Greg McGuckin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Warren Wolf, former assemblyman and famed football coach, dies at 92

November 23, 2019 1:08 amNovember 23, 2019 1:47 am

Former Assemblyman Warren H. Wolf, who served enjoyed a successful career Ocean County politics and a legendary high school football coach for more than 50 years, died on Friday. He was 92. Wolf was a Republican assemblyman from 1982 to...

John Catalano elected to NJ State Assembly

November 5, 2019 8:20 pmNovember 5, 2019 7:57 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that Republican John Catalano, a former Brick councilman, has won an open seat in the New Jersey State Assembly. Republican Greg McGuckin was re-elected to a fifth term. Catalano captured the seat of Republican...

LD10 lawmakers call for Murphy to sign Airbnb tax carve-out bill

August 6, 2019 11:11 am

Lawmakers in the 10th legislative district called for Gov. Phil Murphy to enact a bill exempting homeowners who rent directly from a short-term rental tax that was signed into law last year. “The legislature has done our job to rework...

LD10 lawmakers applaud suit over immigration directive

July 11, 2019 2:49 pmJuly 11, 2019 5:28 pm

Legislators in the 10th district applauded an upcoming suit to be filed by the Ocean County Freeholder Board that seeks to overturn a directive limiting cooperation between the state’s law enforcement agencies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Gov. Murphy’s preoccupation...

Ocean Democratic candidates denounce anti-LGBTQI protests

June 6, 2019 2:15 pmJune 6, 2019 2:21 pm

Two Democratic Assembly candidates from a heavily Republican district in Ocean County are denouncing protests to LGBTQI Pride events sponsored by the Lakewood Blue Claws baseball team and the Ocean County Public Library. Eileen Della Volle and Erin Wheeler allege...

Ex-mayor files as independent for Assembly

June 3, 2019 1:27 pmJune 4, 2019 10:15 am

Former Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Vincent Barrella has filed to run as an independent candidate for State Assembly in the 10th district. Barrella, who was first elected mayor as a Republican, said in April that he might run as an...

Gilmore appointed Board of Elections successor hours before he resigned

May 16, 2019 5:24 pmMay 17, 2019 9:11 am

George Gilmore named his own replacement on the Ocean County Board of Elections during his final hours as county chairman, but his pick was torpedoed by a onetime ally, freeholder chair Virginia Haines. Gilmore resigned his seat on the Board...