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Benedetti is new Ewing Dem chairman

July 30, 2020 10:51 am

Ewing Township Democrats elected their first new municipal chair since 2004, with Carl Benedetti, Sr. winning the post without opposition at a reorganization meeting on Wednesday night. Benedetti replaced Robert Dorio, who retired after holding the post for sixteen years....

Mironov re-elected Mercer County Democratic chair in landslide

July 28, 2020 10:39 pmJuly 29, 2020 12:14 am

East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov was easily re-elected to a second term as Mercer County Democratic Chair on Tuesday night, defeating Ewing Councilman David Schroth by a vote of 261 to 115, 69%-31%. Major technical glitches in tonight’s vote created...

Mercer Democrats having an Iowa kind of evening

July 28, 2020 9:01 pmJuly 28, 2020 9:53 pm

Huge technical glitches in tonight’s vote for Mercer County Democratic chair election have created massive delays and causing some Democrats to complain that the irregularities might necessitate a new election. Incumbent Janice Mironov faces a challenge from David Schroth in...

Judge allows Mercer Democratic chair to proceed

July 28, 2020 4:50 pmJuly 28, 2020 9:03 pm

Superior Court Judge Mary C. Jacobson has ruled that tonight’s election for Mercer County Democratic Chair by telephone may go on. Jacobson said that allowing the vote to go on would not cause irreparable harm. “I’m not comfortable finding a...

Judge will hear bid to delay tonight’s Mercer Dem chair vote today

July 28, 2020 11:26 amJuly 28, 2020 11:53 am

A Superior Court Judge will hear arguments for a temporary restraining order to stop tonight’s election for Mercer County Democratic Chairman at 3 PM. The election between incumbent Janice Mironov and challenger David Schroth is scheduled for 6 PM this...

Schirmer elected Hamilton GOP chair

July 27, 2020 7:45 pm

Hamilton Township Republicans have elected Ileana Schirmer as their new municipal chair, voting unanimously to install new leadership following the defeat of controversial GOP Mayor Kelly Yaede last year. A former councilwoman and political rival of Yaede, Schirmer replaces Dennis...

Genova files lawsuit to stop Mercer Democratic chair election

July 27, 2020 5:54 pmJuly 28, 2020 10:23 am

An attorney for two committee members from Ewing has filed a lawsuit against Mercer County Democratic Chair Janice Mironov as part of a bid to stop tomorrow night’s vote in a contested county chair election. Angelo Genova is representing Charles...