Elections
By TONY GALLOTTO
March 16, 2023
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Board of Education’s most veteran member, Brian Molnar Sr., has decided not to seek re-election to a seventh term in the November 2023 general election. Molnar has served on the school board for 18 years, initially taking office in 2005 and winning six consecutive elections.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A majority of the Woodbridge voters – who actually cast ballots on Tuesday – gave the public school district permission to spend $32 million on major renovations to Avenel Elementary Schools 4 and 5. Hardly a surprise. Mostly since taxpayers were not asked for more money or to ...
WOODBRIDGE-CARTERET — Incumbent Democrats swept municipal and school board races in both of these Middlesex County towns, according to unofficial tallies from the county Board of Election. Voters in Carteret and Woodbridge also backed U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., helping return him to the Sixth ...
SOUTH AMBOY, NJ - Democratic Mayor Fred Henry was easily re-elected on Tuesday, Nov, 8, defeating GOP challenger Geraldine Bruno. Henry had 1,409 votes, compared to 980 votes for his challenger. Henry's slate of City Council candidates were also successful, with incumbent Council President ...
SOUTH AMBOY - Polls will be open throughout the city on Tuesday November 8, as voters decide on who will be the next mayor. Mayor Fred A. Henry Jr., a Democrat seeking his fourth term in office, is running against a newcomer, Republican Geraldine Bruno, who hopes voters think it is time for a ...
WOODBRIDGE/CARTERET - Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, Tuesday, Nov. 8, as voters head out to decide on local races, county positions and Congress. In Woodbridge, Sharon McAuliffe, appointed to fill the Township Council term of her late friend, Nancy Bader Drumm, is facing GOP ...
THOMAS “TOM” MARAS Age: 77 Neighborhood: Fords Family: Father of two adult children Employment: Retired; temporarily working as a construction superintendent Education: Undergraduate studies in psychology, business administration, and real estate. Past Candidacy: 2021 candidate ...
AKSHAR “AJ” SIDANA Age: 40 Neighborhood: Iselin Family: Wife Anu Sidana Employment: Owner/Director, Indianica Academy; Founder of Aim Finances. Education: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), B.S. Information Technology Elected Office: Incumbent school board member, 6 ...
JONATHAN TRIEBWASSER Age: 63 Neighborhood: Colonia Family: Wife Linda; adult children: Marc, Matthew and Rachel Employment: Supervisor Transportation & Food Service, Point Pleasant School District. Education: Culinary Institute of America, Associates Degree. Elected Office: ...
(Editor’s Note: Four candidates are on the Nov. 8th ballot for three available terms on the Woodbridge Board of Education. This fourth and final candidate preview.) JOSEPH VELEZ Age: 62 Neighborhood: Fords Family: Wife Jennifer; children, Jadyn and Juliet, both Woodbridge school ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Three incumbent members of the Board of Education will seek re-election in November and a persistent challenger is making his seventh attempt for one of the those seats. The four candidates filed heir nomination petitions this week to run in the Nov. 8th general election for ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - South Brunswick Mayor Charles Carley has won the Democratic Primary and will be up for re-election in the General Election this November. With all township districts’ reporting, Mayor Carley won over 81% of the vote against former Board of Education member Arthur Robinson, ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Primary Day is Tuesday, June 7 and, this year, South Plainfield Schools will be in session, running on an early dismissal schedule. However, in the wake of last week’s tragic school shooting in Texas, there will be police presence at the four elementary school buildings ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Former Board of Education member Arthur Robinson will challenge South Brunswick Mayor Charles Carley in the upcoming Democratic Primaries. Robinson is running on a platform of “Efficiency, Transparency in Municipal Government,” according to his campaign statement. Primary ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Sharon McAuliffe, appointed to fill the Township Council term of her late friend Nancy Bader Drumm, will now face Republican challenger John Vrtaric on the November ballot. McAuliffe, the First Ward councilwoman since mid-January, replaced Bader Drumm, 62, who died of cancer on ...