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Shaw will serve as Morris Board of Commissioners chairman in 2021

December 4, 2020 6:25 pm

Stephen Shaw will serve as the first chairman of the Morris County Board of Commissioners when county government reorganizes next month, Republican County Chair Laura Ali announced today. Deborah Smith will serve as vice chair. “Stephen Shaw and Deborah Smith...

GOP incumbents box out possible challengers for ’21 Morris County Commissioner race

December 4, 2020 1:47 pm

Morris County Republicans Deborah Smith, John Krickus and Stephen Shaw, who ran as a team in 2018, announced their re-election bids for what will be the first election for County Commissioner, rolling out a long list of endorsements in what...

Final Morris County Election Results

November 24, 2020 10:42 amNovember 24, 2020 11:21 am

BOONTON Democrats held onto two Ward seats on Boonton’s Board of Alderman. In Ward 2, Democratic incumbent Marie DeVenezia scored a 824-513 win against Republican challenger Clyde VanSchmitt. Democratic Alderman Joseph Fenske’s 500-449 victory over Frank DeLuca is narrower. Republicans...

Morris went blue at the top, remained red in the middle

November 20, 2020 11:39 amNovember 20, 2020 1:44 pm

While the official certification of election results are still a few hours away, it’s clear that Joe Biden won Morris County. Biden leads Donald Trump by 12,747 votes countywide, 51% to 47%. In 2016, Trump won it by 10,822 votes,...

Democrats declare victory in Morris Township

November 16, 2020 9:19 amNovember 16, 2020 3:32 pm

Morris County Mayor Cathy Wilson and running mate Bud Ravitz declared victory over their Republican challengers Monday Morning. Ravitz, who is in second place for the two township committee seats up for election this year, leads Sandra Garcia 7,734-6,357. Republican...

Selen declares victory with an 8,000 vote lead

November 13, 2020 2:21 pm

Morris County Freeholder Tayfun Selen declared victory over Democratic challenger Cary Amaro Friday. “I want to congratulate my opponent, Cary Amaro, on a competitive and hard-fought race that challenged us both in unprecedented ways,” Selen said. “After reviewing the recent...

Selen up nearly 8,000 votes in Morris freeholder race

November 12, 2020 10:02 pmNovember 12, 2020 10:02 pm

Incumbent Republican Tayfun Selen now leads Democrat Cary Amaro by 7,948 votes in a race to hold his seat on the Morris County Board of Freeholders. Selen now leads Amaro, 128,720 to 120,772, 51.6% to 38.4%. On election night, Amaro...