Tag: Election Day
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Opinion: Roger Koch is ‘the best possible choice for our future’
We are writing to urge the voters of Hillsborough to cast their ballots for Roger Koch, Democratic candidate seeking to serve as a member of the Hillsborough Township Committee in the upcoming election. We have known Roger for 15 years as a person of integrity and honesty, not only as a friend and neighbor, but…
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Opinion: Vote ‘yes’ on the Mercer County question on Nov. 2 ballot
If you are a Mercer County voter wondering about the Mercer County question on the ballot for the Nov. 2 General Election, let’s take a quick expedition together. Hop on a bike and join us as we ride north from Brandon Farms, the largest neighborhood in Hopewell Township. In a couple of minutes, we’ll pass…
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Opinion: South Brunswick BOE incumbents assure school district will be well-run
Re-elect Barry Nathanson (column 2), Lisa Rodgers (column 6) and Dr. Stephen Parker (column 7) as our three members of the South Brunswick Board of Education. They have been outstanding public servants during these difficult times of continued shrinking state money support, increasing state mandates and the unexpected pandemic. They know how to assure that…
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Candidate for Monroe council accused of stealing campaign signs
MONROE – A candidate for Monroe Township Council has been accused of stealing campaign signs for the election on Nov. 2. Timothy Eosso, 51, of Monroe, was charged on Oct. 19 with one count of disorderly persons theft by unlawful taking, according to information provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Michael Biennas…
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Four candidates vie for seats on Bordentown Township Committee
The Bordentown Township Committee has two seats up for election this fall, with four candidates in running for those two positions. Democrats Mayor Steve Benowitz and Deputy Mayor Eric Holliday are the incumbents, while Nicholas D’Angelo and Robert Delaney are the two Republican candidates running for the committee seats. Each seat on the committee comes…
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Candidates vie for one open seat on the Hopewell Township Committee
Hopewell Township voters will have to chose one candidate to replace current Mayor and Township Committeewoman Julie Blake when they participate in the upcoming Nov. 2 general election. Blake, who won the Democratic primary in June, withdrew her name from the ballot on Sept. 7. Due to Blake’s withdrawal, under New Jersey law, the Hopewell…
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Opinion: If a candidate does not have time to address local issues, how does he have time to serve?
Each year I look forward to local election coverage to understand each candidate’s position on important local issues and challenges facing Hopewell Township. This year I appreciated Uma Purandare’s thoughtful answers to the editor’s questions in a local paper. However, I was distressed that her opponent responded that he was “too busy” to even fill…
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Opinion: Murphy failed our seniors, businesses, students
Far-left Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy continues to wreak havoc in New Jersey. In fact, he is leading one of the worst economic recoveries in the nation. Perhaps what is worse is that not only has New Jersey had the second highest all time number of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 residents, but Jersey now ranks seventh in the…
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Six candidates on ballot for Lawrence school board
Lawrence Township voters will choose from among six candidates – including two incumbents – to fill three open seats on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education when they cast their votes in the Nov. 2 general election. The term is for three years. Incumbent school board members Jo Ann Groeger and Kevin Van…
