Elections
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
June 3, 2018
MAPLEWOOD AND SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - The Primary Election is Tuesday, June 5. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sample ballots were mailed last month by the Board of Election, and polling locations are listed on the ballot. Polling locations can also be found here. Here's who is on the ...
MORRISTOWN -- Longtime U.S. Representative and Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11) has announced that he will not seek re-election this year, according to multiple media reports. Facing a spirited challenge in the upcoming general election, Rep. Frelinghuysen's ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca was officially appointed to the top post for another year at the annual Township Committee (TC) reorganization meeting on Monday, where he also was sworn in to another three-year term on the governing body. At the same meeting, newly-elected TC member ...
MAPLEWOOD AND SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - State campaign contribution reports showed that the winning Maplewood - South Orange School Board duo of Board President Elizabeth Baker and former board member Robin Baker raised the most cash in their successful joint campaign, with $9,089 raised and $8,401.99 ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - In a shocking move Tuesday, Mayor Vic DeLuca has been chosen by the incoming Township Committee (TC) to serve another year as mayor, thwarting initial plans that had TC member Greg Lembrich expected to take the top spot. The surprise came from incoming TC Member Dean Dafis, who ...
NEWARK, NJ — Amid a sea of supporters from Washington, D.C. to Trenton, from Newark City Hall to the outer reaches of West Essex, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo formally announced his re-election campaign in Newark on Monday morning at Essex County Veterans Memorial Park. DiVincenzo, a ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. will kick off his re-election campaign for Essex County Executive on Monday at Essex County Veterans Memorial Park in Newark. He will be seeking his fifth term as Essex County Executive. U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker, Congressman ...
MAPLEWOOD AND SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Residents of SOMA, and Essex County, overwhelmingly voted in favor of the "Line A" democratic candidates and "yes" to the two state public questions. STATE ELECTIONS Philip Murphy got 88% of the SOMA votes for governor, and 80% of the Essex County vote. The ...
SOUTH ORANGE AND MAPLEWOOD, NJ - There were nine candidates on the ballot for three positions on the South Orange - Maplewood Board of Education (SOMBOE): Avery Julien, Anthony Mazzocchi, Felisha George, Shannon Cuttle, Lucas Calhoun, Robin Baker, Sheila Shidnia, Elizabeth Baker, and Donna ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Three candidates ran for two seats on the Maplewood Township Committee (TC), with the Democratic ticket of incumbent Victor DeLuca, who is currently Mayor, and newcomer Dean Dafis winning, with 46% and 43% of the vote, respectively, according to unofficial results from the Essex ...
MAPLEWOOD AND SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - It's Election Day this Tuesday, November 7. Here's everything you need to know about the ballot before you go to the polls to vote: STATE ELECTIONS New Jersey will elect a new Governor when they go to the polls on Tuesday. Running from the major parties are ...
Essex County voters who get turned down to vote next Tuesday, November 7, at their polling places can receive free legal assistance from students at Rutgers Law School in Newark. If an Essex County resident goes to vote on Election Day and is not permitted to cast their ballot on the voting ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - About 120 clients, family members, friends, staff, and allies of JESPY House, a community-based nonprofit serving adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, met with Gubernatorial Candidate Phil Murphy on October 31 to ask questions and to discuss concerns about ...
SOUTH ORANGE AND MAPLEWOOD, NJ - A four-page handout harshly critical of South Orange - Maplewood school board incumbents Elizabeth Baker and Donna Smith -- which is being distributed by the SOMA Black Parents Workshop -- is being criticized by the targeted candidates who called it a sign of ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Election Day will not only give Maplewood voters a chance to decide who serves on the Township Committee and the school board, but will also give the electorate a say in the $22 million Maplewood Library renovation. Maplewood Library officials say nearly half of the funding ...
MAPLEWOOD AND SOUTH ORANGE, - NJ - The last day to register to vote in the November election is this Tuesday, October 17. Both Maplewood and South Orange will be open late for voter registration. MAPLEWOOD The Clerk's office at Town Hall (574 Valley Street) will be open until 9 p.m. on ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - JESPY House and SOMA Action co-sponsored two voter registration drives on Tuesday, October 3, to increase the number of JESPY clients who can vote in New Jersey’s upcoming elections. JESPY House, which is based in South Orange, is a nonprofit organization which helps adults ...