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Atlantic City referendum defeated in landslide

May 12, 2020 8:13 pmMay 12, 2020 9:39 pm

Voters in Atlantic City slapped down a referendum that would have eliminated the city’s mayor and reduced the number of seats on the city’s council. The referendum, which was opposed by incumbent councilmembers, Mayor Marty Small and the Callaway family-led...

Thomas-Fields endorses Kennedy

May 12, 2020 2:46 pm

Atlantic City mayoral candidate Pamela Thomas-Fields endorsed Amy Kennedy’s House campaign Saturday. “Amy Kennedy is our hometown girl,” Thomas-Fields said. “Not only does she believe in South Jersey, but she is South Jersey, through and through. Her strong stance on...

Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman

Judge allows Atlantic Democrats to postpone county committee elections

May 12, 2020 11:17 amMay 12, 2020 11:20 am

Atlantic County Democrats will elect county committee members in 2021 after parties to a lawsuit agreed to drop their objection. Superior Court Judge James P. Savio today signed a consent order to move the election after Atlantic Democrats approved a...

Atlantic Democrats reopen postponing county committee elections

May 11, 2020 1:02 pmMay 11, 2020 3:07 pm

The race for Democratic county committee in Atlantic County may be off again. Atlantic County Democrats are asking a judge to vacate his order to hold county committee elections in the July 7 primary election after the party organization amended...

Jerseyans unsure about summer ’20 trip to Jersey Shore, poll says

April 27, 2020 10:00 amApril 27, 2020 10:03 am

New Jerseyans are still uncertain whether they will visit the Jersey Shore this summer, according to a Monmouth University poll released this morning. Almost six out of ten state residents (58%) said that had planned a Jersey shore trip –...

Toto touts Somers Point COVID-19 testing

April 24, 2020 1:42 pm

Somers Point Councilman James Toto touted a deal with a health care services company that will provide COVID-19 tests to municipal employees in the town. “We are in a crisis, and we have to look to President Trump’s examples of...

Murphy beats up on Atlantic surrogate’s call to re-open state ‘immediately without restrictions’

April 18, 2020 3:10 pmApril 19, 2020 6:46 pm

An unusually enraged Gov. Phil Murphy today smacked down Atlantic County Surrogate James Curcio for calling on the state to reopen “immediately without restrictions” and “untie the hands of the private sector so it can rescue New Jersey from this...