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GOP Overcomes Party Infighting and Wins Contentious 8th Legislative District Toss-Up

By Douglas D. Melegari and Danny Master Team Coverage

M O U N T H O L LY— R e p u b l i c a n Assemblyman Ryan Peters and running mate Jean Stanfield, retired sheriff from Burlington County, emerged victorious

Tuesday night in a contentious and close race for two state Assembly seats that were up for grabs in New Jersey’s 8th Legislative District.

Peters and Stanfield overcame party infighting and fractures that developed earlier this year in the wake of 8th District

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8th District Republican Assemblyman Ryan Peters and Assemblywoman-elect Jean Stanfield declare victory on Nov. 5 after emerging victorious in a contentious and close race for two state Assembly seats that were up for grabs in New Jersey’s 8th Legislative District.

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Democrats on Verge of One-Party Rule on Freeholder Board, Win Sheriff’s Office

By Danny Master Staff Writer

WESTAMPTON—Democrats will have one-party rule on the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders when it reorganizes in January after voters elected Democrat incumbent Daniel J. O’ Connell to fill an unexpired two-year term on the board, and Democrat Linda Hynes to fill a full-term on the board in Tuesday’s General Election.

O’ Connell, a 60-year county resident and former locomotive engineer and leader of the United Transportation Union, garnered 50,396 votes Tuesday and defeated Hainesport Committeewoman and realtor Republican Lee Schneider, who only received 41,421 votes.

Hynes, a practicing attorney, who received 51,025 votes Tuesday, bested Republican Freeholder and union worker Latham Tiver, who only received 41,493 votes.

Tiver is currently the only member of the GOP serving on the freeholder board after Democrats gained control of it for the first time in nearly 45 years in January, following a November 2018 election.

Democrats are also on the verge of taking control of the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department for the first time in decades after Democrat Anthony Basantis, a 15-year officer of the department, defeated its undersheriff, Republican Michael Ditzel, who joined the See DEMOCRATS/ Page 19

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Medford Lakes Voters Decide That They Want Council Elections Held in November

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Aromando III disagreed with council’s arguments about maintaining the date of the May election and was determined to have voters decide the matter, bringing the topic up at council meetings, posting about it on social media and selling the plan to his fellow residents via grassroots mobilization.

I n a s t a t e m e nt s u b m it t e d t o t h i s newspaper after the election, Aromando t ha n ke d b or oug h vot er s for ca st i ng ballots, while stating moving the election will not result in increased partisanship.

“I appreciate the concerns of those who were not in favor of the proposal,” A roma ndo sa id. “I a m com m it ted to making sure that this change does not in any way impact the non-partisan status of our local elections.”

In a Facebook post prior to the Nov. 5 vote, Mayor William Fields said that holding May elections allows Medford Lakes voters to vote solely on Medford Lakes issues.

“May elections allows the voter to solely focus on the local issues without t h e nu m e r o u s o t h e r d e c i sio n s t h ey are going to make during a November election,” Fields said. “Medford Lakes is the sole purpose voters come out during the May election.”

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MEDFORD LAKES—The majority of residents in Medford Lakes Borough who came out to vote Tuesday have voiced through a non-binding ballot question t hat t hey wa nt to move elections for Medford Lakes Borough Council from May to November, to coincide with the general election cycle.

The next step for the borough will be for its council to draft an ordinance to codify moving the date of the election.

If borough council decides to go along with the wishes of voters by passing an ordinance, it will represent a departure from longstanding tradition.

As previously repor ted by t h is n ewsp a p e r, b o r o ug h c o u n c i l , wh i le authorizing the ballot question to appear on Tuesday’s ballot, was vocally opposed to moving the election date for borough council seats, citing concern that it would make such municipal elections partisan through at least political rhetoric.

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Clerks’ office, 1,142 voters weighed in on the ballot question. Of those 1,142 voters, 62 percent voted in favor of moving the date of the election, while 38 percent of voters favored maintaining the current system, representing a big win for those in favor of consolidating the May and November elections.

As of Nov. 6, the borough administration told this newspaper that they did not have a specific date as to when council will discuss and decide the election results.

Council will convene for the first time following the vote during its regularly scheduled bi-weekly meeting on Nov. 13.

Borough Administrator Robert Burton told this newspaper that council will make a decision in the near future.

“Council is aware of the outcome of the referendum,” he said.

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Thank you-signs pasted on a large, roadside campaign banner that urged voters to re-elect Republican Shamong Mayor Michael S. Di Croce and Republican Shamong Deputy Mayor Timothy L. Gimbel to the Shamong Township Committee following their victory Tuesday night.

By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer

SHAMONG—Democrats came up short in contested municipal races held on Nov. 5 in Medford, Shamong and Southampton townships.

Contested races in Shamong and Southampton happen seldomly, and occur occasionally in Medford, given that the municipalities have long been Republican strongholds.

However, Democrats saw an opportunity for possible victories in Medford, Shamong and Southampton this election cycle after the party took control of the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders from the GOP for the first time in four decades earlier this year, GOP infighting recently developed in the 8th Legislative District, and the Third Congressional District, which also includes the towns of Medford, Shamong and Southampton, turned blue last year with the election of Democratic Rep. Andy Kim. Additionally, the Democratic party had turned the Pinelands town of Evesham Township blue last year, for the first time in nearly a decade, and observed that voters in Medford Lakes Borough, also in the Pines, voted Democratic in the most recent gubernatorial and presidential elections, a departure from normal.

Going Around in Circles Republican Shamong Mayor Michael S. Di Croce and Republican Shamong Deputy Mayor Timothy L. Gimbel, however, won reelection to the Shamong Township Committee by a “landslide” on Tuesday, and an early-Shamong race projection due to the considerable spread in votes dampened the hopes of Democrats who thought they could make additional municipallevel gains in the Pine Barrens.

“2019 was a sleeper,” wrote Carlos in a Facebook concession statement. “We are gearing up for 2020… Thank you Lauren Smith! You inspired me, gave me hope and helped me to believe. Your senses about life are humbling. Thank you for keeping me grounded.

Shamong is missing a beautiful person to lead them. I am proud to call you my friend. You can call me any time.”

Di Croce (who received 1,082 votes) and Gimbel (who received 1,083 votes) emerged victorious despite an aggressive Get-Out-TheVote (GOTV) effort initiated by Shamong Democrats Eileen Carlos (who received 561

votes) and Lauren Smith (who received 560 votes).

