Ileana Schirmer Archives - New Jersey Globe

Hamilton Republicans announce Council candidates

March 24, 2021 9:15 am

Republicans in Hamilton announced a slate of council candidates late Monday as the party prepares to fight for its survival in a town where Democrats now hold complete control over local government. Robert Diszler, Joe DeMarco and James Boozan will...

Martin, slate sworn in

January 1, 2020 2:01 pmJanuary 1, 2020 2:14 pm

Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin and his running mates were sworn in Wednesday, officially giving Democrats complete control of the state’s ninth-largest town. The swearings-in mark the end of an era in a town that, just a two years ago, was...

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...

Hamilton GOP chairman told to resign

November 13, 2019 4:16 pm

Now that Republicans have been completely wiped out in two consecutive local elections, a pair of GOP leaders want Dennis Pone to resign as Republican Municipal Chairman. “Pone lacks the moral and ethical integrity to represent Republicans,” said outgoing Councilwoman...

Schirmer: Yaede doesn’t deserve re-election

October 30, 2019 1:38 pmOctober 30, 2019 1:42 pm

A Republican Councilwoman in Hamilton said Mayor Kelly Yaede doesn’t deserve to be re-elected. “As a current sitting councilwoman and as a Republican, I feel it is important to share with the residents of Hamilton Township why I personally cannot...

Ileana Schirmer won’t seek re-election in Hamilton

March 17, 2019 1:05 pm

A couple of years ago, Ileana Schirmer was touted as a rising star in New Jersey Republican circles — a Hispanic councilwoman in the ninth largest municipality in the state, one of New Jersey’s premier swing towns. Now Schirmer is...

Schirmer files ethics complaint against Yaede

July 30, 2018 12:22 pm

Hamilton Councilwoman Ileana Schirmer has filed two ethics complaints against a fellow Republican, Mayor Kelly Yaede, alleging improper actions regarding the township’s embattled animal shelter. Local political insiders says that allegations regarding the shelter, which include an extraordinarily high kill...