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Obituaries
Bayonne Police Captain Dies In Line Of Duty Bayonne Police Captain Dies In Line Of Duty
Bayonne Police Captain Dies In Line Of Duty Police in Bayonne are mourning the loss of one of their one. Capt. Paul Jamolawicz died in the line of duty, according to city officials. A cause of death was not announced. The members of the Secaucus Police Department send deepest condolences to our brothers and sisters of the Bayonne Police Department while they mourn the loss of Captain Paul Jamolawicz. Posted by Secaucus Police Department on Saturday, November 12, 2022 Jamolawicz began his career in 1985, a year before now-Mayor Jimmy Davis joined the force. He worked as a patrolman, detective bureau, narcotics unit and internal a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
First Responders Rush To Rescue Bayonne Bridge Jumper First Responders Rush To Rescue Bayonne Bridge Jumper
First Responders Rush To Rescue Bayonne Bridge Jumper Responders rushed to rescue a person who jumped from the Bayonne Bridge just before 2 p.m. Saturday. Arriving units found individuals on a tug boat in the Kill van Kull pulling the victim aboard, located just east of the bridge, Bayonne Fire Department Deputy Chief Bill Bartos said. Bayonne Fire Boat Marine 1 pulled up aside the vessel and transferred the person to their boat.  Firefighters provided medical care on the person as they headed towards the boat launch at 16th Street Park, where they were met by EMS. The unidentified individual did not survive, Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Da…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Officials In This NJ City Are Giving Residents Rides To COVID Vaccine Appointments Officials In This NJ City Are Giving Residents Rides To COVID Vaccine Appointments
Officials In This NJ City Are Giving Residents Rides To COVID Vaccine Appointments Municipal officials in this New Jersey city are getting behind the wheel to bring residents in need of rides to their COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Among them, Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis, who recently drove a couple in their 80s to Bayonne Medical Center, NJ.com reports. Although Ben and Susan Klausner live within walking distance of Bayonne Medical Center, they feared that the snow, sleet and ice predicted by forecasters would prevent them from getting to the hospital safely. Susan was among the dozens of local residents who reached out to City Hall looking for someone who might be able …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Pastor, EMT, Supermarket Operator Among NJ COVID-19 Deaths, Cases Surge Above 51,000 Pastor, EMT, Supermarket Operator Among NJ COVID-19 Deaths, Cases Surge Above 51,000
Pastor, EMT, Supermarket Operator Among NJ Covid-19 Deaths, Cases Surge Above 51,000 The owner of several South Jersey ShopRite stores and a pastor from Bayonne are among the 1,700 coronavirus deaths in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday as cases climbed to 51,027 "The number of cases by county are doubling," the governor said. Nearly 7,400 residents remain hospitalized with COVID-19, Murphy said, including 1,523 in intensive care.  Of the 1,700 fatalities, 198 new deaths were accounted for Thursday, Murphy said. Those include Steve Ravitz, who operated five ShopRite supermarkets, and the Rev. H. Gene Sykes, 78, who preached at Friendship Baptis…

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by Jon Craig