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

Gloucester GOP gets behind Van Drew

January 24, 2020 2:26 pm

Gloucester County Republican Chairwoman Jacci Vigilante and a host of the county’s Republican officials endorsed Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) Friday. “Congressman Van Drew has worked hard to earn the support of Republican leaders all over South Jersey, including right...

Gloucester GOP leaders back Fitzherbert

November 25, 2019 9:07 amNovember 25, 2019 10:57 am

The two Republican State Committee members from Gloucester County have endorsed Brian Fitzherbert for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd district. Fitzherbert is seeking the Republican nod to take on freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis). He has won some key...

Democratic incumbents win Gloucester freeholder race

November 6, 2019 1:20 am

Two incumbent Gloucester County freeholders easily won re-election on Tuesday as Democrats maintained their 7-0 control of county government. Frank DiMarco (30,546) and Dan Christy (29,448) defeated Republican challengers Andrea K. Sammons (23,435) and Diane King (23,414). Sammons, 23, is...

Cumberland elects one Democrat, one Republican to freeholder board

November 6, 2019 1:09 am

Democrats and Republicans each held their seats on the Cumberland County Board of Freeholders and Democratic County Clerk Celeste Riley survived a relatively close race to win re-election to a second term. Republican Douglas Albrecht, a former Vineland councilman, was...

Maps: New Jersey Vote-by-Mail Ballots

October 28, 2019 9:03 pmOctober 29, 2019 11:43 am

Party affiliation of returned vote-by-mail ballots are tightening in some of the state’s most closely-watched legislative races.

Antwan McClellan could affect legislative redistricting

October 27, 2019 6:55 pm

New Jersey hasn’t had an African American Republican legislator since Tom Smith (R-Asbury Park) died in 2002. That could change next month, if Antwan McClellan wins his bid for State Assembly in the potentially close 1st district Assembly race. A...

U.S. Navy veteran killed at Pearl Harbor to be buried in Clayton on Saturday

September 13, 2019 9:39 pmSeptember 14, 2019 10:23 am

Gov. Phil Murphy has ordered flags to fly at half-staff on Monday to honor U.S. Navy veteran Harold “Bud Costill, who was an 18-year-old sailor on the USS West Virginia when he was killed in when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor...