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Ex-South Jersey bowling alley owner serving time for arson tried to have prosecutor, judges killed

August 27, 2025 1:43 pm

A former owner of a Vineland bowling alley serving a prison sentence for setting fire to a competitor’s facility in 2010 has been convicted of conspiring to have three prosecutors and two judges killed. While in prison, Steven Smink, 62, ...

Party-backed commissioner slate wins in Cumberland as local Dem civil war continues

June 11, 2025 1:17 am

A three-way Democratic primary for two seats on the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners has resulted in a close victory for the party-backed ticket, the New Jersey Globe projects, although what “party-backed” means in the far South Jersey county is...

A rundown of the contested primaries for county office

June 10, 2025 5:59 amJune 10, 2025 7:44 am

Six counties have contested primaries for countywide office in two weeks, with the premier race in Hudson County, where a five-term incumbent is battling the mayor of Bayonne in the race for the Democratic nomination for sheriff in a contest...

(Updated) Officials in conservative N.J. county are baffled at their inclusion on ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ list

May 30, 2025 3:04 pmJune 1, 2025 1:47 pm

Update on May 31: At the direction of the White House, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has pulled its national list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” that violated laws to shield undocumented immigrants because it included multiple errors across the nation,...

A rundown of the contested primaries for county office

May 27, 2025 12:05 pmMay 27, 2025 12:21 pm

Six counties have contested primaries for countywide office in two weeks, with the premier race in Hudson County, where a five-term incumbent is battling the mayor of Bayonne in the race for the Democratic nomination for sheriff in a contest...

Testa endorses Ciattarelli for governor

March 26, 2025 10:50 amMarch 26, 2025 10:54 am

State Sen. Michael Testa (R-Vineland), the Cumberland GOP chairman, endorsed former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli for governor on Wednesday. Testa has risen as an influential Republican since ousting incumbent State Sen. Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle) in 2019. “The Democrats in Trenton have...

Beth Sawyer ends bid for Assembly in 3rd district

March 24, 2025 6:51 pm

Former Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer (R-Woolwich) has decided not to seek her old Assembly seat in the 3rd district, leaving Gloucester County Commissioner Chris Konawel and Harrison Township Deputy Mayor Lawrence Moore unopposed in the Republican primary. Sawyer’s running mate, former...