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Christopher Columbus Statue Topples In Trenton Christopher Columbus Statue Topples In Trenton
Christopher Columbus Statue Topples In Trenton A 61-year-old statue of Christopher Columbus was removed from downtown Trenton on Wednesday morning by a city public works crew as pressure mounts nationwide to remove symbols of oppression. The city statue of the explorer, located at the north end of Columbus Park on Hamilton Avenue, was removed from the Chambersburg neighborhood.  Christopher Columbus was a controversial figure and is not representative of the ideals the nation was founded on, Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora said earlier. Gusciora said the statue will be placed in storage. The park will be renamed. As the statue was hoi…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Authorities Reviewing Death Of Emotionally Disturbed Man Outside Trenton Hospital NJ Authorities Reviewing Death Of Emotionally Disturbed Man Outside Trenton Hospital
NJ Authorities Reviewing Death Of Emotionally Disturbed Man Outside Trenton Hospital State investigators are reviewing the death of an emotionally disturbed Trenton man taken into custody by police outside a local hospital. Officers responding to a 11:48 a.m. call Friday of a disturbed man outside St. Francis Medical Center on Hamilton Avenue took him into custody after a brief chase, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Medical attention was required after the man became unresponsive, Grewal said, adding that he was pronounced dead soon after at the hospital. His identity was temporarily being withheld, the attorney general said. The Integrity Bureau within the …

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by Jerry DeMarco