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The fight for Jackson turned ugly at town hall on Tuesday after police had to remove one man.
Oct 15, 2026
JACKSON, NJ — Three Jackson Township police officers intervened during a heated Township Council meeting Tuesday night, October 13, after resident Nicholas Moccio accused Mayor Jennifer Kuhn and Republican council officials of being "fascists" and approached the governing body during a confrontation.
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Three police officers intervened at a
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Jackson Township Council meeting Tuesday
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night after a resident approached the
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council during a heated exchange.
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Nicholas Mochio called Mayor Jennifer
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Kuhn and Republican Council officials
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fascists and demanded their removal from
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office and arrest asking for an
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independent investigation. He also
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accused officials of supporting
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genocide, a reference to the Republican
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Party's pro-Israel stance.
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>> Uh Mayor Kuhn and Monica Bernstein and
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any other fascists in this town need to
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be removed from office and held on any
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charges that can be brought up after a
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thorough third-party investigation.
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>> I'm going to take offense. I don't think
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anyone up here is a fascist and I don't
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think anyone here supports genocide and
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on the victims of October 7th were
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victims of terror and I'm just going to
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say that and I'm going to continue to
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say that and if you disagree, you're
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welcome to disagree. It's America and
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we're allowed to disagree but I'm
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that's, you know, um what I'm going to
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say what what when it comes to
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um that note.
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>> In Jackson, the entire mayor and council
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elected body are registered Republicans
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although the Township's form of
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government is officially non-partisan.
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Council President Mordecai Bernstein, an
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Orthodox Jewish rabbi, said he was
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offended. Mochio then rose from his seat
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and aggressively approached the council
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as audience members shouted. Officers
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escorted him away from the council bench
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after a few moments.
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>> Now, um
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>> Order.
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Step back. Step back from me.
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>> Don't touch him.
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I'M NOT TOUCHING HIM.
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>> IT'S MY WAY to kill speech not to
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>> HE'S TALKING TO NOT INTIMIDATING HIM.
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BACK OFF.
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>> WHAT?
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>> YOU BETTER back your cops off.
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>> Nick.
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>> That's intimidation. 18 USC 241, 18 USC
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242. BACK OFF.
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>> I'M IN THE I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A
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MEETING. ORDER. I'm
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I'm telling you
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>> 18 USC 241,
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>> I'm I'm going to take a 30-second
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recess. Count Count I'm going to take a
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30-second recess.
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Can we just have order, please? Order.
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Order. Order.
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Can we just have order?
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>> The dispute centered on efforts to find
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Mochio's missing friend, Mortimer
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Wortman, a Jackson resident who
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disappeared last November. Mochio
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accuses the township and the council of
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not doing enough to find the missing
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man. The case remains an active
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investigation at the Jackson Police
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Department. No arrest or criminal charge
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was reported in connection with the
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disturbance.
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