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McGreevey up for Essex post

February 26, 2020 11:35 amFebruary 26, 2020 11:37 am

Former Gov. James E. McGreevey is up for a new job, chairing an Essex County task force to evaluate operations at the Essex County jail. The Essex County Correctional Facility houses ICE detainees. Since leaving office in 2004, McGreevey has...

Health issues of N.J. governors

February 23, 2020 3:15 pmFebruary 23, 2020 3:15 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will undergo surgery to remove part of his kidney after doctors found a tumor that could be cancerous. Murphy won’t be the first governor to take some time off to deal with health issues. During his first...

Esser gets big promotion at Hackensack Meridian Health

January 21, 2020 5:19 pmJanuary 22, 2020 10:57 am

Kenneth Esser, who served in the administrations of three New Jersey governors, has been promoted to senior vice president and chief of staff for corporate services, governance and government relations at Hackensack Meridian Health. “This promotion is well-deserved. Kenny has...

Ciattarelli looks to renew a New Jersey tradition: lose once, then win

January 21, 2020 4:14 pm

Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli will formally enter the race for the 2021 Republican nomination for governor at an announcement at his old elementary school in Branchburg this afternoon. This is Ciattarelli’s second gubernatorial bid as the ex-Somerset Count legislator hopes...

Trailblazer: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman

January 20, 2020 12:58 amJanuary 20, 2020 12:51 am

Bonnie Watson Coleman, 73, was the first African American woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first African American to serve as New Jersey Democratic State Chair. Watson Coleman came from a powerful political...

New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

January 15, 2020 8:19 amJanuary 15, 2020 8:29 am

Gov. Phil Murphy will be the first governor to stay out of the presidential race in 28 years, leaving Democratic county chairs — and in some cases, Democratic County Committee members — to award the organization line n the June...

John Bennett ousted as Woodbridge administrator

January 2, 2020 9:38 pmJanuary 2, 2020 10:57 pm

John O. Bennett III, a former Co-Senate President who spent 3 ½ days as the governor of New Jersey in 2002, has been let go from his post as the Woodbridge Township Business Administrator, the New Jersey Globe has learned....