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LaBarbera says he won’t step aside as Sussex GOP chairman, offers detailed defense of gun incident

September 17, 2026 11:08 am

Sussex County Republican Chairman Joseph LaBarbera says he will not step aside following his arrest on gun-related charges, offering a detailed defense of his actions and insisting that he never pointed a firearm at another motorist or threatened anyone. “I...

Sussex GOP chairman held on gun-related charges

September 13, 2026 2:41 pmSeptember 14, 2026 1:33 pm

Update at 1:31 PM on September 14, 2026: Municipal Court Judge Glenn Gavan ordered LaBarbera released today after he entered a not guilty plea. Sussex County Republican Chairman Joseph LaBarbera was arrested on Saturday on gun-related charges. The incident occurred...

Pennsylvania attorney arrested for allegedly harassing Sussex County official

September 9, 2026 4:24 pm

A Pennsylvania attorney was arrested today after allegedly sending a series of obscene and threatening emails to a Sussex County public official, the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday. Karl R. Heideck, 45, of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, was charged with fourth-degree...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Sussex County in 2026

August 25, 2026 5:48 amAugust 24, 2026 11:52 pm

Discussing the lay of the land in Sussex County requires this preamble: Abraham Lincoln lost Sussex twice. Sussex County, in many ways, is the opposite of what many people think of when they think of New Jersey: densely populated and...

In tiny Walpack, nobody won either primary for township committee

June 12, 2026 2:36 pmJune 12, 2026 2:36 pm

Walpack is New Jersey’s least-populated municipality: the 2020 U.S. Census puts the local population at seven, and voter registration records show there are eleven Republicans and one Democrat. Math gets fairly simple in Walpack: one out of four voters serve...

Hampton councilman first elected in 1978 wins another GOP primary

June 3, 2026 2:33 am

Phil Yetter, one of the longest-serving elected officials in New Jersey history, has won a contested Republican primary for another term on the Hampton Borough Council. Yetter, 84, and another incumbent, David Hansen, have fought off a challenge from political...

Franklin incumbents win big

June 3, 2026 2:31 am

The two party-endorsed incumbents, Joe Limon and Patricia Carnes, won the Republican nominations for the Franklin Common Council (Sussex County) in a landslide. The top vote-getter was Limon with 232 votes, followed by Carnes with 208 votes. A third candidate,...