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NJ Coronavirus Cases Surge To 29,895, Murphy Orders Flags At Half-Mast For 646 Fatalities NJ Coronavirus Cases Surge To 29,895, Murphy Orders Flags At Half-Mast For 646 Fatalities
NJ Coronavirus Cases Surge To 29,895, Murphy Orders Flags At Half-Mast For 646 Fatalities New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy reported 113 more coronavirus-related deaths and 4,372 new cases, bringing the statewide total to 29,895 Friday. The governor ordered flags lowered to half-staff in order to honor the 646  residents killed by the virus, including Paterson-born jazz great Bucky Pizzarelli, Teaneck humanitarian Janice Preschel and Caldwell middle school principal James Brown. "This is a war," said Murphy, emphasizing the importance of social distancing.  "Wars like this are not won in one day one month or not even a few months." Of the 3,016 COVID-19 hospitalizations in New Jerse…

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Beloved Caldwell Middle School Principal James Brown Dies Of Coronavirus, 48 Beloved Caldwell Middle School Principal James Brown Dies Of Coronavirus, 48
Beloved Caldwell Middle School Principal James Brown Dies Of Coronavirus, 48 Caldwell's Grover Cleveland Middle School principal James Brown died of coronavirus. He was 48 years old. Brown lived in Colonia with his wife, Sherry, and three children. Gov. Phil Murphy singled out Brown's death during his Friday coronavirus briefing, announcing a total of 29,895 cases statewide. "God bless him,'' the governor said. "The accolades being posted in his memory by the members his community show just how deeply respected and loved he was." The governor also cited the loss of New Jersey jazz great Bucky Pizzarelli, a native of Paterson, bringing the state's total d…

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CNN Investigation: Did Someone Kill James Brown? CNN Investigation: Did Someone Kill James Brown?
CNN Investigation: Did Someone Kill James Brown? The doctor who signed the death certificate of iconic singer James Brown 12 years ago is among more than a dozen people who suspect someone may have killed the Godfather of Soul, according to CNN. The condition of the performer also known as the Hardest Working Man In Show Business "changed too fast," Dr. Marvin Crawford told CNN. “He was a patient I would never have predicted would have coded,” said Crawford, who signed the death certificate at an Atlanta hospital after the 73-year-old Brown reportedly died of a heart attack and fluid in his lungs on Christmas Day in 2006. “But he died th…

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