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LD25 candidates spar over transparency

October 29, 2019 6:49 pmOctober 30, 2019 11:16 am

Assembly candidates in the 25th district are having it out over transparency. State Sen. Anthony Bucco and Denville Councilman Brian Bergen claim their Democratic opponents are hiding their stance on a budget that was enacted in June. “For four months,...

Democrats want Bucco to identify his Assembly successor

October 16, 2019 5:21 pmOctober 16, 2019 6:45 pm

Now that Anthony M. Bucco has won his father’s State Senate seat – he’s due to be sworn in on Tuesday – Democrats want to know what happens next. Bucco will need to resign from the Assembly by 11 AM...

Darcy Draeger is a real farmer, but Bucco attacks her anyway

October 4, 2019 2:02 amOctober 4, 2019 3:41 pm

After giving up her Wall Street career, Democratic Assembly candidate Darcy Draeger is a full-time farmer. Draeger’s small farm in rural Chester Township has 24 sheep, 15 chickens – down from 19 after an unfortunate incident with a raccoon –...

Old Bucco sex scandal now an issue in son’s Assembly bid

September 16, 2019 4:48 pmSeptember 17, 2019 12:01 am

Editor’s Note: This story was written prior to the death of Senator Bucco earlier today and remains as it appeared. Five weeks after he won a second term in 2001, State Sen. Tony Bucco (R-Boonton) found himself in the middle...

Murphy adds illegal immigrant driver licenses into 25th district Assembly race

September 13, 2019 12:01 amSeptember 13, 2019 1:02 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s push to provide driver licenses to illegal immigrants just eight weeks before his midterm elections has now reached the Morris County-based 25th district race, where Republicans trying to hold two State Assembly seats are trying to turn...

Murphy talks guns in 25th, without Democrats and with criticism of Bucco

September 11, 2019 5:00 pmSeptember 11, 2019 7:28 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was in Morristown on Tuesday to announce an executive order on gun safety, but the Democratic candidates in a hotly contested race for State Assembly skipped the event. Democrats Lisa Bhimani and Darcy Draeger did not attend...

Bhimani, Draeger claim Bucco lied about role in helping lake cleanup

August 1, 2019 3:37 pmAugust 2, 2019 10:50 am

Democratic Assembly candidate Lisa Bhimani and Darcy Draeger claimed Assemblyman Anthony Bucco lied about his role in helping Lake Hopatcong residents amidst an algae bloom that continues to keep residents out of the lake. “This is exactly why people call...