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Police chief, captain responsible for union time abuses in Franklin, prosecutor says

September 18, 2019 9:31 am

Democratic Somerset County Sheriff candidate Darrin Russo celebrated what amounted to an acquittal after the county prosecutor issued a letter saying Franklin’s police chief, and not individual officers, were responsible for abuses of union time there. “It’s time for Parenti...

Parenti, Russo spar over opioid treatment program

September 17, 2019 7:07 pmSeptember 17, 2019 8:09 pm

Democratic Somerset County Sheriff candidate Darrin Russo repeated an attack against his Republican opponent, Bill Parenti, that claimed Parenti was using a proposed opioid addiction treatment program to win votes. “Imagine the number of lives that we could have saved...

Provenzano, Parenti partner on opioid treatment program

September 13, 2019 12:33 pmSeptember 13, 2019 8:59 pm

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with comment from Darrin Russo at 3:32 p.m. Somerset County Sheriff Frank Provenzano is partnering with North Plainfield Police Chief Bill Parenti on a program to reduce recidivism rates among people who use opiates....

Quinn attacks Somerset GOP following primary loss

September 6, 2019 10:03 amSeptember 6, 2019 10:48 am

Robert Quinn turned on his own party following an off-the-line primary loss against Somerset County Freeholder Pat Walsh. “There is an element of this party that does not want minorities and the evidence is the lack of elected officials and...

Parenti hits Russo over use of union time during tenure in Franklin

August 22, 2019 3:38 pmAugust 22, 2019 6:52 pm

Republican Somerset County Sheriff candidate Bill Parenti is calling on his opponent to pay Franklin Township back for 273 hours of work marked as union time. “My opponent should immediately pay back Franklin Township, and in turn, its taxpayers for...

Somerset Dems disavow post encouraging those who ‘hate our country’ to run for office

August 20, 2019 3:36 pmAugust 20, 2019 3:59 pm

Somerset County Democrats disavowed a since-deleted Facebook post encouraging those who “hate our country” to run for public office, donate to political campaigns or otherwise engage in politics that drew fire from the county’s Republicans. “A volunteer posted a meme...

Tony Parenti, ex-Fanwood councilman and police chief, dies at 87

August 3, 2019 3:48 pmAugust 3, 2019 3:48 pm

Anthony Parenti, the longtime Fanwood Chief of Police who later served on the Borough Council, died on August 1. He was 87. Parenti is the father of William Parenti, the police chief in North Plainfield and the Republican nominee for...