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Haldon NJ, A New York man and a Passaic County, New Jersey, woman admitted that they participated in a scheme to defraud over 260 customers of their moving company out of more than $540,000, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
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Newark, NJ – Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) announced it is hosting a candidate training on Saturday, December 5th in Newark, NJ. The training is an all-day intensive from 8am to 8:30pm covering the entire gambit of campaign expertise and information. Sessions at the training include data and how-to-knowledge on budgeting, campaign software, building allies and gaining endorsements, getting out the vote (GOTV), how to write press releases, messaging, and much more. The training, limited by space, is by application only; liberty and freedom oriented people of all ages are welcome to apply.
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Parsippany NJ, Rosemary Becchi, Republican candidate for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, sent a 31 page report to the U.S. State’s Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey citing inconsistent procedures, lack of ballot integrity and security, and unresponsiveness from the Essex County Board of Elections.
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Paterson NJ, in a new report, NorthJersey.com claims that more people have been shot in Paterson this year than at any other time in the past decade, according to city statistics. The Ridgewood blog originally reported that Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh is blaming Governor Murphy’s early prisoner release program for the surge in gun crime.
Jessica Diaz , the Public Information Officer for the City of Paterson told the Ridgewood blog in an email that Mayor Sayegh stated this ( Governor Murphy’s early prisoner release program) may only be a possible contributing factor to the incidents and he is not blaming the Governor’s program for the uptick in gun crime.
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Morristown NJ, Rabbi Israel Teitelbaum educational choice advocate . In efforts to bring better education to children in New Jersey and beyond, Teitelbaum was seen as a trendsetter and a source of inspiration to many. He passed away on Oct. 29 at the age of 75 after a battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).
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By Robert Auth
Assemblyman Robert Auth represents the 39th Legislative District, which includes part of Bergen and Passaic counties. He has been a member of the Assembly since 2014.
A respiratory virus tragically attacking New Jersey’s most vulnerable populations is nothing new. In fact, it’s a really bad case of déjà vu.
The pandemic scourge ravaging the state has a sad unpleasant precedent. More than a year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an adenovirus swept through the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation killing 11 children and sickening 36 residents.
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Wayne NJ, Judge forces over development on Wayne . Judge Thomas Brogan, sitting in state Superior Court in Paterson, ruled that Wayne officials have avoided their responsibility through five-plus years of “bad faith” and “concerted procrastination.” The court decision means Wayne has lost protection from builder’s remedy lawsuits this week after a judge ruled that officials have dragged their feet for too long in their obligation to plan for low-income housing.
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Wayne NJ, Students will begin a full week of virtual learning on Monday, as the K-12 district comes to grips with more potential cases of COVID-19 than its contact tracers can handle, school officials said. Sports and other extracurricular activities also will be suspended until at least Nov. 16.
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Jersey City NJ, The former president of the Jersey City Board of Education (JCBOED) and former Acting Executive Director of the Jersey City Employment and Training Program (JCETP) and an Ocean County, New Jersey, attorney were indicted today for embezzlement, money laundering, and fraud in connection with multiple criminal schemes, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
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Paterson NJ, Billy Prempeh who is challenging long time incumbent Congressman Bill Pascrell in the 9th district is nothing less than a whirlwind of energy .
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If you live in the Maplewood and South Orange townships, you will have noticed that there have been some new additions to the areas as of late. Drop boxes for your voter ballots. They were put in place by the Essex County Clerk, and the locations you can find them at are at the Gazebo on Sloan Street in South Orange right outside of the train station and 1618 Springfield Ave if you
live in Maplewood.
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Newark NJ, Twelve people have been charged for their participation in a scheme to steal and alter checks from the mail and engage in bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
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TOM’S DINER, ROXBURY! Tom’s Diner, circa 1937, built in Paterson, NJ is one of the oldest existing vintage Silk City Diners in the world & was featured in Cyndi Lauper’s video, “Time After Time”. 3rd generation owner, Tom Seretis, seeks to save, restore & revive this beloved local eatery that earned Runner Up for Best Diner in NJ (AOL-Cityguide) & a town Preservation Award.
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Clifton NJ, The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a fatal motor vehicle accident last evening in Clifton, N.J., in which a police vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian.
