Alex DeCroce Archives - New Jersey Globe

The O’Toole Chronicles: Corner

April 19, 2022 12:01 amApril 18, 2022 8:21 pm

Wouldn’t this world be so much better, albeit more predictable, if we heard the word CORNER more frequently? An odd way to start a column, I know. Some context: I was at a restaurant recently and was seated in close...

Pennacchio, Barranco, Webber win in the 26th district

November 2, 2021 8:10 pmDecember 17, 2021 4:20 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) and Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains) have won re-election to the 26th legislative district, and that Republican Christian Barranco has won his first term in the legislature. The...

Four Morris Commissioners split with county committee to back DeCroce

April 5, 2021 6:12 pm

Four members of Morris County’s all-Republican Board of Commissioners endorsed Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce (R-Parsippany-Troy Hills) for re-election Monday, breaking with the county’s GOP committee. Commission Director Stephen Shaw and Commissioners Doug Cabana, Kathryn DeFillippo and Tayfun Selen backed DeCroce, who...

Kean retirement sparks GOP leadership elections in Senate, Assembly

February 1, 2021 2:45 pmFebruary 1, 2021 3:51 pm

Today’s announcement by Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) that he will not seek re-election to the State Senate will trigger a change in Republican leadership in both houses. Republicans will need to replace Kean as the senate Republican leader when his...

Assemblywoman’s brother dies at 64

August 19, 2020 9:24 am

Bill Bisson, the brother of Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce, died on August 16. He was 64. Bisson worked as sales manager at his family business, Bisson Motors in Rockaway, and was later employed by Team Welsh Jeep Chrysler in Far Hills....

Bucco Memorial: Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce

September 17, 2019 12:26 am

Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce issued a statement tonight on the death of State Sen. Anthony Bucco: “The passing tonight of my dear friend Tony Bucco is heart-breaking. He was an invaluable source of friendship and wisdom for me and my...

Senator Anthony Bucco dies at 81

September 16, 2019 9:14 pmSeptember 17, 2019 12:27 am

State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco, a Morris County Republican who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 1998, has died. He was 81. Bucco has been a fixture in politics for more than 40 years, since winning a seat...