Jeffrey Corzine, youngest son of former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, dead at 31

Jeffrey Corzine, youngest son of former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, dead at 31

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Jon Corzine – described as a "lost" soul who battled addiction – was found dead in a Mexico City hotel through a search initiated by his family, a well-placed source told the Daily News. … His death, the source, added, was not the result of a drug …
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His death was news, now his life is art

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… waiting for treatment that never came, then robbed of his watch by three drug addicts. But others knew him for decades before that, as a compassionate high school counselor, accomplished musician, and devoted activist who worked to help others find …
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Advocates make pleas for state aid at budget hearing in Paramus

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Christie, in his budget address last month, said the state was putting up $ 500,000 in grant funds to help place and support recovering addicts in jobs. He also pledged to continue to support the state's drug court program, which diverts low-level …
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With heroin, 'Nobody is safe'

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“Even in a safe community like Willistown, heroin is reaching our schools and neighborhoods and is destroying families,” said Willistown Police Chief John Narcise. “We need to be creative in dealing with this problem from … The Chester County chapter …
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