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Barbara Curran, former assemblywoman, dies at 81

January 29, 2022 10:28 pm

Barbara A. Curran, a former assemblywoman, Board of Public Utilities Commissioner and Superior Court Judge who became the first woman to serve in all three branches of state government, died on Saturday morning. She was 81. Curran became involved in...

Murphy’s victory was powered by New Jersey’s wealthiest and best-educated towns

January 13, 2022 11:59 am

Glen Ridge. Mountain Lakes. Tenafly. Millburn. Once upon a time, the wealthy, well-educated towns of New Jersey were the state’s Republican bedrock, providing huge margins that launched moderate Republicans into statewide office. With Democratic support concentrated in lower-income and nonwhite...

Happy 91st birthday to former Congressman Herb Klein

June 24, 2021 10:46 am

New Jersey’s second-oldest living former congressman is celebrating his 91st birthday today. Herbert C. Klein spent two years in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1993 to 1995. The state’s oldest-living congressman is Frank J. Guarini, 96, a former...

J.P. Miele, former New Jersey Highway, Turnpike Authority commissioner, dies at 81

May 26, 2021 7:33 pmMay 26, 2021 8:20 pm

Joseph P. Miele, who served as a commissioner of both the New Jersey Highway and Turnpike authorities and was a leading advocate for New Jerseyans facing alcohol and drug addiction, has died. He was 81. He began his public service...

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...