“I was happy to be a part of this great experience, with great people, and made friends along the way,” wrote Smith in a concession post on Facebook. “Thank you to everyone, especially Eileen, who worked her butt off! We didn’t get elected, but seats are never forever on the committee. So, whoever takes that place in the future, I hope they have our vision and respect for our town.”

Carlos and Smith contended throughout their Shamong campaign that they were opposed to a plan to install a roundabout at the intersection of Stokes and Willow Grove roads, a dangerous intersection in Shamong that has been the site of dozens of serious accidents. Carlos and Smith pointed to the cost of the project as the main reason for their opposition to it, citing a newspaper article quoting Di Croce as saying the roundabout would cost $20 million.

As previously reported by this newspaper, Township Engineer Dante Guzzi later walked back Di Croce’s cost comment, claiming that the roundabout is not going to cost $20 million, and that it was an erroneous number. He said that the “bottom line” is that federal money coming down to the county is funding the project.

Shamong officials, including Di Croce, said earlier this year that the Shamong governing body had no choice but to accept the county plan, or otherwise Shamong may become liable for not following the recommendation of the county. Di Croce, however, at the same time, cast a lone vote in opposition to the roundabout, contending that he felt the town does not need one at the intersection and that there were plenty of less costly alternatives that could be implemented to solve the issue. Gimbel, at the time, said the majority of accidents at the intersection involved people not from the area, and that slowing traffic down may be the only action that can be taken.

Carlos later contended that she filed an Open Public Record Act (OPRA) request that asked for a copy of any letter to the township, from the county, stating that it was recommending a roundabout for the intersection. She said she only got two pieces of paper in response to her request, and that there is no letter “or anything” showing that the county put it in writing that the See CHALLENGERS/ Page 10

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Embrace the Diversity and Freedom that Al-Baghdadi So Badly Despised The death of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi is a massive blow in the fight against ISIS and its hateful mark on the world.

My first thoughts a re of deep gratitude to our armed servicemen and women, and our civilians, throughout our intelligence and national security operations who oversaw and carried out this dangerous operation.

Having myself worked before to track Al-Baghdadi and other senior ISIS leaders, I know the painstaking work that our professionals a nd pa r tners under took to make this possible.

I also think of those innocent victims murdered at Al-Baghdadi’s order. No measure of justice can be achieved in the face of the genocide Al-Baghdadi unleashed through an unrelenting campaign of ultraviolence.

I hope we a l l pause today to remember what went th rough in our minds when we heard about the Yezidis trapped on Sinjar Mountain, or the tragic deaths of Americans held hostage by ISIS. People across our country and across the globe unified against Al-

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Baghdadi’s twisted ideology.

Even after his death, let us remain vigilant and unified against the threats we face, and let us recommit ourselves to embrace the diversity and freedom that Al-Baghdadi so badly despised.

Kim, who represents New Jersey’s Third Congressional District in the House of Representatives, is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, where he serves the Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and as a member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities. Prior to serving in Congress, Kim served in Afghanistan as a strategic advisor to Generals David Petraeus and John Allen. Kim went on to serve as Director of Iraq in Obama’s National Security Council, where he coordinated the crisis response to countering the rise of ISIS.

In reply to Sister Peg Boyle’s recent guest com menta r y per ta in ing to permitting illegal aliens’ access to New Jersey driver’s licenses (Make State More Merciful, Just Place for All, Pine Barrens Tribune: Oct. 26, 2019), she comes to some conclusions that are simply incorrect.

In one statement, she claims, in part, that we need to support “all of whom contribute immensely to our communities.” How do illegal aliens contribute to our society when the minute they cross the border, they sta r t costing taxpayers, who can ill afford it, free healthca re and financial subsidizing?

I ask, how fair would this be to those immigrants who have; waited their turn, abided by our laws, come here lega l ly, wish to sp ea k ou r language and assimilate into our American way of life?

How do illegal aliens, “increase p u bl ic s a fe t y, h el p t h e s t a t e’s

economy, and increase the well-being of all our families?”

The FBI, Department of Homeland Security and other law enforcement agencies have a n over whel m i ng problem in attempting to track down and control the inf lux of violent criminals, sex traffickers and drug smugglers in our country. Compound this problem with the fact that repeat criminals are protected here with insane political sanctuary politics.

All we need to do is add to that n ightma re, wit h put ting illega ls on t he road. Do t hey have auto insurance?

This is not a moral issue; having a state-issued driver’s license is not a right, it is an earned privilege. It is earned by N.J. state citizens who are here legally, pay taxes and obey our laws Joseph E. Staskewicz Southampton, New Jersey

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2019 ELECTION

8th Legislative District General Assembly (Vote for Two) Percentage Candidate Party Vote Tally of Vote Gina LaPlaca Democrat 23,141 24% Mark Natale Democrat 22,364 23% Jean Stanfield Republican 24,310 25% Ryan Peters Republican 24,168 25% Tom Giangiulio Jr. MAGA Conservative 1,696 2% 9th Legislative District General Assembly (Vote for Two) Percentage Candidate Party Vote Tally of Vote Sarah J. Collins Democrat 16,246 16% Wayne Lewis Democrat 15,211 15% Brian E. Rumpf Republican 35,190 35% DiAnne C. Gove Republican 34,462 34%

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Candidate Anthony Basantis Michael Ditzel Erik D. Johnston Robert Shapiro

Burlington County Freeholder-Full Term (Vote for One) Percentage Candidate Party Vote Tally of Vote Linda Hynes Democrat 51,025 55% Latham Tiver Republican 41,193 44%

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Keturah Harris Patrick R. Progar Frank P. Czekay Lauren Kochan

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Pemberton Borough Council (Vote for Two) Percentage Party Vote Tally of Vote Republican 206 50% Republican 200 48%

Candidate Robert Brock Bonnie Haines

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Shamong Township Committee (Vote for Two) Percentage Party Vote Tally of Vote Democrat 561 17% Democrat 560 17% Republican 1,082 33% Republican 1,083 33%

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Eileen R. Carlos Lauren A. Smith Michael S. DiCroce Timothy L. Gimbel

Southampton Township Committee (Vote for Two) Percentage Candidate Party Vote Tally of Vote Sylvia Teahan Democrat 1,168 22% Michael S. Mikulski II Republican 1,986 37% Elizabeth H. Rossell Republican 2,073 39%

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Candidate Robert C. Sunbury Jr. Nancy K. McGinnis

Candidate Projected Winner

Daniel L. James

Tabernacle Township Committee (Vote for Two) Percentage Party Vote Tally of Vote Republican 1,243 49% Republican 1,252 49%

