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 ...

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, confirmed her husband’s ...

Former NJ Gov. Richard Codey, the longest-serving legislator in state history who had two brief stints leading the state, has died aged 79 after a brief battle with an unspecified illness. “Our family ...

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 ...

Former Gov. and state Sen. Richard J. Codey, the longest-serving legislator in New Jersey history, who took over the top job when the state was in the midst of a tumultuous scandal, died on Jan. 11 ...

The casket with former Governor Richard Codey is carried out of Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart where family, friends and dignitaries attended his funeral Mass in Newark, New Jersey on January ...

State Sen. Richard Codey - a former governor - will retire, ending 50 years in the New Jersey Legislature. Codey, the longest-serving lawmaker in New Jersey, will serve out the rest of his Senate term ...