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Tag: Harry Lerner

The story of a maid who became an assemblywoman

January 16, 2023   12:19 amJanuary 17, 2023   8:54 am
A former maid and the granddaughter of slaves, Remay Pearce (1920-2007) served as an assemblywoman from Essex County for about seven weeks in 1979 and 1980. In those days, when a seat in the legislature became vacant, it would remain empty...
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Labor Leader: Joel Jacobson picked a public fight with Frank Sinatra

September 5, 2022   12:15 amSeptember 8, 2022   3:47 pm
One of the great New Jersey fights of the 1970s was between labor leader Joel R. Jacobson (1918-1989) and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and Dean Martin were playing blackjack before their performance at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City in...
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Labor Leader: John J. Giblin served as State Senator, Essex County Freeholder

September 5, 2022   12:10 amSeptember 4, 2022   3:25 pm
John J. Giblin (1909-1975) was one of New Jersey’s most powerful labor leaders, serving as president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68, chairman of the national union, Essex County Freeholder and State Senator. Giblin was the patriarch...
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Labor Leader: Paul J. Krebs, last president of NJ CIO served one-term in Congress

September 5, 2022   12:07 amSeptember 4, 2022   3:49 pm
The last New Jersey Democrat to lose a U.S. Senate race in New Jersey was Paul Krebs (1912-1996), labor leader and one-term congressman from Livingston.   His story involves one of the great New Jersey labor union feuds. The account starts...
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The story of a maid who became an assemblywoman

January 17, 2022   12:01 amJanuary 16, 2022   10:14 pm
A former maid and the granddaughter of slaves, Remay Pearce served as an assemblywoman from Essex County for about seven weeks in 1979 and 1980. In those days, when a seat in the legislature became vacant, it would remain empty until the...
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Codey starts 49th year in N.J. legislature today

January 11, 2022   12:03 amJanuary 11, 2022   12:05 am
When Richard James Codey takes the oath of office at noon today, he will begin his 49th year in the New Jersey Legislature – a continuation of the record he’s held for the last eight years as the longest serving...
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Labor Leader: John J. Giblin served as State Senator, Essex County Freeholder

September 6, 2021   12:10 amSeptember 5, 2021   6:05 pm
John J. Giblin (1909-1975) was one of New Jersey’s most powerful labor leaders, serving as president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68, chairman of the national union, Essex County Freeholder and State Senator. Giblin was the patriarch...
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