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Ciesla gets party support for Warren freeholder

February 11, 2020 10:12 amFebruary 11, 2020 10:17 am

Warren County Freeholder Richard Gardner will not seek re-election to a seventh term and Republicans are backing former Lopatcong Council President Lori Ciesla to replace him. Ciesla is a close ally of Doug Steinhardt, the Warren County GOP Chairman and...

Former mayor dies

March 8, 2019 9:32 amMarch 8, 2019 10:31 am

Anthony “Sal” Vangeli, who spent more than thirty years as a councilman and mayor in Pohatcong, passed away on March 5. He was 82. Vangeli was first elected to the township council in 1984, running as a Democrat before local...

Kern wins Warren freeholder seat

November 7, 2018 5:08 amApril 5, 2023 6:37 pm

Republican Pohatcong Mayor James Kern defeated Democrat John Massaro. The 29-year-old mayor beat Massaro by about 22 points, 61%-39%. The freeholder elect received 21,814 votes. Massaro secured 14,155. Kern was elected mayor in 2011, when he was 22 years old....

Haytaian slams Massaro for support of sanctuaries for immigrants

September 30, 2018 2:07 pmSeptember 30, 2018 2:09 pm

The Democratic candidate for Warren County freeholder has come out in support of sanctuaries for illegal immigrants, a position that will likely hurt him in an already uphill battle a county where Donald Trump won 61% of the vote. “I...

Kern scores key endorsements in Warren Freeholder Bid

February 28, 2018 12:44 amFebruary 28, 2018 3:20 pm

Pohatcong Mayor James Kern III has established himself as the front runner for the Republican nomination for Warren County Freeholder, picking up endorsements from Warren GOP Chairman/GOP State Chairman Douglas Steinhardt, Freeholder Jason Sarnoski, Sheriff James McDonald, Assemblyman John DiMaio...

Kern enters race for Warren Freeholder

February 15, 2018 6:01 pmDecember 14, 2018 6:16 am

Pohatcong Mayor James Kern will seek the Republican nomination for Warren County Freeholder. The incumbent, Ed Smith, announced this week that he would not seek re-election. The 29-year-old Kern was elected to the Pohatcong Township Council in 2010, defeating two...