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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...

RETRACTED: Sweeney, Burzichelli, Taliaferro win in the 3rd district

November 2, 2021 8:10 pmDecember 17, 2021 1:36 pm

Update: This race call was retracted at 1:11 a.m., after it became clear all three Democrats stood a strong chance of losing. The New Jersey Globe is projecting that Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford), Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Paulsboro), and...

Cumberland still one of few N.J. counties where either party can win

November 1, 2021 12:04 amNovember 1, 2021 9:27 am

Cumberland might have a 6-1 Democratic majority on their Board of Commissioners, but it’s still one of just three New Jersey counties that aren’t controlled entirely by one political party. This isn’t a control election. The best case scenario for...

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...

Bridgeton police officer charged with civil rights violation over 2017 incident

July 8, 2021 3:20 pmJuly 8, 2021 5:22 pm

A Bridgeton police officer faces up to 30 years in prison after allegedly pepper spraying a compliant man during a June 2017 arrest and lying about the interaction in police reports, acting U.S. Attorney Rachel Honig announced Thursday. John Grier...

Governor reminds Bridgeton that immigration status won’t matter in investigation of missing girl

June 2, 2021 10:38 pmJune 2, 2021 10:39 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy wants Bridgeton residents to know that their immigration status will not be questioned if they come forward with information about the possible abduction of a young girl on September 16, 2019. Dulce Maria Alavez was five-years-old when...

One arrested in connection with Fairfield mass shooting

May 24, 2021 10:39 amMay 24, 2021 12:00 pm

This article was updated with comment from Pat Colligan at 12 p.m. Monday. Authorities have arrested a Bridgeton man in connection with a weekend mass shooting that killed two and left 12 others injured, some critically. Kevin K. Dawkins, 36,...