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One-Man Dream Team, NJ Legal Giant Bob Galantucci Dies At 76 One-Man Dream Team, NJ Legal Giant Bob Galantucci Dies At 76
One-Man Dream Team, NJ Legal Giant Bob Galantucci Dies At 76 He was known in many circles as a "cop's lawyer," but Bob Galantucci represented countless other clients on the other side of the law, as well. Robert L. Galantucci, 76, a founding partner of the Galantucci and Patuto law firm in Hackensack -- and a former Bergen County assistant prosecutor -- died Friday surrounded by family at his home in Spring Lake. Dubbed a “dream team of one” by the New Jersey Law Journal, Galantucci believed that the principles of justice "must for all or they work for none," according to his online bio. He drew national attention representing accused murders and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: Police Keeping Eye On Hackensack Church Where Anti-ICE Protestors Cursed, Heckled Priest VIDEO: Police Keeping Eye On Hackensack Church Where Anti-ICE Protestors Cursed, Heckled Priest
Video: Police Keeping Eye On Hackensack Church Where Anti-ice Protestors Cursed, Heckled Priest UPDATE: Outrage continued to mount against a group of protestors who harassed a beloved Hackensack priest, cursing and calling him a rapist, prompting police protection for the church as long as anti-ICE demonstrations at the nearby Bergen County Jail continue. Some of the protestors had been involved in a couple of brief skirmishes outside the jail on Saturday and were marching through city streets when they stopped outside St. Anthony of Padua RC Church that night. “Look what they’re doing, Father,” says one protester who comes up from behind the Rev. Brian H. Laffler in a video tweeted b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack Saddened By Death Of Friendly Crossing Guard Ulysses Kearny, 91 Hackensack Saddened By Death Of Friendly Crossing Guard Ulysses Kearny, 91
Hackensack Saddened By Death Of Friendly Crossing Guard Ulysses Kearny, 91 If you've crossed Hackensack's Linden Street at Clinton Place in the past 22 years, you've met Ulysses Kearny. At 91 years old, Kearny died last Sunday. "He loved his job with the City of Hackensack," Deputy Mayor David Sims said in a social media post. "He saluted passing cars, greeted every citizen with a smile while he made sure they crossed the busy intersections safely." Condolences came pouring in. This one was from a fellow crossing guard. I can't believe the Ulysses is gone. Him and I work together as Hackensack crossing guards. The most nicest and kindest ma…

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by Cecilia Levine