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Election results in today’s special school referendums

September 26, 2023 10:19 pm

In elections that produced single-digit turnouts, voters in eight New Jersey municipalities voted today in special school referendum elections that would allow school districts to receive at least 40% of eligible funding through the Educational Facilities and Construction Financing Act....

Just a handful of competitive county elections in N.J. this year

September 12, 2023 11:38 am

While all 21 New Jersey counties have countywide elections this fall, only four are competitive, and only one will determine which party controls county government. Gloucester County has a control election — also a deep divide among Republicans seeking to...

The Ed Patten Story

August 28, 2023 12:25 amAugust 28, 2023 11:19 am

There was a time when Perth Amboy was the epicenter of power in Middlesex County politics and the hometown of Edward Patten, one of the state’s most colorful and influential politicians for nearly fifty years. The gregarious, boisterous, joke-telling Patten...

Grand Jury indicts suspect in Sayreville councilwoman’s murder

August 16, 2023 1:04 pmAugust 16, 2023 3:26 pm

A grand jury has returned an indictment against Rashid Ali Bynum, who has been charged with the murder of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Bynum, 30, was arrested near Smithfield, Virginia, on May 30 after...

Oliver Tribute: Kevin McCabe

August 1, 2023 1:14 pm

Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Kevin McCabe released the following statement on the death of Lieutenant Gov. Sheila Oliver: “With Lieutenant Governor Oliver’s passing, New Jersey has lost a true champion of working families. She broke barriers and never, never stopped...

Suspect in Sayreville councilwoman’s murder on his way to New Jersey

July 27, 2023 2:11 pmJuly 27, 2023 5:30 pm

Rashid Ali Bynum, who was charged with the murder of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, is presently being transported from Virginia to New Jersey and will likely make his first court appearance tomorrow, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Bynum, 28,...

Appellate court denies former Perth Amboy mayor’s pension appeal

June 27, 2023 12:32 pm

A state appellate court has rejected a bid by former Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas to reinstate a government pension he lost after his conviction on corruption charges. Vas, who spent eighteen years as mayor and eight as an assemblyman,...