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In small Atlantic County borough, GOP appears to have stolen a Democratic seat

February 4, 2023 12:00 amFebruary 28, 2023 11:17 am

Update: Buena Republicans have acknowledged their lack of understanding of the statute. Richard Giovinazzi will be removed, and Democrats will submit three names. There will be a special election for the unexpired term in November. Gina Andaloro was elected...

Senate Health Committee will hold discussion-only hearing on casino smoking bill

February 1, 2023 2:15 pmFebruary 1, 2023 9:28 pm

State Sen. Joe Vitale (D-Woodbridge) announced today that the committee he chairs, the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, will hold a February 13 discussion-only hearing on a long-languishing bill to ban smoking inside New Jersey’s casinos. “This...

2nd district Republicans have solid $200k on-hand for competitive re-election bids

January 25, 2023 12:23 pm

The incumbent Republican slate in the 2nd legislative district has $206,956 in cash on-hand as of the end of 2022, positioning them for what will likely be a highly contested general election in the Atlantic County-based district. A little over...

Absecon councilman switches parties, causing shift to GOP control

December 30, 2022 8:15 pmDecember 31, 2022 7:08 pm

A Democratic councilman in Absecon has switched parties, giving Republicans a 4-3 majority on the city council going into next week’s reorganization meeting, WPG radio personality Harry Hurley reported today. At-Large Councilman Stephen Light will join incumbent Nicholas LaRotunda and...

Most school referendum votes pass, but Dover, Little Falls, Saddle Brook reject spending plans

December 13, 2022 9:20 pmDecember 14, 2022 12:58 am

New Jersey has four separate election days each year set aside for local school boards to seek voter approval of school construction proposals. The state will fund at least 40% of eligible costs through annual debt service aid under the...

For the 14th time this year, the polls in New Jersey are now closed

December 13, 2022 8:00 pmDecember 13, 2022 8:50 pm

It’s 8 PM and the polls have closed in New Jersey for the 14th and final time of 2022. Voters in fourteen New Jersey municipalities went to the polls today for non-partisan council runoffs in Trenton, Perth Amboy and Manchester,...

It’s Election Day in New Jersey, again

December 13, 2022 6:00 amDecember 13, 2022 9:31 am

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s Election Day in New Jersey for the 14th time in 2022. Voters in fourteen New Jersey municipalities go to the polls today for non-partisan council runoffs in Trenton, Perth Amboy and Manchester, where no candidate...