Salem Archives

Ben Simmermon, longtime Salem freeholder, dies at 80

May 8, 2021 6:28 pm

Ben Simmermon, Jr., who served as a Salem County Freeholder for 15 years, died on May 4. He was 80. Simmermon began his political career in 1976 when he won a seat on the Pilesgrove Township Committee. He defeated Democrat...

Dave Sparks, longtime Salem freeholder, dies at 74

January 23, 2021 8:35 pmJanuary 23, 2021 9:34 pm

C. David Sparks, an enormously popular vote-getter who served for 18 years on the Salem County Board of Freeholders, died on January 16 of complications related to a heart bypass surgery and valve surgery. He was 74. He had returned...

DuBois endorses Ciattarelli in GOP gubernatorial race

January 12, 2021 10:19 pmJanuary 12, 2021 10:24 pm

Jack Ciattarelli picked up his fourth county chair endorsement in 24 hours, adding Salem County GOP Chair Linda DuBois to his list of supporters on Tuesday evening. DuBois had not formally endorsed a candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, but...

Murphy extends election certification deadline for Ocean, Salem after COVID outbreak

November 20, 2020 9:49 amNovember 20, 2020 9:50 am

Gov. Phil Murphy ordered an extension to certify election results for Ocean an Salem counties until November 25 after issues related to COVID-19 made it impossible for them to meet today’s deadline. “Our democracy is stronger when every voice is...

Republicans take freeholder seat, but Democrats keep surrogacy in Salem

November 19, 2020 7:54 pmNovember 19, 2020 8:17 pm

Edward Ramsey has defeated Democratic Salem County Freeholder Charles Hassler, leaving Democrats with a single seat on the board, but Surrogate Nicki Burke defeated her Republican challenger to win another term. The margins in New Jersey’s smallest county were slim,...

Contests for Salem freeholder, surrogate to be decided by provisional ballots

November 11, 2020 9:25 pmNovember 11, 2020 9:31 pm

Races for Salem County Freeholder and Surrogate are still too close to call and will come down to 1,745 provisional ballots. Republican Edward Ramsay is 725 votes ahead of Charles Hassler, the Democratic incumbent. Three-term Democratic Surrogate Nicki Burke has...

Four South Jersey counties still have freeholder races that are too close to call

November 8, 2020 4:44 pm

Four counties – Atlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem — still have races for freeholder that are too close to call. In Atlantic, incumbents from both parties are clinging to narrow leads in the race for two at-large seats on the...