Walter Jones Archives - New Jersey Globe

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

September 6, 2021 12:09 amSeptember 5, 2021 6:02 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...

Trailblazer: Marion West Higgins

February 9, 2021 12:14 amFebruary 7, 2021 9:10 pm

Marion West Higgins (1915-1991) was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the New Jersey State Assembly. The Bergen County Republican was also the first woman to serve as Assembly Majority Leader, and the first woman to serve as...

Labor Leader: James Mitchell and Raymond Donovan

September 7, 2020 12:07 amSeptember 6, 2020 7:18 pm

Two New Jerseyans have served as U.S. Secretary of Labor, both construction company executives named by Republican presidents for their close ties to organized labor. James P. Mitchell (1900-1964) grew up in Elizabeth and worked in the administration of President...

Ciattarelli looks to renew a New Jersey tradition: lose once, then win

January 21, 2020 4:14 pm

Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli will formally enter the race for the 2021 Republican nomination for governor at an announcement at his old elementary school in Branchburg this afternoon. This is Ciattarelli’s second gubernatorial bid as the ex-Somerset Count legislator hopes...

Labor: James Mitchell and Raymond Donovan

September 2, 2019 1:12 amSeptember 2, 2019 2:04 am

Two New Jerseyans have served as U.S. Secretary of Labor, both construction company executives named by Republican presidents for their close ties to organized labor. James P. Mitchell (1900-1964) grew up in Elizabeth and worked in the administration of President...

James Ahearn, New Jersey journalist for seven decades, dies at 88

April 16, 2019 10:31 amApril 16, 2019 1:47 pm

James F. Ahearn, a legendary and respected New Jersey reporter and editor, died on Saturday. He was 88. Ahearn launched his journalism career as a wire service reporter with United Press International in Boston. UPI sent him to Trenton in...

Some 1960s Bergen County political history

March 3, 2019 10:22 pmMarch 4, 2019 8:59 am

Until the U.S. Supreme Court’s one-man, one-vote ruling, Bergen County began the 1960’s with one state Senator – Walter Jones (R-Norwood) — and seven Assembly seats. Jones gave up that Senate seat after eight years in 1961 to run for...