Friday, May 17, 2013
Initial data shows campaign financials; Regular Republicans far in the lead
The latest filings from the state's Election Law Enforcement Commission – the body that is tasked with regulating campaign contributions in New Jersey – do not come with any big surprises. The township's well-funded regular Republican organization boasts the heaviest war chest for the primary season – wealth that can eventually be used in the general election if it's not all spent before June 4. The regular Republicans, who have endorsed mayoral candidate Joseph Sangiovanni in a primary battle against fellow GOP township council member Dan Toth, reported $43,775 in campaign contributions so far. The regular Republican organization has accounted for its donations through what is known as a joint candidates' committee. The committee …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
The $1.2 million ad buy shows road to New Jerseyans' optimism in their state.
In Gov. Chris Christie's first television ad of his 2013 re-election campaign, the governor's leadership style is credited for renewing New Jersey residents' pride in their state after years of overtaxation, and too much government spending. "Jersey Proud" shows how bipartisan reforms have helped "to strengthen New Jersey's future," according to the Christie campaign.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Measure could end up costing taxpayers, officials say
The Brick Township council this week voted in favor of opposing a state law that will allow for early voting statewide. The early voting law, if signed by Gov. Chris Christie, would be an unfunded mandate. Brick would be compelled to provide at least two polling places prior to primary and general elections that would have to be paid for through municipal funds. School elections are not covered under the law. Township Clerk Lynnette Iannarone said the formula which would determine how many polling places would be required in Brick has not yet been developed, but assuming two polling places would have to operate between five weeks and two days prior to the election, the cost would total $45,063 per year inclusive of both the primary and …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Candidates had until Monday's close of business to register for primary election
Brick councilman John Ducey has received his party's endorsement to run for mayor this year, though he will first have to fend off a primary election challenge from fellow Democrat Joe Lamb. Ducey, a councilman for over a year, is being endorsed by the local Democratic organization. Lamb is running in the Democratic primary on his own. Candidates who sought to run under a party banner for local offices had until the close of business Monday to file petitions with the township clerk's office indicating their desire to represent their party. Last week, the township's Republican organization announced it was supporting Councilman Joseph Sangiovanni for mayor. Councilman Dan Toth is challenging Sangiovanni for the Republican nomination. "We …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Brando to run for re-election to council; John Ciocco, Victoria Chadwick running for council
Joseph Sangiovanni has been endorsed by the Brick Township Republican Club to be its mayoral candidate in 2013. Sangiovanni, 63, currently a township councilman, will face a primary challenge from fellow Republican councilman Dan Toth, 36, who was nominated by the party's screening committee but did not receive the club's endorsement. Sangiovanni said his campaign would focus on rebuilding Brick "with the least impact to the taxpayers." "I personally think that these next four years will be challenging for any mayor, and it's going to require that you have some special skills to get through it," he said. Toth said he will remain in the primary race despite failing to receive the club's endorsement. "I expected the results to be what they …
Monday, March 25, 2013
Mayor: Sandy recovery spurs decision; door left open for future run or independent run
Brick Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis announced Monday morning he would not seek re-election. Acropolis’ term expires Dec. 31, 2013. Acropolis said that numerous issues in the wake of Superstorm Sandy – rebuilding Brick, opposing flood maps and distributing grant funding – have collectively served as one of his primary motivators against seeking re-election. “Rebuilding Brick should not be a political football,” Acropolis said, predicting that if he had run, the rebuilding effort would have been politicized. “When something like this happens, it really changes everything,” said Acropolis. “Everything is always going to be pre-Sandy and post-Sandy. Mayors, whether it's Bill Akers in Seaside or [Toms River mayor] Tom Kelaher, they’re on the …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Party has yet to make endorsement of a candidate
Brick councilman Dan Toth will vie for his party's nomination for mayor this year. Toth, a Republican, told Patch he has decided against seeking the chance to run for another term on the council and has gone before a screening committee to seek the township Republican organization's endorsement to be its mayoral candidate in the current election cycle. "I had originally screened to run both for council and mayor, and then I narrowed it down to leaving my name in just for mayor," said Toth. The party's announcement of who it will endorse as its candidate for mayor is expected to come next week. But Toth said even if he is not endorsed, he intends to keep his name on the primary ballot. "If I'm not selected by the screening committee, then …
Monday, February 25, 2013
A Quinnipiac University poll released this week shows Chris Christie with a big lead over his Democratic challenger, state Sen. Barbara Buono.
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Monday, February 25
Gov. Chris Christie is the best person to lead New Jersey over the next four years, according to voters recently polled in a survey released this week by Quinnipiac University. Christie, a Republican, leads his Democratic rival, state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex), 62 percent to 25 percent in the state's 2013 gubernatorial race, according to the poll. The governor's overall approval rating also remains high. Christie's 74 percent approval rating and 69 percent favorable rating tie his personal record highs from January, the Huffington Post reports, both numbers buoyed by public perception of the way he handled Hurricane Sandy's impact and its aftermath. Christie appears to have strong support on the other side of the aisle, as well. …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Middlesex County state senator would challenge Gov. Chris Christie
The Ocean County Democratic organization has thrown its support behind state Sen. Barbara Buono for governor. The Middlesex County Democrat has announced she will challenge incumbent Republican Chris Christie in November. With word that Newark mayor Cory Booker, state Sen. Richard Codey and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney will not seek the state's highest office, Buono is widely considered to be the Democratic frontrunner in the June primary election. The Ocean County party organization made its decision to support Buono last weekend after she appeared at a county committee breakfast in Toms River. Christie has been a "disaster" for New Jersey, Ocean County Democratic Chairman Wyatt Earp said in a statement to Patch. "Under his …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Three new members will be sworn in
Brick Township's Board of Education will reorganize Thursday, with three new members, plus one re-elected incumbent, set to be sworn in. Michael Conti and Frank Pannucci, Jr., both new members, will be sworn in for full, three year terms on the board. Susan Suter, a current board member who was elected to serve out an unexpired term, will return for a full term following her re-election in November. Karyn Cusanelli will begin serving a one-year, unexpired term. Pannucci and Conti ran together on a ticket, as did Suter and Cusanelli. After the board reorganizes, the current board majority will remain in place. The reorganization meeting will include the election of a board president and vice president, as well as a number of administrative …
Sal Petoia
11:47 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013
JWB: Thank you for the endorsement! I think what Art Sholty wrote below sums up my position to some extent. I'm not a young guy any more, but when I see who is running, and wonder about their motives, I get very agitated. What has any of them really done for Brick? I'm like the old dalmation at the firehouse. When the alarm goes off, instinct dictates that he go into action. I believe I have a … more ›