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Last Of His Kind: Powerbroking Former Passaic County Sheriff Edwin Englehardt Dies At 93 Last Of His Kind: Powerbroking Former Passaic County Sheriff Edwin Englehardt Dies At 93
Last Of His Kind: Powerbroking Former Passaic County Sheriff Edwin Englehardt Dies At 93 He was the last of a bygone breed, a no-nonsense New Jersey political kingpin whose blessing or disapproval made or broke careers. Former Passaic County Sheriff Edwin “Eddie” Englehardt was heavy-handed, for sure – “this is not a country club,” he said of the jail he ran with an iron fist for nearly three decades. And he was, by nature, politically motivated in virtually all things. A Republican in a Democrat-denominated county, Englehardt nonetheless received deference, if not outright allegiance, from those on the other side of the political aisle. He also withstood a barrage of fed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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North Jersey Gas Station Owner Who Died Of COVID, Pneumonia Was 'Loving Family Man' North Jersey Gas Station Owner Who Died Of COVID, Pneumonia Was 'Loving Family Man'
North Jersey Gas Station Owner Who Died Of COVID, Pneumonia Was 'Loving Family Man' A beloved local North Jersey gas station owner died after a battle with COVID-19, those who knew him said. Anthony Balloutine, 42, of Totowa, died on Nov. 23 after several weeks of fighting COVID-19 and pneumonia, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. "While quarantined with COVID-19 at home, his lungs were being attacked and his breathing was becoming more labored with every day that passed," the page's founder Kristin Karam wrote.  "He was then admitted to the hospital and about a week later he was in critical condition and needed to be put on a ventilator. Anthony had a trac…

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by Cecilia Levine