It’s almost over! Murphy, Guadagno in mad scramble to get their voters to show up Tuesday

TRENTON — Months of campaigns stops, hundreds of speeches and thousands of handshakes are behind us. Now, in the race to succeed Gov. Chris Christie, it’s “go” time for the two major…

Jewish Voting Bloc Snubs Guadagno, Calls State PBA Director of Government Affairs a “Nazi Forerunner”

LAKEWOOD-This year, the influential Lakewood VAAD, a council of Orthodox religious, community and business leaders snubbed Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno and announced their endorsement of Democrat Phil Murphy. In a surprise preface…

Millionaire Murphy Leading Guadagno by 14 points in Polls

TRENTON — Democrat Phil Murphy is holding steady with a 14-point lead over Republican Kim Guadagno with less than a week left in the race to succeed Chris Christie as New Jersey’s…

Phil Murphy: Terrorist “Jerk” No Reason to End Immigration Amnesty Program

TRENTON — The “jerk” at the center of the deadly New York City bike path attack that killed eight people and left at least 11 injured should not automatically put an end…

Lakewood Vaad Endorses Wall Street Millionaire Phil Murphy for Governor

LAKEWOOD-The influential council of the Lakewood VAAD has endorsed Wall Street Millionaire Phil Murphy for Governor in next week’s election. The VAAD citied Murphy’s long and deep connections to the Orthodox body…

Dey: Conflicts Are Main Cause of School Board Failures

JACKSON-The seven-member Jackson Township School District Board of Education has run relatively low-key and successful for many years now and school board member Sharon Dey said the main reason is that the board…

Voters Who Can’t Make it to the Polls Have Convenient Options in Ocean County

THE OCEAN COUNTY Clerk’s Office and the Ocean County Board of Elections are offering extended office hours to registered voters who will not be able to go to the polls on Tuesday,…

Phil Murphy Blames Trump for Anti Semitic Climate in New Jersey

Pledges support for Jewish community, calls for ‘stronger, fairer’ NJ Democratic candidate Phil Murphy said he wants “to be governor of the state we used to be.” Photo by Robert Wiener Democratic…

Murphy Vows to Reverse New Jersey Policy Barring Refugee Resettlement in Garden State

PRINCETON — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Murphy said Thursday he would reverse a Gov. Chris Christie order to refuse to cooperate with the federal government in resettling refugees in New Jersey. Murphy…

Phil Murphy Wants New Jersey to be Sanctuary State, Do You Agree?

New Jersey is often called the California of the east by local Democrats yearning for the complete liberalization of the Garden State, but Wall Street Millionaire Phil Murphy said he will seal…

NJ PBA Endorses Ocean & Monmouth County Candidates

TRENTON-The New Jersey State PBA’s lobbying arm has spoken and delivered its endorsements for political candidates in this year’s general election statewide. Robert Nixon, a lobbyist for the State PBA said, “It’s…

Letter: Why I support Daniel Rodrick For Toms River Council

I can tell you from the late 80’s to the current timeframe Toms River has expanded, developed and utilized almost every lot or site in town! We have come full circle from…

Guess Who’s Back? Shady’s Back: Obama Returns to Political Areana

Barack Obama is returning to the political arena for the first time in months after keeping a low profile and avoiding direct confrontation with his White House successor. The 56-year-old former president…

Toms River School Board Campaign Finance Report

TOMS RIVER-Fundraising is underway as Republicans battle Democrats for the non-partisan Toms River Regional Schools Board election. According to New Jersey Election Commission R-1 30 day candidate filings, Republicans Teri Kubiel, Ginny…

Phil Murphy Chimes in on Eruvs

Written by Phil Murphy, Candidate for Governor, NJ Originally posted in The Times of Israel Over the course of my campaign for governor, I have been blessed to see the true wonder…

Wall Street Millionaire Tax Increase Pledge Rises to $9.2 Billion

TRENTON-So far this month, one candidate for governor has vowed to increase New Jersey taxes by $9.2 billion dollars. Yes, I said billion. After pledging a $9 billion increase just a week…

Onofrietti Slams School Board Dysfunction in Toms River

TOMS RIVER-In an article in today’s Asbury Park Press, Toms River Regional Schools board member Robert Onofrietti said enough is enough. Onofrietti said he’s embarrassed to be a member of the Toms…

Robert DeNiro, Harvey Weinstein Fundraiser Canceled for Millionaire Murphy’s New Jersey Governor Campaign

TRENTON-Did Democrat millionaire Wall Street executive take nearly $30,000 in cash from disgraced Hollywood icon Harvey Weinstein? That was a topic of debate at this week’s gubernatorial debate between Lt. Governor Kim…

Dem One Percenter Murphy Wants to Split New Jersey’s Military Affairs Branches

CLIFTON — The morning after first televised governors debate Democratic nominee Phil Murphy declined to take questions from reporters as he received an endorsement from former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.…

Flap Over Campaign Signs Continues to Dominate Toms River Election Season

TOMS RIVER-Campaign signs continue to be the center of debate in Toms River as Democrats and Republicans battle it out for control of the Toms River School Board and Municipal Council. First,…

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