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These Bergen County Towns Flipped From Red To Blue In 2016, 2020 Presidential Elections These Bergen County Towns Flipped From Red To Blue In 2016, 2020 Presidential Elections
These Bergen County Towns Flipped From Red To Blue In 2016, 2020 Presidential Elections Bergen County voted primarily Democratic in the 2020 Presidential Election, with many municipalities having flipped from red to blue since the 2016 election. In 2016, 231,211 Bergen County residents voted for Hillary Clinton and 175,529 voted for Donald Trump. Bergen County remained Democratic in 2020, that year, with 285,967 residents voting blue and 204,417 red. According to the University of Florida's Election Lab, 862,101 New Jersey Democrats and 554,951 Republicans have already voted in the 2024 Presidential Election. The 13 municipalities that flipped from red to blue …
Maryland May See 'Historic Number' Of Early Voters, Election Official Says Maryland May See 'Historic Number' Of Early Voters, Election Official Says
Maryland May See 'Historic Number' Of Early Voters, Election Official Says Maryland's 97 polling stations have been busy in the opening days of early voting as the election rapidly approaches.  A record number of voters have come out in the opening days of early voting, easily outpacing the numbers from previous years, according to officials. On the first day, there were a total of more than 154,000 voters, with approximately another 140,000 casting their vote on day two,  Jared DeMarinis, the State Administrator of Elections said that on the first day alone, there were more voters than the entire early voting period for the 2024 primary. The day one n…
Dems Overtake Republicans In Early Voting: Here's Where Polls Are Now Open In North Jersey Dems Overtake Republicans In Early Voting: Here's Where Polls Are Now Open In North Jersey
Dems Overtake Republicans In Early Voting: Here's Where Polls Are Now Open In North Jersey More than 38 million Americans had cast their votes in the 2024 elections as of Saturday morning, Oct. 26, the University of Florida Election Lab's early voter tracker shows. Polls have officially opened for early, in-person voting in New Jersey. How will you be voting? According to the UFL lab, 7.8M Democrats and 6.9M Republicans had already voted. Here's where you can show up and vote in each county in North Jersey come Saturday morning, Oct. 26. BERGEN Jack Alter Community Center, Fort Lee Garfield Nutrition Center & Senior Citizens Building, Garfield County Admin Build…
Settlement Reached In Case Of DC Native, School CEO Targeting Students Settlement Reached In Case Of DC Native, School CEO Targeting Students
Settlement Reached In Case Of DC Native, School CEO Targeting Students Federal authorities say that the CEO of a Virginia school that operated in McLean and Richmond has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution after targeting students who received military benefits that he could cash in on. Washington, DC native Paul Giordano, the CEO of Pinellas Corporation, a for-profit school that offers computer training courses in Virginia, has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle allegations that he paid bonuses to his consultants based on their success in securing the enrollment of students receiving very specific veteran benefits. According to …
Chester Co. Man ID'd After Amazon Truck Crash On Lancaster Pike Chester Co. Man ID'd After Amazon Truck Crash On Lancaster Pike
Chester Co. Man ID'd After Amazon Truck Crash On Lancaster Pike Authorities say that a Chester County man died at the scene of a crash on Lancaster Pike on Wednesday, Feb. 8.  A deputy coroner arrived on the scene near Schoolhouse Road in Providence Township and pronounced 61-year-old Mark Slobodjian, from Nottingham, dead around 6 p.m., according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Slobodjian had been driving his Chevrolet Equinox south and the tractor-trailer was heading north when— for an unknown reason, Slobodjian "swerved into the northbound lane causing a head-on collision,"  at 5:21 p.m., Pennsylvania State Trooper James Grothey states in …
Fairfield County Man Becomes First CT Native To Medal In Swimming At Olympics In 33 Years Fairfield County Man Becomes First CT Native To Medal In Swimming At Olympics In 33 Years
Fairfield County Man Becomes First CT Native To Medal In Swimming At Olympics In 33 Years A swimming standout from Fairfield County has become one of the first Americans to win a medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Former Ridgefield High School standout Kieran Smith took third place in the 400-meter freestyle on Saturday, July 24. The 22-year-old Smith finished with a time of 3:43.94 to take the bronze medal. That makes him the first Connecticut native to medal in swimming at the Olympics since Janel Jorgensen in 1988, according to Connecticut Swimming.  Jorgensen, also a Ridgefield HS product, attended Stanford University. The other Team USA swimmer, Jake Mitchell, p…
Swimmer From Fairfield County Qualifies For Olympics Swimmer From Fairfield County Qualifies For Olympics
Swimmer From Fairfield County Qualifies For Olympics A swimming standout from Fairfield County smoked the competition at Olympic Qualifiers and will represent the red, white, and blue this summer in Tokyo. Former Ridgefield High School standout Kieran Smith, a junior competing for the University of Florida, stood atop the podium in the 400-meter freestyle at the US Olympic trials held in Omaha, Nebraska over the weekend after outpacing his competition in a race he never fell behind. Smith’s time of 3:44.86 was nearly three seconds better than his previous personal best, and 3.31 seconds ahead of his closest competition during the qualifier. …
New Senior Rabbi After 43 Years At Westchester Congregation Arrives With Hopeful Message New Senior Rabbi After 43 Years At Westchester Congregation Arrives With Hopeful Message
New Senior Rabbi After 43 Years At Westchester Congregation Arrives With Hopeful Message For only the second time in its 43-year history, Temple Shaaray Tefila in Bedford Corners has a senior rabbi as its leader.  Before flying into New York from Israel at the end of June, Rabbi David Wilfond, who started the new role at the reform temple on July 1, was asked what hopeful message he might bring to the congregation in the midst of the world’s health crisis and fight for social justice. "Hope, respect and inclusion” summed up his response.  “We, as a community can help one another get through this," said Rabbi Wilfond. "And we can help the larger community get through …
Fourth Skeleton Found In Ridgefield Fourth Skeleton Found In Ridgefield
Fourth Skeleton Found In Ridgefield A fourth skeleton, possibly from a soldier in the Revolutionary War, has been unearthed in Fairfield County. In December, state officials reported the discovery of a well-preserved skeleton “in an area that suggests they may have been a soldier in the Battle of Ridgefield,” State Archaeologist Nick Bellantoni said. The site of the burial is on private property and not open to visitors. While investigating the first burial, officials uncovered two more bodies along the way. The bodies were discovered under an 18th Century home. All of the skeletons belonged to “robust young men,” according …
Retired Briarcliff High School Teacher Rita MacDonald Cooney Dies At 90 Retired Briarcliff High School Teacher Rita MacDonald Cooney Dies At 90
Retired Briarcliff High School Teacher Rita MacDonald Cooney Dies At 90 Rita MacDonald Cooney, 90, a retired Briarcliff High School Teacher died peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 12, 2018 Born in Ossining on May 8, 1928. Cooney was raised in Ormond Beach, FL, and Creek Locks, NY. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth MacDonald. A 1946 graduate of St. Paul’s High School (Daytona Beach, FL), Cooney graduated from the College of St. Rose (Albany, NY) in 1950. She continued her education, earning a masters in elementary education and secondary education from the University of Florida in 1952, a master's degree in business education from the University of Bri…