Richard Hughes Archives - New Jersey Globe

Labor Leader: Vincent J. Murphy was NJ AFL-CIO president, two-term Mayor of Newark

September 7, 2026 12:15 amSeptember 6, 2026 8:12 pm

One of the most influential labor leaders in New Jersey’s history was Vincent J. Murphy (1893-1976), who spent nine years as the president of the New Jersey AFL-CIO after serving two terms as Mayor of Newark. He was the Democratic...

Labor Leader: John J. Giblin served as State Senator, Essex County Freeholder

September 7, 2026 12:14 amSeptember 6, 2026 8:39 pm

John J. Giblin (1909-1975) was one of New Jersey’s most powerful labor leaders, serving as president of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 68, chairman of the national union, Essex County Freeholder and State Senator. Giblin was the patriarch...

Labor Leader: James Mitchell, U.S. Secretary of Labor and N.J. gubernatorial candidate

September 7, 2026 12:06 amSeptember 6, 2026 8:50 pm

James P. Mitchell (1900-1964) was a New Jersey construction company executive who served as Dwight Eisenhower’s Secretary of Labor and then nearly won a race for Governor of New Jersey. Mitchell grew up in Elizabeth and worked in the administration...

Happy 100th Birthday to Anthony E. Russo, ex-Senator, mayor

August 7, 2026 5:10 amAugust 13, 2026 11:45 am

Former State Sen. Anthony E. Russo, who served in the legislature from 1978 to 1982 and spent 27 years as a Union Township Committeeman – ten of them as mayor — will celebrate his 100th birthday tomorrow. He is the...

J. Wilson Noden, judge nominated by Meyner 67 years ago, dies at 101

March 27, 2026 1:46 pmMarch 27, 2026 9:32 pm

J. Wilson Noden, a respected former family court judge who was first nominated to the bench by Gov. Robert B. Meyner in 1958 at age 34, died on February 19. He was 101. It’s possible that Noden was the earliest-serving...

Key moment for Nixon was when 18 New Jersey Republicans bolted from Case

February 16, 2026 12:20 amFebruary 15, 2026 8:40 pm

For some time, presidential primaries in New Jersey were nothing more than beauty contests where the preferred candidate of a voter was deemed so unimportant that their name did not appear on the ballot. Instead, voters had to write in...

New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

February 16, 2026 12:00 amFebruary 15, 2026 7:55 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill backed three candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020: first Cory Booker, then Michael Bloomberg, and finally Joe Biden. In 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy was the first governor to stay out of the presidential race in...