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Thulen enters race for Ocean Commissioner

January 11, 2021 6:32 pm

Former Brick Councilman Michael Thulen, Sr. today entered the race for a rare open seat on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners. Longtime incumbent Gerry Little announced this month that he would not seek re-election and Ocean County Republicans have...

Judge allows Rutzler take South Toms River council seat

January 5, 2021 2:47 pm

An Ocean County Superior Court judge ruled a Democrat who won a council seat in South Toms River by two votes following a recount can be sworn in tomorrow, but there’s no guarantee he’ll get to keep the seat. Judge...

Ocean GOP sets January 16 filing deadline to screen to line

January 5, 2021 9:56 amJanuary 5, 2021 9:58 am

Ocean County Republicans have set a filing deadline of January 16 to screen for a spot on the coveted organization line, GOP County Chairman Frank Holman has announced. So far, this will be the first face-off for actual votes between...

Gilmore pardon unlikely, Vicari says

December 23, 2020 11:39 am

Ocean County Freeholder Director Joe Vicari doesn’t believe President Donald Trump will pardon former Ocean County Republican Chairman George Gilmore. “Is there a possibility? I don’t think so,” he said Wednesday. “I don’t think that’s going to happen. I don’t...

Ocean freeholder director steering clear of gubernatorial primary

December 23, 2020 11:30 am

Ocean County Freeholder Director Joe Vicari is staying out of the contest for the Republican gubernatorial nod. “Not right now,” he said when asked whether he had a preferred challenger to Gov. Phil Murphy. “I think that’s going to go...

Vicari leaving contest to succeed Little to Ocean’s Republican Committee

December 23, 2020 11:18 amDecember 23, 2020 12:15 pm

Ocean County Freeholder Director Joe Vicari is leaving the contest to replace retiring Freeholder Gerry Little’s seat up to the county’s Republican committee. “It has to go through the process of the Republican party,” he told the New Jersey Globe...

Battle lines beginning to form as Ocean County freeholder retires

December 17, 2020 3:56 pmDecember 17, 2020 10:55 pm

Ocean County Freeholder Gerry Little will not seek re-election to a sixth term next year, creating a rare vacancy on what will be the Board of Commissioners and a likely fight between two feuding factions of the county GOP organization....