Election 2012

Election Guide 2012: Two Candidates Seek One Seat On Committeee

The following is a guide to the Cranford Township Committee race as well as the races for Cranford Board of Education, Union County Freeholder, NJ Senate and 7th Congressional District.

Township Committee: One seat open Former Republican Township Commissioner Scott Mease and Democrat Thomas Hannen Jr. are both seeking election to the single seat that will be up for grabs on the Cranford Township Committee in the November election. Republican Mayor David Robinson's term is set to expire at the end of the year, but after nearly six years on the dias, he has chosen not to seek re-election. The outcome of the November election will determine the balance of power on the Township Committee. Currently, the governing body is made up of three Republicans — Robinson and new members Andis Kalnins and Lisa Adubato, as well as two Democrats — Edward O'Malley and Kevin Campbell. If Hannen wins a spot on the committee, the Democrats …

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VP Biden Touts Sen. Menendez's Record at $1,000-per-Head Fundraiser

Vice President spent about 90 minutes at U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez' event in Morris Township.

Phillip Sellinger knows what drives Sen. Robert Menendez and Vice President Joe Biden. And, the rest of the area also knows what drives at least President Barack Obama's second-in-command: a motorcade from Newark Liberty International Airport. It was from the airport that Biden was transported late Monday afternoon to the Morris Township home of Sellinger and his wife, Barbara, for a Democratic Party fundraiser in support of Menendez's re-election campaign, where the vice president was a guest of honor. The cost per ticket to this invitation-only event? One thousand dollars,  according to the news media pool report provided by Matt Friedman of The Star-Ledger, the only member of the press allowed into the fundraiser (under the condition …

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