Atlantic City naming City Hall courtyard after late NJ Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver
The City Hall of Atlantic City's courtyard will be named after late former New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver.
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The City Hall of Atlantic City's courtyard will be named after late former New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver.
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small announced the courtyard outside of City Hall will be named after Oliver when it is renovated next year.
Way succeeds the late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who died unexpectedly in August.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is expected to announce the next Lieutenant Governor on Friday, sources tell CBS News Philadelphia.
The state funeral for New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver was held at Newark's Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
The casket carrying New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver arrived at the Essex County Courthouse for the second of three days celebrating her life.
Oliver's casket is at the Essex County Historic Courthouse in Newark after leaving Trenton. Friday marks day two of the three-day celebration of her life. CBS News Philadelphia reporter Jasmine Payoute is in Trenton with more.
The Honor Guard will escort Oliver's casket to the historic Essex County Courthouse in Newark, where she will lie in state.
Many said they were inspired by Oliver, who shattered glass ceilings for Black women.
Oliver was the first Black Lt. Gov in the Garden State's history.
There has been a steady stream of people coming to attend Thursday's visitation for the late lieutenant governor.
CBS News Philadelphia is paying tribute to the life and legacy of the late New Jersey Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver. The Lt. Governor died unexpectantly at the age of 71 after an undisclosed medical condition.
A three-day celebration of life for Sheila Oliver begins in Trenton on Thursday morning, Jasmine Payoute reports.
The 71-year-old was the first Black woman to serve as Assembly speaker, and then, in 2017, as lieutenant governor.
