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Bucco Memorial: Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce

September 17, 2019 12:26 am

Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce issued a statement tonight on the death of State Sen. Anthony Bucco: “The passing tonight of my dear friend Tony Bucco is heart-breaking. He was an invaluable source of friendship and wisdom for me and my...

Bucco Memorial: Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr.

September 16, 2019 10:37 pm

Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. issued a statement tonight on the death of State Sen. Anthony Bucco: “I am unbelievably saddened by the passing of my good friend Tony Bucco. He was a leading voice in Morris County politics...

Senator Anthony Bucco dies at 81

September 16, 2019 9:14 pmSeptember 17, 2019 12:27 am

State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco, a Morris County Republican who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 1998, has died. He was 81. Bucco has been a fixture in politics for more than 40 years, since winning a seat...

Legislators seek apology from Trenton officials

September 16, 2019 5:06 pm

The two State Assembly members who represent Trenton today demanded an apology from City Council President Kathy McBride for making an anti-Semitic slur. Assemblywoman Verlina Jackson-Reynolds (D-Trenton) and Assemblyman Anthony Verrelli (D-Hopewell) also want two other city councilmembers, George Muschal...

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...

Firefighters back Bramnick, Munoz

September 16, 2019 1:39 pm

The Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey, which represents over 5,000 active and retired firefighters and first responder statewide, has endorsed Republicans Jon Bramnick and Nancy Munoz for re-election to the State Assembly in the 21st district. “Firefighters are always...

Munoz tells Corbett to pick one: NJ Transit boss or sheep farmer?

September 16, 2019 11:53 am

Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz (R-Summit) says that Kevin Corbett needs to decide if he wants to run New Jersey Transit or be a sheep farmer. “If you are running two failing businesses despite receiving huge subsidies from taxpayers for both, maybe...