Donna Roberts Archives - New Jersey Globe

New municipal officials prepare to take office in 2020

December 31, 2019 3:06 pmDecember 31, 2019 3:14 pm

Though Democrats lost seats in the statehouse, they fared well at the local level in 2019, picking up majorities or mayorships in 11 towns on top of proxy victories elsewhere. The biggest win of the year was in Hamilton, where...

Democrats flip Sayreville mayor post by 3 votes

November 13, 2019 6:50 pm

Democrat Victoria Kilpatrick has won her race for mayor of Sayreville by three votes after final count of provisional and vote-by-mail ballots. Kilpatrick defeated Republican Arthur Rittenhouse by a vote of 3,629 to 3,626. She will succeed Mayor Kennedy O’Brien,...

Sayreville races won’t be called this week

November 7, 2019 3:59 pm

Races for Sayreville mayor and two of the town’s council seats won’t be called until after provisional ballots are counted next week. Councilman Arthur Rittenhouse, the Republican candidate for Mayor, received 3,578 votes, just 33 more than Democratic Councilwoman Victoria...