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Tahesha Way Is Officially NJ's New Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way Is Officially NJ's New Lieutenant Governor
Tahesha Way Is Officially NJ's New Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way is officially the new Lieutenant Governor of the Garden State. Way, who currently serves as Secretary of State, was appointed to the position by Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday, Sept. 8, following the unexpected passing of former Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver last month.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lt. Governor Tahesha Way (@ltgovway) Way is the third lieutenant governor in New Jersey history. "Tahesha has been with our administration from the very beginning, and her work over the past five and a half years leading the…

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by Sam Barron
News
Bergen County Bank Tirade Goes Viral: ‘I Am A Scientist. There Is No Corona!’ Bergen County Bank Tirade Goes Viral: ‘I Am A Scientist. There Is No Corona!’
Bergen County Bank Tirade Goes Viral: ‘I Am A Scientist. There Is No Corona!’ A video of a woman berating an Englewood bank teller after refusing to wear a mask has gone viral. “I’m a scientist. There is no corona!” the woman shouts while calling the masked Citibank teller a “bully.” “You work for me!!” she adds, shouting. “I do not work for you!! I’ve been a customer since 1990! Were you born then?? Shame on you!” “Give me your card with your name because this branch is gonna hear your name,” the unidentified woman continues, waving her arms, as another customer in line paces uncomfortably. “You’re gonna become famous. Do it now! Do it now! “Count your days! Cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
COVID-19: Lakewood Police Crash Another Wedding COVID-19: Lakewood Police Crash Another Wedding
Covid-19: Lakewood Police Crash Another Wedding Lakewood police cited yet another Jersey Shore wedding host for holding a large gathering during the coronavirus outbreak, authorities said. Officers responding to another call Thursday saw 40 or so people gathered on Wayne Street, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said Friday. They issued a summons to local resident William Katzenstein, 39, for "violating any rule or regulation adopted by the governor," the prosecutor said. Then everyone dispersed, he said. Lakewood police last week broke up 17 over-sized gatherings that violated state coronavirus prevention orders. They didn't …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Hawthorne Man Dies After Falling Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir Hawthorne Man Dies After Falling Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir
Hawthorne Man Dies After Falling Through Ice At Monksville Reservoir UPDATE: A Hawthorne man who fell into the Monksville Reservoir in Ringwood while apparently ice fishing Friday afternoon died a short time later, authorities said. Robert R. Trojanowski, 54, was taken by ambulance to Chilton Hospital in Pequannock, as were two Ringwood police officers who jumped in to save him. Trojanowski fell through the icy lake about 100 feet from shore in the Long Pond Ironworks State Park sometime around 2 p.m., responders said. Two Ringwood police officers went after him before all three were pulled out by colleagues from Ringwood and West Milford, they said. The i…

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by Jerry DeMarco