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'Staggering' 10,138 Coronavirus Deaths In NJ; Surgeries, July 7 Election Next Steps Reopening 'Staggering' 10,138 Coronavirus Deaths In NJ; Surgeries, July 7 Election Next Steps Reopening
'Staggering' 10,138 Coronavirus Deaths In NJ; Surgeries, July 7 Election Next Steps Reopening New Jersey crossed a grim, "staggering" milestone, state officials said. A total of 10,138 state residents have died from coronavirus, Gov. Phil Murphy said at a Friday afternoon briefing. That total includes 201 deaths confirmed during the past 24 hours, he said. New Jersey is second only to New York states with total COVID-19 deaths. "That is a staggering number,''' Murphy said, sharing his condolences with friends and family of all coronavirus victims. More than half the state's total deaths have occurred among patients, and staff, at NJ's more than 500 nursing homes, veterans hom…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Former Passaic Mayor Samuel 'Sammy' Rivera Dies Former Passaic Mayor Samuel 'Sammy' Rivera Dies
Former Passaic Mayor Samuel 'Sammy' Rivera Dies Former Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera has died in a nursing home in Pennsylvania, current Mayor Hector Carlos Lora confirmed Friday. He was 73. A cause of death wasn't immediately disclosed. "As a city we extend our condolences to the Rivera family on the passing of former Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera," Lora wrote. "I still speak to people today who share stories of how he helped them personally and how much he cared about people.  "Many in our community can remember his approach to cleaning up the streets of violent crimes and how visible he was in Passaic," the mayor said. Born in Caye…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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N.J. Congresswoman Joins Call For Trump Impeachment Inquiry N.J. Congresswoman Joins Call For Trump Impeachment Inquiry
N.J. Congresswoman Joins Call For Trump Impeachment Inquiry A congresswoman from North Jersey was one of seven freshman Democrats to pen an op-ed in The Washington Post Monday calling for impeachment proceedings to begin against President Donald Trump.  Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-11), whose district is centered in Morris County and includes parts of Passaic, Essex and Sussex counties, was part of a group who are either military veterans or who worked in some other capacity in national security. Sherrill, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, flew helicopters for the Navy.  The lawmakers said in their op-ed that Trump's attempts to get the Ukrainian p…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
SOURCES: Elmwood Park Mayor Investigated In Alleged Voter-Fraud Probe SOURCES: Elmwood Park Mayor Investigated In Alleged Voter-Fraud Probe
Sources: Elmwood Park Mayor Investigated In Alleged Voter-Fraud Probe A defense attorney for Elmwood Park Mayor Frank Caramagna apparently was in negotiations with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office in response to a voter fraud investigation, sources confirmed Tuesday. ****** UPDATE: Elmwood Park Mayor Francesco Caramagna resigned from office after being charged with election fraud for filling in ballots for voters, authorities confirmed Monday. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/saddlebrook/police-fire/elmwood-park-mayor-charged-with-voter-fraud-resigns/767080/ ****** Caramagna contends the charges brought by the Bergen County Prosecutor'…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Politics
Booker Introduces Bill To Study Slavery Reparations Booker Introduces Bill To Study Slavery Reparations
Booker Introduces Bill To Study Slavery Reparations Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has introduced legislation calling for a study of reparations, the policy of compensating the descendants of American slaves first proposed at the end of the Civil War.  "I’ve been unapologetic in my belief that this can’t just be about acknowledging the past. It needs to be about actually confronting racist policy that persists right now in the present. Because if we don’t, we cannot guarantee that our future will be any different than our past," said Booker, one of several candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2020.  Some form of…

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by Paul Milo
Politics
POLL: Cory Booker Holding Kickoff Campaign Event In Newark Saturday POLL: Cory Booker Holding Kickoff Campaign Event In Newark Saturday
Poll: Cory Booker Holding Kickoff Campaign Event In Newark Saturday Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), one in a crowded field of candidates seeking the 2020 Democratic nomination for president, is launching his "Justice for All" tour Saturday in Newark.  Booker, 49, who grew up in Harrington Park and served as mayor of Newark before he was elected to the Senate in 2013, described the event as a "chance for our team from all over the country to come together and celebrate this movement—a movement to channel our common pain into common purpose to end the persistent injustices we see across our country."  The event will be held in Military Park, 51 Park…

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by Paul Milo
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NJ Flags Fly At Half-Staff To Honor Pioneering Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson NJ Flags Fly At Half-Staff To Honor Pioneering Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson
NJ Flags Fly At Half-Staff To Honor Pioneering Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson The state and U.S. flags were lowered over the Statehouse in Trenton Monday to honor Kenneth Gibson, who became the first black mayor of a major Northeastern city when he was elected in Newark in 1970.  Gibson died Friday. He was 86.  Gibson came to power at a time when New Jersey's largest city was still recovering from a devastating riot three years earlier, part of a wave of racial violence sweeping the nation touched off partly by assassinations of prominent civll rights leaders, including Martin Luther King.  Born in Alabama, Gibson attended Central High School and…

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by Paul Milo
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Cory Booker Announces 2020 Presidential Run Cory Booker Announces 2020 Presidential Run
Cory Booker Announces 2020 Presidential Run Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is running for president in 2020. Booker -- who grew up in Harrington Park -- made the announcement Friday in a video. “I believe that we can build a country where no one is forgotten, no one is left behind ... where we see the faces of our leaders on television and feel pride, not shame,” Booker said. “Together, we will channel our common pain back into our common purpose. Together, America, we will rise.” His contenders include  Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),  Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), former Barack Obama Cabinet …

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Democratic Voters Want Fresh Face In 2020, Poll Reveals Democratic Voters Want Fresh Face In 2020, Poll Reveals
Democratic Voters Want Fresh Face In 2020, Poll Reveals Out with the old, in with the new. That's what voters are telling political pollsters in the latest public opinion surveys. While Westchester County's Hillary Clinton, Vermont's Bernie Sanders and Delaware's Joe Biden are considered presidential contenders in 2020, three-out-of-four Democratic voters think their party needs to back someone new. Some top media pundits are touting former Vice President Biden as a likely frontrunner, as seen in this Tweet.  However, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 73 percent of likely Democratic voters believe their pa…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Wealthy New Jerseyans Will Be Hit 2nd Hardest In U.S. By GOP Tax Bill Wealthy New Jerseyans Will Be Hit 2nd Hardest In U.S. By GOP Tax Bill
Wealthy New Jerseyans Will Be Hit 2nd Hardest In U.S. By GOP Tax Bill A new study finds that New Jersey has had the second most millionaires in the U.S. for the last seven years. The 2017 Phoenix Wealth & Affluent Monitor (W&AM) shows that as of mid-2017, the top 1 percent of U.S. households -- those having $5 million or more in investable assets or liquid wealth -- increased by eight percent to more than 1.1 million. The richest Americans are concentrated in states that were carried by Democrats in at least three of the last four presidential elections, according to the study.  That means that the GOP tax bill will have a greater impact on wealthy r…

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by Cecilia Levine