Camden

Vincent Reed, former Gloucester city councilman, dies at 85

Vincent R. Reed, Sr., a former Gloucester City councilman, died on December 20. He was 85. He served during the era of Francis J. Gorman, a legendary local politician who served as a city councilman and city treasurer and spent served as an Assemblyman from 1972 to 1985. Reed was appointed to the council in March 1971 when Thomas Kilcourse resigned to become the city clerk. He won the third
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Former Florio aide dies

Eugene “Peanuts” Polanski, a former labor leader and congressional aide, passed away on October 6.  He was 86. Polanski worked as clerk for the U.S. Post Office from 1956 to 1972.  He served as president of the American Postal Workers Union Camden Local from 1968 to 1971, as president of a larger union when four locals merged in 1971, and vice president of the New Jersey Postal Union Southern Division
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Custodio gets Camden elections post

Gov. Phil Murphy filed the appointment of Republican John Custodio to the Camden County Board of Elections, less than a day after the New Jersey Globe questioned why the nomination had taken so long. A vacancy has existed since July 31, when Republican John Venuti retired.  Camden County Republican Chairman Richard Ambrosino submitted paperwork with Custodio’s name, signed by the vice chair and the two state committee members.  New Jersey
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Voorhees deputy mayor involved in 2nd bar incident

Voorhees Deputy Mayor Jason Ravitz was involved in another bar incident in January, according to an incident report filed with the local police department. A little after midnight on January 10, 2018, Voorhees police responded to a call about a verbal argument and physical altercation at an Applebee’s. Three men -- Vaneet Chopra, Manish Chopra, and Rajesh Khullar -- who were reportedly engaged in an argument with each other. The
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