Frank Guarini Archives - New Jersey Globe

Happy 100th Birthday to Anthony E. Russo, ex-Senator, mayor

August 7, 2026 5:10 amAugust 13, 2026 11:45 am

Former State Sen. Anthony E. Russo, who served in the legislature from 1978 to 1982 and spent 27 years as a Union Township Committeeman – ten of them as mayor — will celebrate his 100th birthday tomorrow. He is the...

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...

Catherine Costa, former N.J. senator, dies at 99

June 27, 2025 7:42 pmJune 29, 2025 9:34 am

Catherine A. Costa, a Democrat who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature in the 1980s and was the first woman to serve on the Burlington County Board of Freeholders, died today. She was 99. The Brooklyn-born lawmaker...

Arango re-elected Hudson GOP Chairman

June 24, 2025 7:19 pmJune 25, 2025 1:20 pm

Hudson County GOP Chairman Jose Arango was re-elected tonight without opposition to a post he’s held since 2000. Arango, a former assemblyman, is the longest-serving Republican county chairman in the state. He first served in 1989, and again since 2000. ...

2024 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2024 12:14 pmJanuary 3, 2025 10:34 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2024 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version. Do you know what they call a presidential election in New Jersey? The opening act of a gubernatorial campaign....

Evans’ death leaves Nicholas Brady of N.J. as nation’s oldest-living ex-U.S. Senator

September 22, 2024 4:20 pmSeptember 22, 2024 4:23 pm

The death of 98-year-old Daniel Evans of Washington on Friday evening leaves New Jersey’s Nicholas Brady, 94, as the oldest living former U.S. Senator. Evans became the oldest living senator in August 2023 after James Buckley of New York died...

Happy 100th Birthday, Congressman Frank Guarini

August 20, 2024 12:01 amAugust 20, 2024 10:51 am

Frank J. Guarini, Jr., who served as a congressman from a Hudson County district for fourteen years, celebrates his 100th birthday today. The Jersey City Democrat is the oldest living former congressman from New Jersey, the oldest living former statewide...