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  BY CLYDE HUGHES | AC JosepH Media BERLIN – Chesilhurst Mayor Jamila Odom was chosen second vice president of the Camden County Mayors Association at the organization's event held at Lucien's Manor on Wednesday, Jan. 15.  Elected by the 30-member-plus-member body, Odom becomes the highest-ranked woman and Black in the association, made up of mayors throughout Camden County. Read the rest of the story here.

BY CLYDE HUGHES | AC Joseph Media PAULSBORO — Paulsboro councilman Tahje Thomas , at 26, became the youngest person ever to be elected council president in the borough of Paulsboro and in Gloucester County during its reorganization meeting this week. Thomas is a business teacher at Paulsboro High School , where he was once a student leader and served as senior class president. He was elected to council in 2023. He also leads a school-based mentorship program that assists middle school students with improving social emotional skills and lowering student disciplinary infractions. “It is truly an honor to serve in this position and it is a very exciting opportunity that I have been blessed with,” Thomas told Front Runner New Jersey when asked about how it felt to be chosen by his fellow council members for the leadership role.  Read the rest of the story here.

  Photo courtesy of Bryce Rozier BY CLYDE HUGHES | AC JosepH Media MOORESTOWN – Quinton Law made history again on Monday night as he was sworn-in as the first Black mayor of Moorestown Township during a reorganization. The Moorestown native, 27, who had already made history as the first African American and youngest person to serve on council, had been deputy mayor before the organization. Former Mayor Nicole Gillespie is currently running for New Jersey Assembly to fill the seat left vacant by current U.S. Rep. Herb Conaway.  Read the rest of the story here .