New Jersey
N.J. Democrats don’t have much time to pick a replacement for the late Congressman Pascrell
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U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell’s death on Wednesday leaves Democrats in the 9th Congressional District with just one week to select a replacement for the November ballot, setting the stage for a convention of leaders in Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties.
Under state law, the three Democratic committees that make up the 9th Congressional District must submit a name to the Secretary of State by Aug. 29 — next Thursday — to be placed on the November ballot. With party leaders away at the Democratic National Convention, that doesn’t leave much time to make sure the committees meet and endorse.
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New Jersey
It will feel like summer again in N.J. as warm temps return this weekend
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New Jersey is expected to have one more day of cooler temperatures before warmer, summer-like conditions return Friday and last through the weekend and into next week.
Highs on Thursday will range from the mid 70 in northwestern New Jersey to 80 along parts of the Jersey Shore, including in Toms River and Atlantic City, the National Weather Service said.
We’ll have a mix of sun and clouds on another dry, comfortable day. Yet another cool evening is ahead as temps dip into the low to mid 50s overnight and into Friday morning.
It’ll feel more like summer again on Friday as highs reach the low 80s. By Saturday, we’re back to the mid 80s and on Sunday temperatures are expected to climb into the upper 80, forecasters say. It will also be more humid, though not oppressively so, according to AccuWeather.com.
No rain is in the forecast until at least Monday as skies should be sunny all weekend. Overnight lows are expected to steadily rise through the weekend — starting in the upper 50s Friday and ending with lows in the mid 60s Sunday night into Monday.
Daytime highs across New Jersey will steadily climb each of the next several days, according to AccuWeather.comAccuWeather.com
The forecast also call for Monday to be sunny and warm, though there’s a threat of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
The low in Trenton on Wednesday was 52, the coolest August temperature in the capital city in 24 years. At the marina in Atlantic City, the mercury plunged to 57, the lowest reading in August at that spot since 2003, the weather service said. No low temperature records in New Jersey were broken.
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Jeff Goldman may be reached at jeff_goldman@njadvancemedia.com.
New Jersey
New Jersey bill would offer tax deductions for E-ZPass tolls. Here’s how it would work.
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TRENTON, N.J. – A proposed bill in New Jersey would offer some relief to drivers who use E-ZPass.
It would allow individuals to deduct up to $1,000 from their gross income on their state income tax returns for tolls paid via the E-ZPass system. This deduction would apply to tolls paid on any toll road within New Jersey, as well as interstate toll bridges and tunnels connecting the state with neighboring areas.
The bill does specify, however, that certain toll-related expenses would not qualify for the deduction, including fines for toll violations.
Sen. James Holzapfel, who represents District 10 in Monmouth and Ocean counties, and Sen. Patrick Diegnan Jr., who represents District 18 in Middlesex County, are sponsoring the bill.
They say the bill is designed to help commuters offset the rising costs of transportation, particularly in light of recent increases in the state gasoline tax.
“By providing toll-paying commuters with a way to offset a portion of their costs, this bill recognizes that these individuals are paying more than their fair share of the burden of maintaining safe, modern, and ample roadways in the State,” the bill says.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on Jan. 9 and referred to the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. The committee has not discussed the bill in any of its five most recent meetings, according to the New Jersey Legislature’s website.
It is unknown when the next Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting will take place.
New Jersey
We mourn Bill Pascrell Jr., Paterson’s champion who devoted life to American democracy
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Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. dies at 87: Video
Rep. Bill Pascrell, Paterson’s former mayor who represented the city in Congress for nearly three decades, died Wed., Aug 21, 2024. He was 87.
Paterson has lost a giant. And so has New Jersey.
A relentless promoter of his native Silk City, Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. simply loved Paterson. He was certain of its eventual renaissance and he was devoted to it like no other.
At 87, he died Wednesday.
Pascrell, who had been ill for more than a month, was mourned deeply and personally by hundreds across the city as news of his death spread.
“He loved this city and its people with all his heart,” said Bob Guarasci of the New Jersey Community Development Corporation, a nonprofit organization focused on building quality of life in Paterson. “He fought for the people of Paterson, and for all our nation’s middle class, right to the end. It’s going to be hard to imagine the landscape without him, and we should all be motivated to honor him and his life through service to others.”
Hours after the congressman’s death, flags across the city, including at the Robert A. Roe Federal Building, were lowered to half-staff.
The shock of Pascrell’s passing will surely continue for days — and so it should as a scrappy New Jersey city grieves a former mayor, a longtime congressman and its most loyal son.
Paterson shaped its champion
A lifetime spent in Paterson — a city that has been the cradle of the American Dream for so many in northern New Jersey and well beyond — informed Pascrell’s devotion to fairness for middle-class New Jersey residents.
Paterson and its many troubles — and its many strengths — transcended his approach to politics. Pascrell was, after all, a veteran of the city’s tough-guy politics whose own journey led him through Passaic County Democratic circles, stints in the Legislature in Trenton and, finally, the mayor’s office. First elected to Congress in 1996, he served 14 terms and was seeking a 15th this November.
Silk City mourns: Paterson laments Rep. Bill Pascrell’s death
He never strayed from what he believed was his duty to represent his Paterson neighbors in Washington — the police, the firefighters, the small business owners and the newly-arrived immigrants starting their American journeys in northern New Jersey. They were his priority — as was, in recent years in particular, the preservation of our great American democratic traditions.
Pascrell championed economic policies he believed would benefit his neighbors across his district. He worked to protect Social Security and Medicare, to expand access to health care, to better protect first responders on the job and to better serve veterans. He supported broader investment and stimulation of American manufacturing and, recently, was a vocal advocate for investment in American community colleges.
He was also among the New Jersey congressional delegation’s loudest advocates for the restoration of the state and local tax exemption, which was capped during the administration of former President Donald Trump. Pascrell supported investment in infrastructure and successfully steered federal dollars to support NJ Transit and infrastructure investment.
He took good care of Paterson’s greatest asset, too, ensuring that the Great Falls will enjoy a long future under the stewardship of the National Park Service as a tourism driver and an indelible focal point in the city he loved.
“Forget about changing the world,” Pascrell told our editorial board as he sought a new term in Congress in 2022. “Change your community.”
A champion of fairness: These were the causes dear to the late Rep. Bill Pascrell’s heart
A champion of our democracy
Pascrell, as we were, was disgusted and dismayed by the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. He was deeply concerned about the prospects of a second Trump presidency and blasted Republican attacks on what he saw as fundamental rights in a near-constant barrage of press releases that filled New Jersey press corps inboxes over the last few years.
He was unequivocal about his commitment to the American experiment in representative democracy. He always reminded us of his years as a history teacher in the Paterson public schools at the start of his career.
When we interviewed him in advance of his re-election in 2022, he was straightforward as ever about his priorities.
“First thing on my list is democracy,” he said. “That’s why I took the stand that I did after Jan. 6. … I’m gonna be a protector of speech and accountability and voting rights.”
And he was.
We will always admire — and will greatly miss — Pascrell’s devotion to Paterson, a city whose fortunes are essential to northern New Jersey.
We will always admire — and remember — his unshakeable belief that American government can be a force for good.
Godspeed, Congressman.
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