Morris Archives

Dover alderman primary heads to recount

July 1, 2021 9:15 pm

A Dover alderman who lost the Democratic primary by six votes has filed for a recount. Marcos Tapia, Sr. was defeated by off-the-line candidate Arturo Santana, 111 to 105, a 51%-49% margin in his bid for a second term. Superior...

Ex-Morristown mayor, 75, heads to court to make his 24th run for public office

June 28, 2021 11:37 am

A former Morristown mayor is headed to court next month in a bid to run as an independent in a rematch with the incumbent who unseated him 12 years ago. Donald Cresitello, a local officeholder and perennial candidate in Morristown...

Randolph school board backs off plan to stop using holiday names

June 22, 2021 12:33 pm

The Randolph Board of Education has abandoned a plan to scrub the names of holidays from the school calendar after public officials and hundreds of residents objected to the injection of “cancel culture” into local schools. The proposed calendar removed...

Pennacchio, Kean don’t regret backing Morris GOP line

June 15, 2021 2:14 pm

GOP legislators who backed Morris County Republicans’ adoption of a party line haven’t soured on the practice after it facilitated an incumbent’s primary loss. “I think it was very successful,” said Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean (R-Westfield), whose district includes...

Hearings for Sudhan Thomas, John Cesaro moved to July as attorneys still review discovery

June 14, 2021 9:58 am

Two public corruption cases were pushed out to July following disposition conferences with Superior Court Judge Stephen Taylor on Monday. Former Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas and former Morris County Freeholder John Cesaro face bribery charges related...

School resource officers poised to be campaign issue in Parsippany

June 14, 2021 9:36 am

Mayor Michael Soriano on Monday contested a letter from the Parsippany-Troy Hills School Board that claimed the town was nixing its School Resource Officer Program. “To be clear: I fully support renewing the SRO program and Class III officers,” he...

Casha, Ramirez defeat husband-wife team for Morris GOP State Committee seats

June 9, 2021 12:13 amJune 9, 2021 4:09 am

Morris County Republican State Committee members Larry Casha and Christina Ramirez won re-election over a husband-and-wife team that sought to oust them. Ali and Anna Aydin bracketed with gubernatorial candidate Hirsh Singh on his “Make New Jersey Great Again” slate...