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Senator Joe Pennacchio, “Instead of trying to erase and re-write history we should focus on challenging ourselves to create a better history for ourselves and our future generations.”

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Senator Pennacchio Objects to Efforts to Remove Columbus Statue in Parsippany

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Parsippany NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio (R-26) released the following statement in reaction to a published report of the launch of an online petition seeking the removal of the Christopher Columbus monument in Parsippany.

A bust of Columbus was installed on a granite base on Parsippany Boulevard in 1992 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Italian explorer landing in the Americas.

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