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Dueling Protesters Rally As Teaneck Passes Resolution Supporting Israel, Denouncing Hamas
The scene outside Teaneck's municipal building showed a clear divide on Tuesday night, Oct. 17. On one side, a sea of Palestinian supporters waved flags, chanting "Free Palestine," and "Israel is a terror state." On the other, throngs of Israeli supporters held signs expressing support for the people kidnapped by Hamas while singing Hatikvah, Israel's national anthem, and other songs in Hebrew. This went on for hours, both during and after the Township of Teaneck unanimously passed a resolution supporting Israel and denouncing Hamas following the Saturday, Oct. 7 Hamas attack. T…
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Jackson Township Officials 'Weaponized' Zoning Laws To Suppress Orthodox Jews, State Charges
Jackson Township officials “weaponized” zoning laws against Orthodox Jews, making it difficult for them to practice their religion while discouraging others from moving in, state authorities charged Tuesday. Mayor Michael Reina and members of the township council, planning board and zoning board of adjustment devised the anti-Semitic scheme to stop what a former official called “the tsunami of orthodoxy that is mounting at the border," alleges a lawsuit filed by the state. The group was trying to appease a number of intolerant residents who complained to them at public meetings and in hatef…
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Wayne Massage Parlor Ordered Shut For Repeated Violations (Not All COVID Related)
A Wayne massage parlor was ordered closed by township officials for repeated violations, records show. A health inspector visited Head 2 Toe Massage and Spa on Route 23 in March, when all non-essential businesses were ordered closed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to paperwork released by NorthJersey.com. The inspector found a refrigerator full of food, and ordered the spa's new owner Lihua Ding, of Queens, NY, to close immediately, the outlet reports. In June, Ding paid the license fee and submitted paperwork for the facility. Ding paid for the license fee that month, but…
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Morris County Town Sees 39 Percent Hike In Water Sewer Fees
The mayor of one Morris County town said he was left with no choice but to increase the tax rate on water sewer fees. Come the next quarterly billing cycle, Parsippany-Troy Hills' new 39 percent will show up on the bill. That means residents will be paying approximately $150 a month in the fees. "If I had a choice, there would’ve been no rate increase this year," Mayor Michael Soriano said in a Facebook announcement. "But I did not have a choice. The Council did not have a choice. And if you were in my shoes, you would not have had a choice, either." The Township had been inching closer an…
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Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed
Speaking publicly for the first time since a drunken incident made national headlines, Mahwah Mayor John Roth expressed “remorse and sincere sorrow” Thursday night and promised nothing like that would ever happen again. “To my family, the event host, the township’s employees, town council and all the residents of Mahwah, I’m sorry. I let you down,” Roth said during a township council meeting at which a closed-door meeting was scheduled to discuss the possibility of a public reprimand. “This problem is being addressed by my family and I to ensure there is no reoccurrence,” Roth said, reading…
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Washington Township Residents Petition To Keep Smoke Shop From Opening
Dozens of Washington Township residents are petitioning to keep a smoke shop from opening in town and hope to ultimately change ordinances around smoke, vape and legalized marijuana sales in the town as other local municipalities have done. On April 25, Eddie Marji presented his application for Cedar Smoke Shop in Washington Township Center to the Township Planning Board. The proposal prompted concern among many residents, who have written a letter to Township Council urging them to obtain more information around smoke and vape shops before Marji's application is approved. Marji -- who own…
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