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New municipal officials prepare to take office in 2020

December 31, 2019 3:06 pmDecember 31, 2019 3:14 pm

Though Democrats lost seats in the statehouse, they fared well at the local level in 2019, picking up majorities or mayorships in 11 towns on top of proxy victories elsewhere. The biggest win of the year was in Hamilton, where...

Democrats flip Watchung

November 12, 2019 2:41 pm

Democrats flipped two Republican seats in Watchung to secure a 4-2 majority on the council a year after winning the borough’s mayorship and two of its council seats. Democrat Wendy Robinson was the top vote-getter, earning 964 votes. Pete Martino...

Watchung, South Boundbrook races still too close to calls

November 7, 2019 11:34 am

Two contested council races in Somerset County remain too close to call, and that likely won’t change until provisional ballots are counted next week. In Watchung, Democrats widened their lead by a handful of votes. Wendy Robinson remains out of...