Kevin McCabe Archives

Labor Leader: Lewis Bryant was the first N.J. Commissioner of Labor

September 6, 2021 12:09 amSeptember 5, 2021 6:03 pm

Lewis T. Bryant was New Jersey’s first Commissioner of Labor. After the New Jersey Legislature created the Department of Labor in 1904 – the predecessor position was Inspector of Factories and Workshops — Gov. Franklin Murphy nominated Bryant to fill...

McCabe easily wins re-election as Middlesex Democratic chairman

June 22, 2021 7:37 pm

Kevin McCabe scored a landslide re-election victory tonight, defeating Charlie Kratovil for the second consecutive year in a race for Middlesex County Democratic Chairman. McCabe beat Kratovil, 535-67, an 89%-11% margin, to win a ninth one-year term as head of...

With assurances of retaining O’Toole as chairman, Senate Judiciary unanimously advanced three Port Authority nominees

May 13, 2021 2:39 pmMay 13, 2021 2:46 pm

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously released three nominees to the board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Thursday. Dana Martinotti, Michelle Richardson and Robert Menendez Jr., the son of New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator, are expected...

The O’Toole Chronicles: Captain’s Log, Planet Trenton

May 13, 2021 9:00 amMay 18, 2021 11:35 am

May 13, 2021, 9:00 a.m. — seas calm, winds favorable. The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee has requested my appearance. It has been 1,521 days since I last testified before the Committee, and I look forward to it. My purpose is...

To boost Juliano, McCabe hosts fundraiser for Johnson

May 4, 2021 2:51 pm

Middlesex and Bergen Democrats came together on Monday night to raise money for Gordon Johnson’s State Senate campaign, a move that highlights an emerging alliance between the two county chairs, Kevin McCabe and Paul Juliano. The $500-per-person event at Il...

Port Authority nominees could face Senate confirmation as early as May 13

April 29, 2021 7:03 pmApril 30, 2021 12:18 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s nominees for commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey could be confirmed as early as June 1, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to consider the nominations...

Menendez endorses Joshi for Edison mayor

April 8, 2021 12:17 pmApril 8, 2021 2:51 pm

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez had endorsed Sam Joshi for the Democratic nomination for mayor of Edison, New Jersey’s fifth-largest municipality. “I am proud to be endorsing Sam Joshi in the Edison mayoral primary,” said Menendez, the state’s...