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Trailblazer: Senator Hutchins Inge

January 20, 2020 12:57 amJanuary 20, 2020 12:49 am

Hutchins Inge (1900-2002) was the first African American to serve in the New Jersey State Senate. A Newark physician, Inge was elected to the Senate in 1965, unseated Republican Senate Minority Leader C. Robert Sarcone by 7,144 votes. The opportunity...

C. Robert Sarcone, former senator and gubernatorial candidate, dies at 94

January 13, 2020 6:30 pmJune 2, 2020 12:21 pm

Former State Sen. C. Robert Sarcone (R-Newark), the former Minority Leader of the New Jersey State Assembly and a candidate for the GOP nomination for Governor in 1977, died on January 12. He was 94. A talented trial lawyer and...

Labor Leader: John J. Giblin served as State Senator, Essex County Freeholder

September 2, 2019 1:05 amSeptember 2, 2019 1:06 am

John J. Giblin (1909-1975) was one of New Jersey’s most powerful labor leaders, serving as president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68, chairman of the national union, Essex County Freeholder and State Senator. Giblin was the patriarch...

Tom Giblin could have two sons serving as mayor in 2019

May 15, 2019 10:00 amMay 15, 2019 12:13 pm

The legacy of John J. Giblin continues. The president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68, Giblin served as an Essex County freeholder and as a state senator. His son, Thomas P. Giblin, has enjoyed a storied career...

Trailblazer: Senator Hutchins Inge

January 21, 2019 12:10 amJanuary 20, 2019 8:49 pm

Hutchins Inge (1900-2002) was the first African American to serve in the New Jersey State Senate. A Newark physician, Inge was elected to the Senate in 1965, unseated Republican Senate Minority Leader C. Robert Sarcone by 7,144 votes. The opportunity...

Former Maplewood Dem chair dies

November 27, 2018 9:22 am

Mary Romano, a fixture in Essex County politics for decades, passed away on November 25. She was 95. Romano served as Maplewood Democratic Municipal Chair and vice chair for many years. She played a major role in the transition of...

The Trailblazers from Essex County

January 15, 2018 1:18 am

Before Sheila Oliver takes the oath of office as the first black Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey tomorrow, she will attend an inaugural prayer service at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton. That’s a fitting tribute to the late Rev....