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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...

Municipal judge admits he failed to maintain proper accounts, purchase insurance

August 2, 2019 2:27 pmAugust 2, 2019 3:45 pm

A Vineland municipal court judge admitted to failing to properly maintain accounts dedicated to sums received on behalf of clients and purchase liability insurance earlier this week. Between October 17, 2017, and March 29, 2018, Guy Killen’s name was added...

McClellan slaps Murphy on minimum wage hike

July 2, 2019 10:51 am

Ocean City Councilman Antwan McClellan, a Republican candidate for State Assembly in the 1st district, today stepped up his attacks on Gov. Phil Murphy and the Democratic-controlled Legislature for supporting an increase to New Jersey’s minimum wage. The minimum wage...

Maps: The race for Senate, Assembly in LD1

June 14, 2019 9:48 amJune 14, 2019 11:14 am

There is no place in New Jersey where Republicans are better situated to pick up legislative seats in the 2019 mid-term elections than in the 1st district, which includes Cape May and parts of Cumberland and Atlantic. In 2017, then-Assemblyman...

Burzichelli, Taliaferro in 3rd district

June 4, 2019 8:01 pmJune 3, 2019 10:55 pm

The New Jersey Globe is calling the Democratic primary for State Assembly in the 3rd district for incumbents John Burzichelli (D-Paulsboro) and Adam Taliaferro (D-Swedesboro). They have defeated their primary opponent, John Kalnas. Burzichelli and Taliaferro will face Republicans Beth...

Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan likely GOP Assembly candidates in 1st district

March 4, 2019 12:01 pmMarch 4, 2019 2:40 pm

Lower Township mayor Erik Simonsen and Ocean City councilman Antwan McClellan have emerged as the leading candidates for the Republican State Assembly nomination in the 1st district. The two Cape May officials are expected to win the endorsement of the...

Fiocchi, Testa trade jabs early into primary

February 12, 2019 5:01 pmFebruary 13, 2019 4:58 pm

With filing day still more than a month away, Republican state Senate candidates Sam Fiocchi and Mike Testa are at each other’s throats. Fiocchi threw the first stone, saying Testa, who is Cumberland County Republican chairman, was being a hypocrite...