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Democrats make August registration gains in key legislative districts

September 10, 2019 9:47 am

Democrats outpaced Republicans in August voter registration in each of the battleground districts for the 2019 mid-term Assembly races. While some of the numbers may seem small, close races for the legislature are not uncommon. Three contests over the last...

Another fight in Wildwood set for fall

August 30, 2019 4:09 pmAugust 30, 2019 4:11 pm

Two-term Wildwood Commissioner Pete Byron has teamed up with two political newcomers to topple Mayor Ernie Troiano in the November non-partisan election. Steve Mikulski and Krista Fitzsimmons will join Byron on the “Wildwood 4 Change” slate and say they will...

Testa, grandson of Holocaust survivors, slams Murphy on Dye hire

August 29, 2019 12:34 pmAugust 29, 2019 2:25 pm

Racist statements made by a former Murphy administration official who serves as President of the Passaic NAACP has now made its way to a hotly contested race for State Senate in a Cape May-Cumberland legislative district. “The recent Anti-Semitic comments...

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...