Mintz meat

Brian Hughes and his county cohorts are bucking the Republican trend in Hamilton, easily winning their races.

Hughes is nearly doubling Janice Mitchell Mintz with more than half the districts reporting, and Keith Hamilton and Anthony Carabelli have more-than-comfortable leads over their challengers.

Numbers, we've got numbers

Straight from the county clerk:

With 65 of 68 Hamilton districts reporting...

Rep - John Bencivengo 13,037

Dem - Glen D Gilmore 12,340

Looks like no more Gilmore...

They're celebrating at Angeloni's

Numbers are not official, not by a long shot, but the celebration is on for John Bencivengo, as his supporters say the race is over and their man won...

Meanwhile, at Dem HQ, the mood is somber...

Too close to call in Hamilton!

With 30 districts in (out of 66), here's what we got:

Bencivengo, 7,465
Gilmore, 7,447

Wow.

Numbers, we've got numbers...

Both the Hamilton Dems and the Hamilton GOP have numbers to report... and they're, um, different.

As of right now, over at Dem HQ, it's 1,764 for Gilmore, 1,761 for Bencivengo.

But at the GOP shin-dig, it's 1,608 for Bencivengo, and a scant 1,447 for Gilmore.

Don't worry, though - still about 20,000 more votes to go.

Absentee votes for the Hamilton GOP???

That's the word from Republican operative/emcee, Paula Gormley-Fet, who told us according to their numbers, the Hamilton republicans have won the absentee votes.

True? False? Who knows... it's election night, and the numbers are coming in fast and furious...

What Brian Hughes is saying...

County executive Brian Hughes, up for re-election tonight, spoke to one of our reporters two seconds ago... this is what he had to say...

"We made promises four years ago and kept them," he said. "And I think people will reward people who are honest with them."

Time will tell, Brian, time will tell.

What Brian Hughes is saying...

Dressed to win???

Reports coming in from the Hamilton hot spots - La Villa for the Dems, and Angeloni's for the GOP - show a marked difference in what to wear for election '07.

The Dems, our Rider University students are telling us, are not exactly dressed to impress. Very casual, they report.

Meanwhile, it looks like a fashion show over at GOP HQ. Suits and ties for the men, eveningwear for the gals...

More as we get it...

No results, but GOP in party mode

HAMILTON - When the polls closed at 8 p.m., the Republicans already had filled the banquet room at Angeloni’s Cedar Gardens and were partying like victors. At LaVilla Restaurant, the Democrats’ gathering point, the banquet room was only half full, and the mood was glum.

Happy Crew

Hamilton voters were met by a happy crew today out at Mercerville Fire Station just off Nottingham Way. The Election Day workers are having a good time despite the slow turnout. When asked if all 500 voters would turnout, they quickly responded "NO!!!"
"Oh we never have a full turnout," one worker said.
In fact by 4:30 p.m. only 184 voters had turned out to vote. The workers said they would see a bigger turnout betweeen 5 and 8 p.m. with about 40 percent of the voters coming to their voting site.

Voting in Hamilton

Shawn Sullivan of Hamilton signs in to vote with election official Rachael Maiello Tuesday at the Mercerville Fire Station in Hamilton.

Change Is In The Air

Republicans are running around Hamilton Township with smiles on their faces and hope in their hearts as they continue to push forward hoping they win for a third straight year. Folks at Republican headquarters on Nottingham Way are working hard to get the vote out and push people to go to the polls.
One conversation between campaign volunteers is that about 4,000 phone calls were made and 85 percent were pretty receptive to what they heard.
"We are hearing it's time for a change," Mike Angarone, campaign manager for the Bencivengo, Yeade and Meara.
Voters leaving various polling places would not say who they voted for only that they were Democrat or Republican. Most of the Democrats said they voted for their ticket though others said they had been waffling for the longest time betweeen John Bencivengo and Mayor Glen Gilmore.
One Democratic voter who voted with her family said you can't believe the hype and taxes go up every year, that is not new. "I'm optimistic," she said.
But another voter who waffled for the longest time said she wasn't convinced about Bencivengo but Gilmore's time is up. "I've been weighing my options," she said.

