John Carman Archives - New Jersey Globe

Atlantic features race for county clerk, key county commissioner races

November 1, 2021 12:05 amNovember 1, 2021 10:36 am

Both parties are fighting to win a county clerk’s race in Atlantic County, one of the state’s few politically competitive counties. Edward McGettigan, a three-term Democrat, is retiring after a series of election mishaps. Hammonton Councilman Joseph Giralo, a Republican,...

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...

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...

Parker will seek freeholder nod in Atlantic

December 9, 2019 11:11 pmDecember 10, 2019 10:31 am

Egg Harbor Township Committeeman Andrew Parker will seek the Republican nomination for Atlantic County Freeholder. Parker wants to challenger first-term Democrat Ashley Bennett for the District 3 seat. “I am excited and look forward to becoming part of the freeholder...

Toto will run for Atlantic freeholder

December 2, 2019 10:18 am

Somers Point Councilman James Toto will seek the Republican nomination for Atlantic County Freeholder-at-Large next year. He wants to challenge Democrat Caren Fitzpatrick, who captured a freeholder seat in 2017 by 1,359 votes against Republican Tony DiPietro. “I won’t sit...

Columnist anti-Warren post has Dem complaining to publisher

January 3, 2019 10:40 amJanuary 3, 2019 11:10 am

A part-time columnist for The Current newspapers is facing criticism for Facebook comments that a top Atlantic County Democrat is calling racist. Charlie Pritchard, a former mayor of Hamilton, responded to a post by former Atlantic County freeholder John Carman...