Jack Rafferty Archives - New Jersey Globe

Labor Leader: Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan

September 7, 2026 12:07 amSeptember 6, 2026 8:43 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive, served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985. Donovan was the co-chairman of the New Jersey Reagan campaign in 1980. He and Reagan met in...

Gil Lugossy, former Mercer sheriff and freeholder, dies at 90

March 15, 2026 1:38 pmMarch 16, 2026 1:23 pm

Gilbert W. Lugossy, a pillar of Mercer County who served nearly fifteen years as sheriff, as well as stints as a freeholder, Hamilton school board member, state parole board member, and fire commissioner, died during the night. He had recently...

Labor Leader: Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan

September 1, 2025 12:05 amAugust 31, 2025 4:32 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive, served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985. Donovan was the co-chairman of the New Jersey Reagan campaign in 1980. He and Reagan met in...

Labor Leader: Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan

September 2, 2024 12:01 amAugust 31, 2025 4:29 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive, served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985. Donovan was the co-chairman of the New Jersey Reagan campaign in 1980. He and Reagan met in...

Labor Leader: Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan

September 5, 2022 12:06 amSeptember 4, 2022 4:06 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive, served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985. Donovan was the co-chairman of the New Jersey Reagan campaign in 1980. He and Reagan met in...

Cimino will retire as top Assembly Democratic staffer

December 6, 2021 12:03 pmDecember 6, 2021 12:43 pm

Anthony (Skip) Cimino, whose institutional knowledge helped a new Speaker navigate statehouse politics during a frenzied and sometimes chaotic period during Gov. Phil Murphy’s first term, will retire as executive director of the Assembly Majority Office. He will be replaced...

Labor Leader: Raymond Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan

September 6, 2021 12:01 amSeptember 5, 2021 3:18 pm

Raymond J. Donovan, a New Jersey construction company executive, served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1985. Donovan was the co-chairman of the New Jersey Reagan campaign in 1980. He and Reagan met in...