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Washington Township Committee (Vote for One) Percentage Party Vote Tally of Vote Republican 107 96%

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Woodland Township Committee (Vote for One) Percentage Party Vote Tally of Vote Republican 258 95%

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Evesham Township Fire District #1 Board of Fire Commissioners (Vote for Two) Percentage Projected Candidate Party Vote Tally of Vote Winner ✕ Benjamin Guerrini Non-Partisan 2,227 18% Christian T. Smith Non-Partisan 1,595 12% Clayton C. Brunges Non-Partisan 800 6% ✕ Elizabeth Baugh Non-Partisan 2,718 22% Jaime Serrano Non-Partisan 2,073 17% Manuel Iglesias Non-Partisan 1,706 14% Thomas M. Switick Non-Partisan 1,328 11%

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Burlington County Freeholder-Unexpired Two-Year Term (Vote for One) Percentage Projected Candidate Party Vote Tally of Vote Winner ✕ Daniel J. O’ Connell Democrat 50,396 55% Lee Schneider Republican 41,421 45%

Medford Township Council (Vote for Two) Percentage Party Vote Tally of Vote Democrat 2,760 22% Democrat 2,730 22% Republican 3,568 28% Republican 3,554 28%

Pemberton Borough Mayor (Vote for One) Percentage Party Vote Tally of Vote Republican 217 99%

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New Jersey State Ballot Question #1 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO GIVE CERTAIN VETERANS’ BENEFITS TO RESIDENTS OF CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES Percentage Projected Question Choice Vote Tally of Vote Winner ✕ 867,123 75% 279,913 35% Burlington County Sheriff (Vote for One) Percentage Party Vote Tally of Vote Democrat 49,051 53% Republican 40,723 44% Undeclared 1,365 1% Protecting 1,369 1% Burlington’s Kids

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Medford Lakes Ballot Question #1 [Non-Binding] TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER MEDFORD LAKES VOTERS PREFER TO KEEP THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN MAY Percentage Projected Question Choice Vote Tally of Vote Winner 438 38% ✕ 704 61%

Candidate Derrick Daniels

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2019 School Board Candidate Bonnie Adams Kevin C. Foder Sr. Write-In

Bass River Township Board of Education (Vote for Two) Vote Tally Percentage of Vote Projected Winner 188 36% 152 29% 186 36%

Evesham Township: Lenape Regional Board of Education (Vote for One) Candidate Vote Tally Percentage of Vote Projected Winner ✕ Bonnie J. Olt 6,676 99%

Candidate Trish Everhart Aneesh Kanthan Lewis Kipness Jeff P. Lanzilotta Dennis Mehigan

Evesham Township Board of Education (Vote for Three) Vote Tally Percentage of Vote Projected Winner ✕ 5,435 28% 2,711 14% 2,967 15% ✕ 4,293 22% ✕ 4,104 20%

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2019 School Board

Little Egg Harbor Township: Pinelands Regional Board of Education-Unexp. (Vote for One) Candidate Vote Tally Percentage of Vote Projected Winner A.J. Barchetto 1,047 43% ✕ Rachel Harper 1,380 56% Medford Township: Lenape Regional Board of Education (Vote for One) Candidate Vote Tally Percentage of Vote Projected Winner ✕ Allison Eckel 4,167 99% Medford Township Board of Education (Vote for Three) Vote Tally Percentage of Vote Projected Winner ✕ 3,957 33% ✕ 4,107 34%

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PEMBERTON—The Pemberton Township Senior Center was temporarily transformed into a haunted house of sorts, with many large spider and silky-web decorations, on Halloween Day last week as nearly 80 area seniors celebrated the occasion, also known as All Hallows’ Eve or All Saints’ Eve. There was even a witch decoration dropping out of the ceiling of the senior center to “spook” the center’s guests.

According to History Television Network, Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

In the Eighth Century, Pope Gregory III designated Nov. 1 as a time to honor all saints.

Soon, All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween.

Over time, Halloween evolved into a day of activities like trick-or-treating, carving jack-olanterns, festive gatherings, donning costumes and eating treats.

Farmer Jack’s, located on County Route 530 near the border of Pemberton and Southampton townships, donated pumpkins and gourds to the center so that area seniors could have their local festive gathering amid a holiday-themed backdrop.

The center’s staff also brought along a number of decorations to add to the spooky atmosphere of the gathering, including bats and flashing lights.

Close to 80 seniors, ready to party, filled the center by 10 a.m. on Oct. 31. Games were the first order of fun, followed by some line dancing and other festivities. The event concluded with a costume parade and contest.

P e m b e r t o n To w n s h i p B u s i n e s s Administrator Daniel Hornickel visited the center to judge the costumes. Taking firstplace in the contest was Tomoko Sykes and her striking Raggedy Ann costume.

Everett and Teane Taylor, dressed as Caesar and Cleopatra respectively, were declared winners of the second-place prize.

Leigh Kush, who dressed as the “town drunk,” was awarded third-place honors.

Lois Ritchie (dressed as the Scarecrow), Freddie Elmore (dressed as King Midas), and Debbie Eldridge (dressed as the Wicked Witch of the West) were declared runners-up.

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Pizza, from Family Pizza, was served during the party. Seniors seldom have pizza, and many remarked it was a welcome treat for the holiday.

Three important, and more serious events are upcoming.

Representatives from the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department are scheduled to visit the center on Nov. 12, weather permitting, to share information on the many programs available for seniors in Burlington County. The sheriff’s department will have equipment to provide color photo IDS to seniors.

A presentation regarding Medicare, and some of the latest options available to seniors, will be held at the center on Nov. 14 at 10 a.m.

Plan F, VA plans, and an Advantage Plan are among the options that will be discussed.

On Nov. 21, at 9:30 a.m., representatives from the Burlington County Health Department will be offering flu immunizations at a nearby location. Transportation is available through Pemberton Township for those unable to drive to the clinic.

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town had to do anything with the intersection.

Campaign literature from the Carlos and Smith campaign, distributed in town, contained a headline “A Roundabout Worth $20 Million?

A Bad Decision? Yes!” and referred to the proposed feature as “Gimbel’s traffic circle” and “Di Croce’s traffic circle.”

As previously reported by this newspaper, Nicholas Gangemi, a spokesman for Burlington County, provided this media outlet in September with a fact-sheet on the roundabout project.

The fact-sheet contends that the cost of the roundabout ranges between $1.7 to $2.2 million and two others are also scheduled to be installed by the county in Tabernacle.

