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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,...

Monroe mayor loses Dem primary

June 6, 2018 3:55 amJune 6, 2018 4:37 am

By a vote of 40-0 last March, Monroe Township Democrats have dumped Mayor Daniel Teefy from their organization line and endorsed Councilman Rich DiLucia to run against him. On Tuesday, Democratic primary voters ratified the pick when DiLucia defeated Teedy...

Madden to run for re-election in 2021

May 31, 2018 5:53 pmJune 1, 2018 7:15 pm

State Sen. Fred Madden (D-Washington) said on Thursday that he intends to run for reelection in 2021. “Well it’s three and a half years from now, but yes,” Madden said. The topic is one that he said is often asked...

How Steve Sweeney got to the Senate

March 29, 2018 2:03 amMarch 29, 2018 5:45 pm

Steve Sweeney won a State Senate seat in 2001 after a feud between State Senator Raymond Zane and Gloucester County Democratic Chairman Michael Angelini over competition between the two over government legal contracts they both wanted. Zane was one of...