John Iaciofano Archives - New Jersey Globe

Judge orders Rockaway mayoral candidate to be put on the ballot, but denies him organization line

April 22, 2022 1:20 pm

A Superior Court judge ordered Rockaway Township mayoral candidate Tucker Kelley to be included on the June 7 Republican primary ballot but refused to allow him to use the Morris GOP organization slogan just because he filed his petition first....

Minenna named Rockaway mayor

September 15, 2018 12:06 amSeptember 15, 2018 12:43 am

Paul Minenna was named interim Mayor of Rockaway Township tonight. A former councilman, Minenna will serve until the results of a November special election are certified. Councilman Michael Puzio is widely expected to become the mayor in November. He defeated...

Rockaway council to investigate officials in health insurance case

May 10, 2018 12:33 pmMay 11, 2018 2:07 pm

The Rockaway Township Council voted Tuesday night to investigate their township attorney and business administrator for insubordination and possible theft of services after they became involved in private litigation even though the council told them not to. The issue at...

Judge will rule on Rockaway petitions Thursday

April 18, 2018 1:52 pmApril 19, 2018 10:18 am

A Passaic County Judge will issue a ruling tomorrow on challenges to the petitions of seven Rockaway Republican county committee candidates whose votes could affect the June election for Morris County Republican Chairman. Attorneys for the Morris County Clerk, Rockaway...

Rival fails to force councilman to disclose campaign e-mail list

March 13, 2018 6:48 pmMarch 14, 2018 11:20 am

An attempt by a local government rival to obtain a copy of a campaign e-mail list using the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) potentially has statewide significance to local elected officials – and a warning to those officials to be...