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• No charges for man who fatally struck co-worker on Routes 1&9

  27-09-2017 23:40
  
  No charges have been filed against the driver who fatally struck a pedestrian on Routes 1&9 early Wednesday morning, officials said.
  
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• Man pleads to gun charge, 3 other cases dismissed

  27-09-2017 23:40
  
  Victor Forte admitted to unlawfully possessing a weapon during a court appearance following his arrest as a fugitive
  
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• Trump tax plan would end key break for N.J. residents battered by high property taxes

  27-09-2017 23:29
  
  President Donald Trump wants to end the federal deduction for state and local taxes.
  
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• 8 reasons how man accused of killing ex-girlfriend could be acquitted

  27-09-2017 23:28
  The fate of Nathan Williams III will be in the hands of the jury soon. The Jersey City man accused of strangling the mother of one of his children faces 30 years to life in prison for the June 2014 death of Marilyn Albizu.
  
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• Judge frees man charged with possessing 441 bricks of heroin

  27-09-2017 23:20
  
  Jamal Evans was released on monitoring conditions
  
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• Stalker ex-cop going to prison after helping gang bosses terrorize Shore town

  27-09-2017 23:13
  
  Among those on trial was a former Asbury Park police officer who prosecutors alleged tipped of leaders of a criminal organization that terrorized residents in the city.
  
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• Stalker ex-cop and gang bosses he helped terrorize Shore town going to prison

  27-09-2017 23:13
  
  Among those on trial was a former Asbury Park police officer who prosecutors alleged tipped of leaders of a criminal organization that terrorized residents in the city.
  
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• New Kushner plans for Journal Square receive planning OK

  27-09-2017 22:56
  
  The two tower project received worldwide attention earlier this year.
  
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• Bomb threat briefly evacuates high school, officials say

  27-09-2017 22:50
  
  Nothing was found following a search of the Trenton school
  
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• Fate of man accused of killing ex-girlfriend now in jury's hands

  27-09-2017 22:49
  
  The jury in the murder trial of Nathan Williams III began deliberating today.
  
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• Man indicted on charges he waved gun at crowd on the Fourth of July

  27-09-2017 22:48
  
  Alberto Gomez, 22, of Bergen Court, was indicted Thursday on charges he waved a TEC-9 semi-automatic firearm at a crowd of people on July 4.
  
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• Former Elizabeth teacher charged with sexual assault of student

  27-09-2017 22:33
  
  Robert Goodlin, 75, a former Elizabeth middle school teacher, was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a minor among other charges.
  
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• Authorities ID man killed in 2-county police chase crash

  27-09-2017 22:19
  
  Dem-Quan Royal crashed into a tree after an Edison officer pursued him into Plainfield, authorities said
  
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• Wawa comes out swinging against man's maggot video claim

  27-09-2017 22:16
  
  Wawa says their internal investigation of a customer's video of what appears to be maggots crawling out of a cheesesteak shows no evidence to support the video's claims.
  
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• Custodian groped teen at Princeton gym, police say

  27-09-2017 22:10
  
  The man is an employee of gym while the teen is a patron.
  
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• Rutgers hires former Andy Warhol Museum director

  27-09-2017 22:00
  
  The university wants Thomas Sokolowski to elevate the prominence of its art museum
  
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• Taking their oaths: 23 new cops join Jersey City police force (PHOTOS)

  27-09-2017 21:54
  
  The new crop of officers includes seven women.
  
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• N.J. Supreme Court won't hear Jersey City appeal of reval contract case

  27-09-2017 21:49
  
  The city declined to say if they will stop pursuing their appeal.
  
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• Golf tournament in N.J. to host 3 former U.S. presidents

  27-09-2017 21:45
  
  Clinton, Obama and Bush will open this year's Presidents Cup golf tournament at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City.
  
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• Presidents Cup 2017: Donald Trump to visit Liberty National on Sunday, report says

  27-09-2017 21:39
  
  President Donald Trump is expected to arrive on at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City on Sunday, according to the Golf Channel.
  
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• After 11-day fight for life, Camden has another homicide victim

  27-09-2017 21:22
  
  A 40-year-old hospitalized man died Wednesday of gunshot wounds.
  
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• Seen him? Police looking for man charged in fatal hit-and-run

  27-09-2017 21:20
  Police have charged a 36-year-old New York man in the fatal crash.
  
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• No freedom for woman accused of being high as toddler died

  27-09-2017 20:52
  
  Deanna Joseph is behind bars charged in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Kayley Freeman on Aug. 26 in Alloway.
  
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• Former football player claims he was was called racial slurs, harassed at high school

  27-09-2017 20:50
  
  A lawsuit was filed against the Lenape High School District.
  
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• Driver airlifted to hospital after crash on N.J. Turnpike, police say

  27-09-2017 20:40
  
  SECAUCUS -- A man was flown to Hackensack University Medical Center after his sedan crashed with a tractor trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike this morning, authorities said. The crash took place at 10:10 a.m. at mile marker 113.2 in the...
  
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• Trenton's 10K-seat arena cuts new naming rights deal

  27-09-2017 20:35
  
  The naming rights are part of a multi-year branding deal, but financial terms were not immediately made public
  
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• Cruise company sends relief to Caribbean after Hurricane Maria

  27-09-2017 20:32
  
  Island Windjammers, headed by a Pittstown woman, is sending a ship to Dominica with donations.
  
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• Driver was so drunk he got lost and asked young son to drive home, cops say

  27-09-2017 20:25
  
  A city motorist was so drunk that he couldn't remember where he lived, so he asked his 11-year-old son to take the wheel and get the pair home, cops said.
  
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• Senator says he met with doctor about Medicare issue at Menendez's request

  27-09-2017 20:24
  
  Former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin said the meeting concerned the doctor's billing dispute.
  
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• Jersey City officials allege Fulop aides tried to steer contract to energy company

  27-09-2017 20:18
  
  The mayor says the accusations are politically motivated.
  
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• Teen faces charges in shotgun pose tragedy caught on video in cop's home

  27-09-2017 20:07
  
  The teen was struck in the head by a shotgun blast accidentally fired by his friend while the two posed with the gun for a video
  
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  27-09-2017 18:46
  On a beautiful Tuesday morning in September, Ironstate Development and the Pegasus Group cut a ribbon for a grand opening of Harrison Urby, a 409-unit rental complex that combines modern architecture and landscape design with an active events calendar. On hand for the ceremony were numerous dignitaries, including Mayor James Fife, most members of the Harrison Town Council, Hudson County Executive Thomas DeGise, Hudson County Freeholder and Harrison attorney Albert Cifelli and others.
  
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• Ceiling at entrance for long-vacant Atlantic Club collapses

  27-09-2017 18:13
  
  The former casino has been closed since 2014
  
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• Menