at today‘s Mercer and Cape May Democratic conventions

March 11, 2024 11:22 amMarch 11, 2024 8:48 pm

This story was first published last week as part of a larger preview of upcoming county conventions; it has been lightly edited for republication here. Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) and First Lady Tammy Murphy will face off today in two...

Four more counties will soon make the choice between Andy Kim and Tammy Murphy

March 7, 2024 12:02 pmMarch 8, 2024 12:04 am

Editor’s note: this story was updated at 4:30 p.m. to reflect the fact that Cumberland Democrats have moved their Senate endorsement vote to March 21. On Monday, after Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) had won five successive Democratic county conventions for...

Dems hold county offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Union

November 7, 2023 9:59 pm

Democrats have retained control of countywide offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, and Union Counties, all heavily Democratic counties that no one on either side of the aisle believed to be competitive, the New Jersey Globe projects. Among the...