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Gloucester re-elects Democratic freeholders

November 12, 2020 6:02 pmNovember 13, 2020 1:47 pm

Three Democratic freeholders in Gloucester County have won re-election. With 175,525 ballots counted and at most 1,240 provisional ballots left outstanding, Freeholder Lyman Barnes leads Republican challenger Nick DeSilvio by 1,856 votes, 84,203-82,347. The two other Democratic incumbents, Jim Jefferson...

Giovannitti’s lead holds in Greenwich

November 10, 2020 1:05 pmNovember 10, 2020 1:33 pm

Greenwich Council President Vincent Giovannitti has maintained his lead over Republican Carmen Zampaglione in his bid to replace Mayor George Shivery. The Democrat leads Zampaglione by 393 votes, 56%-44%. On election night, he led by 401 votes. After the council...

With Trump on the ticket, Gloucester Republicans hope for freeholder wins

October 27, 2020 2:07 pm

Republicans in Gloucester County are hoping President Donald Trump will be their golden ticket to three freeholder seats this year. Their candidates — Greenwich Mayor George Shivery, Franklin School Board member Nick DeSilvio and business owner Chris Konawel — face...

Gloucester GOP freeholder candidates pull out of forum over Chamber chair’s social media posts

October 6, 2020 3:00 pm

Republican freeholder candidates in Gloucester are skipping a candidate breakfast held by the County Chamber of Commerce over social media posts made by the organization’s chair. At issue is a Facebook comment exchange between Republican candidate Nick DeSilvio and Gloucester...

Gloucester GOP candidates: N.J. should reopen

May 26, 2020 12:06 pm

The Republican candidates for Gloucester County freeholder — George W. Shivery, Jr., Chris Konawel and Nick DeSilvio – think Gov. Phil Murphy should stop picking winners and losers and smartly reopen businesses. “Let commonsense prevail and smartly get the state...

Mehta is 9-0 in bid for organization lines

February 25, 2020 2:58 pm

Rik Mehta has scored his 9th consecutive victory in his bid for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, winning the organization line in Gloucester County. “In the US Senate race, after a thorough screening process through a Screening Committee, whose...

Gloucester GOP picks freeholder candidates

February 21, 2020 5:30 pmFebruary 21, 2020 3:07 pm

Gloucester is the only Democratic-controlled county in New Jersey that went for Donald Trump in 2016 and some Republicans think it could be a battleground county this fall. The GOP is expected to announce tonight that Greenwich Township mayor George...