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Tag: John Watson

Trailblazer: Assemblyman John S. Watson

January 15, 2024   12:05 amJanuary 14, 2024   5:55 pm
John S. Watson (1924-1996) was the first Black to win a countywide election in Mercer County when he was elected to the Board of Freeholders in 1970. He was the father of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), the first Black...
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Trailblazer: Assemblyman John S. Watson

January 16, 2023   12:05 amJanuary 15, 2023   7:30 pm
John S. Watson (1924-1996) was the first Black to win a countywide election in Mercer County when he was elected to the Board of Freeholders in 1970. He was the father of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), the first Black...
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Should the Mercer County Board of Commissioners switch to a district-based system?

March 18, 2022   4:41 pmMarch 21, 2022   8:53 am
Had Elvin Montero won the Mercer County Democratic Party’s endorsement two nights ago for one of two seats on the Mercer County Board of Commissioners, he would have been the first Latino ever elected countywide. Had Yan Mei Wang won,...
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Trailblazer: Assemblyman John S. Watson

January 17, 2022   12:12 amJanuary 16, 2022   10:16 pm
John S. Watson (1924-1996) was the first Black to win a countywide election in Mercer County when he was elected to the Board of Freeholders in 1970. He was the father of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), the first Black...
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Trailblazer: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman

January 17, 2022   12:06 amJanuary 16, 2022   10:15 pm
Bonnie Watson Coleman, is the first Black woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first African American to serve as New Jersey Democratic State Chair. Watson Coleman comes from a powerful political family. Her...
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N.J. Conservation Foundation names three to replace Byers

September 1, 2021   9:40 am
The non-profit New Jersey Conservation Foundation has named a three-person leadership team to replace Michele Byers, who is retiring as executive director after 22 years. Alison Mitchell, Tom Gilbert and Jay Watson will serve as co-directors of the organization, which...
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Paul Sollami, 7-term Mercer County freeholder, dies at 90

July 19, 2021   9:35 amJuly 19, 2021   12:35 pm
Paul J. Sollami, a popular Mercer County political leader who served seven terms as a Mercer County Freeholder and later as a state administrative law judge, died on July 15.  He was 90. He was the father of Paula Sollami...
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