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Politics
NJ Reps Aim To Keep AM Radio In Vehicles NJ Reps Aim To Keep AM Radio In Vehicles
NJ Reps Aim To Keep AM Radio In Vehicles Many automakers are removing AM radios from their new electrical vehicles. Some New Jersey congressmen want to change that. Rep. Josh Gottenheimer (D-NJ), who represents most of Bergen County and parts of Passaic and Suffex County is the lead sponsor on a bill in the House of Represenatives that would require automakers to maintain AM radios in their new vehicles at no extra charge to the consumer. The bill, the AM for Every Vehicle Act, has support in the Senate from Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Sen. Ted Cruz. (D-TX) Gottenheimer's bill comes in the wake of reports that BMW, Volkswagen, M…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Driver, 23, Equipped With Emergency Tool Saved Her Own Life When Car Went Into D&R Canal Driver, 23, Equipped With Emergency Tool Saved Her Own Life When Car Went Into D&R Canal
Driver, 23, Equipped With Emergency Tool Saved Her Own Life When Car Went Into D&R Canal It wasn't luck that a 23-year-old driver experienced when her car plunged into the D&R Canal. It was preparation. Guided by police dispatcher Ryan Howarth, Sara Goyal was equipped with an emergency window-break tool, which she used to shatter her car window and free herself when her car began sinking into the D&R Canal. The incident happened near Jacques Lane in Franklin Township Thursday, July 21 just before 11 a.m., and Goyal's "timely decision" allowed to swim to a nearby embankment as her car floated northbound, local police said. Franklin officers, Brian Quigley, Lauren Gregor…

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by Cecilia Levine