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Trenton councilwoman’s latest racist comments draw rebuke from Latino, Black lawmakers

October 10, 2021 3:59 pmOctober 10, 2021 11:28 pm

Trenton City Councilwoman Robin Vaughn is in hot water again, with Black and Brown legislators issuing a strong worded statement scolding her for asking the city’s Latino business administrator if he spoke English. The Trentonian first reported that Vaughn “lashed...

John Cipriano, longtime Trenton city councilman, dies at 92

September 29, 2021 2:36 pmSeptember 29, 2021 3:39 pm

John R. Cipriano, a former Trenton City Council President and mayoral candidate, died on September 25. He was 92. Cipriano first ran for office in 1966, losing a South Ward city council race to George Pregg. He ran again 1970...

Schirmer wins race for Mercer GOP State Committee seat

June 11, 2021 10:56 am

Former Hamilton Councilwoman Ileana Schirmer has won re-election to her post on the Republican State Committee, defeating Trenton Republican Municipal Chairwoman Jennifer Williams. Schirmer leads Williams by 184 votes, 3,827-3,643. With few votes remaining to tally, Williams’ path toward victory...

Schirmer lead expands to 184 in race for Mercer GOP state committee seat

June 10, 2021 12:28 pmJune 10, 2021 7:33 pm

Former Hamilton Councilwoman Ileana Schirmer’s lead in a contested race for Mercer County Republican State committee is up to 184 votes. Schirmer leads Trenton GOP Municipal Chairwoman Jennifer Williams 3,827-3,643 for the party post. It’s unclear how many provisional ballots...

Former state senator appears to have lost bid for GOP surrogate nod in Mercer

June 9, 2021 1:17 amJune 9, 2021 4:08 am

Douglas Miles appears to have defeated former State Sen. Richard LaRossa (R-Ewing) in the race for the Republican nomination for Mercer County Surrogate. Miles leads the former state legislator 3,412-2,936 with results unreported in eight districts. IT’s unclear how many...

Mercer GOP State Committee race too close to call

June 9, 2021 1:11 am

The race for a Mercer County Republican state committee seat is too close to call. Former Hamilton Councilwoman Ileana Schirmer leads Trenton GOP Municipal Chairwoman Jennifer Williams by 48 votes with eight districts uncounted. It’s not clear how many provisional...

Mercer voter list snafu allowed some voters to vote twice

June 8, 2021 5:37 pmJune 8, 2021 6:59 pm

Faulty voter lists sent to all polling locations in Mercer County had potentially allowed more than 30,000 voters who received vote-by-mail ballots to also vote in-person on voting machines, the New Jersey Globe has learned. “I know there were some...