Woodbridge Primary Election: Who's On The Ballot, How To Vote - Woodbridge, NJ - Ken Gardner and Nancy Drumm, both Democrats, are running in a competitive primary on June 8 for Woodbridge's First Ward.
Former council president alleges Woodbridge mayor blocked him from job as form of retaliation; mayor denies accusations
In a Facebook Live video posted on his personal Facebook page, former Woodbridge Township Council President and current volunteer firefighter Ken Gardner explains why he filed formal misconduct charges against his former friend and current Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac.
“It appears that Mayor John McCormac may have committed official misconduct in office,” Gardner said in the video. “I was in line for a position at New Jersey Transit with a salary of approximately $140,000. According to former Governor’s Chief of Staff Peter Cammarano, McCormac blocked me from that position. I was later offered a position [in the purchasing department] at the Turnpike Authority for $58,000. McCormac acted in a manner to hurt me in the amount of $82,000 per year.”
DAVE MOSIER/
independent editor
A dearth of local issues and just two Van Wert City Council primary races led to a record, or near record voter turnout, as well as a quick night for the Van Wert County Board of Elections ballot counters.
Out of a registered county voter base of 20,132 people, 5,722 of those registered as Republicans, a total of just 1,214 people voted in the primary election. Of those, 626 were Republican and 588 voted a non-partisan ballot.
Both Van Wert County Council on Aging replacement tax levies passed by overwhelming margins, with the .25-mill, five-year levy passing 1,085-116 and the .20-mill, five-year levy passing 1,077-114. Both levies received just over 90 percent of the ballots cast
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