Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Middlesex County state senator would challenge Gov. Chris Christie
The Ocean County Democratic organization has thrown its support behind state Sen. Barbara Buono for governor. The Middlesex County Democrat has announced she will challenge incumbent Republican Chris Christie in November. With word that Newark mayor Cory Booker, state Sen. Richard Codey and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney will not seek the state's highest office, Buono is widely considered to be the Democratic frontrunner in the June primary election. The Ocean County party organization made its decision to support Buono last weekend after she appeared at a county committee breakfast in Toms River. Christie has been a "disaster" for New Jersey, Ocean County Democratic Chairman Wyatt Earp said in a statement to Patch. "Under his …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Letter submitted by Manchester Mayor Michael Fressola
The following letter was authored by Manchester Mayor Michael Fressola, who shares his view on the recent Township Council vote. Manchester Patch: Your article posted on Nov. 7, 2012, entitled "Victorious Township Council Team Faced a Close Race" contains quotes by a defeated candidate which I must take exception to and comment about. First of all I am happy that Mr. Peck ("feels good") about losing the election. He states, in reference to the Continued Good Government team, "It's basically a one party town." The Continued Good Government organization is made up or Republicans, of which I am one, and many Democrats and independents and never once has any individual asked to run with the Continued Good Government team been asked about their…
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
"Continued Good Government" team wins three Township Council seats
The "Continued Good Government" team in Manchester was able to sweep all three available Township Council seats, though the one candidate challenging the group was right at their heels. The winning team, made up of council incumbent Sam Fusaro, 59, Planning Board Chairman James Vaccaro, 72 and newcomer to Manchester government Charles Frattini, 84, edged out William Peck, 60, who ran as "Your Conservative for a Better Manchester." Peck, a Pine Lake Park resident, came close to winning a seat on the nonpartisan council, falling short by 557 votes, according to the unofficial results provided by Ocean County Clerk's Office. "I think it shows there are a lot of people out there who would like to see some new blood on the council," Peck said …
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6
The "Continued Good Government" team of three has won as many seats on Manchester's Township Council, the preliminary vote tally from the Office of the Municipal Clerk shows. The team, made up of council incumbent Sam Fusaro, Planning Board Chairman James Vaccaro and newcomer to Manchester government Charles Frattini edged out William Peck who ran as "Your Conservative for a Better Manchester." Provisional ballots are still outstanding and must be counted before the Ocean County Clerk's Office certifies the results, according to Manchester Deputy Municipal Clerk Jodi Pellicano. In the presidential election, Manchester residents cast 11,591 votes for Mitt Romney and 8,857 votes for Barack Obama. School board tallies were not yet available, …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Little, Bartlett, Polhemus cruise to re-election
Republican incumbents coasted to re-election Tuesday night, preserving the GOP's control of the freeholder board and sheriff's office. Voters re-elected longtime GOP freeholders Gerry Little and John C. Bartlett Jr. and Sheriff William L. Polhemus by wide margins, with 99 percent of votes reported at 11:30 p.m. Unofficially, Little and Bartlett captured 111,630 votes and 117,495 votes, respectively, far exceeding the totals recorded for Democratic candidates Joseph Grisanti (74,261) and Pat Barndt (71,738). Independent challengers Scott Newman and Tracy Caprioni each struggled to capture 1 percent of votes cast, with 3,510 and 3,828 votes, respectively. Polhemus will enter his 28th year in office in 2013 after garnering nearly 56 percent …
Voters in New Jersey on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving him the state's 14 electoral votes.
Barack Obama won New Jersey’s 14 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in New Jersey. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections.
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
Update: This article was updated at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 7 with quotes from Gov. Chris Christie. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." "The task of perfecting our union moves forward. It moves forward because of you," Obama told supporters in his acceptance speech shortly after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. "It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression. The spirit that has lifted …
Republicans have conceded the senatorial seat to incumbent Robert Menendez.
As the ballots pour in from Sandy-ravaged New Jersey, Robert Menendez has emerged victorious in reclaiming his U.S. Senate seat against Republican challenger Joe Kyrillos. With just over half of polling districts reporting, state Republicans have conceded victory to Menendez. The U.S. senator leads 58 percent to 40 percent as of 10:30 p.m., according to CBS News. "Senator Joe Kyrillos ran a great campaign against very tough circumstances and despite the loss, his family, campaign team, and supporters should be very proud of their efforts," New Jersey Republican Chairman Sam Raia said in a statement late Tuesday night. "Joe represents the very best of New Jersey and has fought for his constituents faithfully from the day he took office and …
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The incumbent, Robert Menendez, is well financed and heavily favored over Republican State Senator Joseph Kyrillos.
U.S. Senate candidates Robert Menendez and Joe Kyrillos agree on little when it comes to the issues. The veterans of New Jersey politics are largely pushing party-line policy as voters take to the polls on election day. Menendez, a native of Union City, has been the heavy early favorite over the state legislator. A recent Philadelphia Inquirer poll had Menendez up 50-32 over Kyrillos, in line with polls conducted by Richard Stockton College and Quinnipiac University. Kyrillos, echoing larger party sentiments, favors extending tax cuts for the "job creators" making large sums of money and also relaxing corporate taxes. It's a philosophy not shared by Menendez, who says New Jersey families have been "victimized" by corporate loopholes and …
A Girl
4:12 pm on Friday, April 12, 2013
It's a shame that Buono isn't going to be given a fair shot. No one really knows who she is, which makes it difficult for her to run against an incumbent which such notoriety/popularity. more ›