One voter, during a Shamong Township Committee meeting held the day after Tuesday’s election, contended that the information Carlos and Smith put in their campaign literature was misleading and persuaded him to vote Republican as a longtime Democrat.

“I am one of the Democrats who voted for the other party,” said resident Neil Wilkinson, as he looked at Carlos (who was in attendance at the governing body meeting following the election) and held up the roundabout literature he received from the Carlos and Smith campaign. “I want to explain the reason that I did: I have been to a lot of meetings and this kind of thing doesn’t help anybody. You have been to the meetings; I have been to the meetings. We know $20 million wasn’t an accurate number, yet it is on here (the literature).

“I was here when Mr. Di Croce also voted against the resolution for the circle. How does this (literature) help anybody? How does having these statements on this card, going out to the residents of Shamong, help progress us along at all? Can we just acknowledge that this is not Mr. Gimbel’s or Mr. Di Croce’s traffic circle, because that is what this (literature) says? This is the county’s traffic circle.”

Carlos defended many of the claims used in the Carlos and Smith campaign literature and called the $20 million statement “very correct” based on Di Croce’s comment to an area newspaper that the roundabout would cost $20 million.

“I couldn’t believe something would cost $20 million, so I went to prove the mayor was wrong and I couldn’t prove anything because of redactions (in documents I requested),” Carlos said. “Then I got information from the township, and both pieces of paper showed that the mayor requested a meeting with the county, and he had the meeting with the county, and then he had a meeting with the township and said $20 million. Every time I said $20 million, not the mayor, but Mr. Guzzi laughed and said it is not going to cost $20 million.”

Resident Bill Humphreys, also a Shamong voter and resident, said the literature disseminated by the Carlos and Smith campaign “really bothered him” as well.

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WWW.PINEBARRENSTRIBUNE.COM Humphreys said. “Even if it does cost $20 million, I live three houses away from the intersection and I have seen multiple deaths there. If it was your loved one, you would pay $40 million. You wouldn’t care how much it costs. I have a 16-year-old who is going to start driving soon, so I am all for the circle, whether it costs $20 million, $40 million or $60 million. I don’t care what it costs because we are sending all that money to the federal government anyway, and we are not getting it back otherwise.”

Shamong voter and resident Aldyth Keith contended that there was an “awful lot of non-sense” going on in town about “a stupid thing” that nobody could “really do a damn thing about” as the project is in the hands of the federal government.

“If you don’t think they are a dog and pony show, you are stupid,” she said of the federal government. “Not one of them (working for the federal government) is even earning their pay. They shouldn’t be allowed to go cash their checks. Not one of them is doing the job.”

Carlos and Smith also contended during the campaign that the members of the allRepublican Shamong Township Committee were “reactive” to an Oak Shade Road animal cruelty case, and were not listening to voters by recently passing a resolution with the intent to adopt an ordinance that would welcome the cannabis industry to Shamong.

“I want to thank the voters of Shamong for a great day Tuesday,” said Gimbel at the Shamong Township Committee meeting the day after Election Day. “For either side, I think it was a great day. I think the number of voters who came out in a non-presidential election year really validated the work that is being done in Shamong.”

Gimbel added that Carlos and Smith made the Shamong race “a lot of fun,” and called it “great” that a lot of people in town are now paying attention to the local political scene and getting involved thanks to the Democratic campaign challenge.

“Our success came in small batches, as our campaign increased voter participation by 10 percent from the last low-voter turnout election, increased voter registration to 5,052 voters, and created new friendships,” Carlos told this newspaper. “Lauren, who was a registered Republican, met me, Eileen, a registered Democrat, who came together by the fate of friends. Both of us were discouraged by the elements that drive us and decided that we would run together to do what is best by the township. We had fun! We appreciate and respect Mr. Di Croce and Mr. Gimbel for a well-run election that gave the quiet town of Indian Mills something meaningful to discuss.”

Di Croce said Carlos and Smith ran a “firstclass race” that “helped educate the town,” and that he was appreciative of how the two women handled themselves throughout the race.

“I met a lot of great people in Shamong, who are both funny and very intuitive,” said Carlos in response. “Next year will be a very fun year

as well and I will be coming to every meeting.”

She also told this newspaper that “Shamong is worth fighting for” and she will see everyone at the polls next year.

Di Croce later told this newspaper that voters sent a message to the Democrats: “thanks for the fake news, but we don’t want it.” He also defended his position on welcoming the cannabis industry to Shamong, saying the initiative is courting companies to call Shamong home, reducing taxes through ratables, increasing job opportunities for residents and keeping Shamong farms pristine.

“It is hypocritical Democrats are against this,” he said.

Not Much of a Battleground T he Bu rl ington Count y Republ ica n Committee, in a press release issued Nov. 1, identified Medford, which borders Medford Lakes and Evesham, as a “battleground.”

But in the end, it wasn’t much of one, with Medford Republican Deputy Mayor Frank Czekay and Medford Republican Councilwoman Lauren Kochan soundly defeating their Democratic opponents, Patrick Progar and Keturah Harris in a race for two open seats on Medford Township Council.

Czekay received 3,568 votes and Kochan got 3,554 votes, while Progar garnered 2,730 votes and Harris got 2,760 votes.

“Deputy Mayor Frank Czekay and I are pleased with the outcome of the election, and are looking forward to continuing to serve the residents of Medford Township,” Kochan said.

“Our message supporting transparency, fiscal responsibility and proven leadership was heard and our residents rewarded us with another fouryear term on township council. We thank all of our residents for their continued support.”

The Medford race received little media attention this election cycle as there were more campaign signs placed throughout the municipality than partisan rhetoric.

Czekay and Kochan told this newspaper that they believed Medford voters went to the polls this year to vote for “proven and experienced leadership” that will continue to ensure that Medford remains one of the best places to live and raise a family in New Jersey.

Progar told this newspaper that he and Harris, like other Democratic challengers in the past, wanted to bring a fresh perspective on the Medford municipal budget, and restore services and programs that bring the community together.

“We congratulate Mr. Czekay and Ms. Kochan and hope they take a proactive approach to problems all year and report on their progress not only in October but more often, and invite Democrats to the committees and engage more residents in providing new perspectives in what is best for Medford,” Progar said.

Progar added that Democratic candidates for Medford Township Council have lost elections by only five or six points for decades.

