Timothy McDonough Archives - New Jersey Globe

McDonough will run for 13th term as mayor of Hope

February 5, 2024 3:49 pmFebruary 5, 2024 4:25 pm

Independent Timothy McDonough will seek re-election to a 13th term this fall as mayor of Hope, a township of 1,835 people in Warren County’s Kittatinny Valley. “Hope Township has long been known for the excellent quality of life our residents...

D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

January 19, 2024 3:50 pmJanuary 20, 2024 11:12 am

The snow is softly falling on Washington, D.C. after a relatively productive week that saw a government shutdown averted, a major deal on tax reform reached, and a New Jerseyan’s nomination to the federal circuit court approved in committee. Many...

The long road to a vote on Essex charter change

July 22, 2019 3:40 amJuly 24, 2019 8:50 pm

The debate over changing Essex County’s form of government runs began in 1972, when Assembly Speaker Thomas Kean (R-Livingston) called for the election of a charter study commission. During Kean’s first year as Speaker, the Legislature passed the Optional County...