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Republican Councilman Shot Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

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A Republican councilman in New Jersey is dead, the victim of an apparent murder-suicide.

At approximately 7 a.m. on Wednesday, police received several reports of a shooting in the parking lot of a local PSE&G, a major gas and electricity provider. When police arrived at the PSE&G in Somerset, New Jersey, about 30 miles south of Newark, they discovered 51-year-old Russell Heller, a senior distribution supervisor who had worked for the company for 11 years, shot dead.

A preliminary investigation indicated that a former PSE&G employee, 58-year-old Gary Curtis, approached Heller in the parking lot and shot him outside his vehicle. Curtis then reportedly fled the scene.

Police were able to trace Curtis’ whereabouts and, about three and a half hours after the shooting, discovered his vehicle in Bridgewater Township, about 10 miles away. When officers approached the vehicle, they discovered Curtis inside. He was dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, and a firearm was located in his possession.

Investigators are still trying to determine Curtis’ former role at the utility company and what type of relationship he may have had with Heller, if any. A press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office stated that the shooting was likely an “isolated” incident and that “Mr. Heller was the intended target,” though a motive for the shooting has not yet been determined. (Read more from “Republican Councilman Shot Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide” HERE)

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Voting Machine Error Discovered After Election Flips Result in Race — And the New Margin Is Just One Vote

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The outcome of a local election in New Jersey was changed after officials uncovered a malfunction with voting machines.

A tabulation malfunction within Election Systems and Software voting machines caused some votes to be double-counted in six voting precincts in Monmouth County. According to the New Jersey Globe, the problem was “not discovered until an unrelated issue caused the Board of Elections to launch an internal investigation.”

As a result of the irregularity, the result of one school board race in Ocean Township will have to be changed.

Initially, Steve Clayton defeated Jeffrey Weinstein by just 20 votes — 3,523 to 3,503. But when the tabulation errors were corrected and the vote recalculated, the result showed that Weinstein had actually won by a single vote.

The candidates were notified of the development on Tuesday. (Read more from “Voting Machine Error Discovered After Election Flips Result in Race — And the New Margin Is Just One Vote” HERE)

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Middle School Teacher Overdoses on Fentanyl in Front of Students

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A New Jersey middle school teacher is facing charges after he overdosed on fentanyl in front of a classroom of students.

Frank Thompson, 57, an art teacher at Roosevelt Intermediate School, was found unconscious and unresponsive by a school resource in a second-floor classroom after 9:00 a.m. on November 29, according to the Westfield Police Department.

Before the officer arrived, students noticed Thompson was in distress, and a school nurse was treating him.

The officer noticed signs that Thompson was experiencing a drug overdose and administered naloxone hydrochloride, also known as Narcan, which he carries on him. The teacher then started showing signs of improvement.

Following the incident, investigators found fentanyl and other items of drug paraphernalia in the classroom closet. (Read more from “Middle School Teacher Overdoses on Fentanyl in Front of Students” HERE)

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Ballots Go Missing in New Jersey County After Voting Machines Failure

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Ballots were reported missing in one New Jersey county after they were shuttled between locations amid problems with several voting machines.

Four voting districts’ ballots, which have vanished, were last accounted for being shuttled from the voting place to the election board, according to the New Jersey Globe. Records show that 4,046 voters are spread across the four districts. Paper ballots had to be used after a software glitch rendered the Dominion electronic voting machines unusable. Authorities are assuring the public that they are doing everything in their power to remedy the situation.

“We’re working with the county, which is in charge of our elections, but please know we will not rest until we get to the bottom of this unconscionable mishap, and we will not consider the 2022 election over in Robbinsville until every single ballot is counted and done so securely,” said Robbinsville Mayor Dave Fried. (Read more from “Ballots Go Missing in New Jersey County After Voting Machines Failure” HERE)

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Federal Agents Uncover Thousands of ‘Rainbow’ Fentanyl Pills Stashed in Lego Boxes

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A New Jersey woman was arrested this week after federal agents and New York City police officers found fentanyl packaged like candy and stored in LEGO boxes in her car.

The woman, Letitia Bush, was arrested on Sept. 28 when agents and police officers stopped her vehicle in the Lincoln Tunnel. The vehicle allegedly contained 15,000 “multicolored” pills and had an estimated street value of $300,000, according to WPVI.

Reportedly, Bush was in the backseat of the vehicle when police and agents showed up. She had two black tote bags and a yellow LEGO container. Inside the LEGO container were “brick shaped” packages covered in black tape next to LEGO blocks. Inside the black-taped packages contained the “rainbow” fentanyl pills, which were reportedly imprinted with “30 M” to resemble 30mg oxycodone hydrochloride pills.

New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan warned that the pills “look like candy” and began showing up on the West Coast earlier this year.

Frank Tarentino, the special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division said that the pills are similar-looking to “party drugs” and are “everywhere.”

“Rainbow fentanyl is a clear and present danger and it is here in New York City,” Tarentino said to Fox 5. “Approximately forty percent of the pills we analyze in our lab contain a lethal dose.” (Read more from “Federal Agents Uncover Thousands of ‘Rainbow’ Fentanyl Pills Stashed in Lego Boxes” HERE)

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Women’s Prison Inmates Pregnant After Sex With Transgender Prisoner

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Two inmates serving time in New Jersey’s only state prison for women became pregnant after they had sex with a transgender inmate, according to a report Wednesday.

