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End Of 'The Line'?: NJ Leg Leaders Looking Into Ballot Design End Of 'The Line'?: NJ Leg Leaders Looking Into Ballot Design
End Of 'The Line'?: NJ Leg Leaders Looking Into Ballot Design New Jersey's county line ballot system continues to face scrutiny. On Tuesday, March 19, New Jersey's legislative leaders, Senate President Nicholas Scutari, Senate Minority Issue Anthony Bucco, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, and Assembly Minority Leader John DiMaio issued a statement on the controversial practice, vowing to begin a public process on ballot design.  The move comes after Rep. Andy Kim, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate filed a federal lawsuit looking to dismantle the "line," and testified in court on Monday, March 18. The layout is controv…

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by Sam Barron
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Jersey City Mayor Ditches Murphy, Endorses Kim In NJ Senate Race Jersey City Mayor Ditches Murphy, Endorses Kim In NJ Senate Race
Jersey City Mayor Ditches Murphy, Endorses Kim In NJ Senate Race Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has seen enough from Tammy Murphy's Senate campaign. Fulop announced he is switching his endorsement to Rep. Andy Kim, saying he made a mistake in endorsing Murphy, the wife of Gov. Phil Murphy.  "Clearly I made one here and this convention season has demonstrated he is the better candidate to represent NJ," Fulop, who is running for governor in 2025 said. "The backbone of our party volunteers and activists have spoken loudly and we should listen to them." The Jersey City mayor initially endorsed Murphy last year, but said on Reporters Roundtable on Frid…

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by Sam Barron
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Jersey City Files Federal Suit Against State To Prevent Cops From Using Weed Jersey City Files Federal Suit Against State To Prevent Cops From Using Weed
Jersey City Files Federal Suit Against State To Prevent Cops From Using Weed If Mayor Steven Fulop has his way, Jersey City police officers won't be having a festive 4/20. Fulop has filed a suit against the state seeking clarity on a law that bans employees from being fired for using marijuana off the clock, including police officers. The mayor said this law conflicts with federal law which he said prohibits anyone who uses cannabis from being able to use a firearm.  Fulop recently terminated five police officers who tested positive for marijuana after being warned to stop smoking. The officers are suing to get their jobs back and the state Civil Service Commis…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Jersey City Man Shot By Police Charged At Them Wielding Large Knife, Videos Show Jersey City Man Shot By Police Charged At Them Wielding Large Knife, Videos Show
Jersey City Man Shot By Police Charged At Them Wielding Large Knife, Videos Show UPDATE: Less than a month after Jersey City police shot and killed a disturbed resident, state authorities publicly released videos that show him charging at tactical officers with a knife. Family members, friends and others have spent the time since the Aug. 27 incident calling city police murderers, accusing authorities of withholding information and demanding what they say is accountability for Andrew Washington’s death. During a protest outside City Hall on Wednesday, Sept.,20, they claimed that they were deliberately being kept in the dark. What some may not have known is that an inve…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: New Details Emerge In Police Shooting Of Jersey City Man With Mental Health History UPDATE: New Details Emerge In Police Shooting Of Jersey City Man With Mental Health History
Update: New Details Emerge In Police Shooting Of Jersey City Man With Mental Health History One of a group of specially-trained Jersey City police officers shot and killed a knife-wielding city man after he charged at them in his apartment, authorities said. An EMS unit was the first to respond to 2:15 p.m. call at the Randolph Avenue residence in the Bergen-Lafayette section of the city on Sunday, Aug. 27, according to a release issued late Monday by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. "Upon arrival, they requested the assistance of the Jersey City Police Department," the attorney general said. Patrol officers arrived just before 2:30 p.m. and tried to communicate with …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Jersey City Man With Mental Health History Shot By Police UPDATE: Jersey City Man With Mental Health History Shot By Police
Update: Jersey City Man With Mental Health History Shot By Police One of a group of specially-trained Jersey City police officers shot and killed a knife-wielding city man after he charged at them in his apartment, authorities said. An EMS unit was the first to respond to 2:15 p.m. call at the Randolph Avenue residence in the Bergen-Lafayette section of the city on Sunday, Aug. 27, according to a release issued late Monday by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. "Upon arrival, they requested the assistance of the Jersey City Police Department," the attorney general said. Patrol officers arrived just before 2:30 p.m. and tried to communicate with …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot By Jersey City Police: Authorities (UPDATED) Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot By Jersey City Police: Authorities (UPDATED)
Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot By Jersey City Police: Authorities (Updated) This story has been updated following a press conference conducted by Jersey City officials Jersey City police's decision to shoot 52-year-old Andrew Washington Sunday, August 27 was justified, city officials said in a press conference. While the shooting remains under investigation by the State Attorney General's Office, Mayor Steven Fulop and Public Safety Director James Shea called on the office to release the bodycam footage as soon as possible at a press conference on Monday morning, August 28.  Washington was shot and tased by officers after he charged at them with a 6 x 8 inch …

