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DiMaso, county backed candidates will appear in adjacent columns on ballot

April 16, 2021 3:45 pmApril 16, 2021 4:33 pm

Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso (R-Holmdel) will appear next to Assemblyman Gerald Scharfenberger (R-Middletown) and Holmdel Board of Education President Vicky Flynn, whom county Republicans selected to replace DiMaso on the organizational line, after Wednesday’s ballot draw. Scharfenberger and Flynn are bracketed...

Jones pulls out of Red Bank council race

March 29, 2021 3:36 pm

An intra-party contest between Red Bank Democrats took a new turn Monday after LeRoi Jones withdrew from the race to oust two Democratic incumbents. He was replaced by Jacqueline Sturdivant. “My goals are to protect Red Banks’ quality of life,...

Monmouth County pulls legal notices from Asbury Park Press, denounces offensive caption

March 25, 2021 4:57 pmMarch 25, 2021 5:07 pm

The Asbury Park Press is about to lose a major source of revenue after a misogynistic and anti-Semitic caption caused the Monmouth County Board of Commissioners to pull their legal advertising. “We are not going to continue to give money...

Anderson is top vote-getter as Monmouth Democrats oust two incumbents for state committee posts

March 21, 2021 11:38 amMarch 21, 2021 12:24 pm

Two incumbent Democratic State Committee members were defeated for re-election today in Monmouth County, where Democrats established a rare open process that allowed all convention delegates to pick the county’s eight state party members. Incumbent Matthew Anderson was the top...

Monmouth GOP ousts DiMaso, endorses Flynn for State Assembly

March 18, 2021 10:04 pmMarch 18, 2021 11:40 pm

Monmouth County Republicans dumped two-term Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso (R-Holmdel), instead voting to endorse Holmdel Board of Education President Vicky Flynn to replace her on the organization line in the 13th legislative district. Flynn defeated DiMaso, 145 to 87. She lost...

Schepisi endorses DiMaso in Monmouth race

March 16, 2021 1:29 pmMarch 16, 2021 1:50 pm

New Jersey’s newest state senator is taking sides in a contentious intra-party fight over a State Assembly seat 60 miles away from her Bergen County district. State Sen.-elect Holly Schepisi (R-River Vale) today endorsed Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso (R-Holmdel) in a...

Brian Bergen endorses Serena DiMaso for re-election

March 13, 2021 12:28 pm

One of Serena DiMaso’s colleagues is standing up for her as Monmouth County Republicans seek to deny her party support for re-election to the State Assembly in the 13th district. “Some people running for office may promise a lot, Serena...