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Jackson Township Officials 'Weaponized' Zoning Laws To Suppress Orthodox Jews, State Charges Jackson Township Officials 'Weaponized' Zoning Laws To Suppress Orthodox Jews, State Charges
Jackson Township Officials 'Weaponized' Zoning Laws To Suppress Orthodox Jews, State Charges Jackson Township officials “weaponized” zoning laws against Orthodox Jews, making it difficult for them to practice their religion while discouraging others from moving in, state authorities charged Tuesday. Mayor Michael Reina and members of the township council, planning board and zoning board of adjustment devised the anti-Semitic scheme to stop what a former official called “the tsunami of orthodoxy that is mounting at the border," alleges a lawsuit filed by the state. The group was trying to appease a number of intolerant residents who complained to them at public meetings and in hatef…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
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Wayne Massage Parlor Ordered Shut For Repeated Violations (Not All COVID Related) Wayne Massage Parlor Ordered Shut For Repeated Violations (Not All COVID Related)
Wayne Massage Parlor Ordered Shut For Repeated Violations (Not All COVID Related) A Wayne massage parlor was ordered closed by township officials for repeated violations, records show. A health inspector visited Head 2 Toe Massage and Spa on Route 23 in March, when all non-essential businesses were ordered closed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to paperwork released by NorthJersey.com. The inspector found a refrigerator full of food, and ordered the spa's new owner Lihua Ding, of Queens, NY, to close immediately, the outlet reports. In June, Ding paid the license fee and submitted paperwork for the facility. Ding paid for the license fee that month, but…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'I Had No Choice': Parsippany Mayor Explains 39 Percent Hike In Water Sewer Fees 'I Had No Choice': Parsippany Mayor Explains 39 Percent Hike In Water Sewer Fees
'I Had No Choice': Parsippany Mayor Explains 39 Percent Hike In Water Sewer Fees The mayor of one Morris County town said he was left with no choice but to increase the tax rate on water sewer fees. Come the next quarterly billing cycle, Parsippany-Troy Hills' new 39 percent will show up on the bill. That means residents will be paying approximately $150 a month in the fees. "If I had a choice, there would’ve been no rate increase this year," Mayor Michael Soriano said in a Facebook announcement. "But I did not have a choice. The Council did not have a choice. And if you were in my shoes, you would not have had a choice, either." The Township had been inching closer an…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed
Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Speaking publicly for the first time since a drunken incident made national headlines, Mahwah Mayor John Roth expressed “remorse and sincere sorrow” Thursday night and promised nothing like that would ever happen again. “To my family, the event host, the township’s employees, town council and all the residents of Mahwah, I’m sorry. I let you down,” Roth said during a township council meeting at which a closed-door meeting was scheduled to discuss the possibility of a public reprimand. “This problem is being addressed by my family and I to ensure there is no reoccurrence,” Roth said, reading…

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by Jerry DeMarco