Michael Blasi Archives - New Jersey Globe

Labor Leader: Joel Jacobson picked a public fight with Frank Sinatra

September 1, 2025 12:10 amAugust 31, 2025 5:39 pm

One of the notable New Jersey conflicts of the 1970s was the rivalry between labor leader Joel R. Jacobson (1918-1989) and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and Dean Martin were playing blackjack before their performance at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic...

Labor Leader: Joel Jacobson picked a public fight with Frank Sinatra

September 2, 2024 12:10 amSeptember 1, 2024 8:36 pm

One of the great New Jersey fights of the 1970s was between labor leader Joel R. Jacobson (1918-1989) and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and Dean Martin were playing blackjack before their performance at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City in...

Labor Leader: Joel Jacobson picked a public fight with Frank Sinatra

September 4, 2023 12:10 amSeptember 3, 2023 5:00 pm

One of the great New Jersey fights of the 1970s was between labor leader Joel R. Jacobson (1918-1989) and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and Dean Martin were playing blackjack before their performance at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City in...

Labor Leader: Joel Jacobson picked a public fight with Frank Sinatra

September 5, 2022 12:15 amMay 15, 2025 1:03 am

One of the great New Jersey fights of the 1980s was between labor leader Joel R. Jacobson (1918-1989) and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and Dean Martin were playing blackjack before their performance at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City in...

Chris Smith has enormous fundraising edge heading into NJ-4 GOP primary

May 26, 2022 10:32 pm

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) has a 35-1 cash advantage over his primary challengers as he seeks re-election to a 22nd term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith has raised $1,093,312 this cycle, including $61,531 between April 1 and May...

Francisco drops House bid, will run for Monmouth County Commissioner

March 28, 2022 1:42 pmMarch 28, 2022 2:13 pm

Englishtown Councilman Daniel Francisco has dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th district and has endorsed Mike Crispi’s challenge to Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester). Francisco will run for Monmouth County Commissioner on...

Smith easily wins Ocean GOP line in bid for re-election in NJ-4

March 10, 2022 7:03 pmMarch 11, 2022 11:16 am

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) won a landslide unanimous victory at the Ocean County Republican convention on Thursday, with no delegates casting their votes for two candidates contending for the party endorsement, conservative podcaster Mike Crispi and realtor Michael Blasi The...