Saturday, February 23, 2013
Pew Charitable Trusts measured number of rejected absentee ballots, voter turnout, in compiling report
A new national report by the PEW Charitable Trusts ranking state-by-state elections performance puts New Jersey in the top half of the 50 states. The PEW Elections Performance Index measures the quality of election administrations by analyzing 17 indicators, ranging from voter turnout to number of rejected absentee ballots, from the 2008 and 2010 elections. New Jersey was neither a high nor low performer among the 50 states and District of Columbia for its history of voter turnout and voter access, which make up the EPI. Seven states performed well in both the 2008 and 2010 elections including Colorado, Delaware, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin. The worst performing states during those years included Alabama, …
Monday, January 7, 2013
Two Republicans will take seats
Two faces will join the Manasquan Borough Council, as officials swear in Mike Sinneck and Greg Olivera to their terms on Monday. The reorganization meeting is 7 p.m. Jan. 7 in borough hall. Republicans Sinneck and Olivera defeated Democrats Peter Pappas and Michelle Batista in November's election. The pair fill the seats of outgoing Republican Councilwomen Patricia Connolly and Marilyn Jacobson. The annual reorganization meeting will see annual appointments to Manasquan governing bodies and committees, as well as appoint the professionals for the coming year.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Map outlines how residents donated to presidential campaigns
How much did local residents donate to presidential campaigns? In Manasquan, more dollars went to Republican candidate Mitt Romney than President Barack Obama. An interactive map compiled by NJ Spotlight released recently itemizes by ZIP Code where donations went. The site analyzed campaign contribution reports and the data is presented in a statewide map, here. You can scroll around by town and see how different areas donated. For Manasquan (ZIP Code 08736), donors there gave more to Romney — nearly $30,000 more. However, there were more donors giving to Obama: 173 contributions were made to Obama and 108 were made to Romney. ZIP Code 08736 Manasquan • Barack Obama Total Contributions: $17,942 Number of Contributions: 173 • Mitt Romney …
Friday, January 4, 2013
Jennifer Nicolay led volunteer projects in weeks after storm
Belmar Councilwoman Jennifer Nicolay began a three-year term on the council by being sworn in twice. The atmosphere was one of celebration for Nicolay, who was first sworn in by Borough Clerk April Claudio so the meeting could proceed, but was sworn in again ceremoniously after the mayor and Nicolay's family members arrived. A beaming Nicolay had young daughter Julia hold the bible she swore on, as husband Bart was by her side. Mayor Matt Doherty warmly praised Nicolay for a resounding win in November, her first contested race. But the mayor focused on how in the weeks after Hurricane Sandy, Nicolay showed strong leadership helping to coordinate much of the volunteerism and relief efforts for Belmar. "Once a hurricane hit, to see the way …
Superintendent says weeks ahead will focus on core curriculum options
With their right hands raised, four Belmar residents swore to faithfully serve the school board, kicking off their terms of office at the Belmar Board of Education reorganization meeting. Sworn in for a three year term: Joanne Gray, Christine Kurzweil and Richard Brand. Aileen Fahy was sworn in to a one year term. Cherie Adams was chosen again to serve as board president; Mark Walsifer will again serve as vice president. Superintendent David Hallman said the agenda for the next month would focus on exploring two initiatives. One, the Strong Administration system, would require training of staff and teachers to best launch its components. The other would be a focus on changing the common core curriculum. Hallman said the following school …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Five cruise to election in uncontested Manasquan BOE races
The Manasquan Republicans will keep their two seats on the Borough Council, despite sending two newcomers to keep the Democrats from taking complete control of the governing body. Mike Sinneck and Greg Olivera defeated Democrats Peter Pappas and Michelle Batista, according to preliminary results from the county. The GOP councilmen-elect each took just over 1,400 votes, for a combined 58 percent of the vote. Olivera received 1468 votes (29.56 percent) and Sinneck garnered 28.43 percent. The Democratic challengers combined registered just over 2000 votes. Pappas took in 1106 votes (22.27 percent), while Batista received 977 votes (19.67 perent). Over in Belmar, Democratic incumbent Jennifer Nicolay defeated Republican challenger Thomas…
Freeholders Curley and DiMaso defeat challengers William Shea and Kevin Lavan; incumbent French best Steinhorn in county clerk bid.
The Monmouth County Republicans will retain a 5-0 majority on the Board of Chosen Freeholders. With 99 percent of districts reporting, Freeholder Director John Curley and Freeholder Serena DiMaso led their Democratic opponents William Shea and Kevin Lavan by over 25,000 votes, according to unofficial results from the Monmouth County Board of Elections. "We are gathered here tonight to make sure that what you have entrusted in us remains and creates the greatest county in the state of New Jersey," Curley said during Monmouth County Republican Committee’s election party at South Gate Manor in Freehold Tuesday night. Curley, a Middletown resident, had 134,510 votes to Shea’s 105,356. The win gives Curley a second full term on the county …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Voters in New Jersey on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving him the state's 14 electoral votes.
Barack Obama won New Jersey’s 14 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in New Jersey. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections.
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
Update: This article was updated at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 7 with quotes from Gov. Chris Christie. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." "The task of perfecting our union moves forward. It moves forward because of you," Obama told supporters in his acceptance speech shortly after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. "It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression. The spirit that has lifted …
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 …
Lori Rathgeber
8:11 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Congrats Mike & Greg! We know you will do an outstanding job representing the residents of Manasquan! more ›