Kevin O'Toole Archives - New Jersey Globe

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 wins first battle with Hochul over Port Authority post

February 9, 2026 3:49 pm

Mikie Sherrill has been the governor of New Jersey for less than three weeks, and she’s already won a significant skirmish with her counterpart across the river. Last week, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey voted to...

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...

O’Toole re-elected Port Authority chairman, service will span three N.J. governors

December 18, 2025 12:57 pmDecember 18, 2025 1:31 pm

Kevin J. O’Toole again confounded early expectations today, unanimously winning a ninth term as chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey—a result that cements the former Republican senator from Essex County as a bipartisan power broker,...

Murphy launches final nominations push as time dwindles

December 12, 2025 1:05 pmJanuary 29, 2026 4:10 pm

On Monday, the state Senate’s Judiciary Committee will meet and conduct its part of a time-honored tradition: the last-minute slew of nominations from an outgoing governor. Governors-elect, hoping to keep open as many options as possible, resent the notion that...

Rick Cotton, Kevin O’Toole appear on Lessons in Leadership with Adubato

October 27, 2025 9:35 amOctober 28, 2025 11:13 am

On this special “Discovery and Innovation in NJ” edition of Lessons in Leadership, Steve is joined by Rick Cotton, Executive Director, and Kevin O’Toole, Chairman, Port Authority of NY and NJ about the keys to dyad leadership and the projects...

The Watcher: Is the RGA committed to winning Jersey?

May 28, 2025 6:07 amJuly 13, 2025 4:03 pm

Sorry, the GOP is closed on Sundays Four years ago, the Republican Governors Association (RGA) took a pass on Jack Ciattarelli’s bid to oust incumbent Phil Murphy after former Gov. Chris Christie told his former staffers there that Ciattarelli could...