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Middletown candidate caught saying cops are criminals

September 20, 2019 3:21 pmSeptember 20, 2019 4:04 pm

Middletown Mayor Tony Perry is calling on Democratic Township Committee candidate Jeana Sager to withdraw from the race after she was caught on a Facebook video saying that police officers are criminals who should not play a role in fighting...

Group seeks end to trade, travel restrictions with Cuba

March 26, 2019 8:00 amMarch 26, 2019 7:05 am

A group of New Jersey political and business leaders will push for statewide support to lift trade and travel restrictions on Cuba. New Jersey will become the 19th state to join Engage Cuba, a Washington-based lobbying group that advocates pro-engagement policies on...

Perry set to become Middletown mayor

January 4, 2019 10:42 am

Tony Perry, a former chief of staff to State Sen. Joseph Kyrillos, is set to become the new mayor of Middletown when the township committee reorganizes on Sunday. At age 28, Perry will become the youngest mayor in Middletown history....

Scharfenberger is leading candidate for Handlin seat

November 15, 2018 7:30 pm

Republican Gerald Scharfenberger, elected just last week to fill an unexpired term on the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, is the front runner to succeed Amy Handlin in the New Jersey State Assembly, according to several Republican insiders who spoke...

The race for Handlin’s Assembly seat

October 8, 2018 1:45 pm

The announcement that Amy Handlin won’t run for re-election to the State Assembly in 2019 triggers a race for a rare open seat in a GOP-leaning district. Republicans have a slight edge in voter registration in the 13th district, 45,933...