Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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 …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Learn more about the two statewide ballot questions on higher education bonds and judges' benefits payments.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
New Jersey voters won’t just be choosing the next president on Election Day—the state has two questions on the ballot that could have an impact on your wallet. The referendum questions deal with extra funding for colleges’ infrastructure and benefits payments for judges. The public questions are: #1: Do you approve the “Building Our Future Bond Act”? This bond act authorizes the State to issue bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $750 million to provide matching grants to New Jersey’s colleges and universities. Money from the grants will be used to build, equip and expand higher education facilities for the purpose of increasing academic capacity. #2: Do you approve an amendment to the New Jersey Constitution, as agreed to by the …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Nancy Pinkin is seeking re-election to the Township Council
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Name : Nancy Pinkin Place of residence : East Brunswick Attended college : Yes College : Routers University Degree : Bachelor Science University : NYU Degree : Public Administration, Health Administration University : Post Graduate Health Policy Fellowship Area of research : Health Policy And Research Job title: Healthcare Consultant Employers : NA Party affiliation : Democrat Running for a: Local office Running for position: Township Council Chamber/district: Town wide, no districts Incumbent: Yes First elected: 01 November 2004 Previous elective offices : Township Council Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : none Address 386 Route 18 East Brunswick NJ 8816 Name : James Salwitz Title : Dr. See attached. The following was submitted by …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Some 89 percent of Democrats gave Obama the debate win, while Republicans declared Romney the winner by the same margin.
New Jersey political insiders gave their candidates the edge on the final presidential debate. However, most believe President Barack Obama will be the consensus winner over Mitt Romney among national media outlets. According to a Patch flash poll sent to elected officials and political party insiders in New Jersey, 17 out of 19 Democrats responding believed Obama was the victor, while 16 out of 18 Republicans declared Romney the winner. “Gov. Romney's executive capabilities were on full display,” one Republican insider said. “This will energize the voters and clearly demonstrated that he will return America to being viewed as being professionally run as a business and ALL Americans are its clients.” Democrats were also impressed with …
See what students and others had to say about the foreign policy debate
Chat transcript from Patch's Debate Party at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, held at the Campus Center Event Room on Monday night, Oct. 22, from 8:45 to 11 p.m.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
However, over 80 percent believe President Obama will be declared the "consensus winner" by media outlets.
New Jersey political insiders declared their party’s candidate the winner of the second presidential debate Tuesday night. However, most believe President Barack Obama will be the consensus winner among national media outlets over Mitt Romney. According to a Patch flash poll sent to elected officials and political party insiders, 24 out of 27 Democrats responding believed Obama was the victor, while 20 out of 24 Republicans declared Romney the winner. “I think Romney had a better understanding and explanation of how to create jobs and grow the economy. He looked much more presidential,” one Republican said. The results of Patch’s second presidential debate poll of New Jersey insiders contrast with those from last week’s head-to-head, in …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Presidential debate a 'disaster' for Obama, one Democrat says as both parties agree GOP challenger wins Round 1.
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
New Jersey political insiders agreed: Mitt Romney won Round 1 against President Barack Obama. According to a Patch flash poll immediately following Wednesday night's presidential debate in Denver, Colo., 63 percent of both Democratic and Republican respondents believed Romney was victorious. "This is a game-changer, especially in a close race," one Democratic respondent said. "Obama was definitely off his game." All 29 Republican respondents believed Romney won by either a wide or slim margin, while 11 of the 27 Democratic respondents agreed. "Mr. Romney taking the President to task regarding the misrepresentation of his tax plan," one Republican insider said of the moment that would stand out most among New Jersey conservatives. "Mr. …
Monday, September 10, 2012
The statewide conference of NAACP chapters met last weekend in East Brunswick. This year's national theme for the organization is "Your Power, Your Decision - Vote."
While politicians run their campaigns to garner votes for November, action groups around the country are working to enable people to be able to cast those votes. In light of the election year, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has chosen a voter awareness theme for their annual campaign: "Your Power, Your Decision—Vote." And at the recently statewide conference of NAACP chapters in New Jersey, held lat week in East Brunswick, voter awareness and advocacy was a major topic of conversation. According to numbers provided at the conference, more than six million African-Americans of voting age in the U.S. are unregistered. James Harris, president of the New Jersey Conference of the NAACP, said the theme is …
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Anthony Riccobono is seeking a seat on the Township Council.
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Name : Mr. Anthony James Riccobono Also known as : Tony Date of birth : 12 September 1950 Place of residence : 10 Sherwood Ave East Brunswick NJ 08816 Attended college : Yes College : Saint Francis College Degree : BA Year of graduation : 1972 Job titles held : 1.Validations Clerk 2.Manager3. Owner Manager 4 Inventory Clerk 5 Councilman Employers : 1Waterfront Comm. 2 Aquarium Stock Co.3 Aquatic Supply 4 EB Sewerage Authority 5 Twp of EB Party affiliation : Republican Running for a: Local office Running for position: Township Council Chamber/district: 9 Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : Councilman 1991-1996 Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA Address 1 Race Track Rd bldg B East Brunswick New Jersey 8816 Name : Mrs. Donna …
Kermit Wade is seeking a seat on the Township Council
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Name : Mr. Kermit Frank Wade Also known as : Skip Date of birth : 05 October 1969 Place of residence : East Brunswick, NJ Job titles held : NA Employers : NA Party affiliation : Republican Running for a: Local office Running for position: Town Council Chamber/district: District 18 Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : none Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : none Address Name : Donna Santamarina Title : Website : abettereb.com Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pages/EB-GOP-2012/270019969769997 Stay-at-Home Father / Handyman. Born and raised in Houston, TX moved to NJ when I was 18. My wife Alexis Balsamides-Wade and her family have been in East Brunswick for about 40 years.
Bob Royal
1:57 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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