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Rose Nagle-Girgenti, Democratic leader and wife of ex-Senator, dies at 80

March 30, 2025 1:30 am

Rose Nagle-Girgenti, a former Passaic County Democratic vice chair and the wife of former State Sen. John Girgenti (D-Hawthorne), died on March 26. She was 80. A former nurse, she was elected as a delegate to the 1980 Democratic National...

In Memoriam

December 2, 2021 9:19 am

Angie Girgenti, the mother of former State Sen. John A. Girgenti (D-Hawthorne), died on November 30. She was 94. A former textile worker, she served as a Democratic county committeewoman in Hawthorne. Thomas Worrall, a former North Wildwood commissioner and...

The O’Toole Chronicles: My Experiences from Legislative Redistricting

October 13, 2020 12:01 amOctober 12, 2020 9:16 pm

As I filled out my vote-by-mail ballot this year and got to Ballot Question #3, it brought back a flood of memories related to Legislative Redistricting – both as a member of the Legislature deeply affected in 2001 and as...

Currie shifts back to party boss mode, awards Passaic line after closed process

February 18, 2020 12:01 amFebruary 18, 2020 2:33 pm

Passaic County Democrats awarded their organization line to incumbents after a closed-door screening committee of comprised of municipal leaders from sixteen towns on Saturday morning. Party leaders also agreed to hold off any discussions on the presidential campaign until after...

Cathy Wilson slated to be next mayor of Morris Township

December 5, 2019 11:58 pmDecember 6, 2019 2:07 am

Democrat Cathy Wilson will become the new mayor of Morris Township when the governing body reorganizes next month. Scott Carlson, a former chief of staff to State Sen. John Girgenti, will serve as township attorney, the New Jersey Globe has...

PVSC nominees held for Passaic election post package

May 13, 2019 11:21 am

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding two nominations to the Passaic County Sewerage Commission until candidates for two elections posts are finalized. Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated former deputy state attorney general Shona Mack-Pollack, a Democrat, to replace Republican Sherine...

Pou could face 2021 challenge

August 20, 2018 12:19 amAugust 20, 2018 12:20 am

One of the most vulnerable members of the New Jersey State Senate is Democrat Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon), a three-term incumbent who has spent more than twenty years in the New Jersey Legislature. Pou’s problem is local politics: she was...