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O’Neil wins unexpired term in Medford Lakes

May 11, 2021 9:36 pmMay 11, 2021 9:43 pm

Councilman Dennis O’Neil defeated former Councilman Joseph Aromando to win the remainder of Mayor Robert Hanold’s unexpired term Tuesday. The race wasn’t a close one. O’Neil more than doubled Aromando’s vote total, defeating him 418-170. That’s a 42-point margin. Hanold...

Sciortino wins a seat in Bordentown

May 11, 2021 8:59 pmMay 12, 2021 1:35 am

The Murphy administration has representation on Bordentown’s City Commission. Treasury Communications Director Jennifer Sciortino ran in first with 600 votes to win a seat on the three-member body along with Mayor Jim Lynch (578) and Commissioner Joseph Meyers (585). By...

In some municipalities, mail-in ballots allow pre-Election Day turnout over total in last vote

May 11, 2021 2:03 pmMay 11, 2021 6:38 pm

More than one-third of vote-by mail ballots for today’s non-partisan municipal elections in Bordentown, Collingswood, Haddonfield, and Lyndhurst had already been returned by Monday, with some towns already surpassing voter turnout in the 2017 local contests. As of last night,...

The polls are now open in 14 N.J. municipalities

May 11, 2021 6:00 amMay 10, 2021 11:42 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. Today is Election Day in fourteen municipalities that hold non-partisan municipal elections. The polls opened at 6 AM and close at 8 PM, even in Cedar Grove. The race to watch is in Collingswood, a sort...

Burlington Republicans back former Palmyra mayor against Singleton

March 24, 2021 8:00 pm

Burlington County Republicans will back former Palmyra Mayor Michelle Arnold against State Sen. Troy Singleton (D-Delran). Douglas Dillon, a retired career Department of Transportation official, and pharmacist Joseph Jesuele will join Arnold on the Republican ticket as Assembly candidates in...

Ciattarelli heads Burlington GOP line as part names slate of county candidates

March 13, 2021 1:54 pmMarch 13, 2021 8:39 pm

Burlington County Republicans today formally awarded their organization line to gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, and picked Bass River Mayor Deborah Buzby-Cope to run for Surrogate. Surrogate was the last GOP post in a county that was run entirely by Republicans...

Burlington GOP backs Torrissi, Umba for Assembly in 8th district

March 13, 2021 11:10 amMarch 13, 2021 6:21 pm

Burlington County Republicans have picked Hammonton Councilman Michael Torrissi and Lumberton Township Administrator Brandon Umba as their candidates for two open State Assembly seats in the heavily competitive 8th legislative district. The GOP currently holds both seats in a district...