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Hudson pols don’t like the new legislative maps – but there might not be a better alternative

February 9, 2022   11:36 am
In the two days since the first two legislative map proposals were released by the Legislative Apportionment Commission, a number of Hudson County politicians have made one thing clear: they don’t like either of them. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop,...
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Trailblazer: Congressman Donald Payne Sr.

January 17, 2022   12:19 amJanuary 16, 2022   10:18 pm
Donald Payne, Sr. (1934-2012) was the first Black  to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives. He had run for Congress twice before winning the seat in 1988. In 1970, Payne became the first African American to serve...
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Trailblazer: Assemblyman George Richardson

January 17, 2022   12:17 amJanuary 16, 2022   10:17 pm
George C. Richardson (1931-2021) was a maverick civil rights leader who served four terms in the New Jersey State Assembly in the 1960s and 1970s. Richardson had sought to become the first Black to serve in the New Jersey Senate...
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Trailblazer: Speaker S. Howard Woodson

January 17, 2022   12:13 amJanuary 16, 2022   10:16 pm
Rev. S. Howard Woodson (1916-1999) was the first Black to serve as Speaker of the New Jersey State Assembly.  He held the post in 1974 and 1975. He was the first black to serve as a Speaker in any state...
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Trailblazer: Mayor Kenneth Gibson

January 17, 2022   12:07 amJanuary 16, 2022   10:15 pm
Kenneth Gibson (1932-2019)  became the first  Black to serve as mayor of a major northeastern city when he ousted two-term incumbent Hugh Addonizio in 1970. Gibson had served as an engineer for the New Jersey Highway Department and as the...
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George Richardson, former assemblyman first elected in 1961, dies at 90

October 11, 2021   12:01 amOctober 11, 2021   10:52 pm
George C. Richardson, a maverick civil rights leader who served four terms in the New Jersey State Assembly in the 1960s and 1970s, died on September 24.  He was 90. Richardson had sought to become the first Black to serve...
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Marie Villani, Newark city councilwoman for 20 years, dies at 100

July 17, 2021   10:26 pmJuly 19, 2021   9:39 am
HMarie L. Villani, a six-term Newark City Councilwoman and the first woman to win a citywide election in the state’s largest city, died on July 13.  She turned 100 on July 4. Villani was appointed to fill an at-large city...
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