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GOP holds Hunterdon freeholder seats; Kovach re-elected by 2-1 margin

November 6, 2019 2:34 amNovember 6, 2019 2:53 am

Republican John Lanza was re-elected to the Hunterdon County Board of Freeholders on Tuesday, emerging as the top vote-getter despite facing charges in a for drunk driving that took a month to become public. West Amwell Mayor Zachary Rich won...

Maps: New Jersey Vote-by-Mail Ballots

October 28, 2019 9:03 pmOctober 29, 2019 11:43 am

Party affiliation of returned vote-by-mail ballots are tightening in some of the state’s most closely-watched legislative races.

Clinton mayor moonlighting as trash collector

October 14, 2019 1:45 pmOctober 14, 2019 6:28 pm

On weekends, Clinton Mayor Janice Kovach moonlights as a waste collector. “When there’s a whole bunch of events going on, we don’t bring guys in to do garbage on the weekends — obviously there’s a cost to it” Kovach said....

Hunterdon freeholder too impaired to stand, speak during incident

October 11, 2019 12:53 amOctober 13, 2019 1:51 pm

Correction: This article was updated with comment from Lanza’s attorney at 4:32 p.m. Friday. The headline and lede previously referenced an arrest. Lanza was not arrested for a DUI. He was charged with a DUI a month after the incident....

Quiñones Perez wasn’t always a Murphy fan

October 1, 2019 1:20 amOctober 1, 2019 9:19 am

Arlene Quiñones Perez is a supporter of Gov. Phil Murphy now, but that wasn’t always the case — like the time the Hunterdon County Democratic Chairman sent Murphy on a wild goose chase. Back in 2015, Quiñones Perez was backing...

Quiñones Perez can’t deliver Hunterdon votes in state chairman race

October 1, 2019 1:20 amOctober 1, 2019 11:33 am

Hunterdon County Democratic Chair Arlene Quiñones Perez, who single-handedly reignited the race for Democratic State Chairman by convening a secret meeting to consider an alternative to incumbent John Currie, may not control any votes in the race. Six sources with...

Quiñones Perez organized breakfast that launched plot against Currie

September 29, 2019 11:06 pmSeptember 30, 2019 10:53 am

Hunterdon County Democratic Chair Arlene Quiñones Perez was the ringleader of a bid to find an alternative candidate for Democratic State Chairman, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Quiñones Perez proposed that Hudson County Democratic Chair Amy DeGise seek the...