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Mud flies in Sussex sheriffs race

May 22, 2019 12:31 pmMay 22, 2019 12:57 pm

There’s little love lost between Sussex County’s sheriff candidates. Incumbent Sheriff Mike Strada faces a challenge from corrections officer Andy Boden, who suspended earlier this year after a police psychologist ruled he was unfit for duty. Following his suspension, Boden...

ELEC doles out more than $13,000 in fines

May 1, 2019 11:10 amMay 1, 2019 11:38 am

New Jersey’s Law Election Law Enforcement Commission slapped 18 former candidates with $13,292.31 in fines at its April 16 meeting, ELEC said Wednesday. Sussex County Freeholder George Graham was the highest-level office holder hit by the fines. The commission ordered...

Sussex GOP freeholder candidates fails to make ballot

April 7, 2019 7:33 pmApril 7, 2019 7:33 pm

Peter Knipe’s campaign for the Republican freeholder nomination in Sussex County ended on Friday when the county clerk rejected his petitions to run in the June primary. That leaves incumbent Sylvia Petillo and Hopatcong school board member Anthony Fasano unopposed...

After 8 losses, Hopatcong Democrat trying again

April 1, 2019 10:13 am

Democrat Mara Modes has filed for the Democratic nomination for Hopatcong mayor – her ninth bid for public office in the reliably Republican Sussex County borough of 15,147. Modes ran locally as a Democrat in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and...

Scanlan slams Dem on Murphy ties

February 6, 2019 5:15 pmFebruary 6, 2019 5:17 pm

Sussex County Republican chairman Jerry Scanlan wonders why his Democratic counterpart, Leslie Huhn, isn’t taking on Gov. Phil Murphy and the issues involving his former aide, Al Alvarez. “As a woman, Chair Huhn should question why has it has become...

Dems pick challengers to Space, Wirths

February 6, 2019 9:50 am

Democrats Deana Lykins and Dan Smith have entered the race for State Assembly in what is arguably the most Republican legislative district in New Jersey. They will take on incumbents Parker Space (R-Wantage) and Hal Wirths (R-Wantage) in a district...

Morris, Ocean, Sussex, Warren Dem chairs oppose redistricting amendment

December 12, 2018 4:26 pm

Democratic County Chairs from Morris, Ocean, Sussex and Warren counties have joined Hudson Coutny Democratic Chairwoman Amy DeGise and Somerset County Democratic Chairwoman Peg Schaffer in opposing the redistricting constitutional amendment being pushed by Democratic leaders in the state’s legislature....