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NJ Coronavirus Cases Surge To 29,895, Murphy Orders Flags At Half-Mast For 646 Fatalities NJ Coronavirus Cases Surge To 29,895, Murphy Orders Flags At Half-Mast For 646 Fatalities
NJ Coronavirus Cases Surge To 29,895, Murphy Orders Flags At Half-Mast For 646 Fatalities New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy reported 113 more coronavirus-related deaths and 4,372 new cases, bringing the statewide total to 29,895 Friday. The governor ordered flags lowered to half-staff in order to honor the 646  residents killed by the virus, including Paterson-born jazz great Bucky Pizzarelli, Teaneck humanitarian Janice Preschel and Caldwell middle school principal James Brown. "This is a war," said Murphy, emphasizing the importance of social distancing.  "Wars like this are not won in one day one month or not even a few months." Of the 3,016 COVID-19 hospitalizations in New Jerse…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Community Mourns Beloved Teaneck Food Pantry Founder Killed By Coronavirus Community Mourns Beloved Teaneck Food Pantry Founder Killed By Coronavirus
Community Mourns Beloved Teaneck Food Pantry Founder Killed By Coronavirus As coronavirus-related deaths and cases continued to mount, one of the communities hit hardest reeled at the news that COVID-19 had claimed one of its most beloved humanitarians. Janice Preschel, who directed the Helping Hands Food Pantry in Teaneck, died Monday. She was 60. Family members early Tuesday asked that people "take social distancing seriously" and honor her memory. Preschel, a past president of the Teaneck Rotary, “was one of the kindest and most giving individuals I have ever met,” Deputy Mayor Elie Katz said. The 1977 Teaneck High School graduate co-founded the pantry with …

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by Jerry DeMarco