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Gay councilman slams GOP chair for trying to paint him as anti-Catholic

March 11, 2021 7:17 pm

An openly gay Democratic councilman from Matawan is owning a Facebook comment that a Republican municipal chair unjustly tried to portray as anti-Catholic. Two weeks ago, Councilman Brett Cannon responded to an image posted in a private Facebook group called...

Raisch will run for Monmouth Surrogate

March 3, 2021 8:58 am

Monmouth County Republicans have picked Maureen Raisch, a top aide to Middletown local officials, as their candidate for Monmouth County Surrogate, according to a report on More Monmouth Musings. The 59-year-old Raisch has spent the last 20 years as the...

Flynn launches bid to unseat DiMaso

February 26, 2021 3:46 pm

Holmdel School Board President Vicky Flynn has formally launched her challenge to two-term incumbent Serena DiMaso (R-Holmdel) in the race for the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 13th district. Flynn has the backing of Monmouth County GOP Chairman...

Monmouth Surrogate will not seek re-election

February 22, 2021 6:29 pm

Monmouth County Surrogate Rosemarie Peters has announced that she will not seek re-election to a fourth term, according to a More Monmouth Musings report. The 78-year-old Peters has been the Surrogate since 2006. “Rosemarie Peters has served the people of...

Monmouth GOP will seek to drop DiMaso, replace her with Holmdel school board member

February 18, 2021 9:45 pmFebruary 18, 2021 9:59 pm

Monmouth County Republicans are moving to replace three-term incumbent Serena DiMaso (R-Holmdel) as the State Assembly candidate in the 13th district with Vicky Flynn, the Holmdel Board of Education president. Shawn Golden, the Republican county chairman, made calls to local...

Solomeno launches bid to unseat O’Scanlon in 13th district Senate race

February 12, 2021 9:01 amFebruary 12, 2021 10:10 am

Pledging to eliminate annual property tax assessments, improve access to education and push for more infrastructure investments, U.S. Army veteran Vincent Solomeno has announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for State Senate in the Monmouth County-based 13th district....

Monmouth GOP mulls dropping DiMaso from organization line

January 26, 2021 4:48 pm

Conflicts with top Monmouth County Republican leaders have put Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso (R-Holmdel) in serious danger of losing party support for a third term, setting up a likely convention fight and potentially a bid off the line in the GOP...