Thomas Cooke, former East Orange mayor, dies of coronavirus at 90 May 29, 2020 4:03 pmOctober 10, 2021 9:44 pm Former East Orange Mayor Thomas H. Cooke, Jr., one of the first African American politicians to achieve success in Essex County in the 1960s, died on May 18 of complications related to the coronavirus pandemic. He was 90. Cooke was... Read More