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Atlantic Dem chairman slams activist for ‘hateful rhetoric’

April 8, 2020 10:40 am

Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman blasted a would-be candidate for a Democratic county committee seat for ‘hateful rhetoric” surrounding her lawsuit to block the postponement of party leadership elections until 2021. Helen Duda, a progressive seeking a county committee...

Atlantic Democrats will vote to postpone county committee elections

April 8, 2020 9:55 amApril 8, 2020 10:25 am

Atlantic County Democrats will hold a virtual meeting of the full county committee to vote on the postponement of their terms until 2021. Party leader scheduled the May 7 online vote after Superior Court Judge James Savio ruled yesterday that...

Novak withdraws GOP congressional race in NJ-3

April 8, 2020 8:30 amApril 8, 2020 8:54 am

Barnegat Township Mayor John Novak has dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd district and has endorsed David Richter to take on Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton). Novak withdrew follows the invalidation of...

Ciattarelli calls on Murphy to reverse order closing parks

April 7, 2020 8:18 pmApril 7, 2020 9:53 pm

Jack Ciattarelli called on Gov. Phil Murphy to pull back an executive order shutting down New Jersey’s state and county parks the governor signed Tuesday. “Listen, we get it. Shelter in place and safe social distancing are key to flattening...

Judge rules no postponement of county committee elections in Atlantic, Cape May

April 7, 2020 4:58 pmApril 7, 2020 5:23 pm

Superior Court Judge James P. Savio today ruled the Democratic county committees in Atlantic and Cape May counties may not postpone elections until next year. Savio ordered the filing deadline to be reopened for an indeterminate period of time. He...

No changes planned for Safe Haven Act during pandemic

April 7, 2020 3:57 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration isn’t planning any changes to the Safe Haven Infant Protection Act amid the COVID-19 crisis. “I don’t think we’ve had any discussions on that,” Murphy’s Deputy Chief Counsel Parimal Garg said when asked whether the administration...

Campaigns not breaking COVID restrictions, Callahan says

April 7, 2020 3:12 pm

State authorities are not aware of any campaigns that have ignored mandates against gatherings and close contact. “I think I would be, and I’m not,” New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick Callahan said when asked whether he knew of...