Brendan Byrne Archives - New Jersey Globe

Veterans: 17 New Jersey governors

May 25, 2020 12:03 amMay 25, 2020 12:11 am

Seventeen of New Jersey’s 56 governors have served in the U.S. military. The last was Jon Corzine, who was in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1969 to 1975. The first governor of New Jersey, William Livingston, was a Brigadier...

New package planned for Port Authority nominations

May 21, 2020 5:31 pmMay 21, 2020 5:35 pm

Another deal is in the works for Gov. Phil Murphy to make his first appointments to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The package will include a commitment...

Ballots of deceased voters pulled before final Nutley count

May 18, 2020 2:34 pm

One of the legendary lines about New Jersey politics came from the late Gov. Brendan Byrne, who often said he wanted to be buried in Hudson County so that he could “remain active in politics” – a tip of the...

Richard Schaub, state banking commissioner under Cahill and Byrne, dies at 88

May 16, 2020 5:35 pm

Richard F. Schaub, who served in the cabinets of Governors William Cahill and Brendan Byrne, died on May 12 after complications from surgery. He was 88. Schaub served as New Jersey Commissioner of Banking from 1972 to 1976 and was...

Theodore Davis, former Superior Court judge, dies at 86

April 13, 2020 3:45 pmApril 13, 2020 4:19 pm

Former Superior Court Judge Theodore Z. Davis, who played a major role in the resurgence of the Camden as their chief operating officer, has died. He was 86. Davis began his public service career as an assistant city solicitor and...

Martin Fox, who ran for Congress 68 years ago, dies of coronavirus

April 11, 2020 1:37 pmApril 12, 2020 3:55 pm

Martin S. Fox, who was 28-years-old when he challenged Rep. Robert W. Kean (R-Livingston) in 1952, has died of complications related to the coronavirus. He was 95. Fox was New Jersey’s longest-living congressional candidate, passing away nearly 68 years after...

John Rocco, former assemblyman, dies at 83

April 8, 2020 4:14 pmApril 8, 2020 7:32 pm

John A. Rocco, a former nine-term Republican assemblyman from Camden County who seconded Ronald Reagan’s nomination at the 1980 Republican National Convention, died today. He was 83. He had been in the hospital for heart-related issues, but the cause of...