Elwood Hampton Archives - New Jersey Globe

John D. Burzichelli, former mayor, dies at 83

March 17, 2018 9:28 pmMarch 19, 2018 8:31 am

John D. Burzichelli., a former Mayor of Paulsboro and the father of Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli, passed away today. He was 83. Burzichelli, a Republican, first ran for Councilman in Paulsboro in 1964, but lost in the Democratic landslide that...

Trailblazing South Jersey Politician Dies

January 21, 2018 11:33 am

Elwood Hampton, who became the first black Mayor of a South Jersey town that was 77% white – and later the first black Freeholder in Gloucester County, died on January 17. He was 93. As a young man growing up...