Anthony Bucco Archives - New Jersey Globe

Epic battle in Morris Township between Mancuso and Grayzel

March 31, 2022 2:42 pmApril 12, 2022 2:05 am

The race for township committeeman might feature a fight between two of the most venerable local government leaders in modern Morris Township history. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Democrat Jeff Grayzel is...

Senate Judiciary Committee gets four new members

January 12, 2022 3:27 pmJanuary 12, 2022 3:29 pm

Democrats Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) and Fred Madden (D-Washington) and Republicans Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) and Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) have scored seats on the powerful New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee. Republicans Michael Testa, Jr. (R-Vineland) was not renamed to the Judiciary...

Bucco unenthusiastic about potential congressional run

December 20, 2021 4:33 pmDecember 20, 2021 5:42 pm

While he declined to explicitly rule out a bid for Congress against Rep. Mikie Sherrill, State Sen. Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) said today he is unlikely to wage a bid for higher office next year. “You never say never, but...

Operating Engineers back Republican for Parsippany mayor

September 29, 2021 12:39 pmSeptember 29, 2021 3:40 pm

The Operating Engineers Local 825 is taking sides in some Morris County races, backing Republicans for the legislature in the 25th district and county commissioner, and a GOP challenger for mayor of Parsippany. The union, which has a reputation for...

Senators want Murphy to stop payroll tax hike

August 16, 2021 12:02 pm

Two Republican state senators have accused Gov. Phil Murphy of covertly implementing a $250 million unemployment insurance tax, while a Democratic senator joined them in urging the use of federal Covid relief funds to pay for it. State Sens. Anthony...

Budget Statement: State Sen. Anthony M. Bucco

June 24, 2021 2:24 pm

State Sen. Anthony M. Bucco issued the following statement after the Senate passed the FY 2022 state budget: “With more than $46 billion to spend, we can all find some good things in the budget. The problem, however, is with...

Roads project scuttled after Morris commissioners, mayor disagree

May 6, 2021 8:14 pmMay 7, 2021 10:05 am

Morris County officials are blaming Morris Township Mayor Jeff Grayzel for torpedoing a $10 million local roads project to be funded by the federal government to alleviate traffic issues, but he says the plan wasn’t in the best interests of...