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Minor League baseball will have a Trenton team next year, Murphy says

November 30, 2020 1:02 pmNovember 30, 2020 5:40 pm

The Trenton Thunder, which lost their minor league Yankees affiliate to the Somerset Patriots last month, will get a new team in time for next season. “Trenton is saved,” Gov. Phil Murphy said today. “They will be part of a...

Mayor Gusciora Statement on Trenton Homicide Record in 2020

November 29, 2020 12:53 pm

OPINION Last night’s unfortunate deaths mark our 38th and 39th homicides for the year and now eclipse the previous record set in 2013. When we set out to lift Trenton together, this was not the milestone we wanted to see....

Trenton Thunder owner accuses Yankees of racism in move to Bridgewater

November 7, 2020 7:04 pm

The New York Yankees are dropping their affiliation with the Trenton Thunder and will now have the Somerset Patriots serve as the AA minor league baseball team. The Trenton team has been a Yankees minor league club since 2003 after...

Kemler defeats Republican challenger for another term as Mercer Sheriff

November 3, 2020 11:13 pm

Democratic incumbent John Kemler will defeat Republican challenger Bryan Boccanfuso to win another term as Mercer County sheriff, the New Jersey Globe projects. Freeholders John Cimino and Lucylle Walter were unopposed, as was County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello. All three...

Whalen wins in Hamilton

November 3, 2020 10:23 pm

Councilman Charles Whalen will defeat Republican David Maher to win the remainder of Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin’s unexpired council term. Whalen leads Maher 20,490 to 14,285. Martin’s ascension to the mayorship following his defeat of Republican incumbent Kelly Yaede last...

With Democratic wins in Hightstown mean Mercer is completely blue

November 3, 2020 10:18 pm

Democratic Councilman Joseph Cicalese and running mate Cristina Fowler will defeat Republican Councilman James Eufemia in Hightstown, the New Jersey Globe projects. Fowler is in first place with 1,432 votes. Cicalese has 1,298, more than twice Eufemia’s 619. The victory...

There’s a flicker of light in just 8 of New Jersey’s 21 county elections

October 28, 2020 3:33 pm

Just eight New Jersey counties have elections worth watching, with control of county government up for grabs in just one. Ten counties presently elect only Democrats and seven are represented by only Republican officeholders. Only four — Atlantic, Cumberland, Salem...