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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...

Gloucester County Republican Chair Jackie Vigilante. Photo courtesy of the Vigilante Law Firm.

Vigilante wants Singh to apologize for mailer encouraging voters to cast multiple ballots

June 26, 2020 4:05 pmJune 27, 2020 12:03 am

Gloucester County Republican Chairwoman Jacci Vigilante called on U.S. Senate candidate Hirsh Singh to apologize to the county’s Republicans for a mailer sent by his campaign that asked voters who backed his primary rival to vote again. “Republican County Chairmen...

Judge rejects bid to force progressives to pay legal fees on petition challenge

June 17, 2020 6:03 pm

A Superior Court Judge today rejected a bid by four county clerks and the Camden County Democratic Organization to recover legal fees they spent defending a lawsuit filed by progressives trying to get on the ballot in some South Jersey...

Gloucester GOP candidates: N.J. should reopen

May 26, 2020 12:06 pm

The Republican candidates for Gloucester County freeholder — George W. Shivery, Jr., Chris Konawel and Nick DeSilvio – think Gov. Phil Murphy should stop picking winners and losers and smartly reopen businesses. “Let commonsense prevail and smartly get the state...

South Jersey wants progressive challengers to pay legal fees

April 23, 2020 9:50 pmApril 24, 2020 12:10 pm

Four county clerks and the Camden County Democratic organization want to recoup legal fees after South Jersey progressives suddenly dropped their lawsuit seeking to reverse the rejection of their nominating petitions. Now some of the candidates who filed to run...

South Jersey progressives drop lawsuit on petitions

April 23, 2020 11:54 amApril 23, 2020 6:23 pm

A group of South Jersey progressive candidates who had sought to challenge Democratic organization candidates in Camden, Cape May and Gloucester counties have withdrawn a lawsuit seeking to have the rejection of their nominating petitions reversed. Christopher Orlando, the Camden...

South Jersey progressives sue to stay on the ballot

April 9, 2020 11:20 am

A group of progressive Democrats candidates sued clerks in four South Jersey counties, claiming the officials were keeping them off the ballot by incorrectly processing the challengers’ nominating petitions. The thirteen progressive candidates claim clerks in Camden, Gloucester, Cape May...