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Hunterdon GOP leader unhappy with Zimmer’s Biden endorsement

August 25, 2020 10:46 amSeptember 15, 2020 9:07 pm

In an email to county committee members, newly-elected Hunterdon County GOP Chairman Gabe Plumer said he was disappointed that former Rep. Dick Zimmer (R-Delaware Township) for his endorsement of Democrat Joe Biden for president. “While every American is entitled to...

Lambertville incumbents trail Delvecchio-backed challengers

July 8, 2020 12:39 pm

Lambertville Council incumbents backed by Mayor Julia Fahl trail challengers backed by former Mayor David Delvecchio. Council President Beth Asaro is in third with 500 votes, while Councilwoman Madeline Urbish is in last with 484. Delvecchio-backed candidate Steven Stegman leads...

Torpey retiring as Hunterdon GOP chairman

June 24, 2020 7:58 pm

Hunterdon County Republican Chairman Patrick Torpey will not seek re-election when his term expires next month to spend more time with his family. Alexandria Mayor Gabe Plumer is expected to become the next county chairman. He has the support of...

Frank Fuzo, five-term Hunterdon freeholder, dies at 68

June 9, 2020 11:04 pm

Frank J. Fuzo, a strong vote-getter during his fifteen years as a Hunterdon County freeholder and the last Republican mayor of Lambertville, died on June 3. He was 68. Fuzo made his first bid for public office in 1984 as...

In West Amwell, 14% of late ballots rejected because Post Office didn’t postmark

May 15, 2020 4:32 pmMay 15, 2020 7:37 pm

Of the 91 ballots in the West Amwell special election that were delivered to the Hunterdon County Board of Elections on Wednesday and Thursday, 13 of them (14%) were rejected because the U.S. Postal Service had no postmark. The excluded...

Lambertville officials host roundtables to prepare for reopening of non-essential businesses

May 14, 2020 5:19 pmMay 15, 2020 11:21 am

Officials in Lambertville are holding digital roundtables to prepare residents and business owners for limited reopenings that will begin Monday. The town will host the roundtables on Thursday and Saturday. They previously held one such event on May 9. Lambertville...

Highlights of Tuesdays’ all-VBM elections

May 13, 2020 1:55 am

Several key contests in New Jersey’s first election conducted entirely through vote-by-mail ballots remain undecided, including council races in Paterson and Irvington where allegations of tampering have delayed counts. The May 12 election included a referendum to change the form...