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Beloved Phillipsburg Teacher Dies After 2nd Cancer Battle Beloved Phillipsburg Teacher Dies After 2nd Cancer Battle
Beloved Phillipsburg Teacher Dies After 2nd Cancer Battle The Phillipsburg community is mourning the death of a first-grade teacher and mother of three Susan Fairchild on Aug. 23 after two cancer battles. Fairchild, 49, had worked as a first-grade teacher in the Phillipsburg Primary School district for 22 years, Superintendent Gregory Troxwell said in a statement.  A native of Belleville, Fairchild was raised in Forks Township, PA, and lived in Easton at the time of her death, her obituary says. Fairchild graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in education from Penn State University in 1993. As an educator, she was known for her incredible passi…

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by Valerie Musson
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'Unhappy? Go To Another State,' Murphy Tells NJ's Jobless 'Unhappy? Go To Another State,' Murphy Tells NJ's Jobless
'Unhappy? Go To Another State,' Murphy Tells NJ's Jobless In case you missed the end of Thursday's daily news briefing, Gov. Phil Murphy told anyone unhappy with the guy in charge of New Jersey unemployment to "Go to another state."  The governor said anyone who doesn’t like state Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo can move. Murphy’s dismissive remark came when asked by a reporter about Bergen County Assemblyman Kevin Rooney’s call for the labor commissioner to fix the backlogged unemployment system or resign. Earlier, state officials announced that more than a million New Jersey residents have filed jobless claims due to the coronavirus …

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by Jon Craig