Is there a missing component to Gov. Chris Christie’s 5-day limit on painkiller prescriptions? One of the legislature’s newest members says maybe. “My concern is that something should be added to the new law that a prescription that isn’t completely used Read More
Assemblyman Rooney Fails to Secure Bergen Endorsement
Losing your home county is never an easy thing. There are primaries all over the place this year, Save Jerseyans, but to date, Assemblyman Kevin Rooney (R-40) is the first incumbent to lose party support heading into the June ballot. On Read More
Rating Bergen County’s 2016 (Political Edition)
Bergen County Republican of the Year: Paul DiGaetano Bergenites could debate this one back and forth until New Year’s 2018, but, at the end of the day, when you win the Chairmanship of the party in a rout and put Read More
Kevin Rooney sworn in as new LD40 Assemblyman
Kevin Rooney of Wyckoff is New Jersey’s newest Assemblyman, Save Jerseyans. “I look forward to representing the more than 200,000 residents of my district as well as all of our state’s citizens,” said Assemblyman Rooney (R-40), after today’s swearing in ceremony Read More
Analyzing the Battlefield Heading Into Tuesday’s LD40 Convention
Tonight, the short-sprint campaign to fill Scott Rumana’s vacant seat ends. Three contenders square off tonight: Former Passaic County Freeholder Mike Marotta (who has the organizational support LINK), Bergen County Freeholder Maura DeNicola (who has plenty of local endorsements) and Read More
Sources: DiGaetano challenge to Bergen’s Yudin is “imminent”
By The Staff | The Save Jersey Blog According to sources close to the prospective candidate, former Assembly Majority Leader Paul DiGaetano is about to formally challenge Bob Yudin‘s chairmanship of the BCRO, possibly as soon as next week. Long rumored Read More
BCRO Battle Over? Rooney endorses Yudin, ‘Stellato’s Best Asset’, as DiGaetano ponders entry
By The Staff | The Save Jersey Blog Politics is always complicated and no place more so than in Bergen County, Save Jerseyans, where in a somewhat stunning turn at a Tuesday night county committee gathering, Wyckoff Mayor Kevin Rooney abruptly abandoned his bid Read More
LD40 Poll: Who should succeed O’Toole?
By The Staff | The Save Jersey Blog Last week, Kevin O’Toole (R-40) announced that he’s not seeking reelection to the State Senate next year, Save Jerseyans. We gave you our early list of possible GOP replacements. Who do you think Read More
In Wyckoff, Yudin vs. Madigan turns into proxy battle for BCRO control
By Matthew Gilson | The Save Jersey Blog His future as GOP county chairman could be at stake in this election, Save Jerseyans, and but Bergen’s Bob Yudin is not actually on the ballot this year his wife is. Susan Yudin Read More