Karen Bergman Archives - New Jersey Globe

Madden favored in Ocean City with about 100 more votes left to count

May 13, 2022 3:55 pmMay 15, 2022 4:02 pm

A close race for an at-large council seat in Ocean City should be decided on Tuesday, when as many as 120 more ballots will be counted. Incumbent Pete Madden leads Tom Rotondi by 48 votes, 1,945 to 1,897 in the...

Gillian wins fourth term as Ocean City mayor

May 10, 2022 10:18 pmMay 10, 2022 10:43 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian has won a fourth term, defeating Councilman Keith Hartzell by a modest margin. With all districts reporting, Gillian won 2,299 votes to Hartzell’s 1,893, a 54-45% margin. The race...

A look ahead at May’s municipal elections

January 21, 2022 5:37 pmFebruary 1, 2022 10:14 am

It’s always election season in New Jersey. This May, voters in many of New Jersey’s biggest municipalities, as well as some of its smallest, will hold municipal elections to determine who will lead their towns for the next four years....

Gillian wins third term as Ocean City Mayor

May 9, 2018 1:19 am

Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian won an easy re-election victory on Tuesday, beating former council president John Flood by a 63%-37% margin. Gillian received 1,942 votes and Flood got 1,121. Three incumbent councilmembers – Keith Hartzell, Karen Bergman and Peter...