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These NJ Communities Violated LGBTQ+ Marriage License Rules: AG These NJ Communities Violated LGBTQ+ Marriage License Rules: AG
These NJ Communities Violated LGBTQ+ Marriage License Rules: AG Twenty-eight municipalities statewide have been cited by New Jersey officials for excluding the LGBTQIA+ community in their online marriage license applications. The municipalities face fines of up to $10,000 if they don't fix the problem, the state said. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights said DCR has issued Notices of Violation to the municipalities for allegedly violating the Law Against Discrimination by publishing marriage license application forms on their websites that exclude certain LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking to obtain marriage licenses. Th…

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by Jon Craig
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Bucks Bridge Jumper, 29, Rescued From Delaware River With 2 Broken Legs: Police Bucks Bridge Jumper, 29, Rescued From Delaware River With 2 Broken Legs: Police
Bucks Bridge Jumper, 29, Rescued From Delaware River With 2 Broken Legs: Police A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man was rescued nearly 200 yards down the Delaware River from where he jumped off of a New Jersey bridge, and hospitalized with both legs broken over the weekend, authorities said. The Furlong, PA man had parked his vehicle on a Stockton, NJ bridge around 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, then jumped into the water, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The Bridge Commission reported the vehicle stopped on the bridge, bringing authorities to the scene. The man was conscious and alert when he was rescued by PA State Troopers from the water, and hospitalized…

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by Cecilia Levine