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'Privacy At Risk:' NJ Rep. Calls On Feds To Probe Drone Activity 'Privacy At Risk:' NJ Rep. Calls On Feds To Probe Drone Activity
'Privacy At Risk:' NJ Rep. Calls On Feds To Probe Drone Activity Rep. Tom Kean, R-NJ, is joining the chorus of people wanting answers about the drones seen hovering in the skies over New Jersey. "The safety and privacy of our residents must be a top priority, and right now, both are being put at risk," Kean said in a release.  "I am calling for the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Aviation Administration, and other appropriate federal agencies to deploy greater resources to investigate and address this escalating issue. Additionally, an in-depth public briefing from authorities should take place immediately.  The drones first appea…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA
Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA A former PSE&G employee shot and killed his supervisor outside the utility company's Somerset County facility on Wednesday, Feb. 8,  authorities say.  But this "one-of-a-kind" man's legacy will live on through his daughter, according to his family. Russell "Russ" D. Heller, 51-year-old councilman in Milford, NJ, was gunned down by 58-year-old Gary T. Curtis on Weston Canal Road in Franklin Township shortly after 7 a.m. Feb. 8, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Curtis soon turned the gun on himself, and both men died the same day, as Daily Voice previously reported.  H…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Two NJ Elected Officials Killed Week Apart Two NJ Elected Officials Killed Week Apart
Two NJ Elected Officials Killed Week Apart Just one week after the shooting death of a 30-year-old Sayreville councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, another elected official died the same way. Russell Heller, 51, a Republican councilman in Milford, was gunned down at work — a PSE&G parking lot — in Somerset on Wednesday, Feb. 8, authorities in Somerset County said. The suspect, former PSE&G employee Gary T. Curtis, 58, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound just more than an hour later, authorities said. An admired senior distribution supervisor, Heller had more than 11 years of service with PSE&G, the company said. …

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by Cecilia Levine