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No gubernatorial endorsement by Union GOP leader until after the convention

December 4, 2024 10:14 amDecember 4, 2024 10:53 am

Union County Republican Chairman Carlos Santos won’t take sides in the gubernatorial primary for another three months and will wait until after the county’s GOP Convention, a move that reiterates his campaign pledge to unify the county party. “I was...

Four GOP county chairs endorse Muñoz and Matsikoudis for re-election

December 3, 2024 2:51 pmDecember 4, 2024 10:54 am

All four Republican county chairs in the 21st legislative district will back Assemblywomen Nancy Muñoz (R-Summit) and Michele Matsikoudis (D-New Providence) for re-election next year, a move that largely sets aside speculation that Somerset County Republicans might try to drop...

Did judge interfere with Clark mayoral race?

November 27, 2024 5:09 pmDecember 2, 2024 1:15 am

A Superior Court Judge might have inadvertently interfered with a mayoral election in Clark because she couldn’t squeeze a guilty plea onto her calendar before the November 5 general election. The 24-year-incumbent, Republican Sal Bonaccorso, had agreed to a plea...

Clark mayor plea agreement pushed to January due to judge’s illness

November 20, 2024 12:48 pmNovember 26, 2024 10:37 am

Indicted Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso will remain in office until at least next year and take the oath of office for a seventh term after a Superior Court Judge today delayed a hearing until January 10. Bonaccorso was scheduled to...

Clark mayor to resign as part of plea deal

November 19, 2024 7:34 pmNovember 20, 2024 12:02 pm

Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso has entered into a plea agreement with state prosecutors and will resign his seat, the New Jersey Globe has learned. His resignation could come as early as tomorrow when he is scheduled to appear before a...

Somerset GOP looking to pick up an Assembly seat

November 15, 2024 5:07 pmNovember 16, 2024 4:27 pm

Raritan Mayor Nicholas Carra is expected to seek the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the solidly Republican 23rd district, setting up a serious bid by Somerset County Republicans to reclaim a footprint in the New Jersey Assembly that disappeared...

Muñoz, Matsikoudis will seek re-election

November 12, 2024 12:33 pmNovember 12, 2024 5:37 pm

Two Republican assemblywomen from the 21st district, Nancy Muñoz (R-Summit) and Michele Matsikoudis (R-New Providence), announced today that they will seek re-election in 2025. “We are proud of the work we’ve done to provide a strong, steady voice for common-sense...