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How the Becchi district swap happened

January 19, 2020 9:34 pmJanuary 20, 2020 1:08 am

Rosemarie Becchi began to seriously consider switching districts and running against Mikie Sherrill instead of Tom Malinowski sometime on Friday and made a final decision on Sunday morning, according to fourteen sources familiar with all or part of the marathon...

Thomas-Fields may run for Atlantic City mayor

January 18, 2020 10:53 pmJanuary 19, 2020 9:02 am

Pamela Thomas-Fields, a prominent Atlantic City community leader and longtime city employee, is mulling a bid for the Democratic nomination for mayor. Thomas-Fields ran for freeholder in 2013 and lost a District 1 primary to Ernest Coursey by just 189...

Durwood Pinkett, Democrat who quit Van Drew staff, may run for mayor of Atlantic City

January 17, 2020 6:32 pmJanuary 18, 2020 10:53 pm

Durwood Pinkett, who resigned his post as an aide to Rep. Jeff Van Drew immediately upon being informed of his party switch, is mulling a bid for for mayor of Atlantic City. “I am officially exploring Democratic support for mayor,”...

Altman calls for criminal investigation into Norcross

January 17, 2020 12:56 pmJanuary 17, 2020 2:34 pm

NJ Working Families director Sue Altman called for a criminal investigation into South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross following the release of a second report by a task force investigating tax incentives meted out by the Economic Development Authority. “It’s time...

DuBois backs Van Drew

January 17, 2020 11:17 am

Salem County Republican Chairwoman Linda DuBois endorsed Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) for re-election Friday. “Congressman Van Drew has a deep understanding of the issues facing South Jersey, particularly when it comes to the needs of our agricultural community,” said...

EDA task force releases second scathing report

January 16, 2020 3:57 pmJanuary 16, 2020 4:15 pm

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with Comment from Norcross at 4:13 p.m. The task force convened by Gov. Phil Murphy to investigate tax incentives meted out by the Economic Development Authority released a second scathing report Thursday. The report...

Rotondi attacks Sussex Republicans for skipping hate crimes symposium

January 16, 2020 2:47 pmJanuary 16, 2020 3:33 pm

Sussex County Democratic Chairwoman Katie Rotondi attacked area Republicans for skipping a symposium on combating hate crimes there Thursday. “With multiple hate crimes committed in Sussex County over the last four years remaining unsolved amid a substantial uptick of graffitied...