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Beson enters race for Monmouth commissioner

January 17, 2021 2:51 pm

Longtime Democratic stalwart Michael Beson, a former Mayor of Neptune, has entered the race for Monmouth County Commissioner by slamming GOP incumbents for giving themselves a pay raise during the coronavirus pandemic. “While thousands of Monmouth County residents were out...

Antwan McClellan could affect legislative redistricting

October 27, 2019 6:55 pm

New Jersey hasn’t had an African American Republican legislator since Tom Smith (R-Asbury Park) died in 2002. That could change next month, if Antwan McClellan wins his bid for State Assembly in the potentially close 1st district Assembly race. A...

Congress 2020: The first short lists

November 11, 2018 12:01 amNovember 12, 2018 9:08 am

Democrats appear to have won four New Jersey House seats on Tuesday that have been under Republican control for a combined 128 years. Republicans are already talking about how to win them back in two years. If Republicans want to...