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Cape May Democrats replace Allison Murphy

December 31, 2019 1:36 pm

Elizabeth Casey is the new Democratic State Committeewoman from Cape May County. She ran unopposed in a special election last night to replace Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s chief of staff, Allison Murphy. Murphy resigned on December 15 after word broke...

Ocean City councilman switches parties to join Van Drew

December 16, 2019 11:51 pm

Ocean City Councilman Bob Barr has joined Rep. Jeff Van Drew and switched his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican. “This isn’t a hard decision for me,” Barr said in a Facebook post. Barr had been an unpaid aide to...

Cape May GOP officials back Van Drew party switch

December 14, 2019 6:57 pmDecember 14, 2019 7:01 pm

Five countywide officials in Cape May County welcomed Rep. Jeff Van Drew into the Republican party, splitting with GOP County Chairman Marcus Karavan. Freeholders Gerald Thornton, Leonard Desiderio and Jeffrey Pierson, Clerk Rita Fulginiti and Sheriff Bob Nolan said the...

Legislative races will mean three local government vacancies

November 15, 2019 8:22 pm

Races for the New Jersey Legislature will trigger municipal government vacancies in Lower Township, Ocean City and Denville. Assemblyman-elect Erik Simonsen (R-Lower) will need to resign his post as mayor of Lower Township in order to join the legislature in...

Cape May GOP freeholders re-elected

November 6, 2019 1:45 am

Cape May Republicans survived deep intra-party divisions to maintain their 5-0 majority on the Board of Freeholders. Incumbents Gerald Thornton (16,105) and Marie Hayes (15,833) defeated Democrats Joyce Gould (12,035) and Elizabeth Casey (11,833). The all-Republican freeholder board voted to censure...

Thornton, Hayes running together despite censure

October 28, 2019 9:42 pm

A censure issued to Cape May County Freeholder Marie Hayes earlier this year hasn’t left a lasting rift between her and Freeholder Gerald Thornton, “That’s been resolved,” Thornton said of the conflict stemming from the censure. “That’s been over for...

Maps: New Jersey Vote-by-Mail Ballots

October 28, 2019 9:03 pmOctober 29, 2019 11:43 am

Party affiliation of returned vote-by-mail ballots are tightening in some of the state’s most closely-watched legislative races.