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Norcross company says it ‘over-delivered’ on promises to EDA

July 16, 2019 5:49 pmJuly 16, 2019 6:01 pm

The insurance and risk management company run by Democratic powerbroker George Norcross is pushing back on a task force report probing tax incentives, saying that the company “over-delivered on the promises it made to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority....

Grandson of Camden councilman murdered

July 3, 2019 12:11 pm

Curtis Jenkins III, the 20-year-old grandson of Camden City Council President Curtis Jenkins, Sr., was found dead late last night in an abandoned garage, two days after he was kidnapped. The grandfather told the Philadelphia Inquirer that his son received...

Beach easily wins re-election as Camden Dem chairman

June 12, 2019 11:01 amJune 12, 2019 4:14 pm

State Sen. James Beach (D-Voorhees) was re-elected Camden County Democratic chairman on Tuesday evening, easily beating back a symbolic challenge from Susan Druckenbrod. Druckenbrod, who won 19% of the vote in her bid for the Democratic mayoral nomination in Cherry...

Kate Delany elected Collingswood Dem chair

June 11, 2019 8:15 pmJune 11, 2019 8:23 pm

Collingswood Democrats elected Kate Delany as the new municipal chair at their reorganization meeting Monday night, nearly a week after a group of progressive Democrats swept sixteen seats in an off-the-line race for county committee. The Democrats of Camden County...

Cruz-Perez seeks resignation of top Murphy aide

June 7, 2019 2:33 pmJune 10, 2019 9:12 am

State Sen. Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D-Barrington) today called for the resignation of Gov. Phil Murphy’s chief counsel following a legislative panel report that sharply criticized his staff’s handling of Katie Brennan’s allegation that Al Alvarez raped her during the 2017 gubernatorial...

EDA task force hearing postponed

June 7, 2019 11:07 am

The task force convened by Gov. Phil Murphy to investigate abuses of tax incentives meted out by the Economic Development Authority on Friday announced it has delayed its third hearing and a report due to be issued at the same....

Norcross’ Camden Dems easily win primary against progressive rebels

June 5, 2019 6:29 amJune 5, 2019 7:51 am

In Camden County, it was the Empire Strikes Back with George Norcross as Darth Vader. In the first test of electoral strength since the tax credits story broke, the Camden County Democratic organization scored massive victories on Tuesday against the...