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Lawrence Arcioni, former leader of state employees association, dies at 94

August 24, 2020 11:53 amAugust 24, 2020 1:42 pm

Lawrence L. Arcioni, a former six-term president of the New Jersey State Employees Association – the precursor to the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and a former assistant commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor, died on August 18. ...

First Kean TV aid highlights record of crossing party lines as Senate leader

August 19, 2020 8:56 amAugust 19, 2020 10:42 am

Republican congressional candidate Tom Kean, Jr. has launched his first television ad, a positive spot that accentuate his history of bi-partisan cooperation as minority leader of the New Jersey State Senate. Kean faces freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (R-Ringoes) in New...

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...

Kean fundraiser scheduled in Kenilworth

February 12, 2020 1:08 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean will hold a chili and craft beer tasting fundraiser later this month. Tickets to the Feb. 25 event in Kenilworth cost $50, or $35 for those under the age of 35. They cost $60 at...

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes). Photo by Kevin Sanders for the New Jersey Globe.

Malinowski launches re-election bid on Sunday

January 9, 2020 11:17 pmJanuary 23, 2020 10:40 am

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) will kickoff his bid for re-election to a second term in Congress on Sunday with a rally in Hunterdon County. Malinowski defeated five-term Rep. Leonard Lance (R-Clinton Township) in 2018, becoming the first Democrat to win...

The Road to Mike Testa

December 2, 2019 12:23 amDecember 2, 2019 2:45 pm

When Michael Testa., Jr. takes his seat in the New Jersey State Senate next week, he will become just the sixth senator to represent the 1st legislative district since it was created in 1973 when New Jersey first adopted a...

Florio, Whitman get Stockton lifetime achievement award

November 15, 2019 11:29 amNovember 15, 2019 11:29 am

Former Govs. Jim Florio and Christie Whitman were presented with a distinguished lifetime achievement award. Florio’s award, administered by Stockton University’s Hughes Center for Public Policy, was presented by Senate President Steve Sweeney. “Jim Florio is one of New Jersey’s...