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Somerset Education Association back Robinson, Sooy for re-election

July 21, 2021 7:42 pmJuly 22, 2021 1:27 pm

The Somerset County Education Association has endorsed County Commissioners Shanel Robinson and Sara Sooy for re-election to second terms. “Robinson and Sooy have shown that their passion, work ethic, and problem-solving skills are what will continue pushing Somerset County forward,”...

Somerset sheriff candidate raises $51k

February 5, 2019 9:04 amFebruary 5, 2019 9:16 am

Tim Pino says he has now raised more than $68,000 in his bid for the Republican nomination for Somerset County Sheriff. The retired sheriff’s office K9 unit commander is seeking to replace Frank Provenzano, who is retiring after eighteen years...

Control at stake in Somerset

January 4, 2019 10:25 amJanuary 4, 2019 1:38 pm

Two Democrats will take office today as the newest members of the Somerset County Board of Freeholders, reducing the Republican majority from 5-0 to 3-2 and setting up a race for control of county government in 2019. Gov. Phil Murphy...

Democrats win freeholder seats in Somerset

November 6, 2018 10:32 pmNovember 7, 2018 3:33 am

Democratic freeholder candidates in Somerset County defeated Republican incumbents Tuesday night, securing seats their party hasn’t won since Michael Ceponis beat a Republican in 1979. Buoyed by dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump, Sara Sooy and Shanel Robinson defeated Republican incumbents...

Somerset Republicans brace for Trump mid-term

November 3, 2018 8:53 pmNovember 3, 2018 9:19 pm

Somerset County generally breaks for the Democratic presidential candidate, but the same isn’t true for the county-level races there. Democrats haven’t won a freeholder seat in Somerset in almost four decades, and while Somerset County Clerk Steve Peter beat the...

Lance stumps for Hugin

November 3, 2018 6:23 pmNovember 3, 2018 9:06 pm

A few scant days ahead of the election, Bob Hugin was in Somerset County getting some uncharacteristically enthusiastic backing from Rep. Leonard Lance, who is considered to be a mild-mannered man even by the standards of states that aren’t New...

Somerset GOP bashes Dems on support of Senator

October 30, 2018 11:24 am

Two Republican Somerset County freeholders are criticizing their Democratic opponents for plans to attend a campaign rally with Bob Menendez today. “Deputy Mayor (Shanel) Robinson and Sara Sooy have chosen to rally with one of the most corrupt politicians in...