Richard Brescher Archives - New Jersey Globe

Joshi wrests control of Edison Democratic municipal committee away from Bhagia

June 6, 2023 11:10 pm

Edison Mayor Sam Joshi’s effort to oust Democratic municipal chair Mahesh Bhagia has succeeded, with Joshi allies winning at least 90 of the township’s 156 county committee seats, the New Jersey Globe projects. Joshi’s four preferred township council candidates also...

Karabinchak noncommittal on contentious Edison council race

March 23, 2023 1:55 pm

As Edison Democrats descend into another internecine fight over this year’s township council elections, Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak (D-Edison) is seemingly hoping to stay out of the fray, declining to back any of the myriad candidates running for four council seats....

Lankey drops re-election bid, endorses Joshi for Edison mayor

August 10, 2021 7:48 pmAugust 11, 2021 11:31 am

Edison Mayor Thomas Lankey has dropped his independent bid for mayor and has endorsed Democrat Sam Joshi. Joshi, a councilman, won a contentious Demcoratic primary and faces Republican Keith Hahn, in the general election. “After much reflection, I believe that...

Edison Democratic officials chide Grewal for failure to solve racist flyer cold case

March 18, 2021 1:13 am

Seeking “justice and clarity,” seven elected officeholders in Edison – all Democrats — have admonished Attorney General Gurbir Grewal for his failure to solve a 40-month-old cold case involving racist flyers in a 2017 local election. Mayor Thomas Lankey and...

Edison mayoral candidate seeks open Democratic primary

March 8, 2021 2:33 pmMarch 8, 2021 2:41 pm

An Edison mayoral candidate is asking Middlesex County Democrats to deny the organization line to Mahesh Bhagia, the beleaguered Democratic municipal chairman. Sapana Shah wants an open primary and says that allegations that Bhagia was the mastermind behind a racist...

County-backed candidates in Edison score 2-1 wins

June 4, 2019 5:00 pmJune 4, 2019 11:15 pm

The party-backed slate of Democratic council candidates roundly defeated their challengers Tuesday. Councilmen Ajay Patil, Joseph Coyle and their running mates, Richard Brescher and Joyce Ship-Freeman won the Democratic nod over Councilman Michael Lombardi, Councilman Leonard Sendelsky, Nimisha Shulka and...

Edison Dem-backed slate lags in fundraising

May 31, 2019 1:58 pmMay 31, 2019 6:27 pm

A Democratic slate in Edison held a significant fundraising advantage over the party-backed slate Democratic slate, according to 11-day pre-primary reports filed with the Election Law Enforcement Commission. A joint committee for Councilman Mike Lombardi, Councilman Len Sendelsky, Bhavini Shah...