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- 1 2 Leir, Ronald. "Lou Romano WNY educator served 8 years in Assembly", The Jersey Journal , December 1, 2000. Accessed July 6, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Born in Jersey City Romano spent virtually all his life in West New York attending School 4 and Memorial High School and eventually completing a doctoral degree in education at New York University Romano began teaching industrial arts at Memorial in 1960 and continued there through 1975 when he was named assistant to the superintendent."
- 1 2 "Assemblyman Louis A. Romano". New Jersey Legislature . Archived from the original on February 25, 1998. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Staff. "After Months of Running, Marathon Ends Tuesday; Heading Toward Finish Line at the Statehouse", The New York Times , November 2, 1997. Accessed June 6, 2010.
- ↑ "A town mourns Former state assemblyman and educator dies", The Hudson Reporter , December 8, 2000. Accessed July 6, 2023. "'I remember him when I was growing up and lived across the street from me.' said West New York Mayor Albio Sires who grew up on 65th and Dewey streets across the street from former state Assemblyman Louis A. Romano. 'I remember him as a [shop] teacher at Memorial High School when I was a student there and when I became a teacher.'"
- ↑ NJ Assembly 33 - History, OurCampaigns. Accessed June 6, 2010.
- ↑ DeMasters, Karen. "In Brief; Primary Day Was a Good One For Assembly Incumbents", The New York Times , June 13, 1999. Accessed June 16, 2010.
- ↑ Staff. "Hudson County Assemblyman Defeated in Primary", The New York Times , June 9, 1999. Accessed June 6, 2010.
- ↑ NJ General Assembly 33 - D Primary, OurCampaigns.com. Accessed July 6, 2023.