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GOP must now fill Bucco Assembly seat

October 17, 2019 9:23 amOctober 17, 2019 2:12 pm

Editor’s note: the Senate has changed their session from Tuesday to Thursday. That changes the dates for a county committee meeting to fill Anthony Bucco’s soon-to-be-vacant Assembly seat to October 31 to November 28. In order to take his seat...

Aura Dunn: In Memory of Senator Anthony R. Bucco

October 6, 2019 9:39 pmOctober 8, 2019 11:42 am

“At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou. Senator Anthony Bucco always made me feel welcome and significant. No matter how crowded the...

Barbarula will run for Bucco Assembly seat, if there is one

September 24, 2019 1:50 pm

Republican John Barbarula says he wants to succeed Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) as an assemblyman from the 25th district next year. “I will be seeking that position, but now there’s no position to seek,” Barbarula told the New Jersey Globe. ...

Both parties await Bucco’s decision

September 23, 2019 2:29 pmSeptember 24, 2019 10:22 am

One week has now passed since State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco (R-Boonton) died unexpectedly of a massive heart attack at age 81, and many Republicans – and Democrats – have transitioned beyond the mourning phase and into a demand for...

With Bucco’s Senate seat vacant, what happens now?

September 17, 2019 2:15 amSeptember 17, 2019 2:35 am

The unexpected death of seven-term State Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-Boonton) on Monday creates enormous uncertainty in the upcoming general election, especially with the possibility that his son, Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton), will drop his re-election bid and succeed...

Frelinghuysen still sitting on big warchest

July 13, 2019 4:32 pm

Former Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-Harding) continues to sit on campaign cash with $414,154 leftover in his old campaign account. Frelinghuysen contributed $1,000 to Tom Kean, Jr.’s campaign for the Republican nomination for Congress in the neighboring 7th district. In the...

Bergen, Bucco win in LD25

June 4, 2019 10:10 pmJune 4, 2019 11:58 pm

Assemblyman Tony Bucco and Denville Councilman have won the Republican nod in the 25th legislative district, defeating Aura Dunn, an aide to former Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, and attorney John Barbarula. The two will go on to face Democrat Chester Democratic...