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Star Witness Cassidy Hutchinson In Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Hearing Has NJ Roots Star Witness Cassidy Hutchinson In Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Hearing Has NJ Roots
Star Witness Cassidy Hutchinson In Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Hearing Has NJ Roots A former White House aide considered a key witness in the events leading up to the Jab. 6 Capitol Riot hails from New Jersey. Cassidy Hutchinson — an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and first live witness in the West Wing on Jan. 6, 2021 — testified that former President Trump  was thrown into a violent fit of rage when lead Secret Service agent tried to stop him from joining the riot himself. The Pennington native and Hopewell Valley Central High School graduate described an incident inside of the Secret Service limo known as "The Beast," with lead agent Bo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘Consent Is Not A Defense’: NJ Revokes Massage Therapist's License For Sexual Healing ‘Consent Is Not A Defense’: NJ Revokes Massage Therapist's License For Sexual Healing
‘Consent Is Not A Defense’: NJ Revokes Massage Therapist's License For Sexual Healing UPDATE: A New Jersey massage therapist acquitted by a jury of sexually assaulting a client still had his license permanently revoked, state authorities announced. Jurors found Asmar R. Berry, 43, of Trenton not guilty in 2019 of sex crimes after his attorney argued that the contact was consensual. Berry nonetheless “violated his duty as a massage therapist” through his actions, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Wednesday. “Consent is not a defense” when it comes to violating regulations of the massage business, the attorney general said. Bruck said Berry’s actions al…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Standout Special Olympic Athlete From NJ Dies In Philly At 15 Standout Special Olympic Athlete From NJ Dies In Philly At 15
Standout Special Olympic Athlete From NJ Dies In Philly At 15 Support is pouring in for a Special Olympic athlete based in New Jersey who died at the age of 15 last month. Darius Cheston placed first in the 50-meter dash and third in the 100-meter dash in the 2021 Summer Sports finals in Pennington, NJ, according to the Burlington County Special Services School District and a GoFundMe in his name. The track-and-field star "was full of life and determination," GoFundMe organizer Elizabeth Zaremski wrote. He died on Sept. 30 after three months of fighting an unspecified condition at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, she said. "Darius…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area
Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Federal authorities announced charges Monday against an accused Libyan terrorist on the 32nd anniversary of the Flight 103 bombing over Scotland that killed 270 people. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud is charged with terrorism-related crimes in the 1988 bombing over the village of Lockerbie that killed 190 Americans in all, Attorney General William Barr said Monday. The victims in modern-day history’s worst attack on Americans before 9/11 included 33 New Jerseyans and 61 New York State residents, as well as 11 from Massachusetts, nine from Pennsylvania and five from Connecticut (see list below). …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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KNOW THEM? Trio Wanted In $9K NJ, PA Check Fraud Case KNOW THEM? Trio Wanted In $9K NJ, PA Check Fraud Case
Know Them? Trio Wanted In $9K NJ, PA Check Fraud Case Authorities are seeking the public's help identifying three individuals wanted in a $9,000 check fraud case spanning Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The case was reported by a local business on Oct. 22, saying the checks were altered, "washed" and cash by three people at TD Bank branches, Newtown Township police said. The trio cashed the checks in Pennington (NJ) and Philadelphia between Oct. 13 and 19, using the names Gregory Lawrence, Michael Cadlett and Mary Plummer, authorities said. The three all used addresses in Trenton, according to police. Anyone with information is urged to se…

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by Cecilia Levine