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Democratic commissioners secure reelection in Middlesex

November 5, 2024 9:47 pm

Middlesex County Commissioners Ronald Rios and Shanti Narra, both Democrats, handily secured another term Tuesday, the New Jersey Globe can project. As of 9:46 p.m., the Democrats led the Republicans by about 29%-21%. The pair ran unopposed in their primaries...

County convention season (mostly) comes to an end this weekend

March 14, 2024 12:20 pmMarch 14, 2024 7:47 pm

After more than a month of hopping from county to county, meeting thousands of county committeemembers and learning each county Democratic organization’s obscure convention rules, Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) and First Lady Tammy Murphy will soon finally be free. The...

Narra to get leadership role in Middlesex

April 22, 2021 9:50 am

Shanti Narra will become the new deputy director of the Middlesex County Board of Commissioners, becoming the first South Asian American to hold a leadership role in county government. She is replacing Kenneth Armwood, who died last month at age...

Middlesex commissioners didn’t want to run with Bhagia

April 7, 2021 9:36 pmApril 8, 2021 9:16 am

Three Democratic candidates for Middlesex County Commissioner – incumbents Ronald Rios and Shanti Narra and Commissioner-designate Chanelle McCullum – have endorsed Sam Joshi in the upcoming Edison Democratic primary. The three officials said they wrote to the Democratic county chairman,...

Middlesex is first to use new saliva test for coronavirus

April 13, 2020 5:59 pmApril 13, 2020 6:00 pm

A new saliva test developed by Rutgers-based research group to diagnose COVID-19 cases more quickly and in greater volume will be launched by Middlesex County on Wednesday, just days after it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The...

Middlesex Freeholders sworn in

January 7, 2019 10:50 pmJanuary 7, 2019 10:53 pm

Middlesex County Freeholders Shanti Narra and Ronald Rios got a visit from New Jersey’s top Democrat, Gov. Phil Murphy, at their swearing in Monday. The two incumbents were sworn in by State Sen. Bob Smith, but Murphy, Assembly Speaker Craig...