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Monroe school board candidate withdraws following NJ Globe report

August 18, 2018 8:02 pmAugust 20, 2018 5:20 pm

A School Board candidate in Monroe Township, Gloucester County, withdrew from the race following a New Jersey Globe report on racist Facebook posts the man made between 2013 and 2016. Rick Jankowski, a carpenter, had made posts on Facebook calling...

Monroe school board candidate made racist, homophobic Facebook posts

August 15, 2018 7:59 pmAugust 16, 2018 4:21 pm

A Monroe Township, Gloucester County, school board candidate made a series of racist and homophobic Facebook messages between 2013 and 2016, at times referring to black people as “animals” and “fucking monkeys.” “So now I watch videos of the ‘protesters’...

Spearman takes seat in Assembly

June 30, 2018 3:37 pmJune 30, 2018 11:38 pm

William Spearman was sworn in to his seat in the the New Jersey State Assembly today, three days after winning a special election convention to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Arthur Barclay last week. Barclay resigned last...

Spearman wins Assembly seat

June 27, 2018 7:04 pmJune 28, 2018 12:12 pm

Former Camden City Councilman William Spearman was elected to the New Jersey State Assembly tonight, winning a special election convention to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Arthur Barclay last week. Spearman could be sworn in as early...

Spearman to replace Barclay in Assembly

June 22, 2018 2:57 pmJune 25, 2018 4:13 pm

South Jersey Democratic leaders have picked former Camden City Councilman William Spearman to replace Arthur Barclay in the 5th district State Assembly seat, according sources familiar with the selection but not authorized to speak publicly. Barclay resigned this week after...

Barclay resigns after arrest on assault charges

June 20, 2018 4:00 pmJune 25, 2018 4:15 pm

Assemblyman Arthur Barclay (D-Camden) has submitted his letter of resignation from the State Assembly. He was arrested on domestic violence charges on June 7. Party leaders told him to resign on Monday, following a New Jersey Globe report of his...

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

Vigilante is new Gloucester GOP chairman

June 19, 2018 5:44 pmJune 19, 2018 7:24 pm

Citing time commitments, Jim Philbin resigned last week as the Gloucester County Republican Chairman. His replacement is Jackie Vigilante, a Mullica Hill attorney. Vigilante will serve the remaining year of Philbin’s unexpired term. Vigilante is a law partner of Niki Trunk,...