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Nine counties have contested primaries for countywide offices on Tuesday

June 6, 2022 2:14 pmJune 6, 2022 3:30 pm

Nearly half of the counties in New Jersey have no competitive primaries for countywide office in a state where most races are decided by political parties before the filing deadline. Of the nine counties that have primaries for county commissioner...

Judge will decide if Pinkin should pay legal fees for candidates who challenged ballot draw cancellation

May 26, 2022 9:58 amMay 26, 2022 12:37 pm

Two law firms who forced Middlesex County Clerk Nancy Pinkin to hold a ballot drawing for the June primary election are seeking over $22,000 in legal fees from the county. Superior Court Judge Michael Toto will hold a hearing on...

Subpoenas dropped in Edison probe of adult cricket fields paid for Board of Education

May 20, 2022 11:28 amMay 20, 2022 2:27 pm

A grand jury empaneled to probe the construction an adult cricket field at a public school has subpoenaed records from the Edison Board of Education that appear to center around political allies of controversial Edison Democratic Municipal Chairman Mahesh Bhagia....

Pinkin blames state for Middlesex ballot delays, but administration disputes her claim

May 7, 2022 5:17 pmMay 7, 2022 7:56 pm

Embattled Middlesex County Clerk Nancy Pinkin says that the state is to blame for delays in mailing vote-by-mail ballots for the June primary elections, but the Secretary of State’s office disputes that they are responsible for ballot mailing delays. Min...

Middle-aged frat house candidate runs for South Amoy mayor

April 29, 2022 6:26 pmApril 29, 2022 6:43 pm

A South Amboy councilman running for mayor is the latest candidate to forget to scrub his social media page before filing a nominating petition. Brian McLaughlin, who is mounting an off-the-line challenge to three-term incumbent Fred Henry, Jr. in the...

Middlesex helps Stack raise over $100k

April 22, 2022 5:56 pm

Middlesex County Democrats raised over $100,000 for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Brian P. Stack on Thursday night, another signal in the growing alliance between Hudson County Senators and the powerful Central Jersey political organization. The money boosts the coffers of...

Pinkin draws Column A for off-the-line challengers in Middlesex

April 19, 2022 5:08 pm

It’s been a tough week for embattled Middlesex County Clerk Nancy Pinkin, who returned from an ill-timed junket to Ireland and cancelled the primary election ballot draw last Thursday, only to be ordered by a Superior Court judge to conduct...