Election Day Buzz

Speculation is running high in the newsroom regarding who may win or lose. Right now it's anyone guess but a few people believe that Hamilton Mayor Glen Gilmore may have an upsetting night. The political pendulum is swinging widely and it may not swing in the Democrats favor tonight in Hamilton.
The Republicans have a strong hold on city council but it's anyone guess that they may take the mayor's office. Gilmore has been running an effective campaign spewing out press releases left and right showing his strengths while the Republicans have been focusing on his weaknesses.
But tonight's outcome is anyone's guess. What's yours?

Is anyone voting this year?

Early reports from Nottingham High School and the Lawrenceville Senior Center sound eerily similar from our Rider University correspondents: "It's dead here," Hal Goodwin tells us from Hamilton.
"There's no wait here at all," reports Kristen Pettersen.
Um... there is an election today, right?

My voting site is where?

I always enjoy Election Day because it’s my one chance to express my opinion and enjoy another year of a healthy verbal discussion of what our government leaders our doing on our behalf.
In my mind I had planned how my day would start (I was a little excited you see since I get to work a little later than my normal 6:30 a.m. start as the Trentonian’s online editor). Get up and have breakfast with much needed coffee, work on a project, get dressed and walk over to my voting site, located a few feet from where I live.
Around 10 a.m. I walked out of my apartment, noticed the weather was a little brisk, rain had fallen with a little wind blowing, I walked to my car to place my briefcase in it and planned on walking over to Trenton High School-West Campus on West State Street to vote. Glancing over to the campus I didn’t see any of the Election Day decorations (balloons, streamers, flags, etc. on the drive or in the grass) indicating YOU VOTE HERE.
I thought that was strange and thinking I was not looking in the right place for the Election Day decorations I jumped in my car and drove over to the campus. Driving around I still didn’t see the American Flag. So I decided to drive to the county election office to find out exactly where I should go to vote.
It had been raining and it was brisk out but traffic was not hectic and I even found a parking spot outside the Mercer County courthouse, which is often difficult to find. I believed the parking gods were smiling on me and this was my lucky day. When I entered the door to the courthouse I learned why I found a great parking spot, the courthouse was closed today. Talk about having a dumb look on your face.
A guard was very helpful and escorted me up to the Board of Elections office to find out where I was suppose to vote. The guard being very helpful asked me where I lived and said I should be voting at the high school’s west campus. I said that sounds right but I didn’t see anything designating where the voting site was. He was very surprised by my comment.
I walked into the Board of Election office and the two employees were very helpful. In fact I was the first person of the day to ask where my voting site was. I told them my dilemma and they looked up where I should vote. They seemed surprised that I couldn’t find the spot but also they said it had been raining and windy this morning and maybe the items had blown away or were waiting to put up the flag once the rain came out. I thanked them for their help and left.
I immediately drove back to the high school and entered the school’s drive just off the Route 29 South exit and once I drove toward the auditorium I saw the big American flag. The flag had been placed on one of the columns’ outside the auditorium’s door. I didn’t see the flag because my view of the campus does not allow me to see the front doors of the auditorium.
Despite my ‘confusion’ I got to vote and it’s a happy day.

Nobel named Trentonian editor

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Aaron Nobel has been named editor of The Trentonian of Trenton, publisher William T. Murray announced.
Nobel, 32, joined The Trentonian in June as the paper's managing editor. Before coming to Trenton, he worked as an editor at daily and weekly newspapers in New Hampshire and Vermont.
"Aaron's hands-on approach and attention to detail combined with his news judgment will serve both The Trentonian and our readers well," Murray said Wednesday in announcing the appointment.
Nobel said he planned to emphasize aggressive news coverage.
"My goal is to maintain the bold attitude for which The Trentonian is famous, while expanding the scope and depth of our local coverage," Nobel said.
The Trentonian is owned by Yardley, Pa.-based newspaper publisher Journal Register Co. Journal Register has 22 dailies and 346 non-daily publications in the Philadelphia region, Michigan, Connecticut, New York and Ohio.

