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After town forgot to run an election in November, a new school board member is elected

January 25, 2023 12:40 amJanuary 25, 2023 8:58 am

Joyce Massey won a two-year term on the Lower Alloways Creek Board of Education on Tuesday, receiving 92 votes in a special election in which she had no opponent. The special election in Lower Alloways Creek was ordered to fill...

Republicans gain complete control of Salem County government

November 9, 2022 12:44 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that Republicans now have a 5-0 majority on the Salem County Board of Commissioner after flipping the seat of retiring Democrat Lee Ware. As of 12:41 a.m., Republicans Dan Timmerman (31%) and Cordy Taylor (29%)...

A look at every county election on the ballot in 2022

September 8, 2022 12:01 amSeptember 8, 2022 12:05 am

While they may not have the same allure as top-of-the-ticket races, county-level offices are a critical backbone of governance in New Jersey – and there will be 61 of them on the ballot this year. In two South Jersey counties,...

Donelson elected Salem GOP Chairman

July 9, 2022 11:38 am

Linwood H. Donelson III was elected to his first full term as Salem County Republican Chairman on Saturday without opposition, and at age 31 is the state’s youngest county chairman. And Monmouth County Democratic Chairman David G. Brown II was...

Norcross tells South Jersey Democrats to run on economic issues, stay away from Biden, Washington

June 21, 2022 3:55 pmJune 21, 2022 11:48 pm

South Jersey Democrats are preparing to distance themselves from Joe Biden and a Congress controlled by their own party as they look to win local elections in a climate where voters increasingly view Washington Democrats as out of touch on...

Brenda Hall, ex-Salem Democratic county chair, dies at 71

February 23, 2022 9:19 am

Brenda Hackett Hall, who spent four years as Salem County Democratic chair, died on February 18. She was 71. Hall became county chair in 2004 after the retirement of Thomas Pankok. She stepped down in 2008 and was succeeded by...

New Salem prosecutor headed to confirmation before Durr takes office

December 16, 2021 12:11 pmDecember 16, 2021 7:53 pm

Senate confirmation of a new Salem County Prosecutor is being expedited before Republican State Sen.-elect Edward Durr (R-Swedesboro) takes office next month. Gov. Phil Murphy announced his choice of Kristin Telsey for the post in September, following the retirement of...