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This County Led New Jersey's Early In-Person Vote In The 2024 Election This County Led New Jersey's Early In-Person Vote In The 2024 Election
This County Led New Jersey's Early In-Person Vote In The 2024 Election Monmouth County voters led the Garden State for early in-person voting in the 2024 Presidential election, officials said. County clerk Christine Hanlon said Monmouth was the top county in the state for early voting. Almost 130,000 voters cast their ballots during the nine-day in-person period from Saturday, Oct. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 3. With 510,816 registered voters, that means about 25 percent of Monmouth voters took advantage of the option to vote before Election Day. "There was an excellent turnout for vote-by-mail and early in-person voting here in Monmouth County," Hanlon…

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by Chris Spiker
Politics
Early Voting In New Jersey Is Days Away: Here's Everything You Need To Know Early Voting In New Jersey Is Days Away: Here's Everything You Need To Know
Early Voting In New Jersey Is Days Away: Here's Everything You Need To Know Early voting is already underway in some states. In New Jersey, early voting begins on Saturday, Oct. 26 and runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. According to NJ Voter Information Portal, each county will designate early voting locations open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Click here and scroll down for a list of early voting locations by county. Sample ballots will be mailed out in New Jersey on Oct. 23. In New Jersey, there are three ways to vote: By mail, early voting, or in person at your local polling station on Election D…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Hasbrouck Heights HS Grad Fights To Register Young Voters At Rutgers: 'Your Voice Does Matter' Hasbrouck Heights HS Grad Fights To Register Young Voters At Rutgers: 'Your Voice Does Matter'
Hasbrouck Heights HS Grad Fights To Register Young Voters At Rutgers: 'Your Voice Does Matter' A Rutgers University student from Hasbrouck Heights is on a mission to get young adults registered to vote in time for the 2024 Presidential election. Alejandra Afanador, 19, spent the summer as an "RU Voting Ambassador," according to Rutgers Today. The sophomore political science major will keep volunteering through Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The honors college student on a pre-law track said she wants to motivate 18-to-29-year-olds to vote and become politically active. "I've simply come to realize that there is such disillusionment in the government and this is across the pol…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Local Pastor Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Hackensack Local Pastor Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Hackensack
Local Pastor Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Hackensack UPDATE: Police identified a man struck by a commuter train Saturday in Hackensack as a local church pastor. The Rev. Robert Davis Sr. was struck at the Passaic Street crossing off Railroad Avenue across from the Hackensack Market around 2:45 p.m., Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. It wasn't immediately clear how Davis, the pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church, ended up in the path of the Spring Valley-bound #2115 NJ Transit train or which part struck him. His wife, the Rev. Carolyn Davis, was doing voter registration outside of the market and he was walking from home to be with her when he was str…

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by Cecilia Levine & Jerry DeMarco