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William Walls, longtime federal judge, dies

July 15, 2019 8:07 pmJuly 16, 2019 12:24 pm

William Walls, who served 25 years as a federal judge in New Jersey, has died. He was 86. The Star-Ledger first reported his passing. President Bill Clinton nominated Walls to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge in 1994, at...

Pearl Beatty, former Essex freeholder, dies at 83

April 3, 2019 10:31 amApril 3, 2019 11:15 am

Pearl Beatty, a legendary veteran of Newark politics and a former Essex County freeholder, died on Tuesday. She was 83. Her death comes four days after her longtime political ally, former Newark mayor Kenneth Gibson, passed away. Beatty was elected...

Kenneth Gibson, first Black mayor of Newark, dies at 86

March 29, 2019 7:35 pmApril 1, 2019 12:16 am

Kenneth A. Gibson, who became the first African American to serve as mayor of a major northeastern city when he ousted two-term Newark mayor Hugh Addonizio in 1970, died today. He was 86. Gibson twice sought the Democratic nomination for...

Robert Mueller’s right-hand-man is a New Jersey guy

February 26, 2019 12:19 pmFebruary 26, 2019 4:05 pm

The New York Times has a profile today on Andrew Goldstein, Robert Mueller’s right-hand-man in the Justice Department’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Goldstein is a Jersey guy who grew up in Short Hills. His father,...

Trailblazer: Mayor Kenneth Gibson

January 21, 2019 12:09 amJanuary 21, 2019 1:26 am

Kenneth Gibson became the first African American to serve as mayor of a major northeastern city when he ousted two-term incumbent Hugh Addonizio in 1970. Gibson had served as an engineer for the New Jersey Highway Department and as the...

Some history on the 11th

August 17, 2018 1:57 pmAugust 17, 2018 5:12 pm

Tracking the lineage of New Jersey’s 11th district House seat, up for grabs this fall now that Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-Harding) is retiring after 24 years, is complicated. The current district has been Republican since 1984, when a panel of...

The Inside Edge: May Election Edition

May 8, 2018 5:14 pmMay 9, 2018 12:03 pm

Bayonne election may impact Hudson Dem Chair Race Among the many spoils in today’s Bayonne elections are 102 County Committee votes in next month’s election for Hudson County Democratic Chairman. Since city employees and their families occupy the bulk...