Letters to the Editor

Letter: GOP Council Winners 'Humbled' by Victory

Republican councilmembers-elect Phil Garwood and Victoria Napolitano thank their supporters as they get ready to take office in January.

To the editor: With the final votes counted, we are humbled and honored to write to you as your councilmembers-elect. We are proud of the vigorous and issue-based campaign we ran, and we are unbelievably grateful for the outpouring of support we received over the last eight months from all parts of town. We are especially thankful to our families, friends and campaign volunteers whose support never wavered and who stood by us through thick and thin. As we transition from campaigning to governance, we are acutely aware our town is at a critical crossroads. Our town faces difficult challenges, but we are excited to roll up our sleeves and get to work. We congratulate councilman-elect Greg Newcomer on his hard-fought victory, and we believe …

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UPDATED: Council Race Decided, Newcomer Wins

Democratic candidate Greg Newcomer held onto his slim lead in the Moorestown council race to edge out Republican Pete Palko following the counting of the provisional ballots.

UPDATE: Democratic Councilman-elect Greg Newcomer thanked those who voted for him—as well as his running mates and Democratic colleagues—and said he was honored to serve. He also congratulated his fellow winners, Republicans Phil Garwood and Victoria Napolitano, as well as their ousted running mate Pete Palko. "My No. 1 priority is to work collaboratively to restore the citizen's voice to Moorestown," Newcomer wrote in a statement to Moorestown Patch. "I will urge and recommend the Citizens' Requests and Presentations be restored to the middle of the council agenda. I will also advocate a town meeting or meetings to discuss ways to improve town government, preserve Moorestown's heritage and work toward active participation by all citizens …

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After Election, BOE Winners Focused on Improving District

All three candidates—David Weinstein, Sheryl Sawin and Brandon Pugh—have the same goals in mind.

Moorestown’s newest school board members may come from varying backgrounds—a former teacher who did virtually no campaigning, a 19-year-old EMT and an attorney who was the race’s only incumbent—but they all have the same goal in mind. Sheryl Sawin, a former college professor who came in second with 3,762 votes, said friends and acquaintances had been urging her to run for years. Still, she was “pleasantly surprised” with her victory, considering she did almost nothing in the way of traditional campaigning. “It’s not my M.O,” she said. “I was resolutely against that … I just felt it wasn’t productive to align myself politically.” Some had speculated politics would play a part in this year’s school election after it was moved from April to …

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Teen, Teacher and Incumbent Elected to Moorestown BOE

Also, Moorestown went Obama for the second time—though by a smaller margin than in 2008—and reelected Burlington County freeholders Bruce Garganio and Mary Ann O'Brien.

Voters elected an incumbent, a teacher and a recent high school graduate to the Moorestown Board of Education Tuesday. Incumbent David Weinstein was selected for a second three-year term, earning the most votes with 3,922. Former college professor Sheryl Sawin came in second with 3,762, and 19-year-old Brandon Pugh landed in third with 3,420. There were three open seats on the board. “I’m looking forward to, not to overuse an expression, getting down to business,” said Pugh, who monitored the results as they came in at town hall Tuesday night. Some were skeptical of Pugh because of his age and seeming lack of experience, but he described his youth as an advantage. “I really offer a new perspective,” he said. “Having someone who’s not too …

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Menendez Overtakes Kyrillos to Retain Senate Seat

Republicans have conceded the senatorial seat to incumbent Robert Menendez.

As the ballots pour in from Sandy-ravaged New Jersey, Robert Menendez has emerged victorious in reclaiming his U.S. Senate seat against Republican challenger Joe Kyrillos. With just over half of polling districts reporting, state Republicans have conceded victory to Menendez. The U.S. senator leads 58 percent to 40 percent as of 10:30 p.m., according to CBS News. "Senator Joe Kyrillos ran a great campaign against very tough circumstances and despite the loss, his family, campaign team, and supporters should be very proud of their efforts," New Jersey Republican Chairman Sam Raia said in a statement late Tuesday night. "Joe represents the very best of New Jersey and has fought for his constituents faithfully from the day he took office and …

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Bob Royal

1:57 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

While there are bad apples on both sides, at least Republicans do not mock purity, honor, and family values. Republicans are upset when their fellow Republicans fail to live up to those ideals. Democrats think it is all one big funny joke.   more ›

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Mark Hines Has Earned My Respect

A resident asks for voters to support the Democratic council candidates and expresses her esteem for open space advocate, and candidate, Mark Hines.

To the editor: I have known Mark Hines and his family for many years. I have pictures of them, even when their children were very young, helping with STEM's Natural Area Care projects, as well as with our special events. Many people don't know Mark has been contributing his time and energy to the well-being of Moorestown in many ways. He has served on the library board and is currently on the board of the Moorestown Improvement Association. I have observed him at town council meetings advocating for transparency in our local government for years. When the current council attempted to use the Open Space Trust Fund for an athletic project, he, with an immense amount of perseverance and effort, initiated MSOS (Moorestown Save Open Space). He …

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Poison Pen

2:31 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013

Tyroil - I'm with you. I'm pulling for these top 3.   more ›

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Councilmembers Endorse Republican Slate

Sitting Republican councilmembers Stacey Jordan and Chris Chiacchio throw their support behind GOP candidates Phil Garwood, Victoria Napolitano and Pete Palko.

To the editor: When we were both campaigning in 2010, we ran on a promise of keeping taxes as low as possible, maintaining the quality of our town’s services and moving forward with solving the town hall debacle. Since then, we have worked diligently to ensure these promises would become a reality. Along with our council colleagues, we have worked toward a fiscally responsible budget, and this year, council was able to put forward a budget that had a zero increase in the municipal tax levy. We have worked to move forward with improvements to our town’s many athletic facilities and theChurch Street Recreation Center, while at the same time defending the integrity and purpose of our town’s Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic …

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Dienstag

7:07 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

Lucky for you, nobody who approved that is running this year....   more ›