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Labor Leader: Joel Jacobson picked a public fight with Frank Sinatra

September 7, 2026 12:18 amSeptember 6, 2026 9:05 pm

One notable New Jersey conflict of the 1970s was the rivalry between labor leader Joel R. Jacobson (1918-1989) and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra and Dean Martin were playing blackjack before their performance at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City in...

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: Paul J. Krebs, last president of N.J. CIO served one-term in Congress

September 7, 2026 12:13 amSeptember 6, 2026 8:13 pm

The last New Jersey Democrat to lose a U.S. Senate race in New Jersey was Paul Krebs (1912-1996), labor leader and one-term congressman from Livingston. His story involves one of the great New Jersey labor union feuds. The account starts...

Kean launches his first negative ad, attacks Bennett over healthcare ties

September 4, 2026 7:31 amSeptember 4, 2026 12:58 pm

Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) has begun airing his first negative TV ad, smacking Democrat Rebecca Bennett for her ties to health insurance companies in his bid for a third term representing the hugely competitive New Jersey’s 7th district in...

Federal judge keeps Libertarian off NJ-7 ballot, while saying the state wronged her

August 31, 2026 2:35 pmSeptember 1, 2026 12:49 am

A federal judge on Monday refused to restore Libertarian Lana Leguía to the November ballot in New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, ruling that two procedural doctrines bar him from reaching the constitutional question at the center of her case, even...

Women for Kean coalition launches in key battleground district

August 28, 2026 10:03 amAugust 28, 2026 2:42 pm

Women for Kean launched at an event Thursday evening in New Jersey’s 7th congressional district, one of the nation’s most competitive districts. The coalition held its inaugural reception at the Olde Mill Inn in Basking Ridge, with remarks from Rep....

Kean launches new TV ad targeting health insurance companies

August 26, 2026 9:11 amAugust 26, 2026 9:12 am

Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) launched a new TV ad this morning highlighting his efforts to take on major insurance companies and protect patients from denied care and exorbitant costs for lifesaving treatments. In “Every Patient,” Kean appears on camera...