Breathing a Sigh of Relief Of all this year’s races at the municipal level in the Pine Barrens of Burlington County, Republicans, according to sources, were

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Southampton Democrat Christine Bohm, before unexpectedly exiting the Southampton race on Aug. 1, had coordinated an aggressive effort with her then-running mate Sylvia Teahan to flip two open Southampton Township Committee seats blue, focusing on controversies and disagreements in Southampton that involved emergency preparedness in the wake of a summer flood, the town’s search for active and passive recreation and plans for economic development. It was the first organized Democratic effort in Southampton, in decades.

Although Bohm disappeared from the political scene following her exit from the race and Teahan acknowledged in an interview with this newspaper that the Southampton Democratic campaign had lost its “sparkplug,” there were fears in the GOP that the Democratic effort, under Bohm, had made some inroads with Southampton voters, and Teahan could still pull off a victory as an underdog.

Southampton voters, however, reelected Deputy Mayor Elisabeth Rossell and Committeeman Michael Mikulski to the Southampton Township Committee by a wide-margin.

“I am excited voters think we are doing good things in town and want us to continue to do good things,” said Mikulski in an interview with this newspaper. “We certainly want to continue with some of the projects that we started; you have probably driven by the new (athletic) fields up off Red Lion Road. A lot of that work is getting completed. The new Public Works building is done. We just want to keep that stuff going and look for new opportunities to make the township even better.”

Rossell, who recently pointed to a September issue of New Jersey Monthly Magazine, which recognized Southampton as one of 16 small towns to love in the state, secured 2,073 votes, and Mikulski garnered 1,986 votes, while Teahan only got 1,168 votes.

“I was proud of how many votes I did get,” said Teahan to this newspaper, contending that she did not find a replacement running mate when Bohm left the campaign trail. “Her husband was the treasurer, and her son was the campaign manager (of the Southampton Democratic campaign), and I pretty much spent the entire month of August looking for replacements, and when I could not find any, I couldn’t campaign and do everything else too.

That is when I took a deep breath and said OK.” Teahan, although she aimed for an upset as an underdog in a fiery speech during a recent candidates’ forum held in the LeisureTowne section of Southampton, told this newspaper on Wednesday that she is a much better supporter of candidates than she is a candidate.

“Even though I have not been elected, I am not going away,” she said. “I am still going to be active with the Democratic party. I love our freeholders. They do wonderful work and I appreciate what they do.”

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How to Talk to Your Kids about Veterans Day

Veterans Day can be a difficult holiday for children to grasp. It’s embedded with mature themes like war, sacrifice and patriotism and is much more somber than occasions that occur around the same time like Halloween and Thanksgiving. Nevertheless, it’s good for children to understand the significance of Veterans Day from a young age so they don’t come to see it as just another day off from school. Here are some tips for talking to children about Veterans Day.

• Explain the meaning of Veterans Day. Tell your kids that Veterans Day is a time reserved for thanking all the veterans in our families and commu­nities for risking their lives to protect us.

That’s why we celebrate veterans with parades and other tributes on this day.

• Ask them to choose a way to celebrate Veterans Day. Suggest some ways that you can honor vets as a family this Ve­ terans Day; for instance, by attending a parade, making thank-you cards and care packages or volunteering in a local veterans home or hospital. Ask your kids to choose what activity you do and explain why they think it’s the best way to support veterans. After you get home, discuss the experience and what you learned as a family.

• Make sure they understand what a veteran is. Explain to your children that a veteran is anyone who’s served in the armed forces and put themself in danger to defend their country. If you have friends or family members who are veterans, indicate this to your children and consider having these individuals talk with them about their experiences serving.

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Homelessness Among American Veterans

Studies show that veterans are overrepre­ sented in the country’s homeless population and are more likely than non-veterans to become homeless at some point during their lifetime.

According to a study by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), there are about 40,000 homeless veterans in America.

Although homelessness among veterans has dropped substantially since 2009 (by as much as 45 percent), between 2016 and 2017 it increased for the first time since 2010.

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home­ less veterans are men. Black veterans have a higher risk of becoming homeless than white veterans.

Veterans often report finding it difficult and disorienting to reintegrate into civilian life after returning from active duty. Many of the former servicemen and servicewomen who end up living on the streets suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as other mental illnesses like depression and anxiety.

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and affordable housing.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other government organizations have worked to end veteran homelessness for decades but still have a long way to go. If you’re looking for a way to help, consider volunteering or donating to a homeless shelter in your community or a charity that supports veterans and their families. You can also encourage your lawmakers to push for more resources for veterans, especially when it comes to mental health services.

Four Questions About Veterans Day Answered In honor of Veterans Day 2019, we answer four common questions about the holiday.

1. WHEN IS VETERANS DAY OBSERVED? Veterans Day is always observed November 11, a date that commemorates the peace agreement signed on November 11, 1918 that brought an end to the fighting during World War I. Some federal government offices, schools and businesses may be closed on Veteran’s Day in observance of the holiday.

2. HOW IS VETERANS DAY DIFFERENT FROM MEMORIAL DAY?

Memorial Day, celebrated each year on the last Monday in May, is a day to remember those who lost their lives while serving in the U.S. military.

Veterans Day is intended to honor all Americans, living and dead, who’ve been in the armed forces. It’s a time to thank the veterans in our communities as well as the men and women who are currently serving our country.

3. IS VETERANS DAY CELEBRATED IN OTHER COUNTRIES? In countries like Canada, the UK, France and Australia, November 11 is a day to remember the armistice that ended World War I and those who

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Lack of Phosphatidylcholine Causes Fatigue Fatigue is a challenging issue for people, and it is hard to test for a root cause beyond standard adrenal and thyroid function tests.

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Adrenal, thyroid function and B-vitamin issues can definitely lead to, or contribute to chronic fatigue. But no one typically checks choline or phosphatidylcholine level deficiencies as a root cause of fatigue.

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contested Republican primary for the legislative district in June, following charges by Peters that his former running mate was working with Addiego and had also contemplated becoming a Democrat at the same time of her defection.

Overcoming Party Fractures Many political analysists considered the 8th District race a toss-up after the fractures developed, in combination with changing demographics of the district and recent election trends; and Democrats Gina LaPlaca and Mark Natale outspent their opponents, believing they had a chance to flip the 8th District Assembly seats through an election for the first-time since 1973.

“Assemblywoman-Elect Stanfield: if my tear ducts still worked, I might cry,” said Peters as he and Stanfield declared victory. “When I was left alone, and everybody had run from the party as far as Joe Howarth and Dawn Marie Addiego, you stepped into this fight, knowing the brunt force that you would take. We took it and there was a lot of negative advertising you had to endure. But you did it willingly, and for me.

