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With no word from Murphy, Perth Amboy candidates split on runoff

October 7, 2020 12:11 pmOctober 7, 2020 2:30 pm

Mayoral candidates in Perth Amboy are split over the prospect of a runoff election that, less than four weeks out from election day, remains shrouded in mystery. “It’s incredibly frustrating to not know exactly how this is going to happen,”...

With election less than a month away, no news on Perth Amboy runoff rules

October 5, 2020 3:54 pmOctober 5, 2020 7:14 pm

Twenty-nine days out from the election, Gov. Phil Murhpy’s administration has yet to issue guidance on Perth Amboy’s December runoff election. “I’ve got no news on Perth Amboy … so nothing to update you on that,” the governor said during...

LUPE PAC backs Amaro, Diaz, Fernandez

September 25, 2020 10:20 amSeptember 25, 2020 2:38 pm

Latinas United for Political Empowerment PAC endorsed three candidates in races across the state Friday. The group is backing Celeste Fernandez for an at-large Atlantic County Freeholder seat, Cary Amaro for a Morris County Freeholder seat and Perth Amboy Mayor...

Lopez: No news from administration on Perth Amboy runoff

September 21, 2020 3:45 pm

Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D-Perth Amboy) said she had heard no news of Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan for Perth Amboy’s runoff election, adding that she had heard nothing on the matter from the governor’s administration. “We understand all that. It’s going...

Perth Amboy worries that December 8 runoff might not work

September 11, 2020 12:29 pmSeptember 11, 2020 12:31 pm

Ballots for the closely-watched mayoral race in Perth Amboy are set to be mailed next month, but there’s still no decision on when the runoff will be held. Right now, the runoff is set for December 8 unless one contender...

Perth Amboy group backs Booker

July 30, 2019 3:17 pm

Moving in a different direction from Mayor Wilda Diaz, four members of Perth Amboy City Council have endorsed Cory Booker for president. Diaz announced her support of Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination at a New Jersey rally two weeks...