Tag: elections

While most candidates expect lackluster midterm election turnout, three towns in the Two River area seem to be experiencing a unique phenomenon this year – the split ticket.

In the final week covering municipal elections, we asked the candidates in Sea Bright and Holmdel the following question...

In our continuing coverage of the general election Nov. 7, The Two River Times reached out to candidates in our coverage area to get their perspective on effective governance and the impact voting can have on a community.

In our continuing coverage of the general election Nov. 7, The Two River Times reached out to candidates in our coverage area to get their perspective on effective governance and the impact voting can have on a community.

In the run-up to the general election Nov. 7, The Two River Times reached out to candidates in our coverage area to get their perspective on effective governance and the impact voting can have on a community.

One campaign strategy has some Monmouth County voters confused.

The state cleared up confusion about last year’s general election in a recent report, noting a software error was to blame for incorrect vote counts. The report discloses why in four Monmouth County municipalities, some votes were counted twice.

Atlantic Highlands Borough Council member James Murphy recently announced his bid for mayor and spoke exclusively to The Two River Times about his candidacy. Murphy, a Republican, faces current council president Lori Hohenleitner, a Democrat, in the Nov. 7 General Election. Current Atlantic Highlands Mayor Loretta Gluckstein, a Republican, is not running for reelection. She presides over a heavily Democratic council, with Murphy the lone Republican.

Borough Council President Lori Hohenleitner launched her mayoral campaign at a gathering of supporters at Zoe’s Emilio’s Kitchen on Center Avenue in the borough May 9.

With a primary election coming up in just over six weeks and a general election in November, the Monmouth County Board of Elections is ready to train – and pay – residents to help citizens exercise their right to vote.