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Hudson pastor to seek GOP gubernatorial nod

February 15, 2021 10:16 am

A Hudson County pastor announced he would seek the Republican nod to take on Gov. Phil Murphy Monday. “New Jersey, it’s time to get our lives back,” Phil Rizzo. “We’re ready to put fear behind us, stand up for ourselves...

N.J. governor’s race may be fought without abundance of independent polls

January 21, 2021 11:59 amJanuary 21, 2021 1:07 pm

New Jersey may not see the abundance of independent polling in the 2021 governor’s race, with some polling outfits saying they won’t start until after the primary election and one major pollster remaining non-committal about playing in the state at...

New Jersey will likely see another mostly mail primary

January 20, 2021 4:43 pmJanuary 21, 2021 9:21 am

New Jersey will likely see the return of mostly mail elections in the spring and summer as the state continues to grapple with the pandemic. The state last began to administer vaccines that, so far, continue to be in short...

Gilmore pardon unlikely, Vicari says

December 23, 2020 11:39 am

Ocean County Freeholder Director Joe Vicari doesn’t believe President Donald Trump will pardon former Ocean County Republican Chairman George Gilmore. “Is there a possibility? I don’t think so,” he said Wednesday. “I don’t think that’s going to happen. I don’t...

Ocean freeholder director steering clear of gubernatorial primary

December 23, 2020 11:30 am

Ocean County Freeholder Director Joe Vicari is staying out of the contest for the Republican gubernatorial nod. “Not right now,” he said when asked whether he had a preferred challenger to Gov. Phil Murphy. “I think that’s going to go...

Vicari leaving contest to succeed Little to Ocean’s Republican Committee

December 23, 2020 11:18 amDecember 23, 2020 12:15 pm

Ocean County Freeholder Director Joe Vicari is leaving the contest to replace retiring Freeholder Gerry Little’s seat up to the county’s Republican committee. “It has to go through the process of the Republican party,” he told the New Jersey Globe...