Candidate Larsen: We Need New Energy in Congress

David Larsen is seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Congress to represent Bernards and the rest of the Somerset Hills starting in 2013.

Editor's Note: The Greater Basking Ridge Tea Party has invited Larsen to discuss his candidacy and reasons for running at the organization's next scheduled meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, March 5, at the Bernards Township Library, 32 S. Maple Ave. in Basking Ridge. U.S. Congressional candidate David Larsen says his biggest concern is about career politicians who are more focused on maintaining their political careers than serving the residents—and the Tewksbury Township resident is hoping that this is one fact that earns him the Republican nomination for Congress in the June primaries. Larsen is running to represent the 7th district in Congress, challenging incumbent Rep. Leonard Lance for the Republican nomination. As of 2013, …

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U.S. Congressman to Somerset Hills: Keep Federal Tax Breaks

Leonard Lance, who could represent Bernards next year, holds meeting in Bernardsville.

U.S. Congressman Leonard Lance, (R-District 7) who represents most of the Somerset Hills and whose district will expand into Bernards Township as of 2013, told constituents gathered in Bernardsville he believes improving and growing the economy is the best way to reduce America's budget deficit. Lance detailed his positions on many issues before an audience of local Republican officials, nearby residents and even political opponents in a Saturday afternoon gathering at the Bernardsville Public Library. Lance made it clear several times during his opening statement and while answering questions from a gathered group of at least 100 people that he considers handling the country's economic challenges the "overarching issue" in Congress, and …

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Letter to the Editor

LETTER: U.S. Congress Candidate Supports Budget Before Borrowing Act

David Larsen, a Republican candidate for U.S. Congress, offers his views on the nation's debt and the proposed Budget Before Borrowing Act.

Editor's Note: David Larsen, a businessman from the Oldwick section of Tewksbury Township, is challenging incumbent Republican Leonard Lance for the Republican nomination for this November's election for U.S. Congress, district 7. Bernards Township will continue this year in its present 11th district, represented by U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, a Republican from Morris County. At that time, Bernards Township will be joined to other towns in the Somerset Hills in being represented as part of New Jersey's 7th district in U.S. Congress. Dear Editor, One step Congress can take to at least slow our escalating debt burden would be the pass HR 3778 — the Budget Before Borrowing Act. In August, some Republicans entered a deal with Democrats and…

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John Di Marco

4:59 am on Friday, January 27, 2012

I agree, Elizabeth. I think that is the point Larsen is making by supporting the Budget before Borrowing Act. The ill-named Balanced Control Act raised the debt ceiling by $2.1 Trillion and did very little to reduce costs. In fact, it provided funds to implement Obamacare. This alone did not create the conditions for the borrowing limit to be exhausted. However, it was somewhat shocking to find …   more ›

U.S. Rep. Lance, in Bernards' Next District, To Host Town Hall Meeting in Bville

U.S. Rep. Lance represents the 7th U.S. Congressional district in N.J., into which Bernards will be placed starting in 2013.

U.S. Congressman Leonard Lance (R-District 7) on Thursday announced he will hold a town hall meeting next Saturday afternoon, Jan. 28, at the Bernardsville Public Library. The Bernardsville gathering will be Lance’s first town hall meeting held in 2012, his office said. The meeting is scheduled to be in the community room at the library, 1 Anderson Hill Road, Bernardsville. The event from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. is free and open to the public, with residents from throughout the area encouraged to attend, the announcement said. Lance, a Republican, already represents Bernardsville and most of the Somerset Hills in his district. However, as of January 2013, Bernards Township also will be redistricted from the 11th U.S. Congressional district, now …

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John Di Marco

6:50 pm on Monday, January 23, 2012

By the way, if you do not believe me, please check out what the Club for Growth said about Lance: http://www.clubforgrowth.org/perm/pr/?postID=1015 I recommend anyone attending this town hall meeting to follow Club for Growth's advice: Please feel free to ask Lance who expresses his outrage over a $1.2 trillion debt limit increase why he voted for the law that allowed the debt limit increase in …   more ›

Frelinghuysen Won't Represent Bernards in 2013

Bernards Township will join the rest of the Somerset Hills in Lance's 7th Congressional district.

