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Russo hits Parenti on Salary spikes

October 7, 2019 4:45 pm

Democratic Somerset sheriff candidate Darrin Russo took aim at his opponent’s salary Monday. “Parenti loves to talk about taxpayer rip-offs, but for some reason he’s silent about the one he’s involved in,” Russo. “Over two years he extracted $270,000 in...

Somerset teachers back Marano, Russo

October 4, 2019 1:15 pmOctober 4, 2019 5:47 pm

Somerset County’s teacher’s union backed Democrats for countywide office Friday. “The Somerset County Education Association is proud to announce the endorsement of Melonie Marano for Somerset County Freeholder and Darrin Russo for Somerset County Sheriff,” SCEA president Dan Epstein said....

Middlesex-Somerset PBA backs Russo

October 2, 2019 3:45 pmOctober 2, 2019 5:52 pm

The Middlesex-Somerset County PBA endorsed Democratic Somerset County sheriff candidate Darrin Russo on Wednesday. “Darrin’s top priority is to make the County Sheriff and its officers not only visible to the public, but to be an active, engaged part of...

Somerset candidates attack opposition leadership

October 1, 2019 5:36 pm

Republicans and Democrats in Somerset County took potshots at the opposing party’s leadership Tuesday. “The Murphy-Russo-Marano team threatens our quality of life by pushing to make New Jersey a sanctuary state and by searching for new ways to raise taxes...

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....