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After 39 years in office, Thornton set to retire as Cape May County Commissioner

March 10, 2022 8:10 pmMarch 10, 2022 8:46 pm

Gerald Thornton, who has spent nearly 39 years as a Cape County Commissioner, will not seek re-election. The 81-year-old Thornton was first elected in 1975 and was re-elected three times. Party officials say the leading candidate to replace Thornton is...

Cape May Democrats elect new county chairman

January 26, 2022 1:17 am

Daniel J. Kurkowski, a West Cape May Borough Commissioner, has won a special election as the new Cape May County Democratic Chairman. He replaces Brendan Sciarra, who stepped down. A former Cape May Bar Association president, Kurkowski defeated incumbent John...

Where local races stand in Cape May County

November 4, 2021 11:30 am

Cape May City Incumbent Councilwoman Lorraine Baldwin was re-elected unopposed in a nonpartisan race. Dennis Republican Committeeman Frank Germanio was re-elected without opposition to the Dennis Township Committee. Middle Republican Committeeman Ike Gandy defeated Democrat Quanette Vasser-McNeal 66-34% to retain...

Testa, McClellan, Simonsen win in the 1st district

November 2, 2021 10:38 pmJune 14, 2022 10:11 am

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Michael Testa (R-Vineland), Assemblyman Antwan McClellan (R-Ocean City), and Assemblyman Erik Simonsen (R-Lower) have won re-election to the 1st legislative district. Testa defeated former parole board hearing officer Yolanda Garcia Balicki...

Testa leads Garcia Balicki by 13 in Stockton poll

October 13, 2021 12:14 pm

State Sen. Michael Testa (R-Vineland) leads his Democratic opponent Yolanda Garcia Balicki by a 49-36% margin, according to a rare legislative poll of the 1st legislative district released today by Stockton University. The poll also found Testa’s running mates, Assemblyman...

Local candidates in three New Jersey towns sail to unopposed wins

May 11, 2021 8:26 pmMay 11, 2021 8:52 pm

Candidates for local office in three New Jersey towns won re-election unopposed Tuesday. In Sea Isle City, Council members J.B. Feeley, John Gibson and Mary Tighe won re-election. They’ll each serve another four-year term. It’ll be the second for Feeley,...

The polls are now open in 14 N.J. municipalities

May 11, 2021 6:00 amMay 10, 2021 11:42 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. Today is Election Day in fourteen municipalities that hold non-partisan municipal elections. The polls opened at 6 AM and close at 8 PM, even in Cedar Grove. The race to watch is in Collingswood, a sort...