Tennyson Donyea
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The changes come days after the release of police body-camera footage showing the death of Najee Seabrooks, a local activist who was in mental distress when cops killed him. -
The 31-year-old Paterson violence intervention advocate was experiencing a mental health episode during a fatal encounter with police on March 3.
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Community members in Paterson have called for police to suspend the involved officers without pay, effective immediately.
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Midwifery was relatively common in the U.S. before the early 1900s, but as surgical care and obstetrics rose in prominence, white male doctors began demonizing the profession.
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Advocates say the stigma around menstrual health is a barrier to equitable access to period products.
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The second-term Democrat’s record $53 billion budget plan also calls for the renewal of the ANCHOR property tax relief program and the expansion of the Senior Freeze property tax relief program.
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Murphy also announced initiatives he said will positively impact communities of color across the state.
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Newark, the state’s largest city and a significant cultural hub, has a tree canopy cover of about 4%, while Montclair and Livingston have 39% and 42% canopy cover.
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New Jersey's governor said the move would help revitalize downtown districts across the state after the pandemic took a toll on the local restaurant scene.
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The injunction follows a lawsuit from gun rights groups challenging the constitutionality of a rule that makes it illegal to carry a handgun in several “sensitive places.”
