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Trump Taps NJ Billionaire High School Dropout To Helm NASA: Meet Jared Isaacman Trump Taps NJ Billionaire High School Dropout To Helm NASA: Meet Jared Isaacman
Trump Taps NJ Billionaire High School Dropout To Helm NASA: Meet Jared Isaacman Jared Isaacman, a North Jersey high school dropout who founded a billion-dollar company, has been nominated to be the new administrator of NASA. President-elect Donald Trump announced Isaacman's nomination in a post on his Truth Social account. "Jared will drive NASA’s mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for groundbreaking achievements in space science, technology, and exploration," Trump wrote. " Over the past 25 years, as the Founder and CEO of Shift4, Jared has demonstrated exceptional leadership, building a trailblazing global financial technology company. Jared’s pass…

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by Sam Barron
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Driver Ticketed For Rear-Ending Honda Into Guardrail While Swatting At Bug: Hackettstown Police Driver Ticketed For Rear-Ending Honda Into Guardrail While Swatting At Bug: Hackettstown Police
Driver Ticketed For Rear-Ending Honda Into Guardrail While Swatting At Bug: Hackettstown Police A 19-year-old driver was ticketed for rear-ending a Honda while he was swatting at a bug that flew into his vehicle, police said. The crash occurred on Route 57 near Nikitin Way in Hackettstown just after 1:55 p.m. on Sunday, June 11. The Washington Township (Morris County) man was behind the wheel of a 2014 Tesla heading eastbound when, according to police, “a bug started flying around his face.” As the Tesla driver tried to swat the bug away, he lost control of the vehicle and rear-ended a 2017 Honda driven by a 19-year-old Washington Township (Warren County) woman, who then struck a gua…

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by Valerie Musson
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Loose Chickens Caught 'Wreaking Havoc' & Harassing Customers At NJ McDonald's Loose Chickens Caught 'Wreaking Havoc' & Harassing Customers At NJ McDonald's
Loose Chickens Caught 'Wreaking Havoc' & Harassing Customers At NJ McDonald's Authorities in one New Jersey town were looking for the owner of a pair of loose chickens creating a "fowl" disturbance at a local McDonald's Tuesday. Police from Washington Township (Warren County) dispatched their animal control officer to the McDonald's on Route 31 sometime in the morning, the department said on Facebook. "He quickly leapt into action and responded to the scene before the perpetrators could fly the coup. (see what we did there?)," the department said. The two suspect chickens were harassing and chasing customers, and pecking at tires when Robbie arrived. "A short while…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Spitting On Police, 911 Scares: Coronavirus Crimes Spread Throughout NJ Spitting On Police, 911 Scares: Coronavirus Crimes Spread Throughout NJ
Spitting On Police, 911 Scares: Coronavirus Crimes Spread Throughout NJ Along with the increase of coronavirus cases in New Jersey are growing numbers of people charged with crimes directly tied to the pandemic, authorities said. No fewer than five of them either spit or coughed on police officers and claimed they’d tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said. Others held weddings or other gatherings in violation of state emergency orders. Another is accused of dialing 911 and claiming she had the coronavirus to try to get a community college to close. All are being held accountable, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. “Our police officers are g…

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by Jerry DeMarco