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Madame Battleship

July 27, 2018 9:46 pmJuly 31, 2018 10:24 am

In the late 1990s, a freshman Camden County freeholder took on a commission led by the late Assemblyman Joe Azzolina and backed by the state’s northern political force to bring a ship, and a rare win, to South Jersey. When...

Verrelli wins LD15 seat

July 26, 2018 8:15 pmAugust 6, 2018 5:53 pm

Mercer County Freeholder Anthony Verrelli was elected to fill the Assembly seat left vacant when Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora was sworn into his current post, winning in the runoff by five votes. “I feel good,” Verrelli said shortly after his...

Brown: Testa a ‘wonderful choice’ for LD1

July 26, 2018 3:26 pmJuly 31, 2018 10:22 am

State Sen. Chris Brown said Cumberland County Republican Chairman Michael Testa would be a great pick to fill State Sen. Jeff Van Drew’s seat if the latter beats out Seth Grossman for retiring Rep. Frank LoBiondo’s House seat. “There’s a...

Brown backing Grossman

July 26, 2018 1:12 pmJuly 31, 2018 10:21 am

State Sen. Chris Brown isn’t dumping Seth Grossman. Brown said on Thursday that he supports the Republican nominee to retiring Rep. Frank LoBiondo’s seat in the House of Representatives. Grossman lost the support of the national GOP after it was...

Gopal applauds suspension of ‘Turban Man’ radio hosts

July 26, 2018 11:56 amJuly 31, 2018 10:21 am

State Sen. Vin Gopal on Thursday applauded New Jersey 101.5 suspending Dennis Malloy and Judi Franco after the two mid-day hosts referred to state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, who is Sikh, as “Turban Man” throughout a segment on Wednesday. ...

Frisby endorses Laurenti

July 25, 2018 2:52 pmJuly 31, 2018 10:20 am

Mercer County Freeholder Sam Frisby endorsed Jeff Laurenti over fellow freeholder MercerAnthony Verrelli on Wednesday. “Jeff is scary smart and one of the few people that I know who has as an equally measured grasp of international, federal, state and...

Benedetti drops out, endorses Verrelli

July 24, 2018 2:34 pmJuly 25, 2018 1:35 pm

Ewing School Board member Carl Benedetti dropped out of the race for Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora’s Assembly seat on Tuesday to endorse Mercer County Freeholder Anthony Verrelli for the post. “I’m proud to endorse Anthony Verrelli to be the next...