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Holzapfel, Singer not ready to back Gibbs’ House bid

September 10, 2019 3:41 pmSeptember 10, 2019 4:29 pm

State Sens. James Holzapfel (R-Toms River) and Robert Singer (R-Lakewood) aren’t ready to back former Burlington County Freeholder Kate Gibbs for New Jersey’s 3rd district congressional seat against freshman Rep. Andy Kim (D-Marlton). “I don’t know yet. I have to...

Dems smack Stanfield on 93% NRA rating

September 4, 2019 7:33 pmSeptember 5, 2019 9:25 am

Democrats in the hotly contested 8th district Assembly race want to know how Republican Jean Stanfield earned a 93% rating from the National Rifle Association. “Voters in the 8th District deserve to know exactly how Jean Stanfield endeared herself so...

Dems smack Peters for VBM reform vote

August 29, 2019 1:09 pm

More than 14,000 voters in the 8th legislative district voted by mail in the 2018 mid-term elections – an increase of over 3,300 from the 2016 presidential election. Just 3,438 mail-in votes were cast in the off-off-year 2015 election, the...

In Mount Laurel, ‘The Bear’ growls and stops GOP from moving election

July 12, 2019 11:30 pm

Assemblywoman Carol “The Bear” Murphy clawed her way past a bid by the Republican mayor of Mount Laurel to move next year’s November partisan local election to a May non-partisan race to avoid being on the ballot with President Donald...

Carol “The Bear” Murphy has 19 days to win

June 25, 2019 12:10 pmJuly 12, 2019 11:15 pm

It looks like Carol “The Bear” Murphy is going to win her fight with Republican Mount Laurel Mayor Kurt Folcher, who is trying to move next year’s November partisan local election to a May non-partisan race to avoid being on...

In Mount Laurel, don’t mess with The Bear

June 20, 2019 9:02 pmJune 21, 2019 9:43 am

Don’t mess with Carol “The Bear” Murphy. When the Republican mayor of Mount Laurel tried to avoid being on the ballot with President Donald Trump in 2020 by trying to move next year’s November partisan election to a May non-partisan...

Burlington County Legislators Singleton, Conaway and Murphy to Host Free Men’s Success Workshop

June 17, 2019 12:22 pm

Moorestown, NJ – On Saturday, June 22, 2019, Senator Troy Singleton, Assemblyman Herb Conaway, and Assemblywoman Carol Murphy will jointly host a FREE Men’s Success Seminar at Rowan College at Burlington County in Mount Laurel. Called “Pathways to Success: A Seminar...