New Jersey
Cohn launches introductory digital ad – New Jersey Globe
Joe Cohn, a civil rights attorney and Democratic candidate for New Jersey’s 3rd congressional district, launched his first digital ad today focusing on his work protecting democracy and the right to free speech.
The ad, titled “Something to Say” and shot in Bordentown, is Cohn’s opening salvo in the four-way primary for the seat Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) is leaving behind to run for U.S. Senate. Cohn also launched his campaign’s official social media accounts today, a little over a month after entering the race.
“The rights and freedoms that underpin our democracy are under assault,” Cohn said in a statement. “As a civil rights attorney I’ve spent my career fighting extremism and standing up for the rights of all Americans to have a voice. With so much at stake, it’s more important than ever that New Jersey has principled, effective representation in Washington.”
This Saturday, Cohn and his three Democratic opponents – Assemblywoman Carol Murphy (D-Mount Laurel), Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D-Delran), and small businesswoman Sarah Schoengood – are set to compete for party support at the Burlington County Democratic convention. Since Burlington makes up a significant majority of the 3rd district’s Democratic primary voters, the convention will be an important milestone.
But there’s a possibility that Cohn and Schoengood will be locked out of competing entirely, if a deal to put both Conaway and Murphy on the county line without a vote comes to fruition. Conaway already has the Democratic party endorsement in Monmouth County, which makes up a smaller portion of the 3rd district; Cohn did not file in time to compete at the Monmouth convention.
It remains to be seen whether Cohn intends to continue his campaign off-the-line if he’s unable to get party support anywhere in the district. Typically, off-the-line candidates are heavy underdogs in primaries; Conaway and Murphy, though, haven’t raised much money yet, so Cohn could theoretically make it a real race if he proves to be a strong fundraiser.
SCRIPT
Cohn: “As a civil rights attorney, I’ve spent my career fighting for the rights of Americans to have a voice. And I know New Jersey’s got something to say.”
Man 1: “I know I do. We’re facing the biggest threat ever to our democracy.”
Man 2: “Like polarization and political violence.”
Woman 1: “And Donald Trump.”
Cohn: “And I know that we can find common ground, preserving the rights that are the foundation of our democracy, because I’ve done it. Anyone who knows me knows that I’ll talk to anyone – Democrat, Republican, or independent – to get the job done.”
Woman 2: “Like ensuring all of us have access to a good education and a living wage?”
Cohn: “Absolutely. And I’m not afraid to go toe-to-toe with extremists.”
Woman 3: “To protect abortion rights?”
Cohn: “Exactly, like when I worked to defeat bills that would have banned speech about reproductive rights in red states. Because when your rights or voices are on the line, I won’t stop fighting. I’m Joe Cohn, and that’s why I’m running for Congress.”
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A severe thunderstorm watch looms over North Jersey on the evening of June 12 after days of extreme heat.
Nation Weather Service New York declared a severe thunderstorm watch for numerous North Jersey counties including Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Morris and Sussex among other Central Jersey and New York counties. The watch is in effect until 9 p.m., according to the NWS statement.
In an hourly forecast from The Weather Channel for Paramus, there is a 74% chance of thunderstorms at 7 p.m.
High temperatures reached past 90 degrees in many parts of North Jersey on June 11 and June 12 as a heat advisory also remains in effect until 8 p.m., said NWS New York.
“Dangerous heat is expected to continue across much of our region through today, with several record highs likely to be challenged again. High temperatures are forecast to peak into the low to mid 90s across most of the area,” the National Weather Service said Friday.
A Heat Advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. across the state except for Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties.
PHILADELPHIA – Philip McPherson II, a 37-year-old from Riverside, New Jersey, was sentenced Thursday, June 11, to 78 months in prison for his role in a 2022 plane crash in Lehigh County that killed a student pilot, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sentencing and charges for fatal Lehigh Valley crash
What we know:
United States District Judge John M. Gallagher sentenced McPherson to 78 months in prison, three years of supervised release, a $5,000 fine, a $4,300 special assessment, and $19,530 in restitution. Judge Gallagher also barred McPherson from working in the aviation industry.
McPherson pleaded guilty in October to involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, obstruction of an administrative proceeding, and 40 counts of serving as an airman without a certificate.
The backstory:
Court filings show that on September 28, 2022, McPherson took off from Queen City Airport in Allentown as the pilot-in-command with student pilot K.K. and crashed shortly after, resulting in K.K.’s death.
Prosecutors said McPherson acted with gross negligence, knowing he was not competent to fly as pilot-in-command. He had two prior crashes, nearly a third, and failed a reexamination for his pilot’s certificate in September 2021.
McPherson voluntarily surrendered his pilot’s certificate in October 2021 and let his Temporary Airman Certificate expire in November 2021, acknowledging his inability to meet FAA standards.
He admitted to flying with passengers without a valid FAA pilot’s certificate between October 12, 2021, and September 20, 2022.
Investigators from the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, FAA, and Salisbury Township Police Department worked on the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert Schopf and Special Assistant United States Attorney Marie Miller.
What we don’t know:
Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances leading up to the crash.
The Source: Information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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