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Mimi Letts, former Parsippany mayor, dies at 80

September 16, 2019 10:30 am

Mimi Letts, a Democrat who served as Mayor of Parsippany from 1994 to 2005, has died. She was 80. Letts won a 1994 special election caused by the resignation of Republican Frank Priore, who had been convicted on federal bribery...

Soriano slams Parsippany Republicans over payout to councilman’s brother

September 12, 2019 10:35 amSeptember 12, 2019 3:10 pm

Parsippany Mayor Michael Soriano attacked Councilmembers Michael dePierro and Loretta Gragnani over affirmative votes they cast on a resolution to pay $425,000 to former Parsippany police captain James Carifi, the brother of their running mate, Councilman Paul Carifi. “Let me...

Democrats make August registration gains in key legislative districts

September 10, 2019 9:47 am

Democrats outpaced Republicans in August voter registration in each of the battleground districts for the 2019 mid-term Assembly races. While some of the numbers may seem small, close races for the legislature are not uncommon. Three contests over the last...

Dems bash Bucco for no vote on VBM reform

August 28, 2019 8:17 pmAugust 28, 2019 8:22 pm

The Democratic Assembly candidates in the 25th district today slammed Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco for voting against VBM reform legislation they say will marginalize voters in the upcoming general election. The new law could be fatal to Bucco’s bid for...

46 years after Biden, Murphy to headline Morris Dem fundraiser

August 26, 2019 1:39 pmAugust 27, 2019 11:50 am

Gov. Phil Murphy will help Morris County Democrats boost their campaign coffers as the headliner for their fall fundraising gala on October 2. At the top of the Democratic target list for the November mid-term elections are two State Assembly...

Dover mayor accused of politicizing Colombia Festival

August 8, 2019 6:07 pm

A group of Dover residents that include the leaders of the local Democratic organization are asking the state Attorney General to investigate whether Mayor James P. Dodd used a taxpayer-funded Colombian Festival to pitch voters for his re-election campaign. Critics...

Judge rules for Mastrangelo in discovery motion to identify mystery consultant

July 30, 2019 5:59 pm

Morris County Freeholder Thomas Mastrangelo scored another win today – his second in two months – when Superior Court Judge William McGovern ordered pre-litigation discovery in a lawsuit seeking to identify a mystery political consultant. Alan Zakin, an attorney for...