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Joseph Galluzzi, former Irvington Council president who challenged Kean, dies at 88

August 18, 2020 12:30 pmAugust 18, 2020 2:43 pm

Joseph P. Galluzzi, a former Irvington Council President who was once one of Essex County’s most influential political insiders, died on August 15. He was 88. Galluzzi was elected to the Irvington Council in 1968 to represent the West Ward...

Thomas Cooke, former East Orange mayor, dies of coronavirus at 90

May 29, 2020 4:03 pmOctober 10, 2021 9:44 pm

Former East Orange Mayor Thomas H. Cooke, Jr., one of the first African American politicians to achieve success in Essex County in the 1960s, died on May 18 of complications related to the coronavirus pandemic. He was 90. Cooke was...