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Labor Leader: Paul J. Krebs, last president of NJ CIO served one-term in Congress

September 5, 2022 12:07 amSeptember 4, 2022 3:49 pm

The last New Jersey Democrat to lose a U.S. Senate race in New Jersey was Paul Krebs (1912-1996), labor leader and one-term congressman from Livingston. His story involves one of the great New Jersey labor union feuds. The account starts...

Happy Birthday, Nicholas Brady

April 10, 2022 12:01 amApril 10, 2022 10:57 pm

Nicholas Brady, New Jersey’s oldest-living former United States Senator, will celebrate his 92nd birthday on Monday. Brady served in the U.S. Senate for nearly nine months in 1982, following the resignation of Democrat Harrison Williams. He also served as U.S....

Somerset GOP counting on Ciattarelli coattails

November 1, 2021 3:25 pmNovember 2, 2021 8:58 am

One of the places to watch on Tuesday is Somerset County, where favorite son Jack Ciattarelli is the Republican candidate for governor. There was a time when Somerset would have provided an automatic plurality for their native sons and daughters...

Labor Leader: Paul J. Krebs, last president of NJ CIO served one-term in Congress

September 6, 2021 12:07 amSeptember 4, 2022 3:48 pm

The last New Jersey Democrat to lose a U.S. Senate race in New Jersey was Paul Krebs (1912-1996), labor leader and one-term congressman from Livingston. His story involves one of the great New Jersey labor union feuds. The account starts...

Somerset Education Association back Robinson, Sooy for re-election

July 21, 2021 7:42 pmJuly 22, 2021 1:27 pm

The Somerset County Education Association has endorsed County Commissioners Shanel Robinson and Sara Sooy for re-election to second terms. “Robinson and Sooy have shown that their passion, work ethic, and problem-solving skills are what will continue pushing Somerset County forward,”...

Dan Todd, former assemblyman, brother of governor, dies at 82

June 4, 2021 2:23 pmJune 4, 2021 2:37 pm

Webster B. Todd, Jr., a former assemblyman, Nixon White House aide, and the brother of former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, has died. He was 82. Known as Dan Todd, he was a member of one of New Jersey’s most prominent...

New Jersey holds at 12 congressional seats

April 26, 2021 11:25 amApril 27, 2021 1:42 am

This story was updated at 3:29 PM and again at 3:38 PM. With a population of 9,288,994, New Jersey will remain at 12 congressional seats for the next decade following the 2020 U.S. Census, said Dr. Ron S. Jarmin, the...