So, I will always be grateful to you.”

Burlington County GOP Chairman Sean Earlen emerged from a back room at Burlington County Republican Headquarters just before 11 p.m., along with the party’s entire slate of candidates, to declare victory in the 8th District race and concede county races (see separate story). Earlen, as he declared Peters and Stanfield the winners of the 8th District race, said that LaPlaca and Natale had called the GOP headquarters to concede the race and congratulate Peters and Stanfield.

“This was a very, very tough race,” Earlen said. “We were outspent significantly in every which way that you can imagine—through mail, television, etc. But the fact of the matter is we had better candidates, and a better message.”

Earlen, who assumed the role of party chairman shortly after last year’s GOP defeat in the Third Congressional District, which covers parts of Burlington County, added that outreach and the assistance of many hardworking volunteers “stood true to our victory” in the 8th District race.

“To the chairman, you walked your way right into this,” Peters said. “We have had our backs up against the wall, fighting our way out since the beginning. This is the culmination of that and I think the organization you put together, and everybody around here, is great.

We got outspent gazillion to one, and this is what grassroots is about. This is what belief in democracy is.”

Peters pointed to a whiteboard on the wall of GOP headquarters which listed top-volunteer callers during the campaign. One caller, named Vic, made 30,000 phone calls to voters over the course of the campaign.

“That is insane,” Peters said.

Allegations of ‘Dirty Tricks’ While Peters was relieved to have won the race, earlier in the night, he and Stanfield acknowledged it was “very close.” Peters later told this newspaper that he believed it was voters in Hammonton, located in Atlantic County, who made a difference in the race.

According to election results provided by the Atlantic County Clerk’s Office, Stanfield and Peters carried Hammonton by nearly a 1,000vote difference.

Concern in the final days and hours of the GOP campaign, and as election results began trickling in, originated around the third-party candidacy of Tom Giangiulio Jr., who ran under the slogan “MAGA Conservative.”

In a Friday evening email blast sent by Earlen to GOP supporters and the press, the GOP chairman alleged that “a fake ‘MAGA CONSERVATIVE’ candidate” was trying to “steal” Republican votes and asked voters for help in fending off “dirty tricks.”

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The message contained screenshots of various items suggesting that Addiego was working with Giangiulio to siphon Republican votes away from Peters and Stanfield.

Among the items included in the email was a screenshot from the website of Glendale Excavating Company, LLC showing that Giangiulio was the owner/project manager of the firm located at 1 Lippincott Ave., in Voorhees. Another screenshot from the Blue Book Building and Construction Network website, lists Addiego as one of the “owners, principals and senior executives” for 1 Lippincott Ave. “Beyond just acquaintances, Giangiulio and Addiego are longtime friends, who shared office space in Voorhees for their respective businesses,” Earlen wrote.

Also included in the email was a Facebook posting from a Giangiulio supporter, appearing to suggest that the plan was for Howarth and Giangiulio to run together in the General Election, but when Howarth lost the primary to Stanfield, it left Giangiulio to run solo.

“Was going to run with Howarth,” the supporter explained in the Facebook posting.

“Because Joe lost in the primary, he cannot appear on the ballot in November, but Tom already had his needed signatures for November.”

Howarth, in his final days of his primary campaign, contended that he embraced the Make America Great Again (MAGA) message of President Donald J. Trump. He also used the ‘MAGA Candidate’ slogan on the ballot.

Earlen alleged that a number of Addiego friends, family members and neighbors signed Giangiuli’s third-party candidacy petition and that an employee of the joint Addiego/Howarth legislative office, who managed Howarth’s campaign, also was discovered by the GOP to be running the Giangiulio campaign.

“Josh Foote, an employee of the joint Addiego/Howarth legislative office, managed Howarth’s primary campaign, receiving $2,000 in ‘consulting fees,’” Earlen wrote. “Foote even enlisted his sister to serve as treasurer for the Howarth campaign. After Howarth’s primary election loss, Foote continued supporting Addiego’s fake MAGA plan and jumped into running the Giangiulio campaign. As part of his deception, he avoided using anyone whose name could be tied to the Addiego network and instead recruited his sister’s roommate to serve as the Giangiulio campaign treasurer.”

Earlen also contended that Giangiulio’s campaign did not open a bank account until Sept. 25, so as not to raise suspicion early in the campaign with “questionable donations.”

“A check from the Howarth campaign (dated Sept. 1, 2019) used contributions received from state (Senate President Stephen) Sweeney and (George) Norcross [a Democratic Party leader in New Jersey] related PACs to make a $500 donation to Tom Giangiulio’s campaign,” Earlen wrote in the message. “The intent is clear: cause chaos and peel off just enough votes from the Republican candidates of Stanfield and Peters to ensure victory for the Democrats.”

While this newspaper’s efforts to reach Giangiulio were unsuccessful as of press time, the third-party candidate did not deny that Addiego was supporting his campaign in an interview with Insider NJ. “I am not going to tell you she doesn’t support me,” said Giangiulio to the media outlet. “She’s certainly not working against me. I’m doing my own thing. Some of them [supporters] are affiliated with Dawn and some of them aren’t.”

In the same interview with Insider NJ, Giangiulio apparently insisted Addiego told him not to enter the race on account of a heart condition he suffers from.

Earlen responded “absolutely” when asked by this newspaper during a campaign stop in Medford Township last Saturday whether he believed Addiego was trying to interfere with the 8th District election.

When asked if the GOP believed the senator had broken any laws through the alleged dirty tricks, Earlen and Peters, who had accompanied

the county GOP chairman at the Medford campaign stop, said what had occurred was “morally wrong” and “unethical,” but did not believe it was illegal.

As Peters awaited election results on Tuesday night, he told reporters that if “Dawn’s friend,” Giangiulio, “wasn’t put in the race,” he and Stanfield “would have run away with it.”

“He made it closer than it had to be, which made our night sweat a little more,” Peters said. “Gina and Mark called and conceded, I thought that was a classy move on their part.

They were certainly good competitors. They made it close. Jean Stanfield was the ultimate get as a running mate, she carried us and I am glad to be part of it.”

Keeping the GOP On Their Toes Democrats from Burlington County gathered together on Election Night at Deerwood Country Club in Westampton. It was there that LaPlaca and Natale conceded the election. However, the two Democratic candidates encouraged the room to be optimistic about the momentum their campaign built.

