June Fischer Archives - New Jersey Globe

Happy 100th Birthday to Anthony E. Russo, ex-Senator, mayor

August 7, 2026 5:10 am

Former State Sen. Anthony E. Russo, who served in the legislature from 1978 to 1982 and spent 27 years as a Union Township Committeeman – ten of them as mayor — will celebrate his 100th birthday tomorrow. He is the...

June Fischer, longtime Democratic National Committeewoman, dies at 94

March 27, 2026 9:26 pmMarch 27, 2026 9:35 pm

June Fischer, a loyal party stalwart and popular insider who spent 28 years as a Democratic National Committeewoman from New Jersey, died today. She was 94. Fischer was the Democratic nominee for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district in 1986,...

Varela gets new round of endorsements from local NJ-7 Dems

February 13, 2026 11:37 amFebruary 13, 2026 11:46 am

A new group of local Democratic elected officials and party leaders has endorsed Brian Varela for the 7th congressional district with just a few weeks to go before county conventions in many of their home counties. Among the endorsers today...

Donald Lan, former Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate, dies at 88

May 1, 2019 10:01 amMay 1, 2019 8:14 pm

Donald P. Lan, a former New Jersey Secretary of State and a candidate for the 1981 Democratic nomination for governor, died on April 29. He was 88. A major player in New Jersey politics through the 1970’s, he was Gov....

The Life and Times of Harry P. Pappas

March 25, 2019 9:30 pmMarch 25, 2019 9:58 pm

Editor’s note: Harry P. Pappas announced today that he was running as an independent conservative candidate for State Assembly in the 21st district against Jon Bramnick and Nancy Munoz. To reintroduce him to the New Jersey political community, here is...