By Erica Jedynak _ The Morris County Republican Chair has proposed a county party line for candidates who want to run at the county commissioner level and up; and has opened the door for municipal committees to do the same Read More
Tone deaf? N.J. school district okays cap-busting $128M budget
MORRIS TWP., N.J. – The Morris School District approved a $128.2 million 2020-21 budget on Monday according to a report from MorristownGreen.com. That’s a 2.6% increase at a time when the COVID-19 statewide lockdown is expected to severely depress tax Read More
Morris GOP chairman temporarily leaves post
MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Ron DeFilippis has “temporarily stepped aside” to “focus on his health and well being” according a email statement from the Morris County Republican Committee released Monday morning. “What the public may not know is that while he Read More
Darling leads Carroll in close race for Morris County Surrogate
MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Heather Darling is a sitting freeholder. Michael Patrick Carroll was giving up his Assembly seat. It takes forever to count votes in Morris County for whatever reason. The big winner appeared to be Darling on Tuesday night Read More
Incumbents decisively win renomination in Morris Freeholder fight
MORRISTOWN, NJ – A spirited effort by the challenger ticket was no match for incumbent power on Tuesday night in Morris County’s freeholder fight. Donald Dinsmore (12.20%), William J. Felegi (10.86%) and Catherine Winterfield (12.27%) lost by a wide margin to Read More
Brian Bergen will join Bucco on LD25 GOP ticket
DENVILLE, N.J. – Incumbent Anthony Bucco and Councilman Brian Bergen will be the GOP’s team in emerging battleground LD25 this fall. There is no line in Morris County so it’s always interesting. Bucco (42.08%) and Bergen (24.27%) ultimately outpaced John Read More
Webber’s closing argument to NJ-11 voters: don’t reverse course on prosperity
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — Assemblyman Jay Webber did what candidates do on a rainy election day and dropped in on the morning Brookside Diner crowd gathered at NJ-11’s Whippany. Unlike many of his GOP colleagues? Webber, a rock-ribbed conservative legislator Read More
Pence and Webber barnstorm in Morris County
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — It’s hardly a bad way for any candidate to end a week. Vice President Mike Pence spent a considerable amount of time in North Jersey on Friday afternoon, headlining a 1:00 p.m. fundraiser for NJ-11 GOP nominee Jay Read More
Morris GOP Chair says elected Republicans endorsing Sherrill should switch parties
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — One day after news broke that Republican Councilman Mike Puzio of Rockaway Township would endorse Democrat Mikie Sherrill in this year’s NJ-11 congressional contest, the head of Morris County’s Republican Party endeavored to lay down the law. Read More