Bill Gormley Archives - New Jersey Globe

Polistina will become Atlantic’s 9th senator in 81 years

August 4, 2021 7:17 amAugust 4, 2021 7:18 am

Once Republicans ratify Vince Polistina tonight, he’ll become the 9th state senator from Atlantic County since the legendary Frank “Hap” Farley first won the seat 81 years ago at the age of 38. Farley became the Republican political boss of...

Mazzeo announces Senate bid in Atlantic County

March 1, 2021 10:30 amMarch 1, 2021 12:41 pm

Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo (D-Northfield) today launched his bid for an open State Senate seat in a politically competitive Atlantic County district, setting up what will likely be the most expensive race in New Jersey this year. Mazzeo, a proven vote-getter...

Guardian enters race for Atlantic County Senate seat

February 18, 2021 9:18 pmFebruary 18, 2021 9:21 pm

Former Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian will seek the Republican nomination for State Senate in the 2nd district. Guardian had been seeking an Assembly seat but entered the Senate race after Christopher Brown (R-Ventnor) announced today that he would not...

Rivals come together in tribute to local legend

September 9, 2020 6:52 pm

A group of Atlantic County politicians – some of whom do not like each other – came together today in tribute to the late Gerald Gormley, who served as the Hap Farley-era Atlantic County Sheriff. The Atlantic County Sheriff’s Foundation...

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N.J. Supreme Court: The McGreevey and Corzine Courts

June 7, 2020 10:11 pmJune 7, 2020 11:20 pm

Gov. Christine Todd Whitman resigned in February 2001 to join President George W. Bush’s cabinet as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Senate President Donald DiFrancesco succeeded her as governor, but no seats on the New Jersey Supreme Court...

N.J. Supreme Court: The Kean Court

June 7, 2020 10:05 pmJune 7, 2020 11:02 pm

Brendan Byrne’s Supreme Court makeover — a Chief Justice and three younger than usual Associate Justices — plus William Cahill’s pick of 49-year-old Robert Clifford — meant that Gov. Thomas Kean would get to name only two Supreme Court Justices...

In Memoriam

March 15, 2020 12:25 pm

David McGrail, a retired Trenton State College professor who marched with Martin Luther King, died on January 3. He was 82. McGrail’s obituary pays tribute to his “long suffering and tolerant” late wife, and his “friendly acceptance of Republicans.” Marcia...