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Jim Hurley, Senate and Assembly Minority Leader, dies at 91

June 18, 2023 11:34 pmAugust 4, 2023 7:35 pm

James R. Hurley, a warm and enormously popular South Jersey lawmaker who served as minority leader in both houses of the New Jersey legislature and as chairman of the Casino Control Commission, died this weekend. He was 91. Robert Friant,...

After 39 years in office, Thornton set to retire as Cape May County Commissioner

March 10, 2022 8:10 pmMarch 10, 2022 8:46 pm

Gerald Thornton, who has spent nearly 39 years as a Cape County Commissioner, will not seek re-election. The 81-year-old Thornton was first elected in 1975 and was re-elected three times. Party officials say the leading candidate to replace Thornton is...

Dr. Joseph Riley, former Cumberland Democratic Chairman and Freeholder, dies at 87

December 30, 2020 9:54 amDecember 30, 2020 2:25 pm

Dr. Joseph J. Riley, a popular and respected Cumberland County political leader, died on December 10. He was 87. Riley was the father of Celeste Riley, the Cumberland County Clerk and a former assemblywoman from the 3rd legislative district. His...

Cumberland icon Gary Simmerman, ex-freeholder, dies at 85

February 24, 2020 10:52 amFebruary 24, 2020 10:53 am

Gary F. Simmerman, a former four-term Cumberland County freeholder who held county and state political positions and enjoyed a successful career as a banker, died on February 20. He was 85. He was elected Bridgeton city treasurer in 1963, at...

The Road to Mike Testa

December 2, 2019 12:23 amDecember 2, 2019 2:45 pm

When Michael Testa., Jr. takes his seat in the New Jersey State Senate next week, he will become just the sixth senator to represent the 1st legislative district since it was created in 1973 when New Jersey first adopted a...

Avalon mayor unopposed in bid for 8th term

May 8, 2019 11:11 amMay 8, 2019 11:56 am

Mayor Martin Pagliughi, one of the state’s longest-serving local officeholders, is unopposed in his bid for re-election to an 8th term in Avalon (pop. 1,334), an upscale Jersey Shore resort town in Cape May County. Voters will cast their ballots...