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by Sam Barron
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Five Fulops: Jersey City Mayor Announces New Addition (PHOTOS) Five Fulops: Jersey City Mayor Announces New Addition (PHOTOS)
Five Fulops: Jersey City Mayor Announces New Addition (Photos) Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop will be personally welcoming his city's newest resident soon. Fulop announced his wife, Jaclyn, is pregnant with the couple's third child. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Steven Fulop (@stevenfulopjc) "Jaclyn and I are excited that soon it will be '"Last name is Fulop, reservation for FIVE people please,' " Fulop said on social media. It's already been a busy 2023 for Fulop. Aside from helping to make a baby, Fulop announced last month he will be seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in 2…

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by Sam Barron
Politics
North Jersey Pols Demand Apology From White House After NJ Mayor Turned Away During Ramadan North Jersey Pols Demand Apology From White House After NJ Mayor Turned Away During Ramadan
North Jersey Pols Demand Apology From White House After NJ Mayor Turned Away During Ramadan A consortium of mayors throughout North Jersey are demanding an apology from the White House to Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed Khairullah after he was denied entry for a celebration marking the end of Ramadan. Khairullah, who was recently sworn in for his fifth term as mayor, was told by Secret Service Monday, May 1 that he had not been cleared for entry.  Khairullah received the news just hours before he was set to arrive. Khairullah was also recently interrogated for three hours at John F. Kennedy International Airport. "As mayors who value transparency and the U.S. legal sys…

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by Sam Barron
Schools
Liberty Science Center High School Breaks Ground In Jersey City Liberty Science Center High School Breaks Ground In Jersey City
Liberty Science Center High School Breaks Ground In Jersey City A new Jersey City high school devoted to STEM education held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, May 1. Liberty Science Center High School is set to open in 2025. The public magnet STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) school will be operated by the Hudson County Schools of Technology. The school will have an enrollment of 400 students from throughout Hudson County.  “This is one of the most important projects that we’re doing in Jersey City,” said Mayor Steven Fulop. “It will be transformational to not only Jersey City, but the entire region and New Jersey as a whole. We c…

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by Sam Barron
Sports
Jersey City's Dan Hurley Honored With Key To The City Jersey City's Dan Hurley Honored With Key To The City
Jersey City's Dan Hurley Honored With Key To The City The accolades keep coming for basketball coach Dan Hurley. Hurley, who recently coached UConn to the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, is being honored in his hometown of Jersey City by Mayor Steven Fulop with the Key to the City on Tuesday, April 25. The ceremony will be held inside City Hall at 5 p.m. Before he got into coaching, Hurley played at St. Anthony's High School for his father, Bob Hurley, and later at Seton Hall University. Hurley was also head coach at St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark.  Hurley is passionate about his Jersey City roots. After winning the nat…

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by Sam Barron
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No Fuel For Annoying ATVs, Dirt Bikes: Jersey City Mayor No Fuel For Annoying ATVs, Dirt Bikes: Jersey City Mayor
No Fuel For Annoying ATVs, Dirt Bikes: Jersey City Mayor Illegal ATVs and dirt bikes have become a nuisance to residents, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said.  Fulop and two Jersey City City Councilwomen are proposing a new city ordinance that would prohibit gas stations from selling fuel to illegally operated dirt bikes and ATVs. The proposal will be introduced at the Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday, April 12. Since last June, police in Jersey City have responded to 100 calls involving dirt bikes and ATVs, according to the mayor's office.  “We have been working closely with our police department as this issue has become in…

