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Somerset Dems attack bigoted statements

September 19, 2019 10:34 am

Democrats in Somerset County went on the offensive, targeting two officials there who have previously made remarks targeting minority groups. Somerset County Freeholder candidate Melonie Marano, a Democrat, continued her calls for the removal of Felicia Nace from the Raritan...

Marano, Walsh spar over Trump

September 17, 2019 7:00 pm

Melonie Marano, the Democratic candidate for Somerset County Freeholder, levelled an attack against incumbent Freeholder Pat Walsh over Walsh’s support — or lack thereof — for President Donald Trump Monday evening. During a debate hosted by the League of Women...

Quinn attacks Somerset GOP following primary loss

September 6, 2019 10:03 amSeptember 6, 2019 10:48 am

Robert Quinn turned on his own party following an off-the-line primary loss against Somerset County Freeholder Pat Walsh. “There is an element of this party that does not want minorities and the evidence is the lack of elected officials and...

Somerset Dems disavow post encouraging those who ‘hate our country’ to run for office

August 20, 2019 3:36 pmAugust 20, 2019 3:59 pm

Somerset County Democrats disavowed a since-deleted Facebook post encouraging those who “hate our country” to run for public office, donate to political campaigns or otherwise engage in politics that drew fire from the county’s Republicans. “A volunteer posted a meme...

Kean kickoff draws prominent Republicans

April 16, 2019 7:51 pmApril 16, 2019 7:57 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean’s congressional campaign kickoff drew many of the seventh district’s top Republicans Monday. In addition to five of the district’s six county chairs — Warren County Republican Chairman Doug Steinhardt, who is also Republican state chairman,...

Marano, Russo get Dem nods in Somerset

March 21, 2019 8:20 pmMarch 21, 2019 11:07 pm

Somerset County Democrats selected former Green Brook Mayor Melonie Marano as their candidate for the county’s freeholder board Thursday. Marano will face Freeholder Pat Walsh in a contest that will decide which party controls the five-member board. Last year, Democratic...

Somerset Dem chair compares GOP freeholder to Donald Trump

March 16, 2019 6:48 pmMarch 16, 2019 6:58 pm

Somerset County Democratic chair Peg Schaffer is pushing back on Republican freeholder’s accusation that Gov. Phil Murphy is to blame for the rejection of referendum that would have funded full-day kindergarten in Hillsborough and Millstone. “Like Donald Trump, Walsh wants...