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Spurr launches bid for Assembly seat, if Kean retirement triggers open seat

January 3, 2021 10:01 pmJanuary 4, 2021 8:32 am

In a signal that Tom Kean, Jr. will not seek re-election to the State Senate in order to mount a rematch against Rep. Tom Malinowski, Summit GOP Municipal Chairman Steve Spurr announced his intent to seek a State Assembly seat...

8 Places to Watch for 2021 legislative candidate recruitment

December 31, 2020 4:30 pmJanuary 2, 2021 10:39 pm

Once the holiday season officially ends on Monday morning, potential candidates and political parties will come closer to making final decisions on their political futures. County conventions and screening committees begin in February. It will also be a moment for...

Kenilworth Democrats name Demondo to vacant council seat

August 26, 2020 8:03 pmAugust 26, 2020 8:05 pm

Louis Demondo, an Elizabeth police officer and the former president of the Hispanic Law Enforcement Association of Union County, was appointed tonight to fill the Kenilworth Borough Council seat vacated last month by Robert Schielke. Kenilworth will have three seat...

Resignation puts 3 of 6 Democratic council seats up in town Trump won

August 17, 2020 8:07 pm

The unexpected resignation of a Democratic councilman sets up a special election in one of the most politically competitive municipalities in New Jersey. Kenilworth will have three seat up in November 2020 following the resignation of Councilman Robert Schielke, who...

Mortimer slated to become Mountainside administrator

August 4, 2020 8:52 pm

Union County GOP Chairman Glenn Mortimer is expected to become the new Mountainside Borough Administrator. At a workshop meeting earlier tonight, the governing body voted 3-2 with one abstention to offer the job to Mortimer, who served as a councilman...

Republican women demand Richter apologize for tweet

June 2, 2020 5:33 pmJune 3, 2020 9:35 am

A social media spat between campaign Republican campaign managers in the third congressional district is causing some ripples. On Tuesday, a group of Republican women that includes seven sitting state lawmakers called on David Richter to apologize to former Burlington...

Murphy ready to mobilize school nurses to help with coronavirus epidemic

March 22, 2020 7:20 pmMarch 22, 2020 11:14 pm

More than 2,500 school nurses across the state could be called back into service to help New Jersey officials deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy said today. Murphy said that school nurses, all of whom...