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Toms River mayor’s police and EMT funding plan

TOMS RIVER — The township’s new Republican mayor and the chief of police are at odds over a proposal to improve ambulance response time, with the mayor’s rivals accusing him of cutting the police force to balance the budget. A resolution to hire eight additional EMTs, which is intended to reduce ambulance response time, was […]

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City Council

Atlantic City Christopher Columbus Statue Kept Off Council Agenda | #citycouncil

The Christopher Columbus Monument was recently kept off of the Atlantic City, New Jersey City Council meeting agenda by the “woke” philosophy of governance exhibited by Mayor Marty Small. Small did not want this on the council meeting agenda and his willing, functionary order-taker, the City Council President Aaron “Sporty” Randolph was all too happy […]

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Alabama

NJ Democratic campaign manager faces election fraud charges | #elections | #alabama

📑 NJ Democratic campaign manager faces election fraud charges 🗳 Man is accused of submitting nearly 2,000 fake names supporting candidate ❗ James Devine previously was criticized for social media call to ‘hunt Republicans’ TRENTON — A Democratic campaign manager who once tweeted support for people to “hunt” Republicans has been hit with election fraud […]

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Mayor

Jersey City mayor Steve Fulop says he will not seek re-election in 2025

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) — Jersey City mayor Steven Fulop announced he’s going to bow out of politics at the end of his current term. “The forward momentum happening in Jersey City is undeniable, and while there is much more work to be done I feel confident that new leaders can build on the […]

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Alabama

Most NJ voters stayed home in November | #elections | #alabama

While local elections drove voters to the polls in larger numbers, most New Jersey voters stayed home last November. Mid-term elections typically have lower turnout than gubernatorial and presidential elections, this year’s turnout was close to setting a record. At 41%, turnout was the second lowest in nearly a century in New Jersey. Only the […]

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Alabama

Family of NJ’s Brian Sicknick subs GOP at Gold Medal Ceremony | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The mother of New Jersey native Brian Sicknick, a Capitol police officer who died as a result of the Jan. 6 attack, snubbed Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell during a ceremony presenting her son with the Congressional Medal of Honor for their heroism in the very building he defended. Brian Sicknick, who also served in the […]

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Alabama

Murphy to weigh in on messy Trenton, NJ, council race | #elections | #alabama

Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to move quickly to name five temporary members of the Trenton City Council. Permanent members will not be selected until the city conducts two runoff elections and the results are certified in early February. Without the appointments, no government business can be conducted because there would not be enough sitting […]

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Alabama

NJ sets new date for run-off elections | #elections | #alabama

State officials have delayed run-off elections in New Jersey until Tuesday, Dec. 13. Citing the failure of voting machines in Mercer County, Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver signed an executive order on Friday setting the new date for run-off balloting. Oliver says elections officials have been working around the clock to retabulate votes since from the […]

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Alabama

Vandals hit Belmar, NJ, GOP headquarters | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Local politics in one Monmouth County town is getting nasty ahead of election day. Vandals hit the Republican headquarters in Belmar over the weekend. Red spray paint was used to write the words “blood money” across a GOP banner. Red “X’s” painted across the faces of the republican candidates Mark Walsifer, James McCracken and Katrina […]

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Mayor

Ocean City Mayor Favors Lowering City Speed Limit to 20 MPH

Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian favors reducing the speed limit city-wide from 25 miles per hour to 20 mph. The topic came up Saturday during a community meeting at the Ocean City Yacht Club, according to OCNJDaily.com. When residents complained about people exceeding the speed limit, which is 25 miles per hour in most of the […]

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