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John Rocco, former assemblyman, dies at 83

April 8, 2020 4:14 pmApril 8, 2020 7:32 pm

John A. Rocco, a former nine-term Republican assemblyman from Camden County who seconded Ronald Reagan’s nomination at the 1980 Republican National Convention, died today. He was 83. He had been in the hospital for heart-related issues, but the cause of...

Mary Previte, former assemblywoman, dies at 87

November 18, 2019 11:09 amNovember 24, 2019 8:30 pm

Mary T. Previte, who served four terms as an assemblywoman from Camden County, died on November 16. She was 87. Previte had been hit by a car earlier this month. As a nine-year-old child, Previte spent more than three years...

The story of the Terror of Trenton

November 16, 2018 3:51 pmNovember 17, 2018 5:13 am

Rep.-elect Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was anti-establishment right out of the box, including a reported fight over climate change with New Jersey’s Frank Pallone, putting the new congresswoman in the national limelight during the House freshman orientation this week in...