James Dodd Archives - New Jersey Globe

Correa likely to succeed Blackman in Dover

January 1, 2020 11:53 amJanuary 1, 2020 1:23 pm

Dover Democratic Municipal Chairman Edward Correa, the principal architect of a complete change of control of local government in Dover, is expected to fill the alderman seat left vacant by election of Carolyn Blackman as mayor. Blackman will take office...

New municipal officials prepare to take office in 2020

December 31, 2019 3:06 pmDecember 31, 2019 3:14 pm

Though Democrats lost seats in the statehouse, they fared well at the local level in 2019, picking up majorities or mayorships in 11 towns on top of proxy victories elsewhere. The biggest win of the year was in Hamilton, where...

Blackman defeats Dodd in Dover mayoral race

November 12, 2019 11:06 amNovember 12, 2019 11:24 am

Democrat Carolyn Blackman has been elected Mayor of Dover, defeating longtime incumbent James P. Dodd by 51 votes. Blackman, an alderwoman, had led by 19 votes on Election Day. She added 32 votes in provisional and late vote-by-mail ballots. She...

Morris Township mayor wants Dems to wait on Bucco challenge until close local races are settled

November 7, 2019 9:00 pmNovember 8, 2019 9:51 am

Morris Township Mayor Jeffrey Grayzel., mentioned by some Democratic leaders as a possible State Senate candidate against Republican Anthony M. Bucco next year, says that the 2020 campaign shouldn’t start until this week’s race in over. Rupande Mehta announced today...

Armstead contribution to independent candidate leads to call for resignation

October 23, 2019 7:55 pmOctober 24, 2019 2:38 pm

Update: Councilman Brown contacted the New Jersey Globe to say that reports that he worked in the Dover Tax Assessor’s Office were untrue and threatened litigation if the reference was not removed from the story. The Globe called the Tax...

Morris Dems want Dodd to stop campaigning as a Democrat

October 8, 2019 11:15 pmOctober 9, 2019 10:06 am

Morris County Democrats want Dover’s mayor to stop calling himself a Democrat. “In several of Dover Mayor James Dodd’s recent social media posts, he has referred to himself as ‘Democratic Mayor James Dodd.’ Mayor Dodd left the Democratic party earlier...

Dover teachers union backs Blackman

October 4, 2019 11:11 am

Dover’s teacher’s union endorsed candidates for the first time ever Friday. “We are very proud to make our first ever endorsement of a candidate for municipal office in the Town of Dover,” Dover Education Association President Jon Coniglio said. “After...