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David Lyons, longtime Irvington councilman, dies at 69

August 17, 2019 4:18 pm

Irvington Council President David Lyons, a six-term local official who once worked for baseball Hall of Famer Roy Campanella, died on August 13 after an illness. He was 69. Gov. Phil Murphy said that Lyons’ “leadership helped fuel the City’s...

Sandy Jones, Irvington councilwoman, dies at 76

March 22, 2019 10:58 amMarch 22, 2019 2:33 pm

Sandra R. Jones, an Irvington councilwoman for nearly seventeen years, passed away on March 21. She was 76. Jones began her political career in 1969 as a volunteer on Julian Robinson’s campaign for mayor of Jersey City against incumbent Thomas...

Rice backing redistricting amendment

December 3, 2018 6:21 pm

State Sen. Ronald Rice (D-Newark) will vote in favor of the redistricting constitutional amendment being considered by the legislature, he told the New Jersey Globe on Monday. Rice, who initially opposed the constitutional amendment, said revisions to the measure that...