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Passing Of An NJ Republican Icon: State Senator Gerald Cardinale Dies At 86 Passing Of An NJ Republican Icon: State Senator Gerald Cardinale Dies At 86
Passing Of An NJ Republican Icon: State Senator Gerald Cardinale Dies At 86 State Sen. Gerald Carindale, a Bergen County conservative who served longer than any other Republican New Jersey lawmaker in history, died Saturday. A dentist by trade, Cardinale had battled health issues over the past year while seeking an unprecedented 13th term to the Legislature. He died at Hackensack Merdian Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood (not COVID-related), a week shy of his 87th birthday. “It is with deep sadness that I learned this morning of the passing of my friend and longtime colleague Senator Gerald Cardinale,” wrote state Rep. Holly Schepisi. The Brooklyn-born Demarest…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Middlesex County Welcomes New Prosecutor Middlesex County Welcomes New Prosecutor
Middlesex County Welcomes New Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone of Metuchen, former assignment judge of Somerset County, was sworn in Tuesday as Middlesex County prosecutor. Ciccone took her oath during a brief ceremony officiated by retired judge and former Prosecutor Alan A. Rockoff. In June, Gov. Phil Murphy nominated Ciccone as the county's next full-time prosecutor. She was confirmed by the Senate on June 15 and will serve a five-year term as the county prosecutor. The prosecutor's office handles more than 6,500 criminal complaints annually, has a budget of $20.7 million and employs more than 200 people. Ciccone…

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by Jon Craig