James Bornheimer Archives - New Jersey Globe

Fulop forges alliance with Edison mayoral candidate

April 28, 2025 8:30 amMay 29, 2025 2:53 pm

Seeking votes in the town he grew up in, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Fulop announced a big move in vote-rich Edison, where he will team up with mayoral candidate Lav Patel in advance of the lineless June 10 primary election....

Peter Garibaldi, former senator and mayor, dies at 92

August 25, 2023 6:58 pmNovember 25, 2023 12:32 pm

Peter P. Garibaldi, an affable onetime union bricklayer who became the first Middlesex County Republican to win a State Senate seat in 54 years when he ousted a Democratic incumbent in 1983, died on August 20 after a short fight...

William J. Hamilton, former Assembly Speaker, dies at 86

October 12, 2019 4:28 pmOctober 13, 2019 3:11 pm

Former Assembly Speaker William J. Hamilton, Jr., a skilled legislator with a reputation for integrity and independence, died on Thursday. He was 86. A product of John A. Lynch, Sr.’s New Brunswick political organization, Hamilton served six years in the...

Renny Travisano, former Middlesex county clerk, dies at 82

June 9, 2019 1:53 pmJune 9, 2019 9:07 pm

Raniero Travisano, a popular Sayreville Democrat who served one term as Middlesex County Clerk before losing in the 1990 anti-Florio protest election, died on June 8. He was 82. Travisano was a junior high school teacher and guidance counselor when...