According to the Burlington County Clerks’ Office, LaPlaca received 24 percent of the vote, while Natale also received 24 percent of the vote, compared with Peters and Stanfield who both received 25 percent of the vote, respectively.

At about 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, LaPlaca and Natale spoke to supporters, contending that even though they had lost the race, they will continue building on the momentum generated through their campaign.

LaPlaca, who spoke first, noted the “foundation” that the Democratic campaign built, while Natale, who spoke second, discussed the progression of the 8th District from a reliably Republican one to a district that is up for grabs.

“We sent a message here tonight that the voters of the 8th District will not be taken for granted,” LaPlaca said. “We are going to keep these guys on their toes every, single day for the next two years. We are coming for them again in two years. We are going to watch every single thing they do and don’t do in the Statehouse, and how they represent us. We built the foundation for the future. This district is going to be ours going forward.”

Natale contended that it is easy to look at the outcome of the race as a “step backwards,” but that would be “ignoring how far forward” Democrats moved throughout the campaign.

“I haven’t been here for too long, but I have been here long enough to know back when the 8th District was inconceivable (to have been won by Democrats), back when it was a place where we wouldn’t even field candidates,” Natale said. “We proved tonight that that is not the case.”

Assembly Speaker Lou Greewald, who

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Democratic candidate Gina LaPlaca speaks to supporters after conceding that she lost her bid for a state Assembly seat in New Jersey’s 8th Legislative District.

emerged victorious in his bid for reelection in New Jersey’s 6th Legislative District, attended the Burlington County Democratic Committee’s Election Night celebration, and after LaPlaca and Natale spoke, he provided words of encouragement to the party about how to view the defeat of the 8th District’s Democratic candidates.

“We know that all politics is local, and make no mistake about it: as hard as Mark and Gina ran, it helped with our local candidates down ballot, and it will help next year with our Congressman (Andy Kim) and send a very strong message that this county is up for grabs, and that these seats that we used to reach for are now in our grasp” Greenwald said.

Increased Democratic Mobilization Assemblyman Herb Conaway, representing New Jersey’s 7th Legislative District, who also was re-elected along with running mate Carol Murphy on Tuesday night, lauded the Democratic mobilization that occurred leading up to the November election and encouraged those in the room to “keep it up” in 2020.

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Democratic candidate Mark Natale speaks to supporters after conceding that he lost his bid for a state Assembly seat in New Jersey’s 8th Legislative District.

“This is great, but we’ve got a big, big race next year,” he said. “So, all the effort that you (the volunteers and candidates) put in this year needs to be re-doubled for next year because we’ve got a person we have to remove from the White House (Trump) and replace with someone who will work for the people, and not for themselves.”

K nown Democratic activists echoed Conaway’s sentiments to this newspaper before the formal portion of the Democrat’s Election Night event began.

“I think every step along the way is a chance to get our country back to where it should be,” said Democratic Activist Gary Borger. “We have to start local, and that is what we are doing.”

Sharon Roth, an officer of The Woman’s Club of Medford and member of the Democratic Club of Medford, said that Kim spoke at an Election Day canvass event, contending that there was a need for Democratic unity across all levels of government in the upcoming election.

“Andy was talking about how we have to maintain the support and progress that we have made when we got him (Kim) elected and we can’t just stop in 2020 after we hopefully get Trump out,” Roth said. “Now that we’re ‘woke,’ we won’t go back to sleep.”

Addressing the Elephant in the Room While waiting for election results Tuesday night, NJTV reporter Brenda Flanagan pointed to an elephant (Republican symbol) hanging on the wall of Burlington County Republican Headquarters and asked Peters and Stanfield to “address the elephant in the room,” or Trump, and what impact the candidates believe he had

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The Choice: Spinach or Mom Jeans Now that fall is in full swing, it is time to ponder a few things.

For starters, the abundance of leaves lurking about could use some tending to.

The sun is peering into windows at an angle that highlights the smears, closets that need cleaning, rugs that need beating and there is no time like the present to do something about the kitchen cupboards.

While we are pondering things that need to be shaped up and thinned down, I decided that it was truly a good time to have a talk with me about my weight loss plan.

It is not that I don’t strive to be a size six year ‘round—it is just that my body is having “none of that!” In fact, I started out with a great weight reduction system back in June that included, but wasn’t limited to, cutting out the carbs, as well as any form of sugar.

I cruised through the summer with nary a cookie, exhibited admirable restraint, and when it came to 4th of July celebrations, I stood my ground when it came to the family vacation.

“Did it work?” you might ask.

Am I slim and fit, and ready to don last year’s fall lineup with room to grow? Well, that is going to be a big-fat “no.”

In fact, once the weather began to turn, I rummaged the closet and the only jeans that fit were the pudgy, waist-high “Mom Jeans” with six-inch pockets.

Oh, how I shudder to think.

Now that I have cruised my way through my early 50s, my body has really grabbed onto excess weight and has held it firm.

None of my old weight-loss tricks work.

Walking a steep hill for 30-minutes every morning has done nothing. Drinking an extra vat of water hasn’t made a dent into the old cellulite, and although “juicing” had great reviews on the Internet, there was no amount of willpower that would inspire me to gag down raw spinach and garden greens in liquid form.

I had no choice but to seek the help of friends.

“I stopped eating all together,” said my good buddy Eunice. “I am down 20 pounds.”

That would have been an excellent piece of advice if I didn’t need energy to walk across the floor.

I tried protein bars, slim-down shakes, and when desperate times called for desperate measures, I opted for low-calorie soups.

Yet, it would seem that my fat cells saw deprivation coming and, being the stubborn cells that they are, they made it evident that they were going nowhere soon.

Last Wednesday I called my friend, Peggy, and got some tips on her Small Meal Diet.

It turns out that if a person skips regular meals and simply has ten 100-calorie snacks

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throughout the day, the weight will just fall off by the bucket load—according to Peggy, that is.

Sadly enough, she offered no tips regarding life-sustaining nutrition, or thoughts on how to actually make it past lunch. So, I decided to have my last 300 calories as an afternoon snack and had cornered the market on failure by 3 p.m.

Thursday was Low-Calorie Diet Day, and although my sister swore by its results, I didn’t lose a single pound. On Friday, I had made friends with my dumbbells, dug out my ankle weights and added standing sit-ups to my dishwashing routine.

Still, as Saturday approached, I found myself chubby, cranky and short of breath when I polished my toenails.

“What on earth are you doing?” my husband asked me on Sunday after I kicked the bathroom scale into the corner and called it a “dirty so-and-so.”

“Well,” I responded with frustration.

