My wife would roll her eyes when I used that line whenever then-Gov. Richard Codey called. He was not reaching out to a sports columnist, of course, to break down the latest budget impasse or offer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Family, friends, and colleagues remembered former New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey at his funeral Saturday for several roles he ...

Richard Codey, who served as acting governor of New Jersey and was the state's longest-serving lawmaker, died Sunday. He was 79. His family announced his death, “after a brief illness,” on his ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Richard “Dick” Codey, a former acting governor of New Jersey and the longest serving legislator in the state’s history, died Sunday. He was 79. Codey’s wife, Mary Jo Codey, ...

Former New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey died Jan. 11 at the age of 79. An Orange native, Codey, retired from the state Senate in 2023. He spent 50 years serving in the New Jersey Legislature as an ...

Jerry Walker grew up around intense basketball coaches, having played for Bob Hurley at St. Anthony High School and P.J. Carlesimo at Seton Hall University, but he never saw a coach working over the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few people can put in perspective what Richard Codey accomplished as New Jersey’s longest-serving state legislator better than ...

Former Gov. and current Sen. Richard Codey, D-27 th District, unexpectedly announced Aug. 14 that he would not be seeking re-election this fall and will retire. “I’m not gonna lie, this is a tough day ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mourners poured into the New Jersey Statehouse on Thursday to honor former Gov. Richard Codey’s 50 years as a state lawmaker, his ...

Codey’s wife, Mary Jo Codey, confirmed her husband’s death to The Associated Press. “Gov. Richard J. Codey passed away peacefully this morning at home, surrounded by family, after a brief illness,” ...

FILE - New Jersey State Sen. and former Democratic Gov. Richard Codey is seen before New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the ...