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Report: John Bennett still hospitalized after crashing car into school bus

January 20, 2022 5:58 pm

John O. Bennett III, who served as co-Senate President and for 84 hours in January 2002 as the acting governor of New Jersey, has been in a Florida hospital since January 14 after crashing his car into a school bus,...

Piperno, Eulner win Assembly seats in Monmouth in pickup for GOP

November 13, 2021 10:16 pmDecember 17, 2021 2:29 pm

Republicans have flipped two State Assembly seats in the 11th district, where Marilyn Piperno and Kim Eulner have ousted three-term Democrats Joann Downey (D-Freehold) and Eric Houghtaling (D-Neptune). Eulner, a Shrewsbury borough councilwoman, now leads Downey by 394 votes with...

Ex-Congressman Pappas mulls State Senate bid for Bateman seat

February 8, 2021 6:48 pmFebruary 9, 2021 11:01 am

Former Rep. Michael J. Pappas is mulling a State Senate bid in the 16th district, setting up a potentially epic primary between two former congressmen in pursuit of a seat in the New Jersey Legislature. Pappas has been discussing a...

Trump pardons Gilmore amid wave of clemencies on last day in office

January 20, 2021 2:58 amJanuary 20, 2021 9:25 am

President Donald Trump pardoned former Ocean County Republican Chairman George Gilmore amid a wave of commutations and clemencies in the early morning hours of his last day in office. Gilmore held control over politics in Ocean County for more than...

On second try, former acting governor gets Dover job

September 10, 2020 8:14 pmSeptember 12, 2020 12:17 pm

Former Acting Gov. John O. Bennett III was named interim Dover town administrator after a raucous virtual meeting tonight. Bennett will be paid $127,500 for a nine-month contract, which could be terminated early if the town finds a permanent replacement...

Dover aldermen table former governor’s bid for town administrator

September 8, 2020 10:55 pmSeptember 8, 2020 11:15 pm

A move to hire former Acting Gov. John O. Bennett III as the Dover town administrator failed tonight when some aldermen pushed back. The resolution was tabled and a special meeting was set for Thursday evening when Bennett will be...

He was governor of N.J. for 84 hours, and now he’s in line for a town administrator job

September 5, 2020 10:31 amSeptember 8, 2020 10:19 pm

John O. Bennett III, a former Co-President of the New Jersey State Senate and the Acting Governor of New Jersey for 84 hours in 2002, is up for a new job as the interim town administrator in Dover. The appointment...