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Sciarra re-elected Cape May Democratic chairman

July 30, 2020 3:14 pm

Cape May County Democratic Chairman Brendan Sciarra was re-elected on Wednesday at a “socially distant reorganization meeting” held at the Cape May County Park and Zoo. Sciarra said that every Cape May municipality now has a Democratic organization for the...

Cape May Democrats launch freeholder bid

July 28, 2020 2:01 pm

Pledging to diversify the county’s seasonal economy, Democrats Brendan Sciarra and Liz Casey have kicked off their campaigns for Cape May County freeholder against Republican incumbents Will Morey and Jeff Pierson. “As a lifelong resident of Cape May County and...

Donohue seeks return to Cape May GOP chair post

June 18, 2020 2:15 pmJune 18, 2020 2:42 pm

Michael Donohue, who stepped down as a Superior Court judge earlier this year, will seek a return to his old post as Cape May County Republican Chairman. He would face incumbent Marcus Karavan, who had announced the he would seek...

Judge rejects bid to force progressives to pay legal fees on petition challenge

June 17, 2020 6:03 pm

A Superior Court Judge today rejected a bid by four county clerks and the Camden County Democratic Organization to recover legal fees they spent defending a lawsuit filed by progressives trying to get on the ballot in some South Jersey...

Wildwood Democratic mayor fears ‘economic catastrophe to the Jersey Shore’

May 28, 2020 9:32 am

A Democratic mayor of a town dependent upon the tourism industry is asking Gov. Phil Murphy to lay out his plan for reopening South Jersey’s seaside resorts as a way of avoiding “economic catastrophe to the Jersey Shore.” “As a...

Cape May Democratic chairman wants Murphy to boost summer economy

May 27, 2020 1:22 pm

If Gov. Phil Murphy doesn’t reopen Cape May County businesses soon, the effect on the economy could be devastating, the Democratic county chairman says. “The calendar is not our friend. Cape May County’s economy is largely seasonal, countless people depend...

Levchuk defeats Wilson in Ocean City council race

May 15, 2020 7:52 pmMay 15, 2020 8:05 pm

Businessman Jody J. Levchuk ousted two-tern Ocean City Councilman Anthony Wilson by 14 votes to capture the 3rd Ward seat. Wilson was one of two incumbents in the state to lose his seat in an all-VBM election held in 33...