Melinda Kane Archives

Gold Star Mother on comments attributed to Trump

September 5, 2020 1:55 pm

OPINION Over this Labor Day weekend I will get a chance to reflect upon my family, the sacrifices we have made in service to this nation and I will, as I so often do, look at the empty chair at...

How Norcross gets replaced in Congress if Biden makes him Secretary of Labor

August 26, 2020 7:42 pmAugust 26, 2020 7:48 pm

An influential labor leader launched a trial balloon by mentioning Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) as a possible candidate for U.S. Secretary of Labor if Joe Biden wins the presidency. The (Bergen) Record reported that United Brotherhood of Carpenters president Douglas...

Biden picks his New Jersey delegates

March 20, 2020 3:37 amMarch 26, 2020 4:55 pm

Joe Biden is close to finalizing his slate of delegates to the Democratic National Convention for the June 2 New Jersey primary, according to a list obtained by the New Jersey Globe. Former Gov. Richard J. Codey will run for...

10 Dems seeking Camden freeholder seats

April 3, 2019 3:24 pmApril 3, 2019 9:19 pm

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article said Jennifer O’Donnell ran for Gloucester Township mayor. She did not. A wide field of candidates is seeking the Democratic nod for the Camden County freeholder board. Eight Democratic candidates across four...

Camden shuffle opens Cherry Hill council seat

March 23, 2019 4:55 pmMarch 24, 2019 7:31 pm

There is still one more spot to fill in the game of musical chairs set off by the retirement of Assemblywoman Patricia Egan Jones (D-Barrington): an open seat on the Cherry Hill Township Council. Camden County Democrats have picked two-term...