NJ Cardinal Rips ICE: 'Vote Against Renewing Funding For Lawless Organization'
One of New Jersey’s most prominent Catholic leaders used a national stage to denounce Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), citing violence, child detention, and what he called a “lawless organization.”
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, head of the Archdiocese of Newark, delivered his remarks at the “National Faith Call to Action” event organized by Faith in Action, a network of faith-based organizations in the United States and 14 other nations, the release says.
“We mourn for a world, a country that allows 5-year-olds to be legally kidnapped and protestors to be slaughtered,” Tobin said, …
Former Bloomfield Mayor, Wife Die Hours Apart After Nearly 70-Year Love Story
Former Bloomfield Mayor James P. Norton, 91, and his wife of nearly 70 years, Dorothy Victoria (Zelinski) Norton, 87, both died Saturday, Jan. 24, according to their obituary on the O’Boyle Funeral Home website. A source said the couple passed away just hours apart.
Dorothy Norton died surrounded by her husband and children at Morristown Memorial Hospital, and James Norton later died at their home, according to the obituary.
Dorothy was born in Jersey City and graduated from Passaic Valley High School in Little Falls in 1957, later working for New Jersey Bell Telephone Company in Montclair.…
'Mountain Of A Man:' Randolph Dad, Surgical Sales Rep Bryan McLean Dies Suddenly, 47
The sudden death of a Morris County father is sending shockwaves through his community.
Bryan Michael McLean, 47, of Randolph, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Jan. 22, in Morristown, according to his obituary published by Tuttle Funeral Home. Bryan was born in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, having graduated from North Attleboro High School in 1996 and later earned his degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2000, according to the obituary.
He spent more than a decade working at Normandy Farms Campground in Foxboro, Massachusetts, before serving for the past 10 years as a Su…
'Latino Television In Mourning:' Longtime Univision News Reporter Rafael Pineda Dies, 88
Rafael Pineda, a pioneering Spanish-language television journalist and one of New York’s longest-serving news anchors, died Sunday evening, Jan. 25, in Florida, where he had been living, Univision announced. He was 88. Haz clic aquí para leer este artículo en Español.
Pineda immigrated to the United States from Cuba before he turned 20, according to the network. “His arrival marked the beginning of a career that would transform Spanish-language television journalism in New York and establish him as a symbol of credibility, professionalism, and integrity,” Univision said.
He launched hi…