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Loretta Weinberg’s road to the State Senate

January 13, 2021 1:42 pmJanuary 15, 2021 11:47 am

Loretta Weinberg has become an iconic figure in New Jersey politics, devoting nearly 60 years as an activist in support of social justice causes, equal opportunities for women, and in opposition to the war in Vietnam. But her start in...

Jeremiah F. O’Connor, former state senator, dies at 86

May 14, 2020 2:36 pmMay 14, 2020 6:17 pm

Jeremiah F. O’Connor, an affable Democrat who won a State Senate seat at age 31 and sponsored a bill to give 18-year-olds the right to vote, died on May 13. He was 86. O’Connor, who served two terms on the...

Adeline Goldsholl, former Assembly candidate, dies

November 28, 2018 10:24 am

Former Saddle Brook Democratic Municipal Chair Adeline Epifano Goldsholl, who ran for the New Jersey State Assembly in 1983, passed away on November 24. She was 90. Goldsholl ran in the politically competitive 38th district against Republican incumbents Louis Kosco...