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Ex-Morris freeholder seeking office in Wyoming

May 5, 2026 12:26 pmMay 5, 2026 12:54 pm

A former Morris County freeholder is seeking a political comeback as a candidate for an elected prosecutor position in Wyoming. Hank Lyon announced that he will run for Campbell County Attorney; Campbell County has a population of about 47,000, and...

Comey prosecutor was a Lincoln Park councilman

April 29, 2026 11:49 amApril 29, 2026 4:02 pm

Matthew Petracca, the federal prosecutor in North Carolina who signed the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey for threatening to harm President Donald Trump, is a former Lincoln Park councilman who was involved in local politics in New Jersey....

DOJ sues Morris Township over all-electric apartment complex ordinance

April 1, 2026 12:43 pmApril 1, 2026 1:35 pm

A Morris Township ordinance requiring new apartment complexes to be all-electric faces a legal challenge from a mighty opponent: the Trump administration. The U.S. Department of Justice sued Morris Township and several of its officials on Tuesday, alleging a 2022...

Morris Democrats endorse Bennett for NJ-7 in tight vote

March 23, 2026 2:11 pmMarch 23, 2026 11:30 pm

Rebecca Bennett finished county convention season with a win in Morris County, narrowly defeating fellow 7th district candidate Michael Roth for the Morris Democratic endorsement. In the first round of ranked-choice voting, which opened following yesterday’s county convention and closed...

N.J., Roxbury sue ICE over planned detention center

March 20, 2026 11:01 amMarch 20, 2026 12:00 pm

The state of New Jersey and the Morris County town of Roxbury are suing the Trump administration over its plans to convert a warehouse in the sleepy town into a massive migrant detention center. The 50-page complaint argues that Immigration...

Morris Democrats oust entire Dover Democratic Committee for disloyalty

March 20, 2026 9:33 amMarch 20, 2026 11:10 am

Claiming that Democratic leaders in Dover openly helped Republican Jack Ciattarelli in last year’s gubernatorial election, the full Morris County Democratic Committee has voted to remove all 24 elected members of the local Democratic county committee from office. The vote,...

Morris Dem screening committee gives highest marks to Bennett for NJ-7

March 16, 2026 12:42 pmMarch 16, 2026 1:23 pm

Six days out from the Morris County Democratic convention, the county party’s screening committee has given its highest marks to Rebecca Bennett in the six-way Democratic primary for the 7th congressional district. The screening committee, which included Morris Democratic Chair...