Primary election

They're in effect for the June 7 balloting

The League of Women Voters of the Montclair Area and the NAACP of Montclair are holding an event to emphasize the  fact  that 10 percent of the votes cast in the Montclair election were not counted and to press for changes to avoid this happening again.

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news On Friday during the kickoff of her so-called diner tour, Montclair’s Mikie Sherrill said that she plans to move into the 11th Congressional District, where she is seeking to oust Republican long-time incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen from office. She ...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Township resident Mikie Sherrill, who seeks to oust incumbent U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen from office, on Monday fielded some tough questions from potential voters who lauded her on one hand, but also voiced concern about the obstacles she faces...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Montclair’s hometown gubernatorial candidate, Jim Johnson, got the overwhelming support of the township in Tuesday’s primary, garnering nearly 40 percent more votes than the winner for the Democratic nomination for governor, Phil Murphy. Johnson, a form ...

by LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Phil Murphy, a millionaire former Wall Street executive, secured the Democratic Party's nomination for governor in November, to be pitted against Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno in the general election...

by John Van Wagner for Montclair Local This past May 18, history was made at the Bloomfield Town Pub. You heard it here first. There were no political luminaries there, no media coverage. Pub patrons on that Thursday night might not have even known it was happening ...