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Frank Fuzo, five-term Hunterdon freeholder, dies at 68

June 9, 2020 11:04 pm

Frank J. Fuzo, a strong vote-getter during his fifteen years as a Hunterdon County freeholder and the last Republican mayor of Lambertville, died on June 3. He was 68. Fuzo made his first bid for public office in 1984 as...

Franny McManimon, former state senator, dies at 93

March 26, 2020 9:41 pmMarch 27, 2020 1:39 pm

Former State Sen. Francis J. McManimon, an enormously affable, cigar-chomping Mercer County Democrat who served in the New Jersey Legislature for 20 years, passed away today. He was 93. McManimon served as superintendent of the Hamilton Township Department of Parks...

Robert Klein, LBJ White House speechwriter, top aide to Gov. Hughes, dies at 89

March 7, 2020 5:46 pmMarch 7, 2020 6:50 pm

Robert R. Klein, a former White House aide during the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, and a top aide to the Governor of New Jersey, died on March 3. He was 89. Klein served as an assistant and speechwriter...

Bucco would be the 5th sitting Senator to run for Assembly

September 25, 2019 1:29 amSeptember 25, 2019 1:50 am

Anthony Bucco would not be the first sitting State Senator to seek a seat in the New Jersey State Assembly, but he is the first to run with no intention of keeping the job. Some Senators have gone to the...

Mike Gold, Hunterdon Dem chairman in 1970s, dies

January 6, 2019 10:41 am

Michael Gold, who served as the Hunterdon County Democratic Chairman from 1972 to 1978, died of cancer last year in California, where he was living in retirement. He was 82. Gold was the Democratic candidate for Hunterdon County freeholder in...

Happy Birthday, John Kolesar

December 15, 2018 3:31 pmDecember 15, 2018 8:45 pm

The New Jersey Globe wishes to extend Happy Birthday wishes to John Kolesar, a giant in the history of New Jersey journalists and perhaps the oldest living statehouse political reporter. He is 92 today. Kolesar started covering New Jersey politics...

The Story of the Alleged $3 Million Campaign Contribution Bribe and Why ELEC Matters

November 2, 2018 4:35 pmNovember 2, 2018 4:36 pm

Abner “Longie” Zwillman once dated actress Jean Harlow and was dubbed the “Al Capone of New Jersey”. He was born in Newark and lived in West Orange when he died of suicide in 1959. While he tried to go “legit,”...