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Gloucester County called out on National Dog Day Facebook post after no comment on death of fire marshal’s dog

August 26, 2022 4:50 pm

You can’t make this stuff up. Two weeks after a three-year old golden retriever used as a first responder in arson investigations died under mysterious circumstances in a car assigned to the fire marshal, Gloucester County today used their Facebook...

Lawyer says it’s ‘common knowledge’ that dog died in fire marshal’s vehicle

August 23, 2022 10:59 amAugust 23, 2022 12:52 pm

An auto detailing company owned by the brother of Gloucester County Fire Marshal Shawn Layton confirmed that they had done some decorative work on the official county vehicle where a first responder dog, K9 Ember, died ten days ago, but...

Prosecutor probing K9 dog death involving Mantua township committeeman

August 19, 2022 12:01 amAugust 23, 2022 11:12 am

The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s office is investigating the death of a K9 dog assigned to a politically connected county fire marshal, Shawn K. Layton. Layton, who is also a Democratic township committeeman in Mantua, was entrusted with Ember, a three-year-old...

Madden stepped down as Gloucester Dem chairman in June

August 17, 2022 11:44 amAugust 17, 2022 5:22 pm

State Sen. Frederick Madden (D-Washington) surreptitiously stepped down from his post as Gloucester County Democratic Chairman in June and has been replaced by Chad Bruner, the county administrator. Madden had not publicly announced his decision not to seek re-election and...

Norcross tells South Jersey Democrats to run on economic issues, stay away from Biden, Washington

June 21, 2022 3:55 pmJune 21, 2022 11:48 pm

South Jersey Democrats are preparing to distance themselves from Joe Biden and a Congress controlled by their own party as they look to win local elections in a climate where voters increasingly view Washington Democrats as out of touch on...

In Woodbury, incumbent takes one-vote lead

June 16, 2022 11:31 am

A Woodbury councilman now leads his Democratic primary opponent by just one vote in a race between two former police officers who despise each other. Council President Reed Merinuk is up 242 to 241 over challenger Steve Cope, who mounted...

DiLucia loses Monroe GOP primary after party switch

June 7, 2022 9:55 pm

Monroe Mayor Richard DiLucia, who switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party in March, has lost the Republican primary for a second term to Samuel Miles, a businessman and high school tennis coach who ran off the line....