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Rutgers Student Fighting To Register Young Voters: 'Your Voice Does Matter'

Rutgers Student Fighting To Register Young Voters: 'Your Voice Does Matter'

Rutgers Student Fighting To Register Young Voters: '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…

by Chris Spiker

09/25/2024

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Port Authority Chairman, Companions Praise Cedar Grove High School's 9/11 Remembrance

Port Authority Chairman, Companions Praise Cedar Grove High School's 9/11 Remembrance

Port Authority Chairman, Companions Praise Cedar Grove High School's 9/11 Remembrance Port Authority Chairman Kevin O’Toole made a special visit to his alma mater, Cedar Grove High School, to celebrate an annual tradition -- planting miniature American flags outside the school to remember and pay tribute to the victims of 9/11. “Having seen this extraordinary display, I said we needed to do something to honor the school and its students,” said O’Toole, Class of ’82. “This is about the kids and we thank them for this great project, for their wonderful civic-mindedness and their patriotism.” The sixth annual “Cedar Grove Waves” installation “is a source of pride, a sign of ho…

by Jerry DeMarco

09/15/2020