Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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 …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Republican incumbents John P. Curley and Serena DiMaso face Democrats William Shea and Kevin Lavan
The incumbents touted cost-saving measures and corruption-fighting, while the challengers appealed for political diversity during a debate among the Monmouth County freeholder candidates. The Monmouth County League of Women Voters hosted a forum at Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan on Wednesday featuring all four candidates seeking slots on the freeholder board. Two seats on the all-Republican county board of five are up for grabs in the November election: a three-year, full term spot currently held by Freeholder Director John P. Curley and a one-year, unexpired term for a seat held by Freeholder Serena DiMaso. Democrat William Shea of Howell is challenging Curley, a former Red Bank councilman who currently resides in …
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Republicans and Democrats fielded candidates for county clerk and two freeholder seats.
Candidates vying for county offices will not face challenges in the June primary election. The Monmouth County Republican Committee and the Monmouth County Democrats each fielded a single candidate for a three-year, full-term freeholder seat; a one-year unexpired freeholder seat; and a five-year, full-term county clerk seat as of the April 2 primary election filing deadline, according to the Monmouth County Board of Elections. Monmouth County voters will recognize some familiar names on this year’s ballot. Republican Freeholder Director John Curley, a Middletown resident, is seeking his second full term on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Monmouth County Democrats tapped William Shea of Howell to challenge Curley in …
Friday, November 4, 2011
A field of six candidates, including two incumbents, are seeking election to two positions on the freeholder board.
The crowded Monmouth County freeholder race features six candidates vying for two seats on the board. Incumbents Lillian Burry, a Republican, and Amy Mallet, a Democrat, are seeking another three-year term on the board. Burry’s running mate is Spring Lake Councilman Gary Rich, while Mallet is joined on the Democratic slate by retired New Jersey State Trooper William Shea. Tom Markowski, a self-described fiscal conservative, is running as an independent candidate. Brookdale Community College student Patrick Noble on the Socialist Party ticket. The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders is comprised of five seats. A freeholder director and freeholder deputy director are selected from among the board members. The governing body oversees …
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12:04 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has been under total and complete Republican control for over 20 years now and unfortunately we have the highest property taxes in the entire nation___plus our County now has over $5 billion of County bond debt.   more ›