Kurt Folcher Archives - New Jersey Globe

Carol Murphy will head Mount Laurel transition

November 24, 2020 6:16 pm

Assemblywoman Carol Murphy (D-Mount Laurel) will chair the transition team as Democrats prepare for their first Democratic majority in 36 years. “Our operating principle is that nothing is off the table. Mount Laurel residents deserve a full analysis of how...

Democrats flip seats in Mount Laurel, winning 5-0 majority

November 3, 2020 9:56 pmNovember 4, 2020 4:46 am

Democrats Karen Cohen, Nikitas Moustakas and Fozia Janjua will defeat Mount Laurel Mayor Kurt Folcher, Councilman Irwin Edelson and newcomer Sandra Pratt, winning a 5-0 majority there, the New Jersey Globe projects. Republican councilwoman Linda Bobo did not seek re-election....

In Mount Laurel, ‘The Bear’ growls and stops GOP from moving election

July 12, 2019 11:30 pm

Assemblywoman Carol “The Bear” Murphy clawed her way past a bid by the Republican mayor of Mount Laurel to move next year’s November partisan local election to a May non-partisan race to avoid being on the ballot with President Donald...

Carol “The Bear” Murphy has 19 days to win

June 25, 2019 12:10 pmJuly 12, 2019 11:15 pm

It looks like Carol “The Bear” Murphy is going to win her fight with Republican Mount Laurel Mayor Kurt Folcher, who is trying to move next year’s November partisan local election to a May non-partisan race to avoid being on...

In Mount Laurel, don’t mess with The Bear

June 20, 2019 9:02 pmJune 21, 2019 9:43 am

Don’t mess with Carol “The Bear” Murphy. When the Republican mayor of Mount Laurel tried to avoid being on the ballot with President Donald Trump in 2020 by trying to move next year’s November partisan election to a May non-partisan...

Republican mayor seeks law change to avoid running with Trump

May 19, 2019 5:12 pmMay 21, 2019 10:41 am

A Republican mayor in Burlington County is trying to avoid being on the ballot with President Donald Trump in 2020 by moving next year’s election from November to May. Mayor Kurt Folcher wants voters to decide in a November 2019...

Mount Laurel GOP seeks non-partisan elections

April 9, 2019 8:38 pmApril 10, 2019 1:41 pm

A Hail Mary by Mount Laurel Republicans to shift to non-partisan elections could wind up helping Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton) win a second term. Democrats won two council seats in Mount Laurel in 2018 and the three remaining GOP incumbents...