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16th district Republicans fight to stanch the bleeding

October 27, 2021 12:01 amOctober 27, 2021 9:59 am

Republicans in the 16th legislative district have not had a good decade. The first blow came in 2011, when the state went through its post-Census redistricting cycle. The 16th district had long been a Somerset County-based district, and thus had...

Edna Mahan guard charged with sexual assault

October 13, 2021 1:00 pm

Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck and Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson today announced the arrest of Tyrell Harris-McLaughlin, a senior correctional police officer at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, on charges of sexually assaulting an inmate. According to the...

George Richardson, former assemblyman first elected in 1961, dies at 90

October 11, 2021 12:01 amOctober 11, 2021 10:52 pm

George C. Richardson, a maverick civil rights leader who served four terms in the New Jersey State Assembly in the 1960s and 1970s, died on September 24. He was 90. Richardson had sought to become the first Black to serve...

Nowick wins Lambertville mayoral primary

June 10, 2021 9:35 amJune 10, 2021 7:33 pm

Newcome Andrew Nowick has won the Democratic nomination for mayor of Lambertville, ending David DelVecchio’s hopes of returning to the job he held for 27 years before losing three years ago. DelVecchio has no path to winning now that most...

DelVecchio comeback path extraordinarily narrow

June 9, 2021 3:33 pmJune 10, 2021 9:47 am

The Democratic primary for mayor of Lambertville is still too close to call, but the path for former Mayor David DelVecchio’s return is narrow. Newcomer Andrew Nowick leads DelVecchio by 52 votes, 678 to 626 – a 52%-48% margin. According...

Lambertville mayoral race too close to call

June 9, 2021 12:09 am

Former Lambertville Mayor David DelVecchio trails Andrew Nowick by 52 votes in his bid to regain the city’s executive post, but the contest remains too close to call. DelVecchio trails Nowick 678-626. The longtime incumbent served as mayor for 27...

Plumer commits to pushing Malinowski stocks as campaign issue

May 27, 2021 10:30 am

At least one Republican Party leader in the seventh congressional district is committed to telling voters about Rep. Tom Malinowski’s (D-Ringoes) stock trades. “The Hunterdon County Republican Organization is committed to making sure Malinowski doesn’t fool voters into believing this...