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Keep an eye on the Morris Freeholder race

March 1, 2018 11:43 amMarch 1, 2018 7:42 pm

The all-Republican Morris County Freeholder board is trying to spin a proposed 2018 tax increase, saying that the average – always be suspicious when politicians play mathematician – homeowner will pay just $1.67 more under their 1.79% tax rate increase. ...

Morris Democrats pick Freeholder candidates

February 28, 2018 4:23 pmMarch 1, 2018 8:35 am

Democrats have not won a countywide race in Morris County since 1973, when Doug Romaine defeated Republican Freeholder James Plante by just 596 votes in the first of two election cycles dominated by the Watergate scandal. But many Morris County...

Morris Freeholder faces GOP battle

January 19, 2018 12:06 amMarch 30, 2018 1:29 am

Morris County Freeholder John Cesaro is going to have a rough time winning a Republican primary this year, as some GOP leaders look to settle some deep grudges. Cesaro challenged Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce (R-Parsippany) in the 2017 Republican primary. ...