Stephen Reid Archives

Ex-mayor files as independent for Assembly

June 3, 2019 1:27 pmJune 4, 2019 10:15 am

Former Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Vincent Barrella has filed to run as an independent candidate for State Assembly in the 10th district. Barrella, who was first elected mayor as a Republican, said in April that he might run as an...

Lobbyist running for mayor owes $151k to IRS

May 23, 2019 12:16 amMay 23, 2019 10:25 am

As Ocean County Republicans seek to move on from George Gilmore, unpaid federal income taxes has become an issue in an increasingly heated GOP mayoral primary in Point Pleasant Beach. The Internal Revenue Service has filed a tax lien against...

GOP infighting brewing in Point Pleasant Beach

February 20, 2019 3:36 pmFebruary 21, 2019 10:11 am

Republicans in Point Pleasant Beach are rearing to jump at each other’s throats after Mayor Stephen Reid announced he would run for reelection instead of seeking the Assemblyman David Wolfe’s seat. Councilman Paul Kanitra, who had previously said he would...

Stephen Reid endorses John Catalano for Assembly

February 20, 2019 10:26 amFebruary 20, 2019 11:37 am

Point Pleasant Beach mayor Stephen Reid has announced his bid for re-election to a second term, and endorsed John Catalano for the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 10th district. “I am confident I would have made an excellent...

Steve Reid to drop Assembly bid

February 19, 2019 11:04 pmFebruary 20, 2019 10:33 am

Stephen Reid will drop his bid for the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 10th district and seek re-election as mayor of Point Pleasant Beach, according to sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The Ocean County Republican...

John Catalano now favorite for David Wolfe Assembly seat

February 17, 2019 8:47 amFebruary 18, 2019 6:59 am

Brick Republican Club president John Catalano has emerged as the leading candidate to replace David Wolfe (R-Brick) in the 10th district State Assembly seat. Catalano, a former councilman, has won the recommendation of the Ocean County Republican Organization screening committee...

Samantha DeAlmeida will run for Assembly

February 8, 2019 4:04 pmFebruary 9, 2019 11:00 am

Former Assembly Republican staffer Samantha DeAlmeida will seek party support for the open 10th district State Assembly seat when the Ocean Republican organization meets to screen candidates in the next few weeks. The 29-year-old Brick resident wants to succeed David...