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by Sam Barron
Politics
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop Runs For NJ Governor Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop Runs For NJ Governor
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop Runs For NJ Governor Steven Fulop is officially throwing his hat in the ring. The Jersey City mayor announced on Tuesday, April 11 that he will be seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in 2025. Gov. Phil Murphy is term limited and cannot seek re-election. "My career has always been guided by a strong desire to take on difficult challenges and find solutions that help improve peoples’ lives," Fulop said in a press release.  "I’ve never backed down from a fight before, and I’m ready to work hard for all the people of our great state to deliver the results New Jersey deserves." Following the Sept. …

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by Sam Barron
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Jersey City Mayor Tests Positive For COVID Jersey City Mayor Tests Positive For COVID
Jersey City Mayor Tests Positive For COVID Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has tested positive for COVID-19. The mayor in a tweet said his test came back positive on Wednesday. Yesterday, I tested positive for COVID + started isolation for 10 days per CDC. I have no symptoms but getting tested was important before seeing family for holidays. I’m thankful for the protection from the vaccine/booster as it would be a different situation without them — Steven Fulop (@StevenFulop) December 23, 2021 The Omicron variant was quickly becoming the dominant strain of the virus across the US. Experts say that the booster shot is key in prev…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
TRIBUTE: Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family TRIBUTE: Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family
Tribute: Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family A Jersey City police officer is not all that Morton Otundo was. The 40-year-old city resident killed in a motorcycle crash last week remembers him as a doting dad to his son, Andrew, and a coworker who treated his fellow officers as family, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched in his memory. More than $62,200 had been raised on that campaign -- started by Otundo's former colleague Melagne Ramirez -- as of Monday morning. All funds raised will go toward Andrew. "[Otundo] strived to educate and mold younger officers to be great at every turn," Ramirez writes. "Morton was a phenomenal…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family
Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family A Jersey City police officer is not all the Morton Otundo was. A GoFundMe campaign launched in memory of the 40-year-old city resident killed in a motorcycle crash last week remembers him as a doting dad to his son, Andrew. More than $62,200 had been raised on that campaign as of Monday morning. Otundo was rushed to the hospital after colliding with a Ford Escape while riding his motorcycle on Communipaw Avenue early Friday morning. He was pronounced dead at 2:30 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Officer Morton Otundo at his December 2013 police academy graduation, w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Jersey City Officer Morton Otundo Killed In Motorcycle Crash Off-Duty Jersey City Officer Morton Otundo Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Off-Duty Jersey City Officer Morton Otundo Killed In Motorcycle Crash An off-duty Jersey City police officer was killed in a crash with another vehicle while riding his motorcycle early Friday morning, authorities said. Morton Otundo, 40, was heading east on Communipaw Avenue when he collided with a Ford Escape heading west and turning left onto Woodward Street around 2 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Otundo was  rushed to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 2:30 a.m., Suarez said. The other driver, 30 years old, was taken to JCMC for evaluation. The events surrounding the crash remain under investigation by th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'F--- The Pigs': Twitter Slams Jersey City Mayor Following Police Brutality Protest 'F--- The Pigs': Twitter Slams Jersey City Mayor Following Police Brutality Protest
'F--- The Pigs': Twitter Slams Jersey City Mayor Following Police Brutality Protest Twitter users are slamming Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop for condemning hate speech used against police officers during a peaceful protest over the weekend. Fulop's video depicts nearly 100 marchers chanting "F--- the pigs" while marching down a city street toward a police vehicle. 1/2 About this demonstration yesterday in JC w/repeated chants of “Fuck the Pigs”... I’ll be the 1st to say that Civil Demonstrations, criticism, & protests are welcome here in #JerseyCity, our nation's history has proven it’s produced changes in govt. BUT What we can’t... pic.twitter.com/LYBsgKhMS3 — S…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
