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State Sen. Anthony M. Bucco, left, with his late father, State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco. Photo courtesy of Facebook.

It’s Election Day in New Jersey, again

November 21, 2019 12:56 amNovember 21, 2019 11:00 am

Good Morning, New Jersey. For the third time in five weeks, it’s Election Day in the 25th legislative district, where 277 Republican County Committee members will vote to fill a vacant seat in the New Jersey State Assembly. The winner...

Smith not seeking Assembly seat, backs Neibart

November 14, 2019 4:34 pm

Morris County Freeholder Deborah Smith will not be a candidate for State Assembly in next week’s special election convention and has endorsed Sarah Neibart for the post. “I fully support Sarah because she’s the one who can win in November,”...

Mendham Township Deputy Mayor Sarah Neibart

Neibart will seek Bucco Assembly seat

November 13, 2019 8:18 pm

Mendham Township Deputy Mayor Sarah Neibart will seek the 25th district State Assembly seat Anthony R. Bucco vacated in October when he moved up to the State Senate. Republican County Committee members have called a special election convention for November...

Race for Bucco’s seat could get crowded

November 9, 2019 10:58 pmNovember 11, 2019 10:56 am

The field of candidates to fill the remaining seven weeks of Anthony M. Bucco’s term in the State Assembly appears to be growing in advance of the November 14 filing deadline. Bucco resigned from the Assembly on October 24 after...

Morris GOP fight heats up

April 7, 2019 9:26 pmApril 11, 2019 1:48 pm

The newest controversy in Morris County politics involves Rockaway mayor Michael Puzio’s endorsement of Republican-turned-Democrat William Schievella for sheriff. An e-mail chain between Republican leaders this weekend and obtained by the New Jersey Globe, shows considerable tension within the county...

In Morris, sometimes you lose before you win

February 15, 2019 4:39 pmFebruary 15, 2019 4:45 pm

The possibility of an Aura Dunn vs. Lisa Bhimani campaign for State Assembly in the 25th district this year means a match-up of two candidates who lost their first campaigns for public office. That’s the way politics works in Morris...

Cabana keeps post after last-minute switch

December 11, 2018 12:10 pm

In a closed-door caucus of the Morris County Board of Freeholders on Saturday, Freeholder Douglas Cabana appears to have secured a third consecutive term as freeholder director. Cabana defeated freeholder Deborah Smith by a 4-3 vote, a vote that further...