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Burry undecided about re-election bid; Kyrillos told Monmouth GOP insiders she would not be a candidate

January 27, 2023 3:20 pm

The growing consensus in Monmouth County is that 87-year-old Lillian Burry will not have the backing of the Monmouth County Republican organization even if she wants to run for a seventh term as county commissioner this year, and party leaders...

Opinion: The temptation to open Pandora’s Box

January 25, 2023 11:47 am

OPINION A common feature of our legal system is the statute of limitations (SOL). SOLs says that if a lawsuit is brought too long after its underlying events, the claim is barred, no matter how valid the claim, or how...

Gopal has early cash lead in 11th district race

January 25, 2023 11:43 amJanuary 25, 2023 12:24 pm

State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) has built up a big warchest in the 11th district, far outstripping his district’s two Republican assemblymembers ahead of what will likely be one of New Jersey’s most competitive legislative elections this year. Gopal...

Judge would be making new law if he approves Monmouth recount, attorney says

January 25, 2023 11:18 amJanuary 25, 2023 12:30 pm

The courts would be making new law if they approve a recount of ballots in the Ocean Township school board election where a human error by the voting machine manufacturer, Election Services and Software (ES&S), led to the double counting...

Special school, fire district election results

January 25, 2023 1:18 amJanuary 25, 2023 10:40 am

Four times a year, New Jersey holds special school elections for voters to approve school construction referendums. The Educational Facilities and Construction Financing Act of 2000 allows the state to pick up about 40% of the costs if voters approve...

N.J. attorney general to probe ES&S vote tabulation errors that caused some ’22 election results to be double counted

January 24, 2023 8:19 amJanuary 26, 2023 9:29 am

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin announced an investigation today into failures of Monmouth County’s voting machine vendor, Elections Systems & Software (ES&S), that led to the double counting of votes in the November 2022 general election, the New Jersey...

It’s Election Day in New Jersey, again

January 24, 2023 6:00 amJanuary 25, 2023 12:44 am

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s Election Day, again, in the state that votes all year-round. Voters will go to the polls today in seven New Jersey municipalities: a city council runoff in Trenton; ; a special election to fill a...