Gloucester Archives

Monroe Democrats dump mayor

March 5, 2018 4:46 pmMarch 6, 2018 1:35 pm

By a vote of 40-0, Monroe Township Democrats have dumped Mayor Daniel Teefy from their organization line and endorsed Councilman Rich DiLucia to run against him. The unanimous vote of the party’s executive committee also included a rejection of Teefy’s...

Trailblazing South Jersey Politician Dies

January 21, 2018 11:33 am

Elwood Hampton, who became the first black Mayor of a South Jersey town that was 77% white – and later the first black Freeholder in Gloucester County, died on January 17. He was 93. As a young man growing up...