With the recent U.S. Congressional redistricting, Bernards Township starting in 2013 no longer will be in the 11th district now represented by Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen, but instead will join other Somerset Hills towns and all of Bridgewater in the 7th district now represented by U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance, also Republican. Both Frelinghuysen and Lance are up for re-election this November. But this year, Bernards will be deciding whether to return Hunterdon County resident Lance to office, rather than Frelinghuysen, a Morris County resident. The recent redistricting based on the 2010 census puts the township squarely in the seventh district. After years of working with Frelinghuysen, local Republican elected officials spoke well of the …

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Republican Twp. Committee Members Announce Campaign

Township Committeeman John Malay and Township Committeewoman Carolyn Gaziano announce they will seek re-election this year.

Even though it's only January, Bernards Township Committee members Carolyn Gaziano and John Malay, both Republicans, have announced they will run for re-election to the Bernards Township Committee. The candidates first would seek the Republican nomination as the endorsed candidates by the Republican Municipal Committee. If they file for re-election, they will be listed as Republican candidates in the June primary election. The Township Committee has maintained its all-Republican status into this year, following the re-election in 2011 of John Carpenter and Mary Pavlini, this year's mayor. They were opposed by two Democratic candidates, Bonnie Diehl and Michael Komondy. Gaziano is starting the third year of her first three-year term on the …

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N.J. GOP Greets Romney in Morris County

Christie-hosted fundraising reception at Hilton Parsippany draws hundreds.

The smiles were big and the crowds even larger as Republicans from across the state—though relatively few from Morris County—gathered at the Hilton Parsippany Monday night to meet the man many say will be the 2012 GOP presidential nominee—Mitt Romney. Gov. Chris Christie was the host of the event, and many of those in attendance said it was their respect for Christie that enticed them to hear what Romney might have to say. Most media were not allowed into the highly restricted event, and therefore, not permitted to have contact with the candidate or with Christie. Both were brought into and out of the hotel via a back entrance and were not seen save by staffers and those with tickets. A representative of Romney for President who declined …

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Nick Muson

2:57 pm on Wednesday, December 14, 2011

@M.Moore -- you've completely missed the point. MarkDS didn't address Avi Bloom's tone or choice of words at all, and neither did I, so your point is unclear. You are also misusing the word bias. Hyperbole and bias are not synonyms. Being nasty or making inflammatory remarks is not the same thing as showing bias.   more ›

Montgomery Mayor Chosen to Fill Freeholder Seat

Former Bernards Mayor Carolyn Kelly was other candidate to fill vacancy.

More than 200 Republican County Committee members voted by "a good margin" to select Montgomery Mayor Mark Caliguire to fill a 13-month vacancy on the Somerset County Freeholder Board, with the other choice being former Bernards Township Mayor Carolyn Kelly, the county's Republican chairman said. Kelly, who said she had been encouraged by other county Republicans to see the position vacated by the resignation of GOP Freeholder Jack Ciattarelli, said a brief campaign for freeholder had been "an excellent experience." Kelly, who has been serving for almost two years on the Somerset County Open Space Advisory Committee, said she agreed with a well-wisher who approached her following the vote to say, "Now your hat is in the ring." Members of …

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Mayor Says Bernards Is Moving to Have JCP&L's Franchise Revoked

Malay said that Bernards Twp. will ask that Bernards Twp. be served instead by PSE&G.

Bernards Township has joined neighboring Warren Township and at least one other municipality in petitioning the state to revoke JCP&L's franchise to be the power company with the exclusive right to serve the township. Malay said Bernards is approaching the state Board of Public Utilities will a request that Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G), which serves the area south of Bernards, extend its franchise northward to replace Jersey Central Power & Light as the township's electric service provider. Malay acknowleged that the state BPU may not grant the request. But he said that only the prospect of losing customers may force JCP&L and parent company First Energy to make "meaningful changes" in responding to power restoration in this area…

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