‘Heartbreaking:’ Support Surges For Family Of Girl, Baby Brother Who Died In Jersey City Fire ‘Heartbreaking:’ Support Surges For Family Of Girl, Baby Brother Who Died In Jersey City Fire
‘Heartbreaking:’ Support Surges For Family Of Girl, Baby Brother Who Died In Jersey City Fire Support is surging for the family of an 11-year-old girl and her 8-month-old baby brother who died in a Jersey City fire Thursday morning. Desire Reid tried to rescue her 8-month-old baby brother, Keyon Robinson, from an upstairs bedroom of the blaze, which broke out at 470 Martin Luther King Drive around 11:30 p.m., authorities said. The childrens’ mother and a six-year-old boy were able to evacuate before firefighters arrived. Reid and Robinson, however, were pronounced dead. “Yesterday we had a terrible tragedy in #JerseyCity where 2 young children passed away in a fire,” Mayor Steven F…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Man, 21, Who Raised Handgun Before Being Shot By Jersey City Officer ID'd Prosecutor: Man, 21, Who Raised Handgun Before Being Shot By Jersey City Officer ID'd
Prosecutor: Man, 21, Who Raised Handgun Before Being Shot By Jersey City Officer ID'd Authorities have identified and charged a 21-year-old man who they say raised a handgun during a brief pursuit with police, prompting a Jersey City officer to shoot him Tuesday evening. Members of the police department's street crimes unit were conducting an investigation near Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Oak Street when they saw a man later identified as Korron Bethall with a handgun around 8 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Wednesday. When approached by the officers who identified themselves as police, Benthall fled across the parking lot of the Salem Lafayette Publi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Man, 21, Who Raised Handgun Before Being Shot By Jersey City Officer ID'd Prosecutor: Man, 21, Who Raised Handgun Before Being Shot By Jersey City Officer ID'd
Prosecutor: Man, 21, Who Raised Handgun Before Being Shot By Jersey City Officer ID'd Authorities have identified and charged a 21-year-old man who they say pointed a handgun at police prompting a Jersey City police officer to shoot him Tuesday evening. Members of the police department's street crimes unit were conducting an investigation near Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Oak Street when they saw a man later identified as Korron Bethall with a handgun around 8 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Wednesday. When approached by the officers who identified themselves as police, Benthall fled across the parking lot of the Salem Lafayette Public Housing Complex,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Getting Gun From Car Shot Three Times By Jersey City Officer, Authorities Say UPDATE: Man Getting Gun From Car Shot Three Times By Jersey City Officer, Authorities Say
Update: Man Getting Gun From Car Shot Three Times By Jersey City Officer, Authorities Say A 21-year-old man seen getting a gun out of his car was shot in the wrist Tuesday evening by a Jersey City police officer in his eighth year in the department, officials said. Police were conducting a routine, electronic surveillance of a southwestern neighborhood when they saw a suspect get a firearm from a car and put it in his pocket around 7:50 p.m., Jersey City Police Director John Shea and Mayor Steven Fulop said during a press conference. The officer trying to catch up with the suspect fired three shots at him near MLK Drive and Union Street, Fulop and Shea said. The suspect wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Councilman Michael Yun Dies Of Coronavirus Jersey City Councilman Michael Yun Dies Of Coronavirus
Jersey City Councilman Michael Yun Dies Of Coronavirus Jersey City Councilman Michael Yun has died of coronavirus, officials said. Yun's death was announced by Mayor Steven Fulop Monday on Twitter. "He was a great co worker and a tireless advocate for the people of #JerseyCity," Fulop said.   "More than that he was a great father, husband, and grandfather. I can speak for the entire JC community that we are devastated." Yun was elected to the city council in 2013. His current term is set to expire in December 2021.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Schools Combat Parking Shortage: Lots Open To Commuters Working From Home Jersey City Schools Combat Parking Shortage: Lots Open To Commuters Working From Home
Jersey City Schools Combat Parking Shortage: Lots Open To Commuters Working From Home A number of school parking lots in Jersey City have opened for residents who are working from home in an effort to combat the city's parking shortage. A total of 33 parking lots throughout each corridor of the city are open for resident parking during the state of emergency, officials said in a release Tuesday. Meanwhile, alternate-side parking rules have been suspended through March 20. “This is a tremendous gesture and a smart move by the school district to alleviate overburdened parking resources in the city with so many people sensibly staying home to avoid transmission of this highly …

