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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

In-Person Voting Under Way for June Primary

County voters can vote prior to June 5 primary.

In-person voting is now underway for anyone in Morris County who will not be able to get to the polls for the June 5 primary election. The press release is below: Registered Morris County voters who will not be able to get to the polls for the June 5 primary election may vote in-person now until June 4 at the office of the Morris County Clerk. Joan Bramhall, the Morris County clerk, said in-person voting is being conducted in the County Clerk’s Office from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Thursday, May 31, with the exception of Monday, May 28, Memorial Day, when the office will be closed. Voting will also be conducted in the County Clerk’s Office on Friday, June 1, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 2, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.; and Monday, …

Township Finances Debated by Committee Candidates

Budget and taxes are top issues at second debate for township committee candidates.

Incumbent Township Committeeman Don Kostka said Tuesday he is seeking another three-year term so he can continue the work of restructuring the township’s annual budget. Kostka and opponents Republican Annabel Pierce, who is challenging Kostka for the open committee seat in the June primary, and Democrat Mike O’Brien, who will face the Republican winner in November, met with about 25 voters at the Changebridge at Montville complex for a second debate Tuesday. Kostka, a certified public accountant, said there are hard choices to be made when completing a budget. Among the efforts he has championed, he said, were the elimination of benefits for the township committee members. Ending the practice of committee members getting medical, dental …

caveat emptor

12:59 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012

"True Believer" and his favorite candidate seem to have at least one trait in common: they are not in possession of the facts.   more ›

Friday, May 11, 2012

Towaco Assembly Candidate Platforming for Term Limits

Pio Costa hopes to encourage business development, growth in New Jersey.

Tony Pio Costa says he is not a politician. But that isn’t stopping the Fairfield businessman from running for New Jersey State Assembly in District 26. The Towaco resident is challenging Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce in the June 5 primary. Assemblywoman DeCroce filled her husband, Assemblyman Alex DeCroce’s, unfinished term earlier this year following his unexpected death in January. At the time of his death, DeCroce had served in the New Jersey Legislature for almost 23 years. “Just passing the seat down to his wife was inappropriate,” Pio Costa said when asked why he chose to enter the race at this time. As a strong supporter of term limits, Pio Costa said he believes “everyone should serve if they can,” and that the framers of the …

Jon Roberts

11:09 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012

I think its very simple choice. Successful business man who clearly is active in the community and wants to do what's right vs. Town Clerk who was elected in a special closed door election.   more ›

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Last Chance: Train to be a Poll Worker

Class required every 2 years to stay certified

Time is running out for poll workers to take certification training if they want to continue to work at election sites. The deadline, according to Tony Desimone, the county’s poll worker training coordinator, is June 2. Title 19 of New Jersey election law requires that all poll workers take an election training class every two years to become or remain a certified board worker, Desimone said in a statement sent to media. Desimone said veteran poll workers who took the class the first time it was offered in 2010 must take a training class by June 2 to become recertified. “It’s the law. This training is mandatory,” Desimone said. “All board workers who have not attended a class in the past two years and all first-time board workers must …

Webber: DeCroce a 'Real Blessing' for District 26

A host of area GOP leaders came to Parsippany PAL to show their support for candidate.

The primary election campaign is officially underway for District 26 Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce. Republican leaders from throughout the area were on hand at the Parsippany Police Athletic League building Wednesday evening to show their support for DeCroce in her primary contest against Montville businessman Anthony Pio Costa. Mayor James Barberio hosted the event. In an opening address, he praised the assemblywoman for her past work as municipal clerk of Roxbury and as a member of the Parsippany Zoning Board of Adjustment. "We need people in the state Assembly who understand how municipal government works," he said, adding that her time as deputy commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs gives her valuable …

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Scott Gallopo

9:30 am on Friday, May 11, 2012

Morrisctyfirst - can you please identify the Freeholder?   more ›

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