Frank Thompson Archives - New Jersey Globe

J. Wilson Noden, judge nominated by Meyner 67 years ago, dies at 101

March 27, 2026 1:46 pmMarch 27, 2026 9:32 pm

J. Wilson Noden, a respected former family court judge who was first nominated to the bench by Gov. Robert B. Meyner in 1958 at age 34, died on February 19. He was 101. It’s possible that Noden was the earliest-serving...

A primer on how six scandal-tarred N.J. congressmen fared on Election Day

March 15, 2024 1:00 amMarch 15, 2024 1:01 am

With talk of Bob Menendez, under indictment on federal corruption charges, seeking re-election to his U.S. Senate seat as an independent, he’s a primer on how six scandal-tarred Members of Congress from New Jersey fared: J. Parnell Thomas (R-Allendale), a...

Peter Garibaldi, former senator and mayor, dies at 92

August 25, 2023 6:58 pmNovember 25, 2023 12:32 pm

Peter P. Garibaldi, an affable onetime union bricklayer who became the first Middlesex County Republican to win a State Senate seat in 54 years when he ousted a Democratic incumbent in 1983, died on August 20 after a short fight...

Smith wins 22nd term in 4th congressional district

November 8, 2022 9:12 pmDecember 21, 2023 9:57 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) has won re-election, defeating Democrat Matt Jenkins in the 4th congressional district. As of 10:11 p.m. and with an estimated 85% of votes reported, Smith leads Jenkins by a 67%-31%...

Chris Smith has $825,000 in campaign warchest

April 15, 2022 9:19 amApril 15, 2022 1:32 pm

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) has raised $1,031,780 for his re-election campaign in New Jersey’s 4th district and has $825,347 cash-on-hand after bringing in $264,010 during the first quarter of 2022. Smith represents a solidly Republican district in Ocean and Monmouth...

N.J. Right to Life endorses Chris Smith for re-election

March 21, 2022 11:39 amMarch 21, 2022 1:36 pm

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) has won the strong backing of the organization he headed before winning his first congressional race in 1980. The New Jersey Right to Life PAC has endorsed Smith in his bid for re-election in New Jersey’s...

Chris Smith has $658k warchest for re-election in NJ-4

January 31, 2022 11:52 pmFebruary 3, 2022 3:08 pm

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) has $658,383 cash-on-hand for his re-election bid in New Jersey’s 4th district after raising $345,030 during the fourth quarter of 2021. Smith has raised $771,370 so far this cycle as he prepares to seek re-election to...