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Doug Romaine, Democrat who rode Watergate wave to Morris freeholder victory, dies at 80

June 20, 2024 7:47 pmJune 21, 2024 1:53 pm

Douglas H. Romaine, the only Democrat to serve as a Morris County freeholder in the last 100 years, died on June 18. He was 80. Romaine was 30 years old when he rode a Democratic wave spurred by the Watergate...

Morris Democrats pick county commissioner candidates

March 27, 2022 9:39 pmMarch 28, 2022 12:27 am

Morris County Democrats have picked T.C. McCourt, Alice Sharma and Judy Hernandez to run for county commissioner on the organization line. Democrats have not won a countywide office in Morris since Douglas Romaine was elected freeholder in the 1973 Watergate...

Barbara Curran, former assemblywoman, dies at 81

January 29, 2022 10:28 pm

Barbara A. Curran, a former assemblywoman, Board of Public Utilities Commissioner and Superior Court Judge who became the first woman to serve in all three branches of state government, died on Saturday morning. She was 81. Curran became involved in...

Carpenters, teachers unions back Democrats for Morris commissioner

August 26, 2021 2:50 pmSeptember 20, 2021 6:31 pm

Morris County Democrats, who haven’t won a countywide election in 48 years, have snagged endorsements from the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters and the Morris County Council of Education Associations, the local arm of the New Jersey Education...

Morris GOP picks Serrano Glassner as campaign chair

May 14, 2020 9:14 am

Mendham Borough Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner will serve as campaign chair for Morris County Republicans in 2020, acting county chair Laura Marie Ali has announced. “Christine is one of the smartest, most resourceful people I know,” Ali said. “In addition...

Amaro seeks to end 47-year GOP winning streak

March 25, 2020 8:34 pmMarch 25, 2020 9:11 pm

Cary Amaro will make her second bid for Morris County freeholder, seeking to break a 47-year streak of only Republicans winning countywide elections. She will challenge incumbent Tayfun Selen, a former Chatham Township mayor who won a special election convention...

Inglesino considering bid for Morris GOP chairman

November 27, 2019 4:38 pm

Former Morris County Freeholder John Inglesino mulling a run for Republican county chairman next year. “I’m giving it consideration,” Inglesino told the New Jersey Globe. “I’m in the process of speaking to party leaders. I’ve been encouraged to run by...