John Harrington Archives - New Jersey Globe

Judge rejects last-minute attempt to block Shamong special referendum

December 8, 2025 5:11 pm

A judge rejected a last-minute effort to thwart a referendum on a $25 million school renovation project in Shamong that will be voted on Tuesday. Superior Court Judge John Harrington heard a challenge Monday to a special school board referendum...

Judge seems ready to order Mount Holly runoff

November 27, 2024 11:31 pmNovember 28, 2024 12:10 pm

Superior Court Judge John Harrington strongly hinted that he was ready to order a runoff election in Mount Holly, appearing convinced that the township’s old runoff law had never been repealed. “That’s the logical thing that makes sense to me,”...

Mount Holly runoff question exposes flaws in N.J. election laws

November 25, 2024 10:18 amNovember 25, 2024 10:42 am

The fourth-place finisher in a field of nine candidates for three Mount Holly Township Council seats, Sayke Reilley, will be back in court this week, arguing that an old runoff law was never repealed, and that the top six candidates...

Some Essex school board candidates not permitted to withdraw even though ballots were not printed

September 26, 2024 9:02 pm

School board candidates in Livingston and Millburn sought to remove their names from the general election ballot on September 4 after deciding to drop out of the race, but Superior Court Judge Robert Gardner denied their request without holding a...

Mount Holly United again: Candidates settle in ballot slogan suit

September 9, 2024 12:36 pmSeptember 11, 2024 1:26 pm

A trio of town council candidates will use the ballot slogan “We are Mount Holly United” after a weeklong lawsuit was settled over the weekend. Three Mount Holly candidates filed suit earlier this month when they were told they could...

Candidate to run uninhabited N.J. island faces residency lawsuit

September 5, 2024 4:49 pmSeptember 6, 2024 12:40 am

A little-known board managing an uninhabited island between Pennsylvania and New Jersey is at the center of a ballot eligibility lawsuit in Burlington County. Burlington Island Board Manager Joseph Abate sued candidate Carter Patterson on the grounds that Patterson does...

Mount Holly ballot slogan case commences on tight deadlines

September 5, 2024 1:23 pmSeptember 5, 2024 1:56 pm

Superior Court Judge John E. Harrington yesterday set a tentative schedule for depositions and a trial in a ballot slogan case that has disrupted Mount Holly’s council election. Mark Natale, who represents the Burlington County’s Clerk’s Office, said ballot disputes...