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Red Bank Democrats prepared for independent candidate in case their pick lost primary. He did

June 10, 2022 2:05 pmJune 11, 2022 3:32 pm

Hours before the mayoral candidate backed by the Red Bank Democratic organization lost the primary election to a newcomer, Democrats pulled the trigger on Plan B. At 12:46 PM on Election Day, Democratic Councilwoman Jacqueline Sturdivant filed a nominating petition...

Long Branch files lawsuit to stop pop-up party organizers

June 9, 2022 1:27 pmJune 15, 2022 7:05 pm

Long Branch has filed a lawsuit against online promoters of a June 19 pop-up party in a bid to prevent of a repeat of a similar event last month that drew a crowd of about 5,000 people and led to...

Party-backed Howell council candidates win GOP nod. Next step is appellate court

June 8, 2022 12:18 amJune 8, 2022 3:21 am

In the Republican primary for three seats on the Howell Township Council, three organization-backed candidates, Fred Gasior, Susan Fisher and Ian Nadel have defeated off-the-line challenger Michael Bernstein. Bernstein, who ran on his own as the Howell First candidate, trails...

Golden, Monmouth commissioners win renomination against off-the-line slate

June 7, 2022 11:18 pmJune 7, 2022 11:24 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, the Republican county chairman, has defeated former Freeholder Gary Rich Sr. Golden’s running mates, incumbent County Commissioners Tom Arnone and Nick DiRocco, also won renomination against Englishtown Councilman Daniel...

Portman upsets Ballard in Red Bank Democratic mayoral primary

June 7, 2022 9:41 pm

In an upset victory, Red Bank Councilman Michael Ballard has lost the Democratic mayoral primary to Bill Portman, who ran off the line. Incumbent Mayor Pat Menna did not run for re-election. Portman did not field any council candidates, so...

Nine counties have contested primaries for countywide offices on Tuesday

June 6, 2022 2:14 pmJune 6, 2022 3:30 pm

Nearly half of the counties in New Jersey have no competitive primaries for countywide office in a state where most races are decided by political parties before the filing deadline. Of the nine counties that have primaries for county commissioner...

Gopal to introduce law enforcement legislation in wake of Long Branch party

May 24, 2022 5:19 pm

Following a raucous party in Long Branch last Saturday that resulted in a citywide curfew, State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) said today that he will introduce a set of bills aimed at mitigating the damage of so-called “pop-up parties.”...