The unidentified jailbirds became pregnant at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility after engaging in “consensual sexual relationships with another incarcerated person,” the state Department of Corrections told NJ.com.

In 2021, New Jersey enacted a policy to allow prisoners to be housed in accordance with their preferred gender identity.

The policy was part of a settlement from a civil rights suit brought by a woman forced to live in men’s prisons for 18 months.

There are more than 800 prisoners, including 27 transgender women, at the Jersey correctional facility, which does not require trans women to undergo gender reassignment surgery in order to be housed there. (Read more from “Women’s Prison Inmates Pregnant After Sex With Transgender Prisoner” HERE)

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Teacher Staff Shortage So Bad in One Dem-Led State That Lawmakers Beg Retired Teachers Come Back

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New Jersey lawmakers on Monday advanced an assembly bill introduced in May 2021 that would allow retired teachers to work amid staffing shortages.

The Assembly Education Committee advanced the bill, A5576, allowing those “retired from the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF) to return to work full time with a board of education in a position of critical need.” Retirees would be able to collect pensions and salaries simultaneously.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has presented our schools with many challenges, including significant teacher and staff shortages in districts throughout New Jersey. We cannot allow these gaps in staffing to stand in the way of our students receiving the high-quality education our state is known for,” Democratic Assemblywomen Mila Jasey of Essex and Pamela Lampitt of Burlington said in a Jan. 4 joint statement.

“We must do everything in our power to ensure that our schools are staffed with qualified educators. With this bill we can put our students first by allowing retired teachers and staff members to return to our classrooms and schools without reenrolling in the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund.”

(Read more from “Teacher Staff Shortage So Bad in One Dem-Led State That Lawmakers Beg Retired Teachers Come Back” HERE)

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Is a Republican Upset Brewing in New Jersey?

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Glenn Youngkin has clinched the governor’s race in Virginia. In fact, the GOP dominated the Old Dominion, sweeping all three major statewide races. Republicans won the lieutenant governor and attorney general races. They’re poised to flip the House of Delegates. It’s over in Virginia—but up the road on I-95, we have another close race in New Jersey. Yes, you read that right. The state has been a graveyard for Republicans, except for Chris Christie, Tom Kean, and Christine Todd Whitman. No one thought Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy was in danger. No one thought this was going to be a competitive race. It is. It’s tight. Even if Phil Murphy ekes out a win, it’s nowhere near the margin of his 2017 victory.

The message is clear. Not even the deep blue sanctuary that is the Garden State can stomach the far Left’s agenda. Joe Biden won New Jersey by 16 points in 2020—and we’re in a dead heat here. In some counties, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli is overperforming Chris Christie’s 2009 levels.

(Read more from “Is a Republican Upset Brewing in New Jersey?” HERE)

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HOSTILE HELLO: Biden Heckled While Touring Damage Caused by Hurricane Ida; Viral Videos Show Football Fans Chant ‘F**K JOE BIDEN’

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By New York Post. President Biden on Tuesday traveled to New York and New Jersey to tour areas struck by deadly flooding from Tropical Storm Ida, but he received a hostile reception from many North Jersey residents. . .

In New Jersey, a man in Manville shouted “resign, you tyrant!” as Biden toured a devastated neighborhood.

A pool report indicated the heckler was standing with a Trump flag in his front yard as he shouted at Biden. It was unclear to reporters if Biden could hear the man.

Other pro-Trump protesters had greeted Biden’s motorcade along its route through North Jersey.

A boy was photographed giving the president a middle finger as he drove by and one person held a US flag-turned-protest banner that said “F— Biden And F— You for voting For Him.” (Read more from “Hostile Hello: Biden Heckled in NJ While Touring Damage Caused by Hurricane Ida” HERE)

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Viral Videos Show College Football Fans Chanting ‘F**K Joe Biden’

By Breitbart. With college football already in full swing and bringing in huge crowds, it appears that folks in some stadiums are not big fans of President Biden as chants of “F**k Joe Biden” are reportedly ringing out all across the country.

According to a viral video, the chant broke out at the first Coastal Carolina game of the year:

[WARNING: tweets contain explicit language.]

(Read more from “Viral Videos Show College Football Fans Chanting ‘F**K Joe Biden’” HERE)

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Hospital Fires Six Managers for Refusing COVID Vaccine

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A New Jersey hospital axed six supervisor-level employees for refusing to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, reports said.

RWJBarnabas Health had required supervisory workers to get jabbed by June 30, and now the system plans to expand that requirement to all of its staff and doctors, northjersey.com reported.

“As of July 14, 2,979 staff members, or 99.7 percent, who are at the supervisor level and above, have been fully vaccinated or received medical and religious exemptions or a deferral,” the company said in a statement to NBC News on Wednesday.

“Regrettably, six staff at the supervisor level and above have not complied with the mandate and are no longer employees of RWJBH, per our policy.” (Read more from “Hospital Fires Six Managers for Refusing COVID Vaccine” HERE)

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