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Wildwood mayor who pled guilty to tax charges resigns, but his name remains on ballot

September 21, 2023 10:02 amSeptember 21, 2023 11:00 am

More than a month after he was sentenced to three years on probation for failing to report income on his federal tax returns, Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron has resigned, but he remains on the November non-partisan municipal election. “It is...

Just a handful of competitive county elections in N.J. this year

September 12, 2023 11:38 am

While all 21 New Jersey counties have countywide elections this fall, only four are competitive, and only one will determine which party controls county government. Gloucester County has a control election — also a deep divide among Republicans seeking to...

Some N.J. towns begin swearing in new governing body members elected in May

July 1, 2023 1:49 pmJuly 1, 2023 5:17 pm

Changes in some municipal governments across the state begin today as winners of New Jersey’s May 9 non-partisan municipal elections begin being sworn in. Gov. Phil Murphy swore in Red Bank Mayor Billy Portman today after a new, non-partisan form...

Indictments dismissed in Wildwood (Updated)

June 24, 2023 1:06 amJune 24, 2023 4:35 pm

Criminal charges against Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron and two others were dismissed on Friday in another loss for the state’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability, the Press of Atlantic City reported today. Superior Court Judge Bernard DeLury tossed the...

OPRAmachine gets big win in court

May 19, 2023 6:14 pmMay 19, 2023 6:14 pm

A website that tracks and publishes requests files under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act won a major legal victory today after Superior Court Judge Ralph Paolone found a lawsuit holding them responsible for the contents of records released...

Candidates win local races uncontested in six towns

May 9, 2023 8:01 pmMay 10, 2023 12:52 am

Of the 13 towns that held nonpartisan municipal elections today, six of them featured uncontested races. With polls now closed, the unopposed candidates in each town have been re-elected to another term. In South Orange, Village President Sheena Collum and...

It’s Election Day in New Jersey

May 9, 2023 6:00 amMay 10, 2023 2:53 am

Good Morning, New Jersey. It’s Election Day, and the polls are now open in thirteen municipalities holding non-partisan local elections today. The most closely-watched race is in West New York, where Albio Sires, a former nine-term congressman who retired last...