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Trailblazer: Mayor Kenneth Gibson

January 17, 2022 12:07 amJanuary 16, 2022 10:15 pm

Kenneth Gibson (1932-2019) became the first Black 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...

It’s Jack and Diane: Ciattarelli picks Allen as Lt. Governor candidate

August 2, 2021 3:31 pmAugust 2, 2021 11:14 pm

Former State Sen. Diane Allen will be the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor, the New Jersey Globe has learned, with Jack Ciattarelli set to announce his choice of running mates on Wednesday at an event in Moorestown. Allen is a...

Trailblazer: Mayor Kenneth Gibson

January 18, 2021 12:09 amJanuary 17, 2021 1:51 pm

Kenneth Gibson (1932-2019) became the first Black 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...

Trailblazer: Mayor Kenneth Gibson

January 20, 2020 12:52 amJanuary 20, 2020 9:05 am

Kenneth Gibson (1932-2019) 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 switch

August 13, 2019 1:47 amAugust 13, 2019 1:44 am

Bob Torricelli, seeking re-election to a second term in the United States Senate in 2002, was severely admonished by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics on July 31 for accepting expensive gifts from one of his campaign contributors, David...

Anthony Carrino, seven-term Newark councilman, dies

July 14, 2019 2:26 pmJuly 15, 2019 8:46 am

Legendary Newark politician Anthony Carrino, a former Newark police officer who represented the North Ward on the city council for 28 years, has passed away. Carrino was one of Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson’s fiercest opponents during the twelve years that...

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...