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Judge Strikes Down NJ's Party Line Ballot System Judge Strikes Down NJ's Party Line Ballot System
Judge Strikes Down NJ's Party Line Ballot System Andy Kim: 1. New Jersey's party line ballot system: 0 In a legal ruling that will set off an earthquake among New Jersey party bosses, a judge ruled against the state's controversial party line ballot system. The system gives preferential treatment to candidates endorsed by the county party, issuing a preliminary injunction against the ballots for the upcoming June primary and ruling ballots must use office block ballots. Judge Zahid Quraishi announced his ruling on Friday, March 29, siding with Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), who had filed a federal lawsuit seeking to get the line thrown out. …

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by Sam Barron
News
NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program
NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program As many as 1,200 New Jersey prison inmates and at least 10 sex offenders could be freed during another round of early pandemic releases, state corrections sources say. No public notice was given by Gov. Phil Murphy’s office of the latest releases, which corrections officials said resumed Thursday with 260 inmates freed. These come at a time when “violent crime me in some of our cities has gotten so bad” that “many urban mayors who supported bail reform are demanding a new law that would keep dangerous criminals in jail until trial,” state Sen. Anthony M. Bucco (R-25) said. An estimated 40%…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Gets Community Service For Apparently Starving Newly-Adopted Dog To Death South Jersey Man Gets Community Service For Apparently Starving Newly-Adopted Dog To Death
South Jersey Man Gets Community Service For Apparently Starving Newly-Adopted Dog To Death A 36-year-old man from Mercer County has been admitted into an intervention program in an animal cruelty case, authorities said. Matthew Wydrinski of East Windsor pleaded not guilty on Thursday to an allegation that he left his pit bull dog malnourished, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. The 7-year-old pit bull later died as the result of being severely undernourished, the prosecutor said. An animal rights group launched a campaign in February 2020 in an effort to get justice for Tori, the dog that Wydrinski had apparently recently adopted and then subs…

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by Jon Craig
News
USR Mayor Blasts NJ Lawmaker For Probing Pumping Of Muddy Water Into Stream USR Mayor Blasts NJ Lawmaker For Probing Pumping Of Muddy Water Into Stream
USR Mayor Blasts NJ Lawmaker For Probing Pumping Of Muddy Water Into Stream UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- Upper Saddle River Mayor Joanne Minichetti responded Monday to a Daily Voice story about an investigation into the pumping of muddy water into a stream from a luxury-housing construction site at the former Apple Ridge Country Club by accusing a state assemblywoman of a conflict of interest. The Sunday story centered on an investigation by state authorities -- prompted by state Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi -- into what residents fear is a toxic discharge into Pleasant Brook. In a 9:45 a.m. email to Daily Voice on Monday, Minichetti wrote: "You do know that t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Politics
Bergen Democrat To Resign From NJ Assembly For 'Different Position' Bergen Democrat To Resign From NJ Assembly For 'Different Position'
Bergen Democrat To Resign From NJ Assembly For 'Different Position' Bergen County Democrat Timothy Eustace will be resigning from the state Assembly Friday, NJ.com reports. The 61-year-old Maywood resident is the second openly gay person ever to have been elected to the New Jersey legislature. Eustace said he is moving on to a "different position" but did not disclose anything more, the article says. Eustace and his late partner Kevin Williams were New Jersey's first openly gay couple to apply to the state for joint adoption in the 1980s. The couple later adopted three children who had contracted AIDS. Eustace served as Maywood's mayor from 2008…

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by Cecilia Levine