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Judge issues warrant for arrest of Phillipsburg mayor

June 11, 2019 6:09 pmJune 11, 2019 7:55 pm

A bench warrant for the arrest of Phillipsburg Mayor Stephen Ellis was issued today after the mayor didn’t show up for a court hearing. Ellis was due in municipal court this morning on a criminal complaint filed by Phillipsburg resident...

Phillipsburg mayor wins 69% in Dem primary

June 5, 2019 3:10 amJune 5, 2019 4:26 am

Phillipsburg Mayor Steven Ellis defeated challenger Mark Lutz on Tuesday to win the Democratic nomination for a second term. Ellis led Lutz, a councilman, by 202 votes, a 69%-31% margin. The mayor’s running mates, Lee Clark and James P. Stettner,...

Former mayor dies

March 8, 2019 9:32 amMarch 8, 2019 10:31 am

Anthony “Sal” Vangeli, who spent more than thirty years as a councilman and mayor in Pohatcong, passed away on March 5. He was 82. Vangeli was first elected to the township council in 1984, running as a Democrat before local...

Dems pick challengers to Space, Wirths

February 6, 2019 9:50 am

Democrats Deana Lykins and Dan Smith have entered the race for State Assembly in what is arguably the most Republican legislative district in New Jersey. They will take on incumbents Parker Space (R-Wantage) and Hal Wirths (R-Wantage) in a district...

Morris, Ocean, Sussex, Warren Dem chairs oppose redistricting amendment

December 12, 2018 4:26 pm

Democratic County Chairs from Morris, Ocean, Sussex and Warren counties have joined Hudson Coutny Democratic Chairwoman Amy DeGise and Somerset County Democratic Chairwoman Peg Schaffer in opposing the redistricting constitutional amendment being pushed by Democratic leaders in the state’s legislature....

Phone bill lands Alpha mayor in hot water

December 12, 2018 11:13 amDecember 13, 2018 3:56 pm

A $1,200 phone bill wracked up by Alpha Borough Mayor Craig Dunwell has the executive in how water, and residents are the ones footing the bill. The mayor’s taxpayer-funded phone bill includes $1,275 in international data charges that he said...

Kern wins Warren freeholder seat

November 7, 2018 5:08 am

Republican Pohatcong Mayor James Kern defeated Demcoratic incumbent Warren County Freeholder John Massaro. The 29-year-old mayor beat the incumbent by about 22 points, 61%-39%. The freeholder elect received 21,814 votes. Massaro secured 14,155. Kern was elected mayor in 2011, when...