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Five ways of looking at the LD26 GOP primary

May 26, 2023 4:45 pmMay 30, 2023 10:25 am

At first glance, New Jersey’s 26th legislative district, a staunchly Republican district based in Morris County, is not the most obvious place for a highly competitive GOP primary. Its three incumbents – State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville), Assemblyman Jay Webber...

Greenstein, Zwicker are yes votes on Noriega

May 22, 2023 12:50 pm

State Sens. Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) and Linda Greenstein (D-Plainsboro) both said they’ll support Michael Noriega’s nomination to the New Jersey Supreme Court, putting Noriega at 14 yes votes – two-thirds of the way to the 21 votes he’ll need...

After endorsing Pennacchio, NRA says Mastrangelo is distributing knockoff postcards

May 19, 2023 4:19 pmMay 19, 2023 4:20 pm

The political arm of the National Rifle Association (NRA) has endorsed State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) for re-election this year, making him one of several legislative candidates the group is backing. But it appears that Pennacchio’s opponent, Morris County Commissioner...

LD26 incumbents well ahead in fundraising

May 16, 2023 1:57 pmMay 17, 2023 2:30 pm

Facing a challenge from several current and former officeholders, the slate of incumbent Republican lawmakers in the 26th legislative district has a huge financial edge ahead of the June 6 GOP primary. State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) has a whopping...

News briefs: the statehouse’s reopening, Aikens’ voter registration, Mastrangelo’s missing votes

May 1, 2023 5:28 pmMay 2, 2023 10:28 am

Statehouse officially, finally, truly reopens Gov. Phil Murphy and a cavalcade of elected officials officially marked the reopening of the New Jersey Statehouse today, six years after the project to overhaul the crumbling, centuries-old building began. “What we have now...

Pennacchio, Bergen hit opponents for shoddy attendance records

April 27, 2023 1:34 pmApril 27, 2023 1:34 pm

As they fight for renomination against a slate of off-the-line challengers in the 26th legislative district, State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) and Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R-Denville) both slammed their opponents today for supposedly having poor attendance records in their elected...

The primary election has begun

April 22, 2023 12:01 amApril 24, 2023 9:13 am

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s Election Day – sort of. The primary election isn’t until June 6, 45 days away. But today is the day that county clerks are obligated to begin sending out over 900,000 mail-in ballots to voters...