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Veterans: Six World War I veterans elected to NJ Assembly

May 30, 2022 12:02 amMay 29, 2022 6:42 pm

Six young World War I veterans were elected to the New Jersey State Assembly during the first three years after the war ended: Francis A. Stanton (D-Hoboken) and Thomas Lloyd Lewis (R-Asbury Park) in 1918; Felix Forlenza (D-South Orange) and...

Veterans Day: Six World War I veterans elected to NJ Assembly

November 11, 2021 12:02 amNovember 10, 2021 7:50 pm

Six young World War I veterans were elected to the New Jersey State Assembly during the first three years after the war ended: Francis A. Stanton (D-Hoboken) and Thomas Lloyd Lewis (R-Asbury Park) in 1918; Felix Forlenza (D-South Orange) and...

Veterans: Six World War I veterans elected to NJ Assembly

May 31, 2021 12:01 amMay 30, 2021 10:49 pm

Six young World War I veterans were elected to the New Jersey State Assembly during the first three years after the war ended: Francis A. Stanton (D-Hoboken) and Thomas Lloyd Lewis (R-Asbury Park) in 1918; Felix Forlenza (D-South Orange) and...

Trailblazer: Caroline Brookfield

February 9, 2021 12:06 amFebruary 7, 2021 8:43 pm

Caroline H. Brookfield (1870-1962) was the first woman to run for the New Jersey State Senate. In 1920, Warren County Republicans nominated Barber to challenge three-term State Sen. Thomas Barber (D-Phillipsburg). This was the first year women had the right...

Veterans: Six World War I veterans elected to NJ Assembly

November 11, 2020 12:05 amNovember 8, 2020 9:47 pm

Six young World War I veterans were elected to the New Jersey State Assembly during the first three years after the war ended: Francis A. Stanton (D-Hoboken) and Thomas Lloyd Lewis (R-Asbury Park) in 1918; Felix Forlenza (D-South Orange) and...

Veterans: Six World War I veterans elected to NJ Assembly

May 25, 2020 12:04 amMay 24, 2020 9:27 pm

Six young World War I veterans were elected to the New Jersey State Assembly during the first three years after the war ended: Francis A. Stanton (D-Hoboken) and Thomas Lloyd Lewis (R-Asbury Park) in 1918; Felix Forlenza (D-South Orange) and...