Former judge, local party activists die

Maureen Dougherty, the first woman to serve as a judge on the New Jersey Tax Court, passed away on December 2.  She was 70.

Patrick Gaynor, an active member of the Middletown Democratic Party, died on December 2.  He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Doris Caufield, a longtime volunteer for the Hudson County Democratic Organization, passed away on November 30.

Roberta Goodwin, once a Republican activist in Milltown, died on November 30.  She was 89.  She formerly served on the Milltown Planning Board and was a veteran election day poll worker.