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Hammonton political leader charged in alleged $914K theft from elderly woman

July 20, 2026 5:15 pm

James Donio, the former president of Hammonton First, an influential local independent party organization that has controlled the governing body for most of the last two decades, faces charges of theft, money laundering, and tampering with records. Donio, 50, was...

Atlantic clerk files amended primary results after 24 disputed ballots counted

July 20, 2026 11:59 am

Atlantic County Clerk Joseph Giralo has filed amended results for the 2026 primary election after the county Board of Elections counted 24 vote-by-mail ballots that had been withheld by the United States Postal Service over a disputed bill. The ballots...

Atlantic board counts 24 VBM ballots held hostage by post office

July 15, 2026 9:39 pmJuly 15, 2026 9:53 pm

Twenty-four Atlantic County voters whose cured vote-by-mail ballots sat undelivered at a U.S. Postal Service facility because of a disputed $66,000 bill from 2020 will have their votes counted after the county Board of Elections unanimously rejected the state’s legal...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Atlantic County in 2026

July 14, 2026 6:55 pmJuly 15, 2026 9:22 am

Atlantic County is arguably the most politically competitive county in New Jersey and has been since the Nucky Johnson-to-Hap Farley GOP machine was overthrown in 1971. Despite the Republican lock on county government, elections in Atlantic County are sometimes closer...

Charter school founder seeks PTI after prosecutors reverse course in old Nicodemo case

July 14, 2026 11:50 amJuly 14, 2026 2:10 pm

Peter Caporilli, the founder of an Atlantic County charter school who was indicted in a case brought by disgraced former Deputy Attorney General John Nicodemo of the embattled Office of Public Integrity and Accountability, is seeking admission into New Jersey’s...

Testa’s 2027 race is about more than re-election

July 1, 2026 4:19 pm

Republicans will field the same ticket in the 1st Legislative District in 2027, but the campaign carries higher stakes for Sen. Michael Testa (R-Vineland) than simply winning re-election. The race will offer one of the clearest early measures of his...

Tiver seeks re-election in pivotal 8th district Senate race

July 1, 2026 3:16 pm

One of New Jersey’s most vulnerable Republican incumbents is officially seeking another term, setting up what is expected to be one of the state’s marquee legislative battles of 2027. Freshman State Sen. Latham Tiver (R-Southampton) announced Tuesday that he will...