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by Valerie Musson
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Jersey City Mayor Enforces New Executive Orders For Businesses Amid COVID-19 Concerns Jersey City Mayor Enforces New Executive Orders For Businesses Amid COVID-19 Concerns
Jersey City Mayor Enforces New Executive Orders For Businesses Amid Covid-19 Concerns Jersey City businesses will have to follow a number of temporary rules moving forward in an effort to minimize COVID-19 contamination risks. Beginning tomorrow, all grocery stores must reserve the hours of 9 a.m. through 11 a.m. for elderly residents, people with disabilities and pregnant residents to help “protect our most vulnerable residents from crowded supermarkets,” Mayor Steven Fulop said in a press release Monday. Gov. Phil Murphy in a joint effort with CT and NY mayors urged an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew for NJ residents. Meanwhile, several business types are required to close at 12…

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by Valerie Musson
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COVID-19: NJ Deaths Linked, Mall Worker Tests Positive, Bergen County Cases Jump To 42 COVID-19: NJ Deaths Linked, Mall Worker Tests Positive, Bergen County Cases Jump To 42
Covid-19: NJ Deaths Linked, Mall Worker Tests Positive, Bergen County Cases Jump To 42 Both of New Jersey's coronavirus-related deaths have reportedly been linked. UPDATE: Murphy Announces Statewide Curfew Rita Fusco-Jackson, of Freehold, in her 50, was identified as the second fatality in New Jersey. She was being hospitalized at CentraState Medical Center. Fusco-Jackson's sibling was reportedly friends with the state's first fatality -- John Brennan, of Little Ferry -- and the virus spread through a family gathering, State Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said.  Several other people at the gathering also tested positive for coronavirus. The number of presu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: North Jersey Municipalities Report First Cases, Others Brace For Shutdowns COVID-19: North Jersey Municipalities Report First Cases, Others Brace For Shutdowns
Covid-19: North Jersey Municipalities Report First Cases, Others Brace For Shutdowns While some North Jersey municipalities and counties are bracing for a shutdown, others are reporting their very first coronavirus cases. BERGEN Teaneck was the first in the state to urge residents to self-quarantine Saturday night, after learning that cases more than doubled overnight from 8 to 18.  As of Sunday, Bergen County had 29 positive test results of the 98 in the entire state -- including two fatalities. All Bergen County schools were closed indefinitely, and county officials warned residents they might be self-quarantined the way Teaneck was. A 54-year-old woman was th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City BOE Member Called Jews 'Brutes' In Wake Of Shootings: Report Jersey City BOE Member Called Jews 'Brutes' In Wake Of Shootings: Report
Jersey City BOE Member Called Jews 'Brutes' In Wake Of Shootings: Report Officials including Mayor Steven Fulop of Jersey City and Gov. Phil Murphy are calling on a board of education member to step down over antisemitic remarks she made in connection with the deadly attack on a kosher supermarket last week, News 4 New York reported.  Joan Terrell Paige referred to Jews as "brutes" in remarks made on Facebook and suggested the two shooters may have been motivated by a legitimate grievance in the attack in the JC Kosher supermarket on Martin Luther King Drive Dec. 10. Three people were killed in the market by the shooters, David Anderson and Francine Graham.&…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Slain Officer ID'd In Jersey City Bloodbath As Bergen Dad, Two Shooters, 3 Civilians Also Dead Slain Officer ID'd In Jersey City Bloodbath As Bergen Dad, Two Shooters, 3 Civilians Also Dead
Slain Officer ID'd In Jersey City Bloodbath As Bergen Dad, Two Shooters, 3 Civilians Also Dead UPDATE: A police officer, two suspects and three civilians were killed in what became a Jersey City gun battle Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed. The slain officer was identified as Joseph Seals, a 17-year department veteran and father of five -- including a newborn -- who lived in North Arlington. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Joe’s family during this Christmas season and beyond,” Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said. “We take for granted sometimes the selfless work a police officer does when they wear that uniform. In the end they are people that volunteered to keep every…

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by Jerry DeMarco