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Ex-Morristown mayor, 75, heads to court to make his 24th run for public office

June 28, 2021 11:37 am

A former Morristown mayor is headed to court next month in a bid to run as an independent in a rematch with the incumbent who unseated him 12 years ago. Donald Cresitello, a local officeholder and perennial candidate in Morristown...

The history of special elections in the 25th district

September 26, 2019 6:55 amSeptember 26, 2019 12:00 pm

The November special election convention to fill the late Senator Anthony R. Bucco’s seat will be the third since the district was created for the 1973 election. That number could reach four, if Anthony M. Bucco gets the chance to...

Merkt returns to politics, in New Hampshire

December 11, 2018 12:41 pm

Former Assemblyman Richard Merkt is back in politics, winning a seat on the New Hampshire Republican State Committee. New Jersey Hills was the first to report on Merkt’s election. Merkt, 69, moved to New Hampshire last year after a long...

The story of Rodney’s long and painful path to Congress

January 4, 2018 12:11 amFebruary 4, 2019 9:15 pm

The most frustrating thing for Rep. Rodney Proctor Frelinghuysen has got to be that he’s reached the pinnacle of his political career, only to face the inconvenience of an election. He’s being tagged as out of touch; that’s something incumbents...