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Here's Summary Of Kamala Harris' Speech At Paramus EventHere's Summary Of Kamala Harris' Speech Here's Summary Of Kamala Harris' Speech At Paramus EventHere's Summary Of Kamala Harris' Speech
Here's Summary Of Kamala Harris' Speech At Paramus EventHere's Summary Of Kamala Harris' Speech United State Vice President Kamala Harris visited New Jersey on Wednesday, March 15 as part of a fundraising event organized by the Democratic National Committee. The event was held at a private home on Howland Avenue in Paramus, where the VP touched on the country's mental health crisis, cleaning up lead pollution, and technology. A copy of her speech was published by the White House. Harris began by thanking those in attendance, mostly doctors and healthcare providers, for their role in bettering the condition of human life. Noting external factors that have taken a toll on the coll…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Son Of Bergen County Executive Charged With Impersonating Police Officer In Florida Son Of Bergen County Executive Charged With Impersonating Police Officer In Florida
Son Of Bergen County Executive Charged With Impersonating Police Officer In Florida The son of Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco was arrested on charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer on Route 95 in Florida, authorities said. James J. Tedesco IV, 43, of Nanuet had an NYPD jacket and DEA hat with him, as well as two AR-15 rifles, 1,139 rounds of ammo and a bag loaded with gas mask equipment and suits, when he was stopped on the southbound interstate in Vero Beach shortly after 4:30 p.m. Monday, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said. He was arrested, processed and sent to the county jail about 2½ hours later, records show. Tedesco posted a $26,000 b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passing Of An NJ Republican Icon: State Senator Gerald Cardinale Dies At 86 Passing Of An NJ Republican Icon: State Senator Gerald Cardinale Dies At 86
Passing Of An NJ Republican Icon: State Senator Gerald Cardinale Dies At 86 State Sen. Gerald Carindale, a Bergen County conservative who served longer than any other Republican New Jersey lawmaker in history, died Saturday. A dentist by trade, Cardinale had battled health issues over the past year while seeking an unprecedented 13th term to the Legislature. He died at Hackensack Merdian Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood (not COVID-related), a week shy of his 87th birthday. “It is with deep sadness that I learned this morning of the passing of my friend and longtime colleague Senator Gerald Cardinale,” wrote state Rep. Holly Schepisi. The Brooklyn-born Demarest…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Kanye West Files To Appear On New Jersey's Presidential Ballot Kanye West Files To Appear On New Jersey's Presidential Ballot
Kanye West Files To Appear On New Jersey's Presidential Ballot Kanye West has filed to appear on the New Jersey ballot for November's presidential election. West had garnered more than 1,300 signatures to file, which exceeds the minimum quantity of 800 for independent candidates, records show. An objection period for someone to challenge the validity of individual signatures submitted is from now until July 31, at 5 p.m. The rapper also filed papers Monday in an effort to appear on the ballot in Missouri and is looking toward New York as well, the report says. West, 43, will need to accumulate at least 30,000 signatures by Thursday, July 30 in order t…

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by Valerie Musson
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VIDEO: 13 Questions With Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera VIDEO: 13 Questions With Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera
Video: 13 Questions With Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera (D) was re-elected with more than 60 percent of votes on Tuesday. The lifelong borough resident has been in office the past eight years putting "Paramus First" to lower taxes, defend the Blue Laws and increase the budget surplus. LaBarbiera invited Daily Voice inside his office and revealed his worst habit, go-to lunch selection, what he gets up to when he's not serving the community and more. Production and direction by Cecilia Levine; videography by Christian Medano

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lawsuit: Bergen Sheriff Candidate Says Murphy Should Fill Post Lawsuit: Bergen Sheriff Candidate Says Murphy Should Fill Post
Lawsuit: Bergen Sheriff Candidate Says Murphy Should Fill Post Bergen County Sheriff candidate and Saddle Brook police chief Robert Kugler has filed a lawsuit against the county clerk in which he says Tuesday's election should be ruled invalid. The suit maintains that since former Sheriff Michael Saudino resigned within 37 days of the next election, Gov. Phil Murphy should have filled the position. The suit also says that Bergen County Clerk John Hogan created unnecessary gaps between candidates' names on the physical ballot -- causing confusion and bias. It also says that Hogan did not hold a public drawing for the ballot, a violation of New Jersey la…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PalPark Mayor's Mom Was 'Protecting Son' In Racial Tirade, Supporters Say PalPark Mayor's Mom Was 'Protecting Son' In Racial Tirade, Supporters Say
PalPark Mayor's Mom Was 'Protecting Son' In Racial Tirade, Supporters Say In a city with one of the highest concentration of Korean immigrants in the U.S., you might not expect to hear the following words -- and especially not from relatives of the mayor. "Go to hell PALISADES PARK, let the GD Koreans have this F'n town," Palisades Park mayor James Rotundo's mother Lorraine Rotundo wrote on Facebook, according to multiple reports. "All of us AMERICANS are so done. I am going to suggest that only English be spoken in our Boro Hall at least while an AMERICAN is still the mayor." Two days after primary elections in which Rotundo was losing to op…

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by Cecilia Levine