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James Dugan, former senator and Dem state chairman, dies at 92

December 12, 2021 3:28 pmDecember 12, 2021 7:16 pm

James P. Dugan, a former New Jersey Democratic State Chairman and state senator from Bayonne who was once among New Jersey’s most powerful political insiders, died on Sunday. He was 92 and had been in failing health. Dugan, who represented...

John W. Noonan, assistant counsel to Gov. Meyner in 1950s, dies at 93

January 17, 2021 4:08 pm

John W. Noonan, who served as an Assistant Counsel to Gov. Robert Meyner in the 1950s, died on January 5. He was 93. Noonan joined Meyner’s staff in 1955 at age 27, after graduating Columbia University Law School and working...