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Murphy taps new prosecutors in Atlantic, Burlington

May 16, 2022 7:16 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated new prosecutors in Atlantic and Burlington counties and said he would renominate Jennifer Webb-McRae as the Cumberland County prosecutor. LaChia Bradshaw was named to replace Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina, a Christie administration holdover, and...

Quinn’s Millville gambit nets him a win, but not the seat he wanted

November 18, 2021 10:44 am

Democrat Jim Quinn’s decision to give up his seat on the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners this year to run for Millville City Commissioner was a return to his roots. He had spent 16 years as mayor before winning county...

Cumberland, Gloucester is GOP battleground for 2022

November 15, 2021 12:02 amNovember 16, 2021 10:23 am

If the Republicans can build on recent wins in Gloucester and Cumberland counties in next year’s mid-term elections, it might mean a Red Wall of county government control in six of eight South Jersey counties – everywhere but Camden and...

Where local races stand in Cumberland County

November 4, 2021 4:09 pm

Bridgeton Appointed Councilwoman Marian King won election to the remainder of her term on the Bridgeton City Council; she was unopposed in the nonpartisan election. Commercial Republican Joseph Klaudi defeated Democrat Susan Corson 61-39% for a seat on the Commercial...

GOP gains county posts in Atlantic, Gloucester

November 3, 2021 5:57 amApril 3, 2022 11:10 am

Republicans had a good night on Tuesday in their pursuit of countywide offices, with likely pickups of county commissioner seats in Atlantic, Gloucester and Somerset counties. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. The...

GOP picks up two commissioner seats in Cumberland

November 3, 2021 4:33 amNovember 3, 2021 4:55 am

Boosted by big wins at the top of the ticket, Republicans are projected to win two seats on the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners, reducing the Democratic majority to 4-3. Vineland businessmen Antonio Romero (16,181) and Joseph Sileo (16,118) lead...

Testa, McClellan, Simonsen win in the 1st district

November 2, 2021 10:38 pmDecember 17, 2021 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...