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Democrats seek recount in close Morris Township race

November 15, 2019 1:54 pmNovember 15, 2019 1:59 pm

Democrat Bud Ravitz has filed for a recount in his race for Morris Township Committee. Ravitz trails incumbent Peter V. Mancuso, an 82-year-old Republican who first won a local election in 1978, by 13 votes. The recount of about 6,376...

Morris GOP relic tries to hold on

November 8, 2019 9:48 amNovember 8, 2019 2:28 pm

Peter V. Mancuso has been a fixture in Morris County politics since he started out protesting the state’s plans to extend Route 24 to Route 287 in the 1970’s. Now one of the last surviving members of the John Dorsey/Tony...

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...

Bergen gets hometown endorsements

June 23, 2018 11:07 amJune 25, 2018 4:17 pm

Brian Bergen’s bid for the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 25th district received a boost with endorsements from all six of his colleagues on the township council. Bergen, a West Point graduate who flew Army helicopters in Iraq,...

Long list of Republicans emerge for Carroll seat

May 8, 2018 8:55 amMay 8, 2018 4:47 pm

The announcement that Michael Patrick Carroll (R-Morris Township) will not seek re-election to a 13th term in the State Assembly next year is likely to create a scramble for a rare open seat in Morris County. Carroll’s 25th district seat...

The Life and Times of Paul DiGaetano

February 8, 2018 2:22 amFebruary 26, 2018 1:16 pm

There was a time back about a generation ago when Paul DiGaetano was a bright, rising star in New Jersey Republican politics. He he was one of the most powerful politicians in the state. Some Republicans openly fawned over the...