Joseph DiVincenzo Archives - New Jersey Globe

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Essex County in 2026

July 16, 2026 1:17 pmJuly 19, 2026 2:19 pm

Essex County has been the Democratic Party’s largest source of raw votes in New Jersey for decades, providing Kamala Harris with a margin of more than 140,000 votes in 2024 — accounting for 55% of her statewide victory margin. The...

DiVincenzo has giant fundraising haul after bi-partisan event

March 26, 2026 11:05 amMarch 26, 2026 4:32 pm

Sometimes close personal relationships transcend party lines, and that was on display last night in Cedar Grove, where Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. had a six-figure fundraising haul after a high-dollar event sponsored by two Republicans: former State Sen....

Sherrill endorses DiVincenzo for 7th term

March 5, 2026 2:27 pmMarch 5, 2026 2:30 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill yesterday endorsed Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. for re-election to a seventh term. The endorsement comes as no surprise: DiVincenzo was one of Sherrill’s earliest supporters in her campaigns for Congress and Governor. DiVincenzo has no...

Pat Sebold won’t seek re-election as Essex County Commissioner

February 19, 2026 8:00 pmFebruary 20, 2026 10:43 am

Patricia Sebold, one of the longest-serving county commissioners in the state and the longest-serving in Essex County history, will not seek re-election to a twelfth term this year. Sebold has also been elected to the Essex County Board of Commissioners...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Sherrill inauguration will be in Newark, not Trenton

December 17, 2025 3:26 pmDecember 17, 2025 7:42 pm

Since Trenton became the state capital of New Jersey in 1790, every newly elected governor has taken their oath of office in that city. But Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill will change that 235-year-old tradition, opting to take the oath of office...

Labor Leader: The story of Tom Giblin’s magnificent political career

September 1, 2025 12:15 amAugust 31, 2025 11:20 pm

Thomas P. Giblin got hooked on New Jersey politics at the age of seven, when his father won a seat on the Essex County Board of Freeholders in 1954. Over the last eight decades, he’s had a front-row seat watching...