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Union must count 109 untallied Berkeley Heights ballots before recount, judge rules

December 7, 2020 10:04 am

The Union County Board of Elections must canvass 109 uncounted mail-in ballots before proceeding with a court-ordered recount in Berkeley Heights, Union County Superior Court Judge Alan Lesnewich ruled Monday. Lesnewich ordered that recount on Nov. 24, mandating that it...

Preparing for recount, Union County finds 109 uncounted ballots

December 2, 2020 10:36 amDecember 2, 2020 1:34 pm

Union County election officials have discovered 109 uncounted ballots in Berkeley Heights, where 110 votes separate two candidates for a seat on the township council. “In the course of preparing for the recount, our office located 109 ballots,” said Nicole...

Final Union County election results

November 24, 2020 12:10 pm

BERKELEY HEIGHTS Republicans in Berkeley Heights defended a council seat as they ousted a Democratic incumbent. GOP Councilwoman Jeanne Kingsley finished first with 4,160 votes. Republican challenger Jeffrey Varnerin’s 4,050 were enough to oust Democratic incumbent Susan Poage, who...

Cryan, Scutari make peace, will support each other in 2021

November 24, 2020 10:17 am

Two Union County Democratic state senators who have not always gotten along have entered into a peace treaty that ends any likelihood of raucous primaries in 2021. Joseph Cryan (D-Elizabeth) and Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) have agreed to support each other...

Democratic leads hold in Scotch Plains

November 10, 2020 2:27 pmNovember 10, 2020 5:52 pm

Update: Union County released new vote tallies at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The new count shrunk Losardo’s lead to 742 votes. He’s now ahead of Smith 6,772-6,030. Zimmerman’s lead is now 1,570 votes. Spera has 5,567 votes. The Democrat has 7,137....

Shaw wins unexpired mayoral term in Roselle

November 3, 2020 11:35 pm

Roselle elected Democrat Donald Shaw to fill the remainder of former Mayor Christine Dansereau’s unexpired term. Shaw leads independent candidate Denise Wilkerson 2,311 to 990. Archange Antoine, another independent, got 255 votes. Ward 3 Councilwoman Cynthia Johnson and Democrat Richard...

Democrats likely win Scotch Plains mayorship, council seat

November 3, 2020 10:25 pmNovember 4, 2020 4:46 am

Scotch Plains Deputy Mayor Josh Losardo and his council running mate will likely oust Mayor Al Smith and the one other Republican left on the town’s council. Losardo leads Smith 4,856 votes to 3,582. Smith ran alongside Councilman Ted Spera,...