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OSC knocks Monmouth County Commission for salary raise

January 13, 2022 10:20 am

The Office of the State Comptroller released a report this morning criticizing the Monmouth County Board of Commissioners for raising their own salaries from $27,000 to $30,000, and the salary of the county sheriff from $136,133 to $178,343, without following...

Matt O’Donnell seeks delay in civil case, cites ‘ongoing criminal matters’

December 9, 2021 7:49 pmDecember 11, 2021 12:54 pm

The state’s cooperating witness in a political corruption sting wants a judge to hold up a civil lawsuit because it could impact “other ongoing criminal matters.” Matthew O’Donnell, a Morristown tax appeal attorney, entered into a plea agreement with state...

Local Republicans will fill Eulner, Matsikoudis council seats

November 15, 2021 12:01 amNovember 15, 2021 3:05 am

The New Jersey legislative elections will trigger a small number of appointments and special elections after January 11, following the resignation of local elected posts to obviate any violation of the state’s dual-officeholding ban. Republican Kimberly Eulner, who won a...

Where local races stand in Monmouth County

November 11, 2021 9:56 am

Aberdeen Democrat Fred Tagliarini was re-elected to a fourth term as mayor of Aberdeen, defeating Republican William Sullivan 54-46%. His Democratic running mates, Councilmembers Joseph Martucci and Margaret Montone, won by a narrower margin of 26-26-24-24% over Republican challengers Michael...

Piperno, Eulner hold narrow lead in 11th district Assembly race

November 9, 2021 7:01 pmDecember 17, 2021 2:28 pm

The Monmouth County Board of Elections has stopped counting votes until Friday, leaving a race for State Assembly in the 11th district still up in the air. Three-term Assemblywoman Joann Downey (D-Freehold) picked up some votes on Tuesday, but still...

Tagliarini re-elected as mayor of Aberdeen

November 3, 2021 2:16 amNovember 3, 2021 2:16 am

The New Jersey Globe can project that Democratic Aberdeen Mayor Fred Tagliarini has been re-elected, defeating Republican William Sullivan by a 54-46% margin. Tagliarini was first appointed to the mayoralty in 2008, and has been re-elected three times since then,...

Perillo re-elected as mayor of Tinton Falls

November 3, 2021 1:34 am

The New Jersey Globe can project that Tinton Falls Mayor Vito Perillo has won re-election to a second term against three opponents, four years after he unexpectedly defeated incumbent mayor Gerald Turning. At 97, Perillo is possibly the oldest mayor...