Monmouth Archives - Page 47 of 49

Monmouth waits to see if Curley files

June 5, 2018 1:17 amJune 5, 2018 4:32 pm

Monmouth County Freeholder John Curley has until 4 PM today to decide if he wants to seek re-election to re-election as an independent. Republicans booted the three-term freeholder from their ticket after his colleagues censured him in January following a...

Voter turnout in Keansburg: 4%

May 9, 2018 1:52 am

Keansburg has a population of 10,105 people and 5,197 registered voters – but just voter turnout was about 4% on Tuesday in a race where two Borough Council candidates were running unopposed. Councilman Jimmy Cocuzza received 207 votes and Judy...

Pallone annihilates Schneider in Long Branch

May 8, 2018 8:52 pmMay 9, 2018 12:03 pm

After 28 years as mayor, Adam Schneider was decisively tossed out of office on Tuesday and replaced by the younger brother of his bitter rival, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. Councilman John Pallone beat Schneider by a massive 62%-33% margin, bringing...

Former mayor dies

May 8, 2018 8:34 am

Former Holmdel Mayor Peggy Lasky passed away on May 5. She was 75. Lasky was elected to the Holmdel Township Committee in 1985 and later served as mayor. She served on the Monmouth County Planning Board and the Monmouth County...

Ex-NJ legislator joins Trump administration

May 3, 2018 9:28 amMay 4, 2018 12:14 pm

Former Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande has joined the U.S. Department of State as a special advisor to Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce. Casagrande, 41, was elected to the State Assembly in 2007, defeating Democratic incumbent...

Long Branch mayoral race too close to call

April 25, 2018 4:31 pmApril 26, 2018 3:05 pm

There was a time when Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider and Rep. Frank Pallone got along, but that was more than 25 years ago. The two were once like brothers, but now Pallone’s brother is running against Schneider in a...

Bill Dowd, former Assemblyman, dies at 74

April 22, 2018 9:30 amApril 23, 2018 12:07 pm

William F. Dowd, a smart and gregarious former Assemblyman and longtime Monmouth County Chairman, passed away on Saturday night. He was 74. “He was brilliant – published in the New York Times more than just about any Republican- and a...