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Somerset GOP picking congressional, countywide candidates on Tuesday

March 14, 2022 10:31 amMarch 14, 2022 12:42 pm

The final convention in the race for the GOP nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district will be held on Tuesday night in Somerset County. The front-runner, former Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield), faces three challengers, including...

County clerk slams post office for giving voters wrong information

September 17, 2020 9:03 am

A top county election official today said that a U.S. Postal Service post card about vote-by-mail ballots offers confusing and incorrect information about New Jersey’s vote-by-mail process. “We will be mailing ballots to every active registered voter in Somerset County...

Dan Glicklich, councilman in two Somerset towns, dies at 76

June 10, 2019 10:29 am

Daniel Glicklich, a commissioner of the Somerset County Board of Elections who served as a councilman in North Plainfield and Franklin Township, died on June 7 after a battle with lymphoma. He was 76. Glicklich began his career in public...

Somerset sheriff candidate raises $51k

February 5, 2019 9:04 amFebruary 5, 2019 9:16 am

Tim Pino says he has now raised more than $68,000 in his bid for the Republican nomination for Somerset County Sheriff. The retired sheriff’s office K9 unit commander is seeking to replace Frank Provenzano, who is retiring after eighteen years...

Christodoulou mulls freeholder bid

January 21, 2019 10:55 am

Zenon Christodoulou, a prominent Democratic fundraiser and Branchburg businessman, is preparing to run for Somerset County freeholder against incumbent Patricia Walsh. “The timing seems to be right for my family,” Christodoulou told the New Jersey Globe. “Changes need to be...

Provenzano won’t seek re-election as Somerset Sheriff

January 18, 2019 4:10 pmJanuary 19, 2019 12:00 am

Somerset County Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano will not seek re-election to a 7th term, setting up a fight for an open seat in one of New Jersey’s most politically competitive counties. Provenzano has endorsed North Plainfield police chief Bill Parenti...

Control at stake in Somerset

January 4, 2019 10:25 amJanuary 4, 2019 1:38 pm

Two Democrats will take office today as the newest members of the Somerset County Board of Freeholders, reducing the Republican majority from 5-0 to 3-2 and setting up a race for control of county government in 2019. Gov. Phil Murphy...