Leonard Desiderio Archives - New Jersey Globe

Hayes, Morey subject of retaliation suit

September 25, 2019 1:22 pmSeptember 25, 2019 1:58 pm

Cape May County and two of its freeholders are facing a civil suit under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act. The suit filed by freeholder board clerk Elizabeth Bozzelli, who is also county administrator, claims Freeholders Marie Hayes and Will Morey...

Cape May freeholders censure Hayes

July 9, 2019 10:18 pmJuly 12, 2019 12:07 pm

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article said Freeholder Morey abstained on the retaliation censure. He voted against it. The Cape May County Board of Freeholders voted in favor of two censures against Freeholder Marie Hayes. Three of the...

Unopposed, Sea Isle incumbents sail to re-election

May 14, 2019 10:47 pm

Incumbents in Sea Isle City soared to re-election unopposed. Mayor Leonard Desiderio won 450 votes. Seven voters opted to write in a name rather than vote for Desiderio. Councilmen William Kehner and Frank Edwardi fared a little worse than the...

Sea Isle City mayor unopposed next week

May 8, 2019 12:50 pm

Sea Isle City mayor Leonard Desiderio is unopposed in his bid for re-election in the May 14 non-partisan municipal election. Desiderio, a Cape May County freeholder, has been mayor since 1995. He won his last contested race with 67% of...

Grossman debt at $18k, FEC records show

April 14, 2019 2:01 pmApril 14, 2019 2:01 pm

Seth Grossman is reporting $8,557 cash-on-hand and $18,047 in campaign debt following his unsuccessful bid for Congress in 2018, according to his first quarter filing with the Federal Election Commission. The debt is owned to Grossman, who loaned his own...

If Van Drew wins, here’s what comes next

January 15, 2018 11:49 amMarch 5, 2018 1:46 am

If Jeff Van Drew is successful in his bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives this fall, it will set up a series of moves for the legislature next year. Republicans may see greater opportunities in the...