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Carol Buckalew Dies

March 11, 2018 11:55 amMarch 11, 2018 5:47 pm

Carol Buckalew, the wife of civic leader and prominent political insider Joseph Buckalew for 62 years, passed away on March 9. She was 85. She was a New Jersey delegate to the 1984 Republican National Convention, pledged to Ronald Reagan,...

Hugin wins Ocean County

March 6, 2018 10:14 pmMarch 6, 2018 10:14 pm

There’s no real news here: Bob Hugin won the endorsement of the Ocean County Republican Organization tonight in his bid for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate. “Ocean County delivers the highest number of Republican votes of any county in...

GOP businessman urged to seek House seat

February 1, 2018 7:17 pm

A trucking company executive with close ties to former Gov. Chris Christie is being courted to run for Rodney Frelinghuysen’s congressional seat in New Jersey’s 11th district. Jerry Langer, who served on Christie’s presidential campaign finance committee and on his...

Local Dems endorse Welle

January 23, 2018 10:30 am

Democratic congressional candidate Josh Welle has received endorsements from several local leaders in his bid to unseat Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton). Backing Welle, a former U.S. Navy officer, are: Bradley Beach Democratic Chairman Steve Lozowick; Farmingdale Democratic Chairman Beau Byrtus;...

Smith gets primary opponent

January 22, 2018 6:45 pm

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) will face a challenge in the Republican primary as he launches his bid for a 20th term in Congress. Dr. Felicia Stoler of Holmdel says she is running. “It’s official, I am running,” Stoler tweeted today. ...

YouTube guy helping Kim

January 22, 2018 4:22 pm

Geoff Ginter, a medical assistant from Pine Beach who became a YouTube sensation of sorts when he took on Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-Toms River) at a Town Hall meeting, is now fundraising for Democrat Andy Kim. “Tens of millions of...

NRCC slaps Kim’s CHIP attack

January 21, 2018 10:29 am

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is criticizing Democrat Andy Kim for continuing to attack Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-Toms River) on Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding without taking a position himself. “You would assume that means Kim opposes Nancy...