Tag: Election Day
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Opinion: Blake endorses Purandare as her replacement on Hopewell Township Committee
It is my pleasure to endorse my friend and neighbor Uma Purandare for Hopewell Township Committee. I have known Uma for almost 20 years and have long admired her commitment to serving the local community. Knowing that commitment led me to nominate Uma for the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment where for six years…
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Resident considers candidate’s masklessness a ‘lack of concern for well-being’
On Sept. 4, a candidate for the Cranbury Council knocked on my door along with an associate. Neither wore a mask. When I opened the door and stood back, they introduced themselves. After asking if they had masks and getting no response, I told them I would neither speak nor vote for them since their…
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Burlington County announces seven early voting sites; voters registered to vote by mail need to opt out by Sept. 10 to use machine
Voters will have several options to cast their ballot in the upcoming General Election this fall, including in-person, early voting for the first time. Legislation signed into law earlier this year by Gov. Phil Murphy created the new early voting option allowing registered voters to cast their ballots in person, using a voting machine, during…
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Lankey drops out of race for re-election as mayor of Edison
By REBECCA HERSH Correspondent Edison’s current mayor has dropped his bid for re-election. On Aug. 10, Mayor Thomas Lankey, a Democrat who has been mayor for the past eight years, notified the Middlesex County Clerk that he would not be seeking re-election as an independent candidate for mayor this November. Lav Patel, Michael Lombardi and…
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Princeton school board candidates file petitions
A five-way race has shaped up for three open seats on the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education, following the July 26 deadline to file to run for the school board in the Nov. 2 general election. The term is for three years. Incumbent school board members Betsy Baglio and Brian McDonald are seeking re-election,…
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Eight candidates file to run in Lawrence school board election
An eight-way race has shaped up for three open seats on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education, following the July 26 deadline to file to run for the school board in the Nov. 2 general election. The term is for three years. Incumbent school board members Jo Ann Groeger and Kevin Van Hise…
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East Windsor school board candidates file petitions for November election
A three-way race has shaped up for two open seats representing East Windsor on the East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education, following the July 26 deadline to file to run for the school board in the Nov. 2 general election. Incumbent school board members Christina “Tina” Lands and Colleen Murphy are facing challenger…
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Opinion: Murphy was ‘extraordinary’ during pandemic
Gov. Phil Murphy deserves a second term as our governor based on his extraordinary work during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Let’s vote this November for Gov. Murphy and his entire team. Taj Ahmad Parlin section of Old Bridge
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Both parties looking ahead to November election in Monroe
By MADELEINE MACCAR Correspondent The June 8 primary election results might still be unofficial, but all the votes received so far have been tallied. As of press time, Mayor Stephen Dalina received 99.79% of Democratic voters’ support, garnering all but seven of the total 3,299 votes cast for the two-year unexpired term. Those seven were…
