John Russo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sadeghi re-elected Ocean County Commissioner

November 3, 2026 8:30 pm

Ocean County Republicans extended one of New Jersey’s longest countywide winning streaks on Tuesday, re-electing Commissioner Frank Sadeghi and preserving their complete control of county government. Sadeghi, a Toms River businessman and close ally of Republican County Chairman George Gilmore,...

Labor Leader: Joel Jacobson picked a public fight with Frank Sinatra

September 7, 2026 12:18 amSeptember 6, 2026 9:05 pm

One notable New Jersey conflict of the 1970s was the rivalry between labor leader Joel R. Jacobson (1918-1989) and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and Dean Martin were playing blackjack before their performance at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City in...

Hudson has had nine Assembly Speakers since its last Senate President

August 18, 2026 12:35 pm

Hudson County has produced nine Assembly Speakers over the last 113 years — or ten, depending on whether Maurice Brady (D-Bayonne), who held the post twice, gets counted twice — but just one Senate President in the history of the...

Edward Turnbach, ex-Superior Court Judge and Ocean County Prosecutor, dies at 90

July 26, 2026 6:10 pm

Edward J. Turnbach, a former Superior Court Judge and Ocean County prosecutor, died on July 19. He was 90. Turnbach was an Assistant U.S. Attorney from New Jersey during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, where he was involved in labor...

Labor Leader: Joel Jacobson picked a public fight with Frank Sinatra

September 1, 2025 12:10 amSeptember 6, 2026 9:06 pm

One of the notable New Jersey conflicts of the 1970s was the rivalry between labor leader Joel R. Jacobson (1918-1989) and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and Dean Martin were playing blackjack before their performance at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic...

Trailblazer: Mayor Kenneth Gibson

January 20, 2025 12:08 amJanuary 19, 2025 8:55 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...

Labor Leader: Joel Jacobson picked a public fight with Frank Sinatra

September 2, 2024 12:10 amSeptember 1, 2024 8:36 pm

One of the great New Jersey fights of the 1970s was between labor leader Joel R. Jacobson (1918-1989) and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and Dean Martin were playing blackjack before their performance at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City in...