Francis McManimon Archives - New Jersey Globe

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...

Joe Tighue, former Mercer Surrogate, Freeholder, dies at 87

August 27, 2019 12:35 pmAugust 27, 2019 2:45 pm

Joseph Tighue, a popular Mercer County vote-getter during more than twenty years as a countywide elected official, died on August 24. He was 87. Tighue first ran for office in 1969 as the county organization candidate for Mercer County Freeholder. ...

Beat it, kid!

October 30, 2018 2:58 pmSeptember 30, 2019 11:55 pm

There more things change, the more they stay the same. One of the classic stories in New Jersey politics was the 1982 race for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th district. It was Ronald Reagan’s mid-term election and Christopher Smith was...