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New Jersey Freezes in the Dark — and Our Leaders Don’t Seem to Care: Opinion
While thousands of New Jersey families sat in cold, dark homes over the last several days, Trenton’s political machine hummed along uninterrupted — proof that in this state, electrical power may be optional, but political power is not.
By any fair standard, New Jersey’s latest power-outage crisis is both a moral failure and a political one, and those responsible must be held accountable.
As of last weekend, Jersey Central Power & Light’s own data showed more than 23,000 customers without electricity across its service territory — including over 6,500 in Warren County, 5,000 in Sussex, n…
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Robert D. Kovic
NY Man Ejected, Killed On Route 278 Crash: Njsp
A 49-year-old Rochester man was killed in a crash on Route 295 in Burlington County on Monday, Dec. 8, authorities said.
At 8:50 p.m., troopers responded to Route 295 south in Westampton after a Chevrolet Express van lost directional control, ran off the roadway to the left, re-entered the roadway, struck the curb to the right and overturned, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.
David Colon, the driver, was ejected from the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries, Postorino said.
Both passengers in the van sustained minor injuries and were transported to an…
Disgraced Former Sen. Menendez Barred From Holding Public Office In NJ
Former Sen. Robert Menendez, D-NJ, who is imprisoned on federal corruption charges, is barred from ever holding public office in New Jersey, the state announced Friday, Dec. 5.
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy permanently disqualified Menendez from holding office or any position of honor, trust, or profit in state or local government, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.
If Menendez applies for public office or employment or takes any steps to campaign, run for, or be appointed or elected to public office, he will face a contempt-of-court charge, Platkin said.
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