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2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

George Woody, first Black county chairman in N.J., dies at 95

June 4, 2022 2:08 pmJune 5, 2022 12:37 am

George G. Woody, Jr., a former Republican councilman in Roselle who later switched parties to become New Jersey’s first Black county chairman, died on May 20. He was 95. Woody became the first Black to win a seat on the...

Ray Liotta, actor, nephew of 1971 N.J. Senate candidate, dies at 67

May 26, 2022 1:30 pmMay 26, 2022 4:58 pm

Actor Ray Liotta, a New Jersey native known for his portrayals of Henry Hill in the crime-drama Goodfellas, has died, according to published reports. He was 67. As a teenager, Liotta volunteered on a campaign for New Jersey State Senate. His...

Barbara Curran, former assemblywoman, dies at 81

January 29, 2022 10:28 pm

Barbara A. Curran, a former assemblywoman, Board of Public Utilities Commissioner and Superior Court Judge who became the first woman to serve in all three branches of state government, died on Saturday morning. She was 81. Curran became involved in...

N.J. State Senators more likely to die in office than win election as governor

November 21, 2021 2:33 pm

New Jersey State Senators are more likely to die in office than to use the Senate as a springboard to another elected post. Under the current State Constitution passed in 1947, 68 sitting state senators have asked voters to promote...

Trailblazer: Mildred Barry Hughes

February 9, 2021 12:10 amFebruary 7, 2021 8:21 pm

Mildred Barry Hughes (1902-1995) was the first woman to serve in the New Jersey State Senate. She was elected in 1965, 45 years after women won the right to vote. Hughes, a Union Township Democrat, was elected to the State...

Bucco would be the 5th sitting Senator to run for Assembly

September 25, 2019 1:29 amSeptember 25, 2019 1:50 am

Anthony Bucco would not be the first sitting State Senator to seek a seat in the New Jersey State Assembly, but he is the first to run with no intention of keeping the job. Some Senators have gone to the...