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Parsippany GOP candidate touts endorsement of another Republican

August 3, 2021 1:51 pmAugust 3, 2021 4:02 pm

(Editor’s note: Kumburis switched his voter registration to Republican four years ago, a point that was omitted from the press release touting his endorsement of Mussella. The New Jersey Globe apologizes for the error.) A former Democratic council candidate in...

Soriano will seek re-election in Parsippany

January 4, 2021 8:08 am

Parsippany Mayor Michael Soriano announced today that he will seek re-election to a second term to helm Morris County’s largest municipality. Cori Herbig and Judy Hernandez will run for township council on a ticket with Soriano. They will replace Janice...

Parsippany Democrats won’t seek re-election

December 30, 2020 1:14 pmDecember 30, 2020 4:35 pm

Janice McCarthy and Emily Peterson were elected in 2017 on a slate that included the election of a Democratic mayor, Michael Soriano. The relationship with Soriano has become strained, and the mayor’s name was not included in a press release...

Former Parsippany council president expected to challenge Soriano

October 1, 2020 11:16 amOctober 1, 2020 7:46 pm

Former Parsippany Council President Lou Valori is expected to challenge Mayor Michael Soriano, and Morris County Democrats have already taken to bashing the prospective candidate, even though the race won’t start in earnest until next year. The county party on...

The road to Parsippany Mayor Michael Soriano

April 1, 2019 12:15 amApril 1, 2019 1:14 pm

Decades of infighting among Parsippany Republicans led to Democratic mayors for 33 of the last 53 years in a solidly Republican town that once provided huge pluralities for GOP candidates running statewide and in Morris County. With intra-party quarrels on...

Soriano, Parsippany Republicans in budget spat

March 14, 2019 3:31 pmMarch 14, 2019 8:24 pm

Parsippany Mayor Michael Soriano and the town’s three Republican councilmembers are in a spat over who, exactly, is responsible for raising the town’s taxes. The fight started when Councilmembers Mike dePierro, Loretta Gragnani and Council President Paul Carifi, Jr. voted...

Parsippany GOP Council members running on one ticket

February 27, 2019 10:47 pm

Rival Republican Council members in Parsippany announced they would run on a single ticket two years after Democrats won the town’s mayorship and two council seats. Councilman Mike dePierro, Council President Paul Carifi, Jr. and Councilwoman Loretta Gragnani will put...