Thomas Daniel McCloskey Archives

Judge rejects most of New Brunswick school board’s bid to block publication of surveillance video

July 10, 2026 1:59 pm

A Superior Court judge has rejected most of the New Brunswick Board of Education’s attempt to prevent New Brunswick Today from publishing surveillance video of a student bringing a weapon into New Brunswick High School, ruling that the news outlet...

Dancer says state should foot the bill when its mistakes cause do-over elections

April 13, 2022 3:04 pmApril 13, 2022 3:17 pm

Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-Plumsted) announced today that he will introduce legislation requiring the state to reimburse counties and municipalities for the costs of do-over elections if the cause of the election was a state-made mistake. “Local special elections can cost...

Do Republicans have a VBM problem?

March 23, 2022 1:14 pmMarch 24, 2022 9:52 am

A former Republican councilman who lost a court-ordered special election yesterday in Old Bridge blamed his defeat on the lack of trust by GOP voters in vote-by-mail ballots. “Republicans think it’s a scam. It’s not,” said Mark Razzoli. “ The...

Do-over election in Old Bridge today

March 22, 2022 6:00 amMarch 22, 2022 9:00 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s Election Day, again. The polls are now open in Old Bridge, where Ward 4 voters will for the second time in 139 days cast ballots for a seat on the township council. Democrat Jill DeCaro,...

State caused Old Bridge election issue, so Middlesex thinks maybe they should pay

March 19, 2022 12:45 amMarch 19, 2022 12:46 am

Middlesex County might ask the state to pay the costs of a do-over election on Tuesday in Old Bridge after a judge found that mistakes that caused a November 2020 Ward 4 council race to be invalidated was the fault...

Old Bridge do-over election still set for March 22 after Supreme Court rejects case

February 28, 2022 8:43 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court will not hear an appeal of an Old Bridge election challenge, which means voters will decide who will hold the Ward 4 Township Council seat in a March 22 do-over election. The top court denied...

Appellate court puts new Old Bridge election on hold

January 18, 2022 10:49 pm

A do-over election in Old Bridge, where a Superior Court Judge invalidated the results of a 2021 council race because some voters received the wrong ballot, is on hold for now. Appellate Court Judge Carmen Messano issued a stay of...