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Ciesla gets party support for Warren freeholder

February 11, 2020 10:12 amFebruary 11, 2020 10:17 am

Warren County Freeholder Richard Gardner will not seek re-election to a seventh term and Republicans are backing former Lopatcong Council President Lori Ciesla to replace him. Ciesla is a close ally of Doug Steinhardt, the Warren County GOP Chairman and...

Kern enters race for Warren Freeholder

February 15, 2018 6:01 pmDecember 14, 2018 6:16 am

Pohatcong Mayor James Kern will seek the Republican nomination for Warren County Freeholder. The incumbent, Ed Smith, announced this week that he would not seek re-election. The 29-year-old Kern was elected to the Pohatcong Township Council in 2010, defeating two...