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November 21, 2024
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Longtime NJ Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. Dies at 87

(Jewish Link Staff) U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell Jr., who represented New Jersey’s 9th congressional district for 28 years, died on Wednesday, August 21 at the age of 87 after a weeks-long illness.

Pascrell, a native of Paterson, lived his entire life in the city where he eventually served as mayor. He was a U.S. Army veteran, and had been planning to seek his 15th term in the House of Representatives this November.

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