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Tom Pankok, former assemblyman, Salem political leader, dies at 90

January 31, 2022 10:38 pmFebruary 1, 2022 9:45 am

Thomas A. Pankok, a humble, community-minded Korean War veteran who served two terms in New Jersey State Assembly before he was swept out of office in Gov. Thomas Kean’s 1985 landslide re-election, died on January 31. He was 90. Pankok...

Murphy will think about extending retirement age for judges

February 26, 2021 7:42 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he will think about increasing the mandatory retirement age of New Jersey judges beyond the age of 70. “You do have the reality. You’ve got a 78-year-old president who succeeded a 74-year-old president, so this is...