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James Isherwood, former Livingston deputy mayor, dies at 89

March 28, 2020 11:56 amMarch 29, 2020 12:23 pm

James F. Isherwood, a former deputy mayor of Livingston and the last to serve on an all-Republican township council, passed away on Friday evening. He was 89. He was the father of Darryl Isherwood, a former reporter who currently serves...

How votes were counted in the old days

February 4, 2020 12:01 pmFebruary 4, 2020 2:51 pm

For those who are relatively new to New Jersey politics, here’s how we got election results in the old days – at least in Essex County where I witnessed the counting process for the first time in 1974. When the...

The long road to a vote on Essex charter change

July 22, 2019 3:40 amJuly 24, 2019 8:50 pm

The debate over changing Essex County’s form of government runs began in 1972, when Assembly Speaker Thomas Kean (R-Livingston) called for the election of a charter study commission. During Kean’s first year as Speaker, the Legislature passed the Optional County...