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Kamala Harris Arrives In NJ Kamala Harris Arrives In NJ
Kamala Harris Arrives In NJ US Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in New Jersey. She arrived via a pair of Air Force Twos at the Atlantic City International Airport around 10:35 a.m. Monday, July 18, NJ Advance Media reports. Harris will discuss abortion rights at the NAACP's 113th national convention in Atlantic City, highlighting the Biden administration's work across the US. She will then meet with nearly two dozen state legislators and local officials to discuss the Roe v. Wade overturn and abortion/reproductive rights.
Family Of DelCo Dad Found Hanging Dead Juneteenth Weekend Wants 'The Truth' Family Of DelCo Dad Found Hanging Dead Juneteenth Weekend Wants 'The Truth'
Family Of DelCo Dad Found Hanging Dead Juneteenth Weekend Wants 'The Truth' While police maintain that the death of Donte Perez Jones was a suicide, his family believes he was hanged, and that his death may have been a homicide, they are saying on a GoFundMe campaign. Jones' body was found hanging early Friday, June 17 along a trail in Whitpain Township's Wentz Run Park, Whitpain Township police said, citing no evidence of foul play.  His family feels confident there is more to the story. "His death was automatically ruled a closed case of suicide," reads a fundraiser launched by his mom, Latina Dean. "Donte lived in Delaware county which is about an hour from B…
Security Guard Charged In Dog Attack At NJ Restaurant Security Guard Charged In Dog Attack At NJ Restaurant
Security Guard Charged In Dog Attack At NJ Restaurant A 33-year-old security guard whose K9 officer bit a man outside of a New Jersey restaurant has been charged with aggravated assault, authorities said. Steven T. Rudy was working as a private guard during the incident involving a 26-year-old man outside of Adelphia Restaurant in Deptford on July 29, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said. The man, Khalif Hunter, of Burlington City, began yelling at Rudy and other guards after getting up from a curb, authorities said. Hunter can be seen in a 15-second clip posted to Facebook walking off as someone calls Rudy a "white p****y," at…
NJ Congresswoman Sues Trump, Giuliani Over Capitol Riot NJ Congresswoman Sues Trump, Giuliani Over Capitol Riot
NJ Congresswoman Sues Trump, Giuliani Over Capitol Riot U.S. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey, who had to shelter when Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, joined a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the former president of inciting the deadly riot. The lawsuit claims that Trump, his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and two white supremacist organizations, Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, violated the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act by preventing Congress from carrying out its constitutional duties and certifying Electoral College votes to make Democrat Joe Biden the next president. “We have to stand up for our democracy and o…
Bergen Sheriff Donates Toys Gathered At His Election Victory Bash Bergen Sheriff Donates Toys Gathered At His Election Victory Bash
Bergen Sheriff Donates Toys Gathered At His Election Victory Bash Paying it forward, newly-elected Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton collected nearly 125 toys from attendees at his victory party that he delivered this week to the county Office for Children. Nearly six dozen attendees brought the Christmas gifts to the Pinnacle in Lodi to celebrate Cureton’s victory in a special election on Nov. 6, which was called following former Sheriff Michael Saudino’s resignation. “The greatest joy in winning the election is having the opportunity to give back to the community, especially the children,” Cureton told Daily Voice. “I have been blessed to have the …
'Sheriff For All': Cureton Immediately Gets Out Among Bergenites 'Sheriff For All': Cureton Immediately Gets Out Among Bergenites
'Sheriff For All': Cureton Immediately Gets Out Among Bergenites New Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton jumped into his new position even both before and after he was sworn in, helping deliver Thanksgiving turkeys to families in need. Cureton – a 28-year law enforcement veteran and former president of the NAACP’s Bergen chapter -- joined members of his office’s PBA Local 134 and the Community Policing Unit in buying and distributing 1,000 or so turkeys with trimmings, including more than 700 to the Center for Food Action, over several days. The county’s first-ever African-American sheriff, Cureton was sworn in on the steps of the Bergen County Courth…
Bergen's New Sheriff Is Anthony Cureton Bergen's New Sheriff Is Anthony Cureton
Bergen's New Sheriff Is Anthony Cureton Bergen County's new sheriff will be Anthony Cureton, who had garnered more than 52 percent of votes (123,744) as of 11 p.m. Tuesday. Cureton -- the Bergen County Democratic Committee's selection -- retired as a detective sergeant from the Englewood Police Department in 2014 and heads the Bergen County chapter of the NAACP.  Cureton leads the race for Bergen County Sheriff.Bergen County Clerk He will replace former Sheriff Michael Saudino, who resigned in disgrace on Sept. 21 following publication of secretly recorded racist and homophobic remarks that drew fire all the way up to the gov…