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Monmouth fundraiser draws top Democrats

August 7, 2019 11:43 pmAugust 8, 2019 10:57 am

A fundraiser for Monmouth County Democrats drew numerous top Democrats to a country club in Neptune despite storms that harried the state Wednesday night. “Here, what you’ve done is incredible,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) told the crowd. “Flipping close to...

Annie Grant, Monmouth Democratic leader, dies at 83

July 7, 2019 5:24 pmJuly 7, 2019 10:54 pm

Annie Williams Grant, a fixture in Monmouth County Democratic politics for parts of four decades, died on July 3. She was 83. Grant became the Democratic candidate for Monmouth County Clerk in 1989. She lost the general election to three-term...

DiMaso tossed from GOP fundraiser

June 9, 2019 3:17 pmJune 9, 2019 3:18 pm

Monmouth County Republicans barred Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso (R-Holmdel) from attending a party fundraiser on Wednesday because she bucked the GOP line in the Holmdel Township Committee primary. DiMaso was told in advance that she had been disinvited from the event,...

Neff skates to GOP primary win

June 5, 2019 4:27 am

Little Silver Mayor Robert Neff scored an easy 74% win after a pesky challenge in the Republican primary. Neff defeated Robert Brandt by 716 votes, 1,092 to 376. Republicans Donald Galante and Corrinne Thygeson were unopposed in the primary for...

Manasquan mayor wins primary

June 5, 2019 4:19 am

Manasquan Mayor Edward Donovan held off a challenge from Michael Mangan in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Donovan easily defeated Mangan, a township committeeman, by 162 votes, 431 to 269 – a 61%-38% margin. It is not immediately clear whether Donovan will...

Incumbents win in Oceanport

June 5, 2019 12:55 amJune 5, 2019 3:19 am

Oceanport Council President Stephen Solan and Councilman Joseph Irace won the Republican primary Tuesday. They defeated challengers Keith Salnick and Michael DePonte. With 187 votes, Irace was the race’s top vote-getter. Solan had 172 ballots cast in his name. Deponte...

Incumbents hold onto Holmdel Committee seats

June 5, 2019 12:40 amJune 5, 2019 12:52 am

Holmdel Township Committee members Eric Hinds and Michael Nikolis won re-election Tuesday, the latter eking out a win by just 12 votes. Hinds got 831 votes. Nikolis got 645, putting him just ahead of challenger Chiung-Yin Liu, who received 633...