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Andrzejczak, running mates, furious with Murphy Wildwood veto

August 23, 2019 6:55 pmAugust 24, 2019 11:27 am

The three Democratic legislators representing Cape May County today criticized Gov. Phil Murphy for vetoing their bill to fund the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority to pay for repairs to the Wildwood Boardwalk. The veto comes as the...

Cape May Democrats pick Gould as freeholder candidate

August 8, 2019 9:31 pmAugust 8, 2019 9:41 pm

Cape May County Democrats have picked Joyce Gould, a seven-term Wildwood Crest Commissioner, as their candidate for Freeholder. Gould replaces Steve Barry, who dropped out of the race for health reasons. She will run with Elizabeth Casey, an Ocean City...

Facing re-election, Thornton sees no shortage of scandal

August 2, 2019 11:19 amAugust 4, 2019 11:42 am

There’s been no shortage of bad news for Cape May County Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton in recent weeks. Roughly two weeks ago, an appellate court reinstated a lawsuit alleging Thornton retaliated against Kim Allen, a two-term purchasing agent for the...

Cape May Dems: Censure proof Republican freeholders need to go

July 12, 2019 1:42 pmJuly 12, 2019 1:45 pm

Democratic freeholder candidates in Cape May County are taking aim at Republican incumbents after they voted to censure one of their own on Tuesday. “I think what we’re witnessing on the freeholder board illustrates the overarching problems with one single...

Andrzejczak staying out of Cape May freeholder tiff

July 12, 2019 11:32 amJuly 12, 2019 11:31 pm

State Sen. Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle) is staying out of an intra-party fight between Cape May County’s Republican freeholders. “It’s a county issue, and the county’s taken care of it,” Andrzejczak told the New Jersey Globe when asked about the censure...

Cape May freeholders censure Hayes

July 9, 2019 10:18 pmJuly 12, 2019 12:07 pm

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article said Freeholder Morey abstained on the retaliation censure. He voted against it. The Cape May County Board of Freeholders voted in favor of two censures against Freeholder Marie Hayes. Three of the...

Cape May freeholders set to censure Hayes

July 5, 2019 3:54 pmJuly 6, 2019 9:56 am

The Cape May County Board of Freeholders has scheduled a vote on Tuesday to censure Freeholder Marie Hayes for violating the county’s conflict of interest policy. A source speaking on the condition of anonymity says that disciplinary measure comes after...