Sheena Collum Archives - New Jersey Globe

Candidates win local races uncontested in six towns

May 9, 2023 8:01 pmMay 10, 2023 12:52 am

Of the 13 towns that held nonpartisan municipal elections today, six of them featured uncontested races. With polls now closed, the unopposed candidates in each town have been re-elected to another term. In South Orange, Village President Sheena Collum and...

A look at New Jersey’s 2023 May municipal elections

May 5, 2023 5:21 pmMay 8, 2023 12:45 pm

New Jersey’s third-most important Election Day is nearly here. The top spots, of course, go to the state’s June primary and November general elections. But next week’s May 9 local elections will still be consequential for the future of more...

Running unopposed in South Orange, Collum and team still discussing local issues with voters

March 14, 2023 12:30 pmMarch 14, 2023 12:57 pm

A slate of four women running in the May 9 non-partisan municipal election in South Orange might be unopposed, but they’re still taking their message to the voters in a sort of Brian Stack way of keeping their foot on...

51 New Jersey women sign letter praising Platkin nomination as attorney general, urging his confirmation

February 10, 2022 2:12 amFebruary 10, 2022 5:46 pm

Some of the New Jersey’s most influential women leaders have signed on to a letter endorsing Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Matt Platkin as Attorney General, a move intended to send a signal to some members of the State Senate...

South Orange re-elects Collum in landslide

May 14, 2019 9:07 pmMay 14, 2019 11:36 pm

South Orange residents overwhelmingly voted to re-elected Village President Sheena Collum to a second term Tuesday. Collum, who was a village trustee for two years before when she was first elected village president in 2015, received 2,847 of the 3,746...

Rain takes toll on South Orange turnout, poll workers say

May 14, 2019 5:49 pm

The day’s rain appears to have taken a toll on turnout in South Orange’s village president election. Poll workers at the First Presbyterian and Trinity Church said few voters came to cast ballots in the contest this morning, though small...

McKeon, Jasey don’t see clear winner in South Orange

May 13, 2019 5:27 pm

Assemblyman John McKeon and Assemblywoman Mila Jasey don’t see a clear winner in South Orange’s contest for village president. “If you just see the signs, Sheena looks very popular, but who knows. Signs don’t vote,” McKeon said, adding that he...