Republican candidates kept control of the solidly-red town of Mountainside after a lawsuit with salacious allegations about misconduct in the police department there, some of which involved a sex toy dubbed “big blue” upended the campaign. Councilman Bob Messler will...
The big issue in the race for Mountainside Borough Council is Dildogate, where allegations that a police officer waved a blue dildo dubbed “Big Blue” in the face of colleagues has rocked the race in this reliably Republican stronghold. Councilman...
Editor’s note: This article was updated with comment from Mountainside Mayor Paul Mirabelli at 3:10 p.m. Council candidates in Mountainside are using a suit alleging a consistent sexual harassment by a pair of the borough’s police officers, including incidents involving...