Joseph Pennacchio Archives - Page 2 of 5

Pennacchio seeks end of golden parachutes for college officials

July 3, 2019 9:50 amJuly 3, 2019 10:31 am

Rutgers University shelled out $480,000 for a sabbatical to a university official who worked for one year and has no plans to return. Debasish “Deba” Dutta, who served as chancellor of the New Brunswick campus, accepted a new job last...

Mallory’s Law: Pennacchio Anti-Bullying Effort Advances

June 17, 2019 4:09 pm

Senator Joe Pennacchio (R-Essex, Morris, Passaic) and Senator Patrick Diegnan’s (D-Middlesex) legislation to standardize and strengthen New Jersey’s anti-bullying laws was advanced by the Senate Education Committee. “Mallory’s Law” is named in honor of Mallory Rose Grossman, a 12-year-old Rockaway...

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...

Michael J. Doherty is fighting to preserve religious vaccination exemptions.

Americans for Prosperity grades New Jersey legislators

March 22, 2019 7:00 amMarch 22, 2019 12:07 am

Five New Jersey legislators – all Republicans – received an A grade by Americans for Prosperity – New Jersey, but eleven Republicans saw their grades since last year. Every Democrat in the legislature earned a failing grade. AFP-New Jersey released...

Pennacchio amendment: if Trump has to release his taxes, so should every Senate, Assembly candidate

February 20, 2019 10:52 amFebruary 20, 2019 2:59 pm

Republicans are upping the ante on a Democratic bill that would require presidential and vice presidential candidates to release their tax returns in order to secure a place on the ballot in New Jersey. State Sen. Joseph Pennacchio (R-Montville) will...

Morris GOP official wants leaker to come forward

February 10, 2019 4:33 pmFebruary 10, 2019 4:40 pm

Morris County Republican vice chair Laura Ali Nonnenmacher wants the Republican official who revealed information about the party’s fundraising plans to turn themselves in. “We thought it was a good meeting but unfortunately it is disappointing, that someone who was...

Ex-Pequannock mayor joins Morris freeholder race

January 31, 2019 10:55 am

Former Pequannock mayor Cathy Winterfield will seek the Republican nomination for Morris County freeholder on a slate with Donald Dinsmore and William Felegi. They will oppose three Republican incumbents – Doug Cabana, Tom Mastrangelo and Kathy DeFilippo – in the...