HAMILTON TWP., NJ – A pet shelter scandal and formal abandonment by the Mercer Republican Party didn’t make a difference for the Yaede brand in Hamilton on primary night. The incumbent mayor easily dispatched a challenge from David Henderson, 65.1% Read More
Retired Admiral Mo Hill triumphs in Toms River mayoral contest
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Retired Navy Admiral and Toms River Councilman Maurice “Mo” Hill is the GOP nominee for mayor tonight. Hill, a staunchly anti-George Gilmore voice in a changing Ocean County Republican landscape, won the three-way race for mayor Read More
Mercer Republican Chair explains why Hamilton’s GOP Mayor Yaede was denied the line
HAMILTON TWP, N.J. – As entertaining as intense state-wide Democrat infighting might be at the moment, Murphy vs. Norcross has nothing on the Mercer GOP vs. Kelly Yaede war in terms of hot rhetoric and extremely personal attacks. It’s gotten Read More
Post-conviction, Toms River Republican Councilman calls for Gilmore to resign
By Art Gallagher _ Maurice “Mo” Hill, the Vice President of the Toms River Township Council and a candidate for Mayor in the June 4th Republican primary, this afternoon called upon all Republican elected officials in Ocean County and New Read More
GOP council president, county chair go to war in Bridgewater
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – The Republican establishment in New Jersey is undergoing a makeover as of late. Long-time chairmen are retiring. The most influential of the bunch is presently on trial for tax fraud. There’s turnover among elected officials. Primaries are Read More
Newark’s Gibson is gone, and his legacy remains a complicated affair | Rooney
By Matt Rooney _ Newark’s Ken Gibson died on Friday, Save Jerseyans, and the eulogies poured in fast and furiously for the Northeastern United States’s first black mayor for a major city. The canonization crush is on. Governor Murphy even Read More
Rutherford’s GOP mayor just joined the Dems. He once tried to raise his salary 1,750%.
By The Staff _ Rutherford mayor Joseph DeSalvo is no longer a Republican. According to New Jersey Globe, he’s now a member of the Democrat Party. Not too many Republicans are upset about it. _ Back in 2016, Salvo created Read More
Moench makes his move in Bridgewater
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — It’s a generational battle that may soon be reflected across New Jersey. This June, eight-year incumbent Republican Mayor Daniel Hayes is facing an intra-party challenge from 30-something GOP Council President Matthew Moench, a former deputy chief to Chris Read More
Middletown’s Millennial Mayor
By Art Gallagher _ Tony Perry, 28, will become the youngest mayor in Middletown’s history when the Township Committee meets on Sunday to reorganize for 2019, according to an announcement by the Township. Perry was elected to a three year term Read More