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Hampton councilman first elected in 1978 wins another GOP primary

June 3, 2026 2:33 am

Phil Yetter, one of the longest-serving elected officials in New Jersey history, has won a contested Republican primary for another term on the Hampton Borough Council. Yetter, 84, and another incumbent, David Hansen, have fought off a challenge from political...

Franklin incumbents win big

June 3, 2026 2:31 am

The two party-endorsed incumbents, Joe Limon and Patricia Carnes, won the Republican nominations for the Franklin Common Council (Sussex County) in a landslide. The top vote-getter was Limon with 232 votes, followed by Carnes with 208 votes. A third candidate,...

GOP incumbent loses in Hopatcong

June 2, 2026 11:57 pm

Republican councilwoman Jennifer Johnson and former Council President John Young have won the Republican nomination for borough council in Hopatcong Borough, beating a challenge from business owner Allyson Logan and unseating incumbent Rachel Rodriguez. Johnson leads with 676 votes, followed...

Hardyston Republican incumbents win again

June 2, 2026 11:55 pm

Incumbents Frank Cicerale and Brian Kaminski have won the Republican nomination for the Hardyston Township Committee, fending off a challenge from Planning Board member John Sheldon and school board member Robin Marrotta Kaminski leads with 355 votes, followed by Cicerale...

50 municipal primaries we’re watching on Tuesday

June 1, 2026 5:30 amJune 3, 2026 5:11 am

Here’s a list of 50 municipalities with contested primary elections the New Jersey Globe will be watching when the polls close on Tuesday evening: Bernards: Kirsten Light, a former school board member, is challenging organization-backed candidates Paul Humbert, a 74-year-old...

(Updated) O’Rourke gets bevy of local endorsements from across NJ-7

March 11, 2026 5:17 pmMarch 12, 2026 12:10 pm

Note: This story was updated at 10:16 p.m. to remove Ethel Conry and Karen Klein from O’Rourke’s list of endorsements. O’Rourke’s campaign later said their inclusion in the initial endorsement list was an error. As county Democratic organizations in the...

JoAnn D’Angeli, former Sussex freeholder, dies at 86

March 11, 2026 4:01 pm

JoAnn D’Angeli, a former Sussex County Freeholder, died on February 26. She was 86. She ran for freeholder in a December 1997 special election convention to replace Erma Gormley, who had been elected county clerk. At the time, the all-Republican...