Mintz meat

Brian Hughes and his county cohorts are bucking the Republican trend in Hamilton, easily winning their races.

Hughes is nearly doubling Janice Mitchell Mintz with more than half the districts reporting, and Keith Hamilton and Anthony Carabelli have more-than-comfortable leads over their challengers.

Numbers, we've got numbers

Straight from the county clerk:

With 65 of 68 Hamilton districts reporting...

Rep - John Bencivengo 13,037

Dem - Glen D Gilmore 12,340

Looks like no more Gilmore...

They're celebrating at Angeloni's

Numbers are not official, not by a long shot, but the celebration is on for John Bencivengo, as his supporters say the race is over and their man won...

Meanwhile, at Dem HQ, the mood is somber...

Too close to call in Hamilton!

With 30 districts in (out of 66), here's what we got:

Bencivengo, 7,465
Gilmore, 7,447

Wow.

Numbers, we've got numbers...

Both the Hamilton Dems and the Hamilton GOP have numbers to report... and they're, um, different.

As of right now, over at Dem HQ, it's 1,764 for Gilmore, 1,761 for Bencivengo.

But at the GOP shin-dig, it's 1,608 for Bencivengo, and a scant 1,447 for Gilmore.

Don't worry, though - still about 20,000 more votes to go.

Absentee votes for the Hamilton GOP???

That's the word from Republican operative/emcee, Paula Gormley-Fet, who told us according to their numbers, the Hamilton republicans have won the absentee votes.

True? False? Who knows... it's election night, and the numbers are coming in fast and furious...

What Brian Hughes is saying...

County executive Brian Hughes, up for re-election tonight, spoke to one of our reporters two seconds ago... this is what he had to say...

"We made promises four years ago and kept them," he said. "And I think people will reward people who are honest with them."

Time will tell, Brian, time will tell.

What Brian Hughes is saying...

Dressed to win???

Reports coming in from the Hamilton hot spots - La Villa for the Dems, and Angeloni's for the GOP - show a marked difference in what to wear for election '07.

The Dems, our Rider University students are telling us, are not exactly dressed to impress. Very casual, they report.

Meanwhile, it looks like a fashion show over at GOP HQ. Suits and ties for the men, eveningwear for the gals...

More as we get it...

No results, but GOP in party mode

HAMILTON - When the polls closed at 8 p.m., the Republicans already had filled the banquet room at Angeloni’s Cedar Gardens and were partying like victors. At LaVilla Restaurant, the Democrats’ gathering point, the banquet room was only half full, and the mood was glum.

Happy Crew

Hamilton voters were met by a happy crew today out at Mercerville Fire Station just off Nottingham Way. The Election Day workers are having a good time despite the slow turnout. When asked if all 500 voters would turnout, they quickly responded "NO!!!"
"Oh we never have a full turnout," one worker said.
In fact by 4:30 p.m. only 184 voters had turned out to vote. The workers said they would see a bigger turnout betweeen 5 and 8 p.m. with about 40 percent of the voters coming to their voting site.

Voting in Hamilton

Shawn Sullivan of Hamilton signs in to vote with election official Rachael Maiello Tuesday at the Mercerville Fire Station in Hamilton.

Change Is In The Air

Republicans are running around Hamilton Township with smiles on their faces and hope in their hearts as they continue to push forward hoping they win for a third straight year. Folks at Republican headquarters on Nottingham Way are working hard to get the vote out and push people to go to the polls.
One conversation between campaign volunteers is that about 4,000 phone calls were made and 85 percent were pretty receptive to what they heard.
"We are hearing it's time for a change," Mike Angarone, campaign manager for the Bencivengo, Yeade and Meara.
Voters leaving various polling places would not say who they voted for only that they were Democrat or Republican. Most of the Democrats said they voted for their ticket though others said they had been waffling for the longest time betweeen John Bencivengo and Mayor Glen Gilmore.
One Democratic voter who voted with her family said you can't believe the hype and taxes go up every year, that is not new. "I'm optimistic," she said.
But another voter who waffled for the longest time said she wasn't convinced about Bencivengo but Gilmore's time is up. "I've been weighing my options," she said.

