Kevin O'Toole Archives - New Jersey Globe

Power lunch group spotted: Lagana, O’Toole, Stack

July 10, 2019 3:51 pmJuly 10, 2019 9:52 pm

State Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) continues to emerge as a North Jersey political leader with an old-school ability to stockpile friends from opposing factions in a state where politics is increasingly toxic. Lagana was spotted at a restaurant in Ridgefield...

Sweeney: New Port Authority bus terminal should be named after Loretta Weinberg

May 23, 2019 1:16 pmMay 24, 2019 9:40 am

Senate President Steve Sweeney says a new Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York should be named after Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey released a “scoping document” today that outlines early...

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...

Senate moves Addiego desk to Dem side

January 31, 2019 5:07 amJanuary 30, 2019 11:36 pm

Dawn Addiego will sit with the Democrats today – her first Senate session since switching parties on Monday. Addiego’s desk on the Senate floor has been moved to the third row on the Democratic side, where she will sit between...

Where will Addiego sit?

January 28, 2019 6:48 pm

The New Jersey Office of Legislative Services has two days to physically move State Sen. Dawn Addiego’s desk in the New Jersey State Senate from the Republican side. Addiego now sits in one of the Republican rows in the Senate,...

More than 3,000 attend Stack rally

April 26, 2018 10:34 pmApril 27, 2018 5:52 pm

Union City Mayor Brian Stack can throw one hell of a party. More than 3,000 people, as many standing in aisles or watching the event on screens outside the as there were in seats, came out to support the Stack...

The Life and Times of Paul DiGaetano

February 8, 2018 2:22 amFebruary 26, 2018 1:16 pm

There was a time back about a generation ago when Paul DiGaetano was a bright, rising star in New Jersey Republican politics. He he was one of the most powerful politicians in the state. Some Republicans openly fawned over the...