Samuel Frisby Archives

Cannon forced into runoff in bid for 10th term as Mercer Commissioner

March 18, 2021 8:54 pmMarch 18, 2021 9:03 pm

Ann Cannon, a Mercer County Commissioner for the last 27 years, has been forced into a runoff in her bid for re-election to 10th term. Commissioner Samuel Frisby won a first-ballot victory with 292 votes, followed by Hopewell Township Committeewoman...

Report: Trenton councilwoman accuses colleague of ‘sucking mayor’s dick’

May 2, 2020 10:46 pmMay 2, 2020 11:25 pm

A Trenton city councilwoman accused a colleague of sucking openly-gay mayor Reed Gusciora’s dick during a homophobic tirade, according to a report from the theTrentionian. The Trentonian story says that Councilwoman Robin Vaughn became agitated after another councilman, Joseph Harrison,...

Frisby says public office might not be a good fit for Vaughn

September 18, 2019 5:40 pm

Mercer County Freeholder Samuel T. Frisby wants Trenton Councilwoman Robin Vaughn to apologize to her city and the entire state for insensitive comments that “Jew down” was a verb and not a discriminatory term. Frisby, a Trenton Democrat, said he...

Murphy missed opportunity in 15th

July 30, 2018 11:17 amAugust 2, 2018 12:16 pm

The unexpectedly close race for Reed Gusciora’s open 15th district Assembly seat represents a missed opportunity for Gov. Phil Murphy, since the losing candidate campaigned as an openly pro-Murphy candidate. Anthony Verrelli won by a margin that was reportedly between...

Frisby endorses Laurenti

July 25, 2018 2:52 pmJuly 31, 2018 10:20 am

Mercer County Freeholder Sam Frisby endorsed Jeff Laurenti over fellow freeholder MercerAnthony Verrelli on Wednesday. “Jeff is scary smart and one of the few people that I know who has as an equally measured grasp of international, federal, state and...

Verrelli is front-runner for Gusciora Assembly seat; Mironov exploring county chair bid

May 17, 2018 1:25 amMay 18, 2018 1:06 pm

The backdrop of the June 12 runoff for mayor of Trenton is the musical chairs that would surround a Reed Gusciora victory. Gusciora would need to give up his 15th district Assembly seat to take office as mayor on July...