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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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. UNITED STATES - APRIL 13: Acting New Jersey Governor Richard J. Codey speaks during a news conference at the Statehouse in Trenton ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former New Jersey Gov. Richard J. Codey died on Sunday, Jan. 11, at the age of 79. "Gov. Richard J. Codey passed away peacefully ...

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 ...

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,” ...