Election Day Buzz

Speculation is running high in the newsroom regarding who may win or lose. Right now it's anyone guess but a few people believe that Hamilton Mayor Glen Gilmore may have an upsetting night. The political pendulum is swinging widely and it may not swing in the Democrats favor tonight in Hamilton.
The Republicans have a strong hold on city council but it's anyone guess that they may take the mayor's office. Gilmore has been running an effective campaign spewing out press releases left and right showing his strengths while the Republicans have been focusing on his weaknesses.
But tonight's outcome is anyone's guess. What's yours?

Is anyone voting this year?

Early reports from Nottingham High School and the Lawrenceville Senior Center sound eerily similar from our Rider University correspondents: "It's dead here," Hal Goodwin tells us from Hamilton.
"There's no wait here at all," reports Kristen Pettersen.
Um... there is an election today, right?

My voting site is where?

I always enjoy Election Day because it’s my one chance to express my opinion and enjoy another year of a healthy verbal discussion of what our government leaders our doing on our behalf.
In my mind I had planned how my day would start (I was a little excited you see since I get to work a little later than my normal 6:30 a.m. start as the Trentonian’s online editor). Get up and have breakfast with much needed coffee, work on a project, get dressed and walk over to my voting site, located a few feet from where I live.
Around 10 a.m. I walked out of my apartment, noticed the weather was a little brisk, rain had fallen with a little wind blowing, I walked to my car to place my briefcase in it and planned on walking over to Trenton High School-West Campus on West State Street to vote. Glancing over to the campus I didn’t see any of the Election Day decorations (balloons, streamers, flags, etc. on the drive or in the grass) indicating YOU VOTE HERE.
I thought that was strange and thinking I was not looking in the right place for the Election Day decorations I jumped in my car and drove over to the campus. Driving around I still didn’t see the American Flag. So I decided to drive to the county election office to find out exactly where I should go to vote.
It had been raining and it was brisk out but traffic was not hectic and I even found a parking spot outside the Mercer County courthouse, which is often difficult to find. I believed the parking gods were smiling on me and this was my lucky day. When I entered the door to the courthouse I learned why I found a great parking spot, the courthouse was closed today. Talk about having a dumb look on your face.
A guard was very helpful and escorted me up to the Board of Elections office to find out where I was suppose to vote. The guard being very helpful asked me where I lived and said I should be voting at the high school’s west campus. I said that sounds right but I didn’t see anything designating where the voting site was. He was very surprised by my comment.
I walked into the Board of Election office and the two employees were very helpful. In fact I was the first person of the day to ask where my voting site was. I told them my dilemma and they looked up where I should vote. They seemed surprised that I couldn’t find the spot but also they said it had been raining and windy this morning and maybe the items had blown away or were waiting to put up the flag once the rain came out. I thanked them for their help and left.
I immediately drove back to the high school and entered the school’s drive just off the Route 29 South exit and once I drove toward the auditorium I saw the big American flag. The flag had been placed on one of the columns’ outside the auditorium’s door. I didn’t see the flag because my view of the campus does not allow me to see the front doors of the auditorium.
Despite my ‘confusion’ I got to vote and it’s a happy day.

Nobel named Trentonian editor

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Aaron Nobel has been named editor of The Trentonian of Trenton, publisher William T. Murray announced.
Nobel, 32, joined The Trentonian in June as the paper's managing editor. Before coming to Trenton, he worked as an editor at daily and weekly newspapers in New Hampshire and Vermont.
"Aaron's hands-on approach and attention to detail combined with his news judgment will serve both The Trentonian and our readers well," Murray said Wednesday in announcing the appointment.
Nobel said he planned to emphasize aggressive news coverage.
"My goal is to maintain the bold attitude for which The Trentonian is famous, while expanding the scope and depth of our local coverage," Nobel said.
The Trentonian is owned by Yardley, Pa.-based newspaper publisher Journal Register Co. Journal Register has 22 dailies and 346 non-daily publications in the Philadelphia region, Michigan, Connecticut, New York and Ohio.