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Where local races stand in Union County

November 16, 2021 12:50 pm

Berkeley Heights Republicans John Foster and Paul Donnelly unseated Democratic Councilmen Alvaro Medeiros and Stephen Yellin for two seats on the Berkeley Heights Township Council; each Republican won around 27% of the vote to each Democrat’s 23%. Cranford Republican Gina...

Local Republicans will fill Eulner, Matsikoudis council seats

November 15, 2021 12:01 amNovember 15, 2021 3:05 am

The New Jersey legislative elections will trigger a small number of appointments and special elections after January 11, following the resignation of local elected posts to obviate any violation of the state’s dual-officeholding ban. Republican Kimberly Eulner, who won a...

Most Dems still trail in tight Passaic County races

November 4, 2021 5:27 pmNovember 5, 2021 12:24 am

Three of the four Democrats running for countywide office in Passaic County continue to trail their Republican opponents by tiny margins, while Commissioner Sandi Lazzara has eked into second place in her bid for re-election to the Passaic County Board...

Vertreese may dodge runoff in Hillside

November 3, 2021 2:20 am

Hillside Mayor Dahlia Vertreese is currently just above the threshold required to avoid a runoff election, at 50.01% of the vote; her two opponents, Councilwoman Nancy Mondella and Councilwoman Andrea Hyatt, trail her with 31.9% and 17.9% of the vote,...

Bramnick, Matsikoudis, Muñoz win in the 21st district

November 2, 2021 11:05 pmDecember 17, 2021 4:04 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) has been elected to the Senate in the 21st district, and that Assemblywoman Nancy Muñoz (R-Summit) and Republican New Providence Councilwoman Michele Matsikoudis have been elected to...

Shelley Brindle, the mayor of Jon Bramnick's hometown, slams Bramnick law firm

Brindle re-elected as mayor of Westfield

November 2, 2021 10:35 pm

The New Jersey Globe can project that Democratic Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle has been re-elected to a second term, defeating former Republican Councilwoman JoAnn Neylan. Brindle was elected four years ago with 61% of the vote to lead the historically...

Scutari, Carter, Kennedy win in the 22nd district

November 2, 2021 8:01 pmDecember 17, 2021 4:08 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden), Assemblywoman Linda Carter (D-Plainfield), and Assemblyman James Kennedy (D-Rahway) have won re-election to the 22nd legislative district. Plainfield GOP municipal chairman William Michelson ran and lost for the...