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Curtin beats Padham-Iaria in Ocean Gate GOP mayoral primary

June 7, 2022 10:25 pmJune 23, 2022 12:09 pm

Ocean Gate has watched their longtime Republican mayor, Paul Kennedy, arrested for selling township property and pocketing the proceeds and for stealing money from borough parking meters. Now, less than a month after Kennedy’s resignation – that came just one...

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...

Beach Haven cop left handgun near children, prosecutor says

May 26, 2022 1:01 pmMay 26, 2022 8:36 pm

A Beach Haven police sergeant was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after an investigation found that he left a Baretta 9mm handgun unsecured and his 15-year-old son took the gun and brought it to an elementary school...

Gilmore owes nearly $5 million in tax liens, judgments

May 26, 2022 12:37 pmJune 10, 2022 11:47 am

George Gilmore, who is seeking to regain his post as Ocean County Republican Chairman in June, owes $4,755,008 in unpaid judgments, mostly to the Internal Revenue Service, with an additional $609,000 on pending litigation, court records show. Gilmore served as...

As Gilmore enters race, Mastronardy sweeps endorsements from top elected officials

May 24, 2022 5:08 pmMay 24, 2022 8:03 pm

Hours after George Gilmore formally announced his intention to seek a return as county chairman, every legislator and countywide elected official in has endorsed rival Michael Mastronardy for the job. The endorsements for Mastronardy, the there-term sheriff, included longtime Gilmore...

Pair of former Democratic mayors in Ocean back Turnbach for county chairman

May 17, 2022 9:59 am

Terrance Turnbach has won the endorsements of two former mayors, Sean Giblin of Jackson and Russell Corby of Pine Beach, in his bid for Ocean County Democratic Chairman against incumbent Wyatt Earp. Giblin said that Democrats have “lost momentum” under...

Ocean Gate mayor accused of thievery will be tossed on Saturday after being AWOL for 8 weeks

May 12, 2022 7:55 pm

Ocean Gate Mayor Paul Kennedy, who is facing charges from stealing money from parking meters and selling township property and pocketing the proceeds, will be ousted from his post on Saturday for failing to show up for the last eight...