“Would it kill this thing to show me small weight loss?”

“How about your meal-replacement-bar plan?” he suggested as he used the bathroom door as a shield. “Didn’t you lose 10 pounds on that one a few years back?”

I reflected on that moment in time. I clearly remembered tipping the scales; vowing to go to the extremes and doing whatever it took to rid myself of the unwanted weight.

I recalled cranky moments, flailing limbs and the ever-loving gnashing of teeth. Worse yet, I remembered rummaging the closet and finding my fat jeans with the six-inch pockets.

I am wearing them as I write. They are waist high, ugly and as flattering as a gunnysack.

But they fit and I am disgusted with the whole thing.

Tomorrow, I am going to dig out the juicer and survive on healthy and low-calorie foods if it kills me. I am going in with relentless determination.

I just hope that I don’t corner the market on failure before noon.

Lori Clinch was born and raised in North Platte, Nebraska, a hotbed of material for writers whose passion it is to make people laugh. She is the mother of four sons and the author of the book “Are We There Yet?”

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“I think he had very little impact,” Peters said. “With the Assembly race at the top of the ticket, it was not a big Trump voter, anti-Trump election. I think it was about local issues—taxes and one-party rule for the Democratic party since they control everything in the state. Taxes are going up and it is harder and harder to live in this state. I think the folks who came out were tired of it. That is really what carried us to victory tonight. Taxes is what is on everybody’s mind.”

Stanfield added that flaws in the state’s school funding formula were also a “drivingforce” in the 8th District election.

“People a re wor r ied a nd have been concerned with the direction the state is going in over the past few years,” she said.

Stanfield later told this newspaper that she is going to reach out to her new constituents and find out about what the issues are affecting them in more detail.

“I want to talk to people really in detail,” she said. “I am very fortunate to be supported by the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA). I want to make sure I am talking to everyone and getting their input, and addressing all of the issues that they want addressed. I will be holding roundtables, and different sessions like that, to try to get as much information as possible.”

She added that she felt a combination of factors led her and Peters to victory Tuesday night, including that “people wanted to send a message” that they are “fed-up with the taxes.”

“They see what one party rule has done in Trenton,” Stanfield said. “People want a change. The biggest thing I heard when knocking on doors is that people are afraid that they are not going to be able to stay here,

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Peters pointed to Republicans unexpectedly flipping state Assembly seats and a state Senate seat Tuesday night in New Jersey’s 1st Legislative District, bucking a national trend that some attribute to Trump.

“I think this is the beginning of something,” he said. “We grew seats in the state Assembly.

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Basantis received 49,051 votes, while Ditzel only garnered 40,723 votes.

Jean Stanfield, who was elected to the state Assembly Tuesday night to represent New Jersey’s 8th Legislative District alongside Assemblyman Ryan Peters, relinquished her badge on May 1 as county sheriff after having served six terms in office beginning in 2002.

Diane Jassmann, who started as an intern in the department in 1996, was selected by Stanfield to serve as acting sheriff through January to prevent major political rifts in the department during the election cycle.

Jassman was seen at Burlington County Republican Headquarters Tuesday night embracing Ditzel when it was announced that he had lost the sheriff race.

“Well, with every election, there are winners and losers, and tonight I am happy to announce that we have a new sheriff in Burlington County,” said Burlington County Democratic Committee Chairman Joe Andl to county Democrats who had gathered at Deerbrook Country Club in Westampton to hold a victory celebration. “I am also happy to announce that come January, the freeholder board will have five (Democratic) votes.”

Andl introduced Basantis and contended that he will be a part of the newly-elected team of public officials who will bring “good government back to Burlington County.”

“I have no doubt that this will be a new and great year, and that this team will be a successful governing team that will bring good government back to Burlington County” Andl said. “We fought for years to get control, to get it (power) back. Now it is time to govern—govern for the people, govern fairly and govern justly.”

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Democratic Freeholder Daniel J. O’Connell, Freeholder-Elect Linda Hynes, and Sheriff-Elect Anthony Basantis celebrate their victory to county seats Tuesday night.

Basantis pledged during the campaign to do more to make the community aware of what the sheriff’s department has to offer and does on a daily basis.

Basantis added that he does not only want to increase the awareness of the sheriff’s department’s programs and services for seniors, veterans, youth and people with disabilities, and expand the offerings, but also wants to make them easier to receive. He contended that a recent redesign of the county

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Basantis also proposed creating a mobile unit where the sheriff’s department can go out to the different communities throughout the county.

“We did it!” Basantis said. “Thank you very much for all of the support. We are going to do a lot (in office). We have a good team, and I think we are going to make Burlington County even better. We are going to get to work right away!”

Speaking after Basantis, O’Connell began his victory speech with “good evening my fellow Democrats,” to thunderous applause.

“Joe said it best,” O’Connell said. “5-0 is great. We haven’t had it (full Democrat majority on the freeholder board) in quite a while. It isn’t going to mean anything if we don’t give good government to the residents of Burlington County. That is what we want to do. That is why we are here.”

Before passing the microphone over to Hynes, O’Connell presented her with a freeholder pin, a ceremonial way of introducing her to the freeholder board.

“So many of you in this room…we walked, and we walked, and we walked,” Hynes said. “Even when we walked separately, we still walked. You guys wrote letters to the editor for me. You guys made phone calls for me. You guys opened your houses for my volunteers. I am just forever humbled and touched.”

Peters, along with Burlington County Republican Committee Chairman Sean Earlen, called Tuesday night “bittersweet” as Republicans held the 8th District, but lost races at the county level.

“For those of you who don’t know our organization, we campaign as a team, we are a team, and we do everything as a team,” he said. “It kind of feels weird to not all come out in victory.”

Surrogate Mary Ann C. O’Brien, come January, will be the only Republican to hold a top position in county government.

Given recent fractures in the county GOP, she was notably seen at Burlington County Republican Headquarters Tuesday night talking with Stanfield.

Reporter Douglas D. Melegari contributed to this story.

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Burlington County Democratic Committee Chairman Joe Andl, along with other county Democrats, celebrate soon-to-be Democratic one-party rule on the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the party’s taking of the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday night. Standing behind Andl, from left to right, are 8th District state Senator Dawn Marie Addiego, Freeholder Felicia Hopson, Freeholder Daniel J. O’Connell, Freeholder-Elect Linda Hynes, Sheriff-Elect Anthony Basantis, Assemblywoman Carol Murphy, Freeholder Director Tom Pullion and Third Congressional District Rep. Andy Kim.

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