Anthony Coley

More movement in Governor Jon Corzine’s office:  Lilo Stainton, the former Gannett statehouse reporter who has served as Corzine’s press secretary since last June, is leaving for another state post.  She’ll be the Communications Director for the Meadowlands Commission.  Stainton took over for Anthony Coley (now Senator Ted Kennedy’s press secretary) when Coley moved up to Communications Director following the departure (under not-so-great terms) of Ivette Mendez.  When Coley left earlier this year, Corzine (after taking some time to mull his options) hired a reporter who covered him for the Star-Ledger, Deborah Howlett.

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Anthony Coley, who served as Jon Corzine’s Communications Director, first in Washington and then in Trenton, is the new Communications Director for U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy

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Anthony Coley, who serves as Communications Director for Governor Jon Corzine, will be leaving his post within the next month to explore new opportunities.  Coley worked for U.S. Senator Zell Miller and Rep. Harold Ford before joining Corzine’s U.S. Senate staff.  Corzine has not announced a successor.

Lilo Stainton, a former Gannett statehouse reporter, will be Governor Jon Corzine's new Press Secretary.  She will replace Anthony Coley, who became the Governor’s Communications Director in April.

Jon Corzine is back as Governor, and the feuding between Richard Codey and two key Corzine aides -- Chief of Staff Thomas Shea and Counsel Kenneth Zimmernan -- has essentially been put aside. Both parties reportedly agreed that the days following the Governor's accident were stressful for everyone and that it was time for all involved to move on.

But Codey has not forgiven one top gubernatorial staffer whom he battled during his short tenure as Acting Governor: Anthony Coley, Corzine's Communications Director. Codey views Coley as a habitual liar, and perceives that it was Coley who pushed much of the anti-Codey rhetoric over the past few weeks -- far more than anyone else from Corzine's staff.