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Ocean City mayor faces two challengers in May election

February 27, 2026 1:31 pm

The May 12 non-partisan race for mayor of Ocean City will feature a contest between four-term incumbent Jay Gillian and two members of the city council, Keith Hartzell and Peter Madden. The campaign takes place against the backdrop of Gillian’s...

Filing day coming up for May non-partisan elections

February 24, 2026 2:16 pmFebruary 24, 2026 2:44 pm

Nominating petitions for the May 12 non-partisan municipal election are due at 4 PM on Thursday, leaving candidates who waited until the last minute and then missed days as a result of the snowstorm in a last-minute scramble. Bayonne, Belleville,...

Cape May mayor prepping congressional bid in NJ-2

February 4, 2026 12:08 pmFebruary 4, 2026 12:10 pm

Cape Mayor Mayor Zack Mullock may make a late entry into the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 2nd congressional district, where Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) already faces a quartet of Democratic foes. Mullock wrote in an email to Atlantic...

Bashaw will run for Cape May County Commissioner

January 12, 2026 5:53 amJanuary 12, 2026 7:55 am

Curtis Bashaw, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2024, will run for an open seat on the Cape May County Board of Commissioners. Bashaw and former North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello will run for seats currently occupied by Will...

Special school referendum results

December 9, 2025 11:53 pmDecember 10, 2025 12:16 pm

New Jersey’s final Election Day of 2025 is over, with two school districts approving bond referendum initiatives, one rejecting it, and one that won’t be decided tonight. A $39.1 million bond referendum in Mantua is too close to call, with...

Voters in four N.J. school districts head to the polls today

December 9, 2025 6:00 amDecember 9, 2025 1:01 am

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s Election Day in ten municipalities where voters will take part in a special school referendum to authorize the expenditure of funds for capital projects. Today’s elections in four school districts – it was supposed to...

Sherrill names 35 local and county elected officials to transition panel

December 2, 2025 9:02 amDecember 9, 2025 10:12 am

Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill today unveiled a 35-member Local Government Advisory Group of elected officials from across New Jersey, assembled to provide expertise and on-the-ground insight to her transition’s Action Teams. Phil Alagia, the chief of staff to Essex County Executive...