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'Sopranos' Star Seeks To Stop NJ's 'Puppy Mill Pipeline' 'Sopranos' Star Seeks To Stop NJ's 'Puppy Mill Pipeline'
'Sopranos' Star Seeks To Stop NJ's 'Puppy Mill Pipeline' Edie Falco is standing up for her four-legged friends in the Garden State. The Emmy Award-winning actress, who played Carmela Soprano on the iconic New Jersey show “The Sopranos” appeared in a video for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals urging lawmakers and New Jerseyans to support a bill in the state Legislature that would ban the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits at pet shops. New York passed a similar law in 2022. “Before I adopted my beloved dog Sami, she was rescued from a puppy mill, where she lived in a small dirty cage, with no space to run and play, and ha…

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by Sam Barron
Politics
Nursing Mothers Closer To Opting Out Of Jury Duty In NJ Nursing Mothers Closer To Opting Out Of Jury Duty In NJ
Nursing Mothers Closer To Opting Out Of Jury Duty In NJ Here's another excuse to get you out of serving on a jury. The New Jersey Senate approved a bill, 38-0, that would exempt nursing mothers from jury duty. The bill was sponsored by Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex/Hudson) and Brian Stack (D-Hudson.) The bill exempts any prospective juror with a personal obligation to care for a child who is 1 years of age or younger and the person is the child's mother and is nursing or expressing milk for the child. “Jury duty can turn into a lengthy commitment and this can place a significant burden on new mothers,” said Ruiz. “By explicitly making…

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by Sam Barron
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Union City Parks Worker Dies Of Coronavirus, City Cases Rise To 511 Union City Parks Worker Dies Of Coronavirus, City Cases Rise To 511
Union City Parks Worker Dies Of Coronavirus, City Cases Rise To 511 One of Union City's parks department workers died of coronavirus, his nephew said. Marcelo Gonzalez died of coronavirus-related complications on April 4.  "My uncle was a gentle, humble, and strong man who loved all his family," Gio Gonzalez said.  "He will be missed dearly by all who loved him, knew him, spent time with him, and worked With him." There were 511 coronavirus cases in Union City as of Monday night, Mayor Brian Stack said, urging residents to stay home. United Airlines worker Carlos Consuegra  of Union City died of coronavirus last month, despite being "…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Donations Sought For Families Of Three Children Killed In Union City Fire Donations Sought For Families Of Three Children Killed In Union City Fire
Donations Sought For Families Of Three Children Killed In Union City Fire Union City officials have established funds for the survivors of a multi-family building fire that killed two boys – 7 and 2 – and a 5-year-old girl. The Red Cross was proving temporary assistance for the survivors, who Mayor Brian Stack said Saturday are “poorer than poor.” The five-alarm blaze tore through 25th Street building between Bergenline and New York Avenues a little before 9 a.m. Friday. Firefighters were seen carrying limp children from the building and providing CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Eight of the bravest had to be hospitalized themselves and several others trea…

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by Jerry DeMarco