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Somerset teachers back Marano, Russo

October 4, 2019 1:15 pmOctober 4, 2019 5:47 pm

Somerset County’s teacher’s union backed Democrats for countywide office Friday. “The Somerset County Education Association is proud to announce the endorsement of Melonie Marano for Somerset County Freeholder and Darrin Russo for Somerset County Sheriff,” SCEA president Dan Epstein said....

Somerset candidates attack opposition leadership

October 1, 2019 5:36 pm

Republicans and Democrats in Somerset County took potshots at the opposing party’s leadership Tuesday. “The Murphy-Russo-Marano team threatens our quality of life by pushing to make New Jersey a sanctuary state and by searching for new ways to raise taxes...

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,...