Tag: Election Day
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Candidate withdraws from South Brunswick school board race
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Lisa Rodgers has withdrawn from the race for the South Brunswick Board of Education, leaving four candidates to compete for three, three-year terms on Nov. 8. “It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing that I am withdrawing my name as candidate for South Brunswick…
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Republicans challenge Democrat incumbents for freeholder seats
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Six candidates are vying for the three, three-year terms that are available on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders in the upcoming election. The Democrat incumbents — Blanquita Valenti, Kenneth Armwood and Charles Kenny — will face Republican challengers Joseph Scillieri, Kathleen “Katie” Calabrese and Zhiyu “Jimmy” Hu in…
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Mayor’s seat sought by three in Spotswood
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – Resident Jackie Palmer, current Councilman Edward T. Seely and incumbent Mayor Nicholas Poliseno each have goals and concerns for the Borough of Spotswood as nonpartisan mayoral candidates this election. Seely, 61, is a lead technician in waste management and owns and operates Championship Awards. He has been a Spotswood resident for 25…
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Update on South Brunswick Township Council election
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Editor’s Note: Brian Wojaczyk is running for one of three, four-year terms on the South Brunswick Township Council. Profiles of incumbents Joseph Camarota, Charlie Carley and Jo Hochman and newcomer Paul Saltin were included in the Oct. 20 issue of the North & South Brunswick Sentinel. Michael Kushwarra declined comment for the…
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Six vying for three seats on Woodbridge school board
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Six candidates are vying for the three, three-year seats available on the Board of Education in the upcoming election. Incumbents Jonathan Triebwasser and Joseph Velez and newcomer Akshar “A.J.” Sidana are running on the McCormac Team and face three challengers — Thomas (Tom) E. Maras, Mubashir Ahmad and Rupal…
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Candidates seek council seat in Woodbridge
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Come January, someone new will fill the Ward 4 Council seat, which was held for over a decade by James Major, who stepped down in August. Three candidates — Democrat Verbhadra “Viru” N. Patel, who was appointed by the Township Council to fill the remainder of Major’s term until…
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Rodgers offers strong leadership to South Brunswick school board
I would like to encourage the members of the South Brunswick community to vote for Lisa Rodgers in the upcoming South Brunswick Board of Education (BOE) election on Nov. 8. Lisa is a true advocate for public education and all parties impacted – students, teachers, administrators, parents and taxpayers. Lisa has shown her passion for public…
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Five candidates seek three seats on Old Bridge school board
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Five candidates are vying for the three, three-year seats that are available on the Board of Education (BOE) in the upcoming election. Three incumbents — Balwinder Singh, Jill Cali and Annette Tunyla Hopman — will face former board member Matthew Sulikowski and newcomer Walter Reed. Jill Cali,…
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Clerk’s office to process Vote-By-Mail applications Nov. 1, 5
The Middlesex County Clerk will process Vote-By-Mail applications and ballots from 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. on Nov. 1 and from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Nov. 5 at the clerk’s office, Middlesex County Administration Building, 75 Bayard St., fourth floor, New Brunswick. Voters will be able to fill out applications for a Vote-By-Mail ballot and vote the ballot in the…
