“Garnet is an empathetic, passionate leader who is deeply committed to serving our community… If Garnet is not re-elected, Maplewood and South Orange will lose our voice in the State Legislature. We cannot let that happen.” — Deb Engel, Maplewood Township Committee

“‘We want to emphasize that SOPD personnel were not involved in this operation in any capacity.” — SOPD Acting Chief Stephen Dolinac and South Orange Village Administrator Julie Doran

“You know, the one mistake we made in creating the Hall of Fame was calling it the Hall of Fame, because it’s really a Hall of Impact or a Hall of Doing What You Love. Or a Hall of Taking Your Passion and Really Working Hard at It,” said actor Andrew Shue. “So I hope you all think about your lives and think about what you want to be and who you want to be.”

“Choreography is my art form and I’ve been making dances in an evolving unique style of my own and at the same time running a professional dance company.” — Lydia Johnson

Fulop gets plaudits for the transformation of Jersey City, his stance as an anti-machine politician — and his choice of South Orange Mayor Sheena Collum as running mate.

“I believe Mikie Sherrill is the best Democrat to beat the MAGA Republican Jack Ciattarelli in November. Sherrill turned a long time red Congressional District to blue by bringing people together, bridging divides and solving problems … building an electoral coalition that wins elections.” – Maplewood Township Committee member Vic De Luca