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Romeu loses re-election in Chesterfield

June 4, 2019 11:43 pm

Chesterfield Mayor Rita Romeu lost re-election by 13 votes Tuesday. She placed last in a field of candidates. Suruchi Batra placed first with 188 votes, while Agnes Marsala placed second with 131. Romeu had 118 ballots cast in her name.

Challengers sweep in Willingboro

June 4, 2019 11:35 pm

Challengers have unseated three incumbent councilmembers in Willingboro. Samantha Whitfield, Kaya McIntosh and Tiffani Worth defeated Councilwoman Jacqueline Jennings and Councilmen Darvis Holley and Martin Nock. They now have a majority on the five-member council Whitfield, McIntosh and Worth won...

Early turnout lags in Howarth’s hometown

June 4, 2019 10:34 am

Turnout was low in Evesham over the first few hours of Tuesday. Fewer than 30 had cast ballots Frances S. DeMasi Schools by 8 a.m., two hours after polls had opened, and poll workers said they expected the votes to...

Stanfield fires back on Howarth ICE mailer

June 2, 2019 6:18 pm

Former Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield on Sunday fired back at attacks level by Assemblyman Joe Howarth in mailers claiming she did not comply with a request to hold an immigrant in the country illegally submitted to the county by...

Bramnick backing Peters for re-election

June 1, 2019 6:14 pm

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick is backing Ryan Peters (R-Hainesport) for re-election to the State Assembly but has taken a pass on the other incumbent in the 8th district, Joe Howarth (R-Evesham). Bramnick used his campaign account to contribute $5,000...

Unions tied to South Jersey Democrats helping Howarth

June 1, 2019 5:27 pmJune 1, 2019 8:24 pm

Some labor unions with close ties to South Jersey Democrats are sending some late campaign contributions to Assemblyman Joe Howarth (R-Evesham) as he wages an uphill battle to win a Republican primary without organizational support in the 8th district. Howarth...

Howarth mailers hit opponents on immigration, Trump

May 28, 2019 12:28 pmJune 1, 2019 4:32 pm

Assemblyman Joe Howarth is turning to negative mailers with a week left before polls open on primary day. The incumbent, mounting an off-the-line re-election bid after being dropped from the county line, has sent out a series of mailers attacking...