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Bernardsville mayor, council races become battle over borough’s direction

September 30, 2026   6:09 amSeptember 30, 2026   11:21 am
Bernardsville voters will decide this fall whether to continue Republican control of borough government or give Democrats a larger voice at Borough Hall, with the mayor’s office and the two council seats currently held by Democrats all on the ballot....
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Opinion: Bridgewater-Raritan superintendent emails show what he thinks of the parents

September 29, 2026   9:42 amSeptember 29, 2026   9:43 am
OPINION In Bridgewater-Raritan, the chain of command is not a suggestion. The superintendent reports to the Board of Education. The board hired Robert Beers. The board evaluates him. The board can remove him. Parents elect that board. That is why...
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Bridgewater mayor proposes sweeping overhaul of township zoning rules

August 6, 2026   10:22 amAugust 6, 2026   11:58 am
Mayor Matthew Moench has proposed a sweeping update to Bridgewater’s zoning regulations that would impose new restrictions on data centers, prohibit immigration detention facilities and prisons, and regulate outdoor residential lighting. The omnibus ordinance is scheduled to be introduced by...
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A look at federal, county and municipal races in Somerset County in 2026

July 8, 2026   4:23 pmJuly 9, 2026   3:57 pm
For more than a century, Somerset County stood among New Jersey’s premier Republican strongholds. It backed Herbert Hoover over Franklin D. Roosevelt at the height of the Great Depression, remained reliably Republican through the New Deal and postwar eras, and...
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Democratic mayor, two incumbent councilmen unopposed in tiny N.J. town

June 25, 2026   6:51 pmJune 25, 2026   6:52 pm
The ballots may be set, but the outcome appears all but certain in Millstone, where Democratic Mayor Raymond Heck and two Republican council incumbents are running unopposed for re-election this fall. Heck appears headed for another term, while Republican Council...
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Democrats will compete in Bernardsville after successful write-in campaign

June 22, 2026   9:23 pmJune 22, 2026   9:24 pm
Incumbent Republican Bernardsville Mayor Mary Jane Canose and Republican council candidates Kathleen Tober and Thomas Slocum appeared headed for an easy victory this November after no Democrats initially filed to run for mayor or for the two borough council seats...
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Schaffer re-elected Somerset Democratic chair

June 19, 2026   10:58 am
Peg Schaffer will return to another term as Somerset County Democratic Chair after her re-election this week without opposition. Schaffer has taken the Somerset Democrats from minority party status to complete and total control of county government. Joe DeMarco was...
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