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Former Morris County Mayor Dies

January 24, 2018 1:00 am

Former Denville Mayor Howard Milligan, who served in the 1960’s, passed away on January19 at age 91. He was a close friend and neighbor of Robert Vesco, a financier whose $200,000 contribution to the 1972 Nixon campaign led to obstruction...

Sanzari raises money for PBA bosses

January 23, 2018 4:41 pm

Mega contractor Joseph Sanzari will host a high dollar fundraiser tonight for New Jersey State PBA President Patrick Colligan at his home in Ho-Ho-Kus. Checks are made payable to the Patrick Colligan/Marc Kovar Election Fund — presumably their campaign for...

Union Dem chairs say they haven’t settled on Lance opponent

January 23, 2018 2:22 pm

Seven Democratic municipal chairs from Union County are denying speculation that they have settled on an organization candidate for Congress in the 7th district – a story that falls somewhere between accurate and false. The chairs – George Devanney of...

Stack, Menendez and the best coup ever

January 23, 2018 1:10 pm

Hudson County has a history of outsiders – sometimes even gadflies – emerging as powerful political insiders in one of New Jersey’s premier Democratic organizations. With Brian Stack appearing on the verge of becoming the next Hudson County Democratic Chairman,...

Meet Shanique Speight of Newark

January 23, 2018 12:58 pm

Assembly Democrats are continuing to introduce newly-elected members of the State Assembly. A video released today highlights Shanique Speight (D-Newark), who was elected last November to represent the 29th district — the state’s most Democratic district.

Gusciora applauds Murphy order

January 23, 2018 12:54 pm

One of the sponsors of New Jersey’s medical marijuana law is lauding Gov. Phil Murphy’s Executive Order to find ways to increase accessibility to patients in need. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Trenton) criticized Murphy’s predecessor, Chris Christie, for constructing regulations that...

Stack now at pinnacle of career

January 23, 2018 11:33 am

The best Brian Stack story involves one of his re-election campaigns for Mayor of Union City. It was a couple of days after he won re-election with 90% of the vote, and Stack spent the day knocking on doors. He...