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Salem GOP picks Ramsay for second shot at freeholder seat

March 8, 2020 5:20 pm

Republican Edward Ramsay will get a second shot at becoming a Salem County freeholder, winning the organization line today to challenge incumbent Charles Hassler in the general election. Ramsay lost to Democratic incumbent Lee Ware in 2019 by 787 votes....

Mehta wins Salem

March 8, 2020 4:25 pmMarch 8, 2020 4:30 pm

Rik Mehta has won the Salem County Republican organization line, defeating Hirsh Singh by a vote of 21 to 15 to win his 12th county GOP endorsement. Mehta led Singh 18 to 13 in the first ballot, with five for...

GOP chips away at some county registration leads

March 3, 2020 3:16 pm

Republicans chipped away at Democratic registration leads in some key New Jersey counties in February, though Democratic leads continued to expand in others. In Cumberland County, Democrats’ registration lead fell to 11,777. It was 11,950 at the start of February...

NJ-2 candidates should disavow Callaway, seven Dem chairs say

February 28, 2020 6:23 pmFebruary 29, 2020 2:07 pm

Seven Democratic county chairmen from South Jersey are calling on 2nd district congressional candidates to sign a pledge disavowing support from the Callaway-led Atlantic City Democratic organization. The group, which voted last month to endorse Amy Kennedy, is run by...

DuBois backs Van Drew

January 17, 2020 11:17 am

Salem County Republican Chairwoman Linda DuBois endorsed Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) for re-election Friday. “Congressman Van Drew has a deep understanding of the issues facing South Jersey, particularly when it comes to the needs of our agricultural community,” said...

Penns Grove councilman charged with theft

December 20, 2019 2:42 pmDecember 23, 2019 7:25 am

Penns Grove Councilman Carl Washington, Jr. was charged with stealing about $8,200 from the Clean Communities Program, a state-funded program that cleans parks and other areas. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal alleges that Washington, the coordinator of the program, doctored paperwork...

Republicans win Salem Clerk post, hold majority on Freeholder board

November 6, 2019 1:34 am

Republicans held on to the County Clerk post in a race that pitted two popular former freeholders against each other and retained control of the Board of Freeholders. Dale Cross defeated Beth Timberman by 654 votes. Former Penns Grove Mayor...