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Tarbous enters race for Middlesex county clerk

January 24, 2020 2:05 pm

Herb Tarbous, a progressive activist from Piscataway, will seek the Democratic nomination for Middlesex county clerk on a platform of eliminating organization lines in primary elections. Elaine Flynn announced this week that she will not seek re-election to a sixth...

Middlesex county clerk Elaine Flynn to retire

January 22, 2020 8:55 pm

Middlesex County Clerk Elaine Flynn will not seek re-election to a sixth term. Flynn defeated incumbent Dennis Little, the last Republican to hold countywide office in Middlesex, with 61% of the vote in 1995. “It has been my great privilege...

Edison referendum keeps local control of water system

September 10, 2019 9:04 pmSeptember 10, 2019 10:26 pm

In a special referendum election today, Edison voters overwhelmingly approved a plan to continue municipal ownership of the township’s drinking water and sewage treatment operations that effectively blocks an $855 million deal to allow Suez North American to run Edison’s...

Six county clerks draw top ballot position for other party

August 13, 2019 5:42 pmAugust 14, 2019 10:18 am

Most of New Jersey’s elected County Clerks followed the time-honored tradition of giving their party the top slot on the November general election ballot, with Democrats coming out on top in 11 of the state’s 21 counties in drawings held...

Renny Travisano, former Middlesex county clerk, dies at 82

June 9, 2019 1:53 pmJune 9, 2019 9:07 pm

Raniero Travisano, a popular Sayreville Democrat who served one term as Middlesex County Clerk before losing in the 1990 anti-Florio protest election, died on June 8. He was 82. Travisano was a junior high school teacher and guidance counselor when...

Elaine Flynn error causes filing deadline extension

April 1, 2019 10:58 pm

Middlesex County Clerk Elaine Flynn today arbitrarily extended the filing deadline until 4PM tomorrow after mistakenly informing municipal clerks of the wrong date. It is not immediately clear whether a county clerk has the legal authority to do that. The...