Lebby Jones Archives - New Jersey Globe

Essex Dems backing all incumbents for re-election

March 3, 2020 11:32 pmMarch 3, 2020 11:45 pm

Essex County Democrats will back all nine incumbent freeholders for re-election, and County Clerk Christopher Durkin will seek a fourth term. InsiderNJ had reported that District 4 freeholder Leonard Luciano was in danger of losing the organization line, but the...

Essex honors Gibson, Beatty Jones with spots on Legends Way

September 18, 2019 9:23 pm

Plaques honoring former Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson, former Essex County Freeholder President Pearl Beatty and former Freeholder Lebby Jones were dedicated today along Essex County Legends Way at the Essex County Government Complex in Newark. All three passed away earlier...

Carol Clark will challenge Juan Rivera for Essex register in Dem primary

February 22, 2019 6:34 pmMarch 28, 2019 5:33 pm

A pair of disgruntled ex-officials from East Orange are challenging the Essex County Democratic organization candidates for two countywide offices. Former Essex County Freeholder Carol Y. Clark has announced that she will run for Essex County Register of Deeds and...

Essex freeholder seat goes to Irvington school board president

February 6, 2019 10:39 amMarch 31, 2020 2:44 am

Irvington Board of Education president Romaine Graham is expected to fill a vacancy on the Essex County Board of Freeholders. The at-large freeholder seat opened last month following the death of incumbent Lebby Jones (D-Irvington). Graham, a longtime Democratic county...

Funeral services set for Essex Freeholder

January 14, 2019 12:55 pm

Funeral services for Essex County Freeholder Lebby C. Jones will be held on Thursday, January 17 at the Franklin Saint John’s United Methodist Church in Newark. Jones passed away on January 9 after an illness. A viewing is set for...

Lebby Jones, Essex County freeholder, dies

January 9, 2019 8:58 pmJanuary 10, 2019 12:38 am

Lebby C. Jones, a two-term Essex County freeholder, passed away today after an illness. Word of her death came as the Essex County Board of Freeholders was holding their annual reorganization meeting tonight. Jones was elected freeholder in 2014 and...