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Maps: The race for State Assembly in LD25

June 13, 2019 9:41 amJune 13, 2019 3:45 pm

In the 2017 race for State Assembly in New Jersey’s 25th district, Republican incumbents Michael Patrick Carroll (R-Morris Township) and Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) won re-election by an unusually narrow margin in a legislative that hasn’t voted for a Democrat...

Mystery consultant identified as King Penna

June 11, 2019 2:42 pm

The mystery consultant who set up a shadowy Wyoming firm to work for Republican campaigns in North Jersey is King Penna, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Penna, a controversial and sometimes toxic political consultant, is the man behind Checkmate...

Darling seek to increase awareness for adoption services as surrogate

June 11, 2019 1:13 pm

Morris County Democrats are claiming Heather Darling, the Republican nominee for county surrogate, is to push people to sell their children. That isn’t the case. She wants to increase awareness for adoption-aid services offered by the county. “Expecting parents that...

Darling wins Republican nod for Morris Surrogate

June 6, 2019 7:24 pmJune 7, 2019 1:34 pm

The New Jersey Globe is calling the race for the Republican nomination for Morris County Surrogate for Heather Darling. Darling leads Michael Patrick Carroll by 560 votes, 9,670 to 9,110, — 40.7% – 38.3% — with just 690 ballots remaining...

Puzio easily wins renomination in Rockaway

June 5, 2019 1:30 amJune 5, 2019 2:02 am

Rockaway Mayor Michael Puzio on Tuesday fended off a primary challenge from Republican Council President Tucker Kelley. Puzio won 1,712 votes, nearly doubling the 934 ballots cast in Kelley’s name. The incumbent will face Democratic Councilman Jonathan Sacket in the...

No winner yet in Morris GOP surrogate primary

June 5, 2019 1:23 amJune 5, 2019 1:24 am

Heather Darling is clinging to a narrow lead over Michael Patrick Carroll in her bid for the Republican nomination for Morris County Surrogate in a race that is too close to call. With all but one district in East Hanover...

Paul Carifi Jr. defeats brother in Parsippany

June 4, 2019 10:23 pmJune 4, 2019 10:25 pm

Parsippany Councilman Paul Carifi, Jr. is holding on to his seat, but his brother, James Carifi, won’t be joining the council. Paul Carifi’s running mates, Councilman Michael dePierro and Councilwoman Loretta Gragnani, also won the Republican nod. They’ll face Democratic...