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Primary election: More Repubs than Dems vote
Tuesday’s primary election didn’t yield any surprises in Somerville, especially since there weren’t any contested local races. In the council race on the Republican side, Philip Decker had 235 votes and Jason Kraska had 228. For the Democrats Ken Utter received 209 votes while Jane Kobuta got 205. There are two council seats up for grabs in the November general election. In the 2012 council election Democrats swept the two available positions while in 2011 Republicans took both slots. Download a PDF of the complete election...
read moreDemocrats re-elected to council seats
Somerville council members Rob Wilson and Tom Mitchell have two things to celebrate today: they won re-election and their houses got electricity restored. The Democrat incumbents easily won election over Republican challengers Stephen Kowalski and Ronald Szumigala. “Winning is ever so slightly more exciting than getting power,” joked Wilson. “If you ask my wife I’m confident you’re going to get a very different answer.” They both got power returned to their homes around dinner time, nearly a week after going...
read moreWrite-ins put Republican council candidates in race
Somerville Republicans Ronald H. Szumigala Jr. and Stephen Kowalski weren’t on the ballot for today’s election but they had enough write-in votes to challenge incumbent Democrats Robert Wilson and Thompson Mitchell for council seats this fall. Somerville Republicans didn’t get their paperwork filed in time to have candidates on the ballot so they had to rely on write-in votes. Kowalski had 44 votes while Szumigala had 39. Wilson had 296 and Thompson had 285. Kowalski lives on W. Cliff St. and is an architect and co-owner of LiMN...
read moreRepublicans looking for council candidates
The Borough of Somerville Republican Municipal Committee is seeking Somerville resident registered Republican voters who are interested in getting involved with municipal government. Volunteers interested in participating at various levels of local government are asked to contact Municipal Chairman Rich Reitman at 908-400-6061 or rreitman@thereitmangroup.com or Somerville Mayor Brian Gallagher at 908 253 9347 or at brian@galadv.com. Among the volunteer options currently available are candidates of Borough Council, members of the Municipal...
read moreMark Caliguire sworn in as Somerset Co. Freeholder
Former Montgomery Mayor Mark Caliguire was sworn in Dec. 13 to fill a one-year unexpired term on the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders. He replaces Assemblyman Jack M. Ciattarelli, who resigned as freeholder following his election to state office. “The Somerset County Board of Freeholders welcomes Mark and looks forward to working with him,” Freeholder Director Robert Zaborowski said. “His experience and dedication to the residents of Montgomery will transfer well in his new role and will benefit all of the citizens of...
read moreAssemblyman Peter Biondi dies from cancer
Assemblyman Peter Biondi of Hillsborough has died two days after he was re-elected to an eighth term. Biondi, 69, represented Somerville and parts of Somerset and Morris counties and was the top vote getting in Tuesday’s Distict 16 race. Biondi last month announced he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma a year ago. He began chemotherapy, which he finished four months ago, and last month he said the disease was in remission. He had previously served as a Somerset County Freeholder from 1994-1997 and Hillsborough’s mayor...
read moreRepublicans win mayor and council races
Incumbent mayor Brian Gallagher led a stunning victory as the Republican candidates won all three borough races in today’s election. Gallagher received 1,378 votes to Democrat challenger Dennis Sullivan’s 918. Political newcomers Amanda Vaughn-O’Neill and Nick Stiles defeated incumbent council members Ken Utter and Margaret Weinberger. “Somerville has a mindset that they want to advance forward,” said Gallagher, “and they looked at the team of Gallagher, Stiles and Vaughn-O’Neill and said, ‘We see a...
read moreElection 2011: Mayoral candidates debate issues
Mayor candidates Republican Brian Gallagher and Democrat Dennis Sullivan participated in a debate moderated by SomervilleToday.com editor Loren Fisher. Questions were created by Loren Fisher with input from the citizens of Somerville. The 30-minute debate was preceded by three minute statements by each candidate. The debate was produced by VILLEtv headed by Herb Hall. Click on the video to play...
read moreElection 2011: Council candidates’ statements
Somerville council candidates Democrat Margaret Weinberger, Democrat Ken Utter, Republican Amanda Vaughn-O’Neill and Republican Nick Stires give prepared election statements. Produced by VILLEtv. Click on the video to play...
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