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Scharfenberger backs Ciattarelli

January 18, 2021 10:04 am

Assemblyman Gerald Scharfenberger (R-Middletown) today announced his support of Jack Ciattarelli for the Republican nomination for governor. “It is a great honor to endorse my friend Jack Ciattarelli to be the next governor of New Jersey. Jack has the experience,...

Beson enters race for Monmouth commissioner

January 17, 2021 2:51 pm

Longtime Democratic stalwart Michael Beson, a former Mayor of Neptune, has entered the race for Monmouth County Commissioner by slamming GOP incumbents for giving themselves a pay raise during the coronavirus pandemic. “While thousands of Monmouth County residents were out...

Former Keansburg Dem chairman gets top White House post

January 13, 2021 5:06 pmJanuary 13, 2021 5:10 pm

More New Jerseyans are landing a top job in Joe Biden’s White House. Former Keansburg Democratic Municipal Chairman John McCarthy was named today as the Senior Advisor to the Counselor to the President, working in the office of White House...

Perry will be Middletown mayor again in 2021

December 29, 2020 12:09 pm

Middletown Mayor Tony Perry is expected to get a third year as mayor when the township committee reorganizes on January 3, a move that will make the Monmouth County Republican the first three-year mayor in Gov. Phil Murphy’s hometown since...

It’s Election Day in New Jersey, again

December 15, 2020 10:26 amDecember 15, 2020 9:49 pm

Today is Election Day in New Jersey, again. In Perth Amboy, a runoff election will decide if voters want Wilda Diaz to get a fourth term as mayor and will fill two city council seats. The New Jersey Republican State...

With Trump leaving, three N.J. women might soon be out of a job

December 8, 2020 9:53 amDecember 8, 2020 1:17 pm

The election of Joe Biden will likely affect a group of former New Jersey Republican officeholders occupying low-level posts in Donald Trump’s administration. Christine Myers, who gave up her seat on the Morris County Board of Freeholders to take a...

2019 Holmdel election challenge invalidates just one vote

December 1, 2020 6:16 pm

A Monmouth County Superior Court judge invalidated only one ballot in last year’s Holmdel Township Committee races after a Republican candidate left two votes behind following a recount filed an election challenge. Judge Kathleen Sheedy ruled only one of the...