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Pearson celebrates her lone progressive victory

July 27, 2020 3:49 pm

Former Cumberland County Freeholder Donna Pearson issued a muted celebration of her primary win. She was the only one of three progressive freeholder challengers to win at the polls this month. “This is bittersweet. It was a hard-fought battle. Our...

Musso, Castellini and Pearson win Cumberland Dem freeholder primary

July 16, 2020 9:23 pmJuly 17, 2020 9:11 am

This story was updated on July 17, 2020 at 9:04 AM. Donna Pearson staged a rare off-the-line victory in the Democratic primary for Cumberland County Freeholder. A former freeholder who has been out of office for nearly seventeen years, Pearson...

Pearson still leads Cumberland Democratic freeholder primary

July 14, 2020 8:59 pm

Donna Pearson is holding on to second place in the Democratic primary for three seats on the Cumberland County Board of Freeholders, with incumbent George Castellini leading his running mate, Bruce Cooper, by 141 votes. Incumbent Carol Musso has been...

All 19 of New Jersey’s black freeholders back name change

July 14, 2020 5:40 pmJuly 14, 2020 5:45 pm

All 19 of New Jersey’s black freeholders announced their support for a plan to phase out the title in favor of one that does not carry as troubled a history. “The origin of the title runs afoul of the ideals...

Pearson takes bigger lead in Cumberland Dem freeholder primary

July 11, 2020 4:05 pmJuly 11, 2020 4:11 pm

Donna Pearson has now surged to second place in the Cumberland County Democratic freeholder primary and incumbent George Castellini is now in third with a 149-vote lead over his running mate, Bruce Cooper. Castellini had been running a comfortable second...

Just 16 votes separate Pearson and Cooper in Cumberland Dem freeholder primary

July 9, 2020 7:25 pm

Just 17 votes off-the-line candidate Donna Pearson and organization choice Bruce Cooper in the Democratic primary for Cumberland County freeholder after more vote-by-mail ballots were counted on Thursday. Provisional ballots cast on Election Day have not yet been counted and...

In Cumberland Dem freeholder primary, Cooper takes the lead

July 8, 2020 7:26 pm

The Democratic primary for Cumberland County Freeholder continues to see-saw in a close contest that probably won’t be decided for at least a week. Millville Commissioner Bruce Cooper, who is running on the organization line with two incumbents, has now...