Bob Torricelli Archives - New Jersey Globe

Following Guarini’s death, Virginia centenarian is America’s oldest-living ex-congressman

June 22, 2026 11:10 am

The death of Frank J. Guarini (D-Jersey City) on Saturday leaves 101-year-old William Whitehurst, a Republican from Virginia, as America’s oldest-living former congressman. Whitehurst, a Republican who represented Virginia’s 2nd district from 1969 to 1987, served in the House with...

Shapiro, Buttigieg coming to N.J. to help Sherrill

October 21, 2025 5:04 amOctober 20, 2025 9:55 pm

Big name Democrats are continuing to flock to New Jersey to boost Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s bid for governor, with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg headed to the state this month. Both will headline...

Labor Leader: The story of Tom Giblin’s magnificent political career

September 1, 2025 12:15 amAugust 31, 2025 11:20 pm

Thomas P. Giblin got hooked on New Jersey politics at the age of seven, when his father won a seat on the Essex County Board of Freeholders in 1954. Over the last eight decades, he’s had a front-row seat watching...

N.J. now has seven living former U.S. Senators — second most in U.S.

December 8, 2024 9:56 pmDecember 8, 2024 10:00 pm

George Helmy’s departure from the United States Senate today brings the total number of living former senators from New Jersey to seven, one behind Colorado for the most in the nation. That’s a relatively high number, considering New Jersey hasn’t...

Some Essex school board candidates not permitted to withdraw even though ballots were not printed

September 26, 2024 9:02 pm

School board candidates in Livingston and Millburn sought to remove their names from the general election ballot on September 4 after deciding to drop out of the race, but Superior Court Judge Robert Gardner denied their request without holding a...

Incumbent loses in Wyckoff GOP split; Torricelli’s ’88 opponent returns

June 5, 2024 3:26 am

A Republican warette in Wyckoff led to the defeat of two candidates running on the organization line. Mayor Thomas Madigan and his running mate, Mae Bogdansky, defeated Township Committeeman Timothy Shanley and Wyckoff GOP Municipal Chairman Drita McNamara. Madigan finished...

With Menendez under indictment, what’s going to happen to his Senate seat?

September 22, 2023 11:52 amSeptember 23, 2023 12:35 am

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was indicted today on federal bribery charges, sending shockwaves through the political worlds of both New Jersey and Washington D.C. The ensuing legal proceedings to determine Menendez’s guilt or innocence could, of course, take years to...