James Curcio Archives - New Jersey Globe

Dicht wins primary for Atlantic Surrogate

July 7, 2020 9:25 pm

Ventnor attorney Stephen Dicht will be the Democratic nominee for Atlantic County Surrogate. He defeated Levi Fox on Tuesday and will go on to face Republican incumbent James Curcio, who is seeking re-election to a third term. The run is...

Murphy beats up on Atlantic surrogate’s call to re-open state ‘immediately without restrictions’

April 18, 2020 3:10 pmApril 19, 2020 6:46 pm

An unusually enraged Gov. Phil Murphy today smacked down Atlantic County Surrogate James Curcio for calling on the state to reopen “immediately without restrictions” and “untie the hands of the private sector so it can rescue New Jersey from this...

Atlantic GOP cancels convention, will hold municipal leaders meeting

March 13, 2020 1:50 pm

Atlantic County Republicans have cancelled their convention in response to the coronavirus pandemic and instead will hold a meeting of 23 municipal leaders to award their organization line. “That’s the most prudent course given the circumstances,” said GOP county chairman...

Dicht will challenge Curcio for Atlantic surrogate

March 7, 2020 3:56 pmMarch 11, 2020 10:28 am

Stephen Dicht, a Ventnor attorney who represented a woman arrested for assaulting a police officer on a beach in Wildwood last summer, is expected to become the Democratic candidate for Atlantic County Surrogate. He was the only candidate to file...

Bennett moves forward in congressional bid, precludes runs for freeholder, surrogate

January 21, 2020 10:07 pmMarch 7, 2020 3:36 pm

Ashley Bennett has ruled out running for re-election to the Atlantic County Board of Freeholders and is all-in for her bid to become the Democratic candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd district. Bennett entered the race for the Democratic...

Buena Vista Mayor Chuck Chiarello dies

December 6, 2019 10:26 amDecember 6, 2019 2:25 pm

Buena Vista Township Mayor Chuck Chiarello, who has served in local office since 1992, died on December 4. Chiarello was known statewide as the former Atlantic County Democratic Chairman and as a past president of the New Jersey League of...

Perskie, key player in NJ politics for four decades, named to Gaming Hall of Fame

September 27, 2018 3:35 pmSeptember 27, 2018 7:06 pm

Former Senate Majority Leader Steven Perskie, one of the most intellectually gifted people to ever serve in the New Jersey Legislature and one of the architects of casino gambling in Atlantic City, has been inducted into the Gaming Hall of...