Rachael Brookes Archives - New Jersey Globe

It cost Rockaway man $800 to avoid a stolen election

July 14, 2025 9:19 pmJuly 14, 2025 10:22 pm

A Rockaway man who had to go to court to stop an election from being stolen will now have to foot an $832.16 bill for court costs after a judge dismissed the case without ordering any reimbursement. Brian Wittig won...

Judge stops stolen Rockaway election

June 27, 2025 9:16 pmJune 29, 2025 9:33 am

A Superior Court Judge has ordered the immediate certification of a Rockaway Township man as the holder of a Republican county committee seat after the municipal clerk, Adele Wadleigh, initially failed to declare the candidate with the most votes as...

Clerk admits error that cost election winner his seat (Updated)

June 26, 2025 1:29 pmJune 26, 2025 8:59 pm

Update: Brian Wittig is asking a judge to order his certification as a county committeeman, and is seeking an order restraining the Rockaway Township Republican organization from holding a reorganization meeting until the matter is resolved. The acting Rockaway Township...

After rabblerouser wins in Rockaway, the games begin

June 16, 2025 9:25 amJune 17, 2025 2:02 pm

One of the biggest upsets in the state last week was in Rockaway Township, where former councilman Tucker Kelley ousted incumbent Rachael Brookes, the council vice president, in Rockaway’s 6th Ward with 62% of the vote. During his eighteen years...

Judge dismisses Rockaway councilman’s claim that opponent was improperly placed on GOP line

May 21, 2021 5:09 pm

Superior Court Judge Stuart Minkowitz today dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Rockaway councilman who alleged that the Morris Republican organization violated its own bylaws by awarding the organization line to his primary opponent. The GOP incumbent, Tucker Kelley, claimed...

Rockaway councilman’s suit claims opponents improperly awarded Republican line

May 18, 2021 3:04 pmMay 18, 2021 9:46 pm

Morris County Republicans’ growing pains over the county line aren’t finished quite yet. A new suit filed by Rockaway Township Ward 6 Councilman Tucker Kelley charges the organization awarded other local candidates a spot on the party line in violation...