Brendan Byrne Archives - New Jersey Globe

15 things you should know about the new legislative redistricting tiebreaker

October 8, 2021 11:22 amOctober 9, 2021 12:01 am

For a brief period of time over the next few months, former Superior Court Judge Philip S. Carchman will be the most arduously romanced man in New Jersey with the political futures of 120 state legislators potentially under his control....

Murray: ‘Ciattarelli needed bigger movement’

September 22, 2021 11:53 amSeptember 28, 2021 6:50 pm

Patrick Murray, the head of the gold-standard Monmouth University Polling Institute, said that this morning’s Monmouth gubernatorial poll numbers bode ill for Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli despite some movement towards the former assemblyman. “Ciattarelli needed bigger movement,” said Murray, a...

Labor Leader: John J. Giblin served as State Senator, Essex County Freeholder

September 6, 2021 12:10 amSeptember 5, 2021 6:05 pm

John J. Giblin (1909-1975) was one of New Jersey’s most powerful labor leaders, serving as president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68, chairman of the national union, Essex County Freeholder and State Senator. Giblin was the patriarch...

Labor Leader: Joel Jacobson picked a public fight with Frank Sinatra

September 6, 2021 12:10 amSeptember 4, 2021 3:48 pm

One of the great New Jersey fights of the 1970s was between labor leader Joel R. Jacobson (1918-1989) and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and Dean Martin were playing blackjack before their performance at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City in...

Murphy’s name will appear on tax rebate checks

July 1, 2021 3:47 pmJuly 12, 2021 1:48 pm

This article was updated with comment from Gov. Phil Murphy at 4:22 p.m. Gov. Phil Murphy’s name, but not his signature, will appear on tax rebate checks the state will send to certain New Jerseyans with at least one dependent...

Governor’s name could appear on homestead, tax rebate checks this year

June 23, 2021 3:40 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s name may appear on tax rebate checks homeowners and New Jerseyans with dependents are set to receive under tax relief provisions in the coming fiscal year’s budget. “Names on the checks, I don’t know if we’ve made...

How early N.J. gubernatorial polls turned out

June 21, 2021 12:17 pmOctober 19, 2021 2:46 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s 15-point lead over Republican Jack Ciattarelli in today’s Fairleigh Dickinson University poll shows a closer race than he had during his first campaign for governor four years ago. Murphy is ahead, 48%-33%, according to the FDU poll....