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Governor orders flags lowered following passing of Barbara Curran

February 9, 2022 7:45 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today ordered that flags remain at half-staff at all state buildings and facilities on Thursday, February 10 to honor former Assemblywoman Barbara A. Curran, the first woman to serve in all three branches of New Jersey state...

Barbara Curran, former assemblywoman, dies at 81

January 29, 2022 10:28 pm

Barbara A. Curran, a former assemblywoman, Board of Public Utilities Commissioner and Superior Court Judge who became the first woman to serve in all three branches of state government, died on Saturday morning. She was 81. Curran became involved in...

Democratic State Committeeman Paul Bontempo

Like his father, Bontempo thinks state chairman is the Governor’s choice

November 20, 2019 7:09 pmNovember 21, 2019 11:39 am

Paul Bontempo is the longest-serving Democratic State Committee member in New Jersey history. He was 26 when he was elected to represent Morris County in 1977, back in the days when each county had two seats. He’s been there for...

The time Tom Giblin ran against Tom Kean

September 4, 2019 11:07 am

The deadline to replace candidates on the general election ballot is coming up next week, and so far, there doesn’t appear to be any big changes on the horizon. Rumors that State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco (R-Boonton) would resign so...

Sherrill backer Barbara Curran was first woman NJ GOP executive director

October 30, 2018 6:37 pm

A primer on former Assemblywoman Barbara Curran, a Republican who endorsed Democrat Mikie Sherrill for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district. Curran became involved in politics working on Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign and managed former Senate President Frank McDermott’s...

Former GOP assemblywoman endorses Sherrill

October 30, 2018 5:00 pm

Barbara Curran, a former assemblywoman who once served as executive director of the New Jersey Republican State Committee, today endorsed Democrat Mikie Sherrill for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district. Another Republican, former Chatham Mayor Susan Hoag, also announced her...