John Carbone Archives - New Jersey Globe

South Jersey wants progressive challengers to pay legal fees

April 23, 2020 9:50 pmApril 24, 2020 12:10 pm

Four county clerks and the Camden County Democratic organization want to recoup legal fees after South Jersey progressives suddenly dropped their lawsuit seeking to reverse the rejection of their nominating petitions. Now some of the candidates who filed to run...

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...

Judge: Morris Clerk can leave Dover ballots as they are

June 1, 2018 7:09 pmJune 2, 2018 11:58 am

A Morris County Judge ruled on Friday that embattled Morris County Clerk Ann Grossi does not have to reprint bilingual ballots for 24 voting machines in Dover. Assignment Judge Stuart Minkowitz declined to grant the injunction sought by Dover Democratic...

Kimble seeks recount in Belleville

May 21, 2018 9:31 amMay 21, 2018 4:07 pm

Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble and Councilman Kevin Kennedy have filed for a recount after losing re-election on May 8. The recount will be held today. Kimble lost his bid for a fourth term by 97 votes to former councilman Michael...