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Strada re-elected

June 4, 2019 10:49 pm

Sussex County Sheriff Michael Strada defeated his challenger, Sheriff’s Lt. Andy Boden, 7,415-3,484 Tuesday. Democrats aren’t running a candidate for sheriff, so Strada’s 36-point has effectively elected him to the role. The race has been marked by animosity and personal...

Ex-Sheriff endorses successor’s opponent in Sussex GOP primary

June 1, 2019 2:49 pmJune 1, 2019 9:17 pm

A former Sussex County sheriff is backing an insurgent candidate against a three-term incumbent in the June 4 Republican primary for sheriff. Robert Untig has endorsed Andrew Boden in his bid to oust Sheriff Michael Strada. “I would like to...

Strada war chest more than five times larger than Boden’s

May 31, 2019 4:24 pmMay 31, 2019 6:08 pm

Sussex County Sheriff Michael Strada and his challenger, Andrew Boden, raised roughly the same amount of money over the last few weeks, according to 11-day pre-primary reports filed with the Election Law Enforcement Commission. Strada raised $7,100 while Boden raised...

Bill Hodas, ex-mayor, municipal chair for 43 years, dies

May 30, 2019 1:36 pmMay 30, 2019 1:37 pm

Bill Hodas, a Democrat who served as mayor of Franklin in Sussex County for sixteen years and held appointed state posts under five governors, died on May 28. He was 92. Hodas was also one of the longest-serving municipal chairs...

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...