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Republicans take freeholder seat, but Democrats keep surrogacy in Salem

November 19, 2020 7:54 pmNovember 19, 2020 8:17 pm

Edward Ramsey has defeated Democratic Salem County Freeholder Charles Hassler, leaving Democrats with a single seat on the board, but Surrogate Nicki Burke defeated her Republican challenger to win another term. The margins in New Jersey’s smallest county were slim,...

Democratic freeholder in Salem loses his lead, Democratic Surrogate narrowly ahead

November 5, 2020 7:21 pm

A Democratic freeholder in Salem County is now behind after 2,413 vote-by-mail ballots were counted on Thursday in a race that is still too close to call. Charles Hassler now trails Republican Edward Ramsey by 198 votes. He had a...

In Salem, Republicans look to expand their majority

October 27, 2020 4:34 pm

Republicans are looking to expand their freeholder Majority in New Jersey’s smallest county. Salem County Freeholder Charles Hassler, one of two Democrats remaining on the board in a county with a population about the size of Old Bridge, faces a...

Salem Dems cancels convention, with slogan going to Biden, Harrison

March 12, 2020 3:54 pmMarch 12, 2020 9:03 pm

Salem County Democrats have cancelled their convention, county chairman Steve Caltabiano told the New Jersey Globe. Caltabiano said the decision was made yesterday afternoon in response coronavirus concerns. Salem has no organization line or bracketing and candidates are placed on...

GOP chips away at some county registration leads

March 3, 2020 3:16 pm

Republicans chipped away at Democratic registration leads in some key New Jersey counties in February, though Democratic leads continued to expand in others. In Cumberland County, Democrats’ registration lead fell to 11,777. It was 11,950 at the start of February...

Salem Democrats running DeCastro, Stemberger for freeholder

March 12, 2018 12:11 pmMarch 13, 2018 9:52 am

Salem County Freeholder Melissa DeCastro will seek re-election as a Democrat this fall on a ticket with 2017 candidate Jesse Stemberger, according to Democratic County Chairman Steven Caltabiano. DeCastro, elected as a Republican in 2015, switched parties last December, flipping...

Salem GOP picks Laury, Ostrum for freeholder race

March 12, 2018 12:31 amMarch 12, 2018 11:51 am

Salem County Republicans will make another run for control of the Board of Freeholders this year with incumbent Ben Laury and Mickey Ostrum, a Woodstown obstetrician, as their candidates. Republican Bob Vanderslice lost his re-election bid by seven points in...