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Morris GOP fires back at Mastrangelo

November 14, 2019 4:35 pmNovember 14, 2019 4:57 pm

The Morris County GOP fired back at Freeholder Tom Mastrangelo following his call for the resignations of the county’s Republican leadership. On Wednesday, Mastrangelo attacked Morris Republicans, claiming they backed divisive primary challenges against incumbents, failed to financially support the...

Mastrangelo wants DeFilippis out

November 13, 2019 11:53 am

Morris County Freeholder Tom Mastrangelo called for County GOP Chairman Ron DeFilippis and other members of the county’s Republican leadership to resign Wednesday. “I am calling for the resignation of our party leadership. As the Morris County Republican Party will...

If Darling wins, watch for Scapicchio vs. Cesaro fight for vacant freeholder seat

October 23, 2019 9:43 amOctober 23, 2019 3:28 pm

If Heather Darling wins her race for Morris County Surrogate in two weeks, Republican County Committee members will need to hold a special election convention to fill her seat on the Morris County Board of Freeholders. The calendar for the...

Judge rules for Mastrangelo in discovery motion to identify mystery consultant

July 30, 2019 5:59 pm

Morris County Freeholder Thomas Mastrangelo scored another win today – his second in two months – when Superior Court Judge William McGovern ordered pre-litigation discovery in a lawsuit seeking to identify a mystery political consultant. Alan Zakin, an attorney for...

Mystery consultant identified as King Penna

June 11, 2019 2:42 pm

The mystery consultant who set up a shadowy Wyoming firm to work for Republican campaigns in North Jersey is King Penna, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Penna, a controversial and sometimes toxic political consultant, is the man behind Checkmate...

DeCroce bill would require candidates to identify their consultants

May 31, 2019 12:13 pmMay 31, 2019 2:37 pm

Shielding the identity of a paid political consultant should be against the law, Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce (R-Parsippany) says in announcing her plans to introduce legislation that would stop future campaigns from doing just that. The Morris County legislator is...

NRA board member endorses Mastrangelo in Morris

May 30, 2019 2:27 pm

A member of the National Rifle Association board of directors has endorsed Tom Mastrangelo for re-election to the Morris County Board of Freeholders. Anthony Colandro, who owns Gun for Hire in Woodland Park, was elected to the NRA board earlier...