By Ileana Schirmer _ As a current sitting councilwoman and as a Republican, I feel it is important to share with the residents of Hamilton Township why I personally cannot support Mayor Kelly Yaede for re-election. Mayor Yaede has demonstrated Read More
Yaede rides landslide in Hamilton GOP primary
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
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
Yaede critic Schirmer won’t seek reelection in Hamilton
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Once considered a rising star in New Jersey Republican politics, Hamilton Township Councilwoman Ileana Schirmer is not seeking reelection this fall. “I have decided to not seek re-election,” said Schirmer in a late Wednesday press release. Read More
Hamilton PD: I’m retiring – not resigning – and it’s unrelated to my post comparing Dems to the KKK
HAMILTON, N.J. — More to the story? NJ.com reported on Thursday that Hamilton Township Public Defender Edward Gore had agreed to resign after posting “I haven’t seen this many Democrats in white since they created the KKK” on Facebook. _ Read More
GOP Hope Abounds in Hamilton
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog The Hamilton GOP had a rough 2012, Save Jerseyans. Heading into Election 2013, however, good feelings abound. They’re even hoping that Mercer County’s big swing town can push former state Senator Peter Inverso over the Read More
Yaede Has Her Hands Full Over the Next Year
She’s personally popular, Save Jerseyans, but the Hamilton Republican brand took a hit in 2012 when former Mayor John Bencivengo was charged and convicted of corruption. According to the Times of Trenton, new Mayor Kelly Yaede spent her first full day Read More