Douglas Albrecht Archives - New Jersey Globe

Cumberland, Gloucester is GOP battleground for 2022

November 15, 2021 12:02 amNovember 16, 2021 10:23 am

If the Republicans can build on recent wins in Gloucester and Cumberland counties in next year’s mid-term elections, it might mean a Red Wall of county government control in six of eight South Jersey counties – everywhere but Camden and...

Cumberland freeholders face challenge from incumbent they dropped from line

July 4, 2020 3:22 pmJuly 4, 2020 3:31 pm

One of most competitive freeholder primaries in New Jersey next week is in Cumberland County, where incumbent Jack Surrency is running off-the-line after the county Democratic organization declined to support him for re-election. The winners of the primary could face...

Surrency gets support of corrections officers in bid for second term

June 1, 2020 10:27 am

PBA Local 231, which represents corrections officers at the Cumberland County Jail, has endorsed incumbent Freeholder Jack Surrency in his off-the-line bid for renomination in the July 7 Democratic primary. Cumberland County Democrats denied party support to Surrency and replaced...

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...

Cumberland Dems drop incumbent freeholder

February 19, 2020 10:45 pmFebruary 22, 2020 10:30 am

Cumberland County Democrats have pulled party support for freeholder Jack Surrency and replaced him on the Democratic organization line with Millville commissioner Bruce Cooper. Cooper will run with incumbents Carol Musso and George Castellini. Democrats have a 6-1 majority and...