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Hero teacher saves New Jersey student’s life
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EAST ORANGE, N.J. (PIX11) — It’s one thing nine-year-old Robert says he’s performed numerous instances – use his tooth to pop the cap off his water bottle. However final Wednesday inside his third-grade classroom at East Orange Neighborhood Constitution College, the sudden occurred, and it was all captured on surveillance footage.
“The water squeezed it and it pushed it after which it got here into my throat,” the kid described to our sister station PIX11 Information. Realizing what had occurred, the kid is seen leaping out of his seat and operating towards a sink. “I ran to this sink to see if I might get it out, however I couldn’t, so I ran to the trainer.”
His trainer, JaNiece Jenkins, shortly assessed the state of affairs when Robert signaled to her that he was choking.
“I didn’t actually suppose,” Jenkins stated. “I simply went into motion. Afterwards, that’s when every part kicked in and that’s when every part was like, ‘oh OK that simply occurred.’”
With two thrusts utilizing the Heimlich maneuver, she dislodged the cap and saved his life. The incident which might’ve led to tragedy has a contented ending, and it’s being extensively credited to life-saving coaching Jenkins and different workers on the constitution faculty have obtained.
Whereas Jenkins says she doesn’t really feel like a hero, native officers suppose in any other case. They are going to be honoring the third-grade trainer with a proclamation in June.
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This city named best for art, culture, and history in New Jersey
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There are locations throughout New Jersey that are the epitome of great history with landmarks that shaped the fabric of this country. New Jersey is also rich in culture, diversity and a less known but significant art scene.
Families are now looking more closely into choices that are rich in culture but not a burden on the budget. If you live in New Jersey your family time, date time or getaway time should be enjoying these offerings.
Photo via Tom Merton
The people at AirportParkingReservations.com compiled a ranking of the best places to go here in New Jersey for culture, art, and history. The data they collected was based on the number of museums, art galleries, landmarks, and libraries in each city in New Jersey. A ranking was assigned based on the number of culture destinations in each location.
#5 – Elizabeth
Coming in at number 5 was Elizabeth, NJ with 2 museums, 1 art gallery, 6 libraries, and 1 landmark. Elizabeth drew a ranking of 20.6.
#4 – Camden
Coming in at number 4 was Camden with a ranking slightly over 23.
#3 – Trenton
Trenton at number 3 had 7 museums but no art galleries and 3 landmarks which gave them a ranking of 37.5.
#2 – Newark
Number 2 Newark boasted 6 museums, 6 art galleries, a whopping 17 libraries and 6 landmarks. That impressive stat garnered Newark a culture ranking of 64.6.
#1 – Jersey City
Coming in with a ranking of 89.7, the number one destination for art galleries, libraries, landmarks, and museums is Jersey City! They have it all. With 5 Museums, 10 art galleries, 15 libraries and 8 landmarks
There are cost-efficient cultural destinations available throughout New Jersey. Take advantage of what we have here in New Jersey.
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The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 weekend host Big Joe Henry. Any opinions expressed are Big Joe’s own.
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Multiple people killed in crash on busy N.J. highway, police say
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Multiple people were killed Friday night in a crash on the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township, police said.
Egg Harbor Police Captain Cherie Burgan told NJ Advance Media she did not have other details about the crash as of 10:40 p.m.
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Judge to decide Monday whether RFK Jr. can be on New Jersey’s ballot
Attorney Scott Salmon argues New Jersey’s Sore Loser Law bars presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from appearing on the ballot as a third-party candidate. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
A judge is expected to decide Monday whether independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can be on the November ballot in New Jersey.
Kennedy’s push to get on the ballot has been challenged by attorney Scott Salmon, who said New Jersey’s Sore Loser Law bars candidates like Kennedy from running as an independent in November after trying and failing to secure a major party’s nomination. Kennedy had initially said he would challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination for president before launching his indepedent bid.
Under questioning by Mercer County Judge Robert Lougy, Salmon conceded that Kennedy didn’t submit paperwork to seek the Democratic Party nomination in New Jersey, but he still took “concrete steps” to win the party’s nod, raising money and holding events to get support from Democrats before launching his third-party bid for the White House.
“There’s a difference between words and deeds,” Salmon told the judge. “And if someone is just saying, ‘I’m going to run for president,’ and then they don’t do anything about it, that there’s a distinct difference between that and someone who is actively raising money and spending money.”
Donald F. Burke, attorney for Kennedy, argued that Salmon’s case should not have been filed in state Superior Court, saying that venue is reserved for Kennedy’s presidential rivals. Voters like Salmon are supposed to take their complaints to the New Jersey secretary of state, he said.
Burke has argued that if Kennedy is dropped from the ballot, the winners would be the Democratic and Republican parties, not voters.
“Major political parties would love Salmon to win because what that would do is make a choice of their candidates and no one else,” he said.
New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way is a defendant in the case. Adam Marshall, attorney for the state, said Friday that if Salmon had filed an objection to Kennedy’s candidacy with the secretary of state instead of with the courts, there likely would already have been a hearing at the Office of Administrative Law and a decision by a judge, and the secretary of state could have responded to those findings, Marshall said.
Salmon maintained he filed in the correct venue because he isn’t challenging Kennedy’s petitions to get on the ballot. He added that taking this matter to the Office of Administrative Law now could delay it further and “limit the rights of myself as well as Mr. Kennedy.”
Way, who is also lieutenant governor, has until Aug. 9 to formally certify which presidential candidates will be on New Jersey’s ballot. Lougy said he understands the urgency of ruling on election matters quickly.
Petitions of electors for president and vice president are due to Way’s office on the 99th day before the general election — that would be Monday, July 29 — and filing objections are due four days after that, on August 2, Marshall noted.
Salmon filed his lawsuit in June. He helped get rapper Ye booted from New Jersey’s ballot in 2020.
While Kennedy’s attorneys fight this case in New Jersey and other states, they scored a win in Nebraska. Kennedy secured enough signatures to appear as a nonpartisan candidate on the ballot in that state despite an objection from its Democratic Party, the state’s secretary of state announced Friday.
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