George Castellini Archives - Page 3 of 3

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...

Progressive slates file in six South Jersey counties

March 31, 2020 7:35 pmApril 1, 2020 11:33 am

Progressives have fielded full slates of candidates for countywide office in six counties with the intention of bracketing with Democratic congressional candidate Amy Kennedy. In five of those counties – Cape May, Cumberland, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester – Brigid Harrison...

Surrency slams party bosses, says he’ll seek re-election off the line

February 26, 2020 3:53 pmFebruary 26, 2020 6:31 pm

Cumberland County freeholder Jack Surrency says party bosses dumped him from their ticket because he refused to follow orders and announced that he will seek re-election to a second term running off the organization line. “I’m my own man, always...

Cumberland icon Gary Simmerman, ex-freeholder, dies at 85

February 24, 2020 10:52 amFebruary 24, 2020 10:53 am

Gary F. Simmerman, a former four-term Cumberland County freeholder who held county and state political positions and enjoyed a successful career as a banker, died on February 20. He was 85. He was elected Bridgeton city treasurer in 1963, at...

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...