Tag: Election Day
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Two seats open on Helmetta council
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer HELMETTA — Four candidates are vying for the two, three-year seats available on the Borough Council in the upcoming election. The Independent incumbents Joseph Reid and Ronald Dzingleski will face Republican challengers Michael Duffy and James Misner. Councilwoman Noreen F. Carolan will serve the one-year unexpired seat that is also available. She…
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Ballot for South Amboy school board is crowded with candidates
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — It is a crowded race for seats on the South Amboy Board of Education (BOE) — voters will be able to select three of five candidates for three, three-year positions as well as one candidate for a one-year position. Stanley Jankowski resigned in December of 2015, and the board…
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Newcomer challenges three incumbents for school board seat
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Three incumbents and one newcomer will compete for one of three, three-year terms on the Sayreville Board of Education on Nov. 8. Lucy (Lucille) Bloom is running for re-election, and the former Sayreville War Memorial High School teacher and Sayreville Education Association president said she sees how much more the…
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Sayreville election could upset political party balance on council
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Election Day could have quite an impact on the Sayreville Borough Council. Currently, the council has a 4-2 Democrat majority, but with two seats open, that majority is at risk. Democrat and current Council President Daniel Buchanan is running with previous Councilmember Ricci Melendez. On the Republican side is incumbent…
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Six candidates seek three seats on Monroe school board
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Six candidates are vying for the three, three-year seats that are available on the Monroe Board of Education (BOE) in the upcoming election. Two incumbents, Thomas S. Nothstein and Michele M. Arminio, face former Board Members George “Doug” Poye and Ken Chiarella and two newcomers — Patricia…
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Six candidates compete for three seats on South Brunswick Council
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Republicans Michael E. Kushwarra, Brian Wojaczyk and Paul Saltin will challenge Democratic incumbents Joseph Camarota, Charlie Carley and Jo Hochman for three, four-year terms on the South Brunswick Council on Election Day, Nov. 8. Republican Paul Saltin, 74, has lived in South Brunswick for seven years. He…
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Election overview
The following local races will take place on Election Day, Nov. 8: Aberdeen – no municipal election; Hazlet – Democrats Joseph Belasco and Gary Linderoth vs. Republicans Scott Aagre and Michael Glackin. Full term, vote for two; Holmdel – Democrats Barbara Singer and Karen Strickland vs. Republicans Eric Hinds and Michael Nikolis. Full term, vote…
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Two seats up for grabs on Milltown Borough Council
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Four candidates are vying for two available seats on the Borough Council in the upcoming election. Incumbent Republican candidate Doriann Kerber and her runningmate Richard J. Revolinsky will face Democrat newcomers Felipe Zambrana and Margaret O’Donnell. Doriann Kerber, who is seeking her second term on the council, is…
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Current councilman, former mayoral candidate seek seat on Monroe council
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Two candidates are vying for the one-year unexpired term for the Ward 2 seat on the Township Council. Blaise Dipierro, who was appointed in January to fill the position vacated by Gerald Tamburro when he became mayor, will face Republican challenger Martin Herrmann. Dipierro, who is seeking his…
