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Freedom Rider Byron Baer spent 34 years in the NJ legislature — and 45 days in a Mississippi prison

July 29, 2020 12:10 amJuly 29, 2020 12:59 pm

Today is the 59th anniversary of the arrest of Freedom Rider Byron Baer, a longtime New Jersey legislator who was charged with attempting to desegregate a blacks-only waiting room at the Greyhound bus terminal in Jackson, Mississippi. He spent 45...

Arthur Gallagher, former Bergenfield councilman, dies at 88

May 23, 2020 1:36 pmMay 23, 2020 2:00 pm

Arthur V. Gallagher, a respected former Bergenfield councilman known for a laser-focus on fiscal responsibility during his eleven years in local government, died on May 22. He was 88 He was the father of Art Gallagher, the editor of More...

Jeremiah F. O’Connor, former state senator, dies at 86

May 14, 2020 2:36 pmMay 14, 2020 6:17 pm

Jeremiah F. O’Connor, an affable Democrat who won a State Senate seat at age 31 and sponsored a bill to give 18-year-olds the right to vote, died on May 13. He was 86. O’Connor, who served two terms on the...

Martin Durkin, former Assembly candidate, dies at 88

October 27, 2019 1:08 pm

Martin T. Durkin, a Ridgefield Park attorney who was the Democratic candidate for State Assembly in 1969, died on October 17. He was 88. Durkin spent more than 20 years as the Borough Attorney for Ridgefield Park and also served...

William J. Hamilton, former Assembly Speaker, dies at 86

October 12, 2019 4:28 pmOctober 13, 2019 3:11 pm

Former Assembly Speaker William J. Hamilton, Jr., a skilled legislator with a reputation for integrity and independence, died on Thursday. He was 86. A product of John A. Lynch, Sr.’s New Brunswick political organization, Hamilton served six years in the...

In Memoriam

August 27, 2019 9:54 am

Ruth Burstein, the widow of former New Jersey Assembly Majority Leader Albert Burstein, died on August 26. She was 91. A former teacher, Burstein worked as a mediator in Bergen County municipal courts. Frank Chillemi, who served on the Fairfield...

Freedom Rider Byron Baer spent 34 years in the NJ legislature — and 45 days in a Mississippi prison

July 29, 2019 8:02 amJanuary 20, 2020 5:31 pm

Today is the 58th anniversary of the arrest of Freedom Rider Byron Baer, a longtime New Jersey legislator who was charged with attempting to desegregate a blacks-only waiting room at the Greyhound bus terminal in Jackson, Mississippi. He spent 45...