Thursday, March 7, 2013
Sean Sharkey announced that he will not be seeking re-election
After three years on the Lacey Township Committee, Sean Sharkey announced that he will bid farewell come 2014. Sharkey, one of two Democrats on the Committee, announced in February that he would not be seeking a second term. Sharkey strives to become a full-time teacher, he said. Due to few teaching opportunities locally, he might seek employment elsewhere, including out of state. “I've also lived my whole life in this town, and it's great,” he said. “It's funny because growing up here we all wanted to get out as soon as possible, but when you finally grow up you realize that Lacey is a great place to live and maybe one day raise your own family. But it might be time for me to go see the rest of this big world of ours.” The announcement …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
First-time candidate says Lacey has to spend less
As Election Day nears, Lacey Patch is profiling the candidates. See the related stories for more on the upcoming elections. Shawn Judson considers herself an “accidental politician.” As a delegate to the Monmouth-Ocean Central Labor Council and the shop steward, registrar and organizer for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1289, Judson is active in union affairs. Over the years the president of the Central Labor Council encouraged Judson to run and each time, she’d say, “I’m not a politician.” But recent issues including the power plant and the rail-trail drove Judson to run in the 2012 elections. “I’m just a regular working person,” she said. “I don’t earn $1,000,000. I keep up with my property. It just seems like …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The Democrat's municipal county committee will be holding a 7 p.m. meeting at Community Hall tonight
Lacey Democrats are still seeking a second candidate to run in this year’s Committee race after Nicholas Toth dropped out. “So far, I haven’t heard of anyone but you never know if there’s going to be a surprise,” said Barry Bendar, municipal chairman for the Ocean County Democratic Committee. The municipal county committee will be holding a meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in Community Hall, which is ultimately the final opportunity for a candidate to be selected. The Democrats have until Thursday, Sept. 13, to find a replacement candidate to appear on the November ballot. If an interested candidate approaches the committee, they will undergo an interview. The committee would then determine if they’re qualified, Bendar said, adding that this is …
butch cassidy
9:34 am on Friday, March 8, 2013
so funny...come on sean all you did was agree with dela cruz.. by the way i cant understand a word she says more ›