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St. Patrick’s Day: Alderman John W. Murphy

March 17, 2025 5:30 amMarch 17, 2025 9:12 am

The son of an Irish immigrant won a local election in a Boston suburb 112 years ago that would eventually impact New Jersey’s political landscape today. After William J. Doherty decided not to seek re-election in 1910, Democrats held the...

St. Patrick’s Day: Alderman John W. Murphy

March 17, 2022 12:01 amMarch 16, 2022 6:07 pm

The son of an Irish immigrant won a local election in a Boston suburb 112 years ago that would eventually impact New Jersey’s political landscape today. After William J. Doherty decided not to seek re-election in 1910, Democrats held the...

Denville mayor, council back Ali for county chair

March 12, 2020 5:08 pm

Acting Morris County GOP chair Laura Marie Ali has been endorsed by Denville mayor Tom Andes and the entire seven-member council. Andes cited Ali’s help during a hotly-contested local election last year, when a Republican sought the mayoral post as...

Two more Van Drew staffers leaving, but chief of staff’s relatives will stay on

December 15, 2019 8:46 pm

The exodus of staffers in Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s office continues, including a former State Senate staffer who moved to Washington earlier this year, sources have told the New Jersey Globe. Justin O’Leary, a former Wildwood Democratic Club president, had...

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15 years ago today, James E. McGreevey resigned as Governor of New Jersey

August 12, 2019 10:12 amAugust 12, 2019 2:04 pm

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the day that rocked New Jersey: the resignation of Governor James E. McGreevey. “At a point in every person’s life one has to look deeply into the mirror of one’s soul and decide one’s...

John Murphy, 93, was Englewood Cliffs councilman, police chief

March 14, 2019 10:11 amMarch 14, 2019 12:48 pm

John F. Murphy, who was elected to the Englewood Cliffs Borough Council in 1993 after 40 years with the local police department, passed away on March 8. He was 93. He was the Englewood Cliffs police chief from 1977 to...

The one time Ocean’s GOP line didn’t hold

February 17, 2019 12:03 pmFebruary 17, 2019 11:08 pm

Ocean County Republican conventions are usually a coronation of the candidate recommended by the screening committee, except for the time it wasn’t. During the 2005 Republican gubernatorial primary, Ocean County was uncharacteristically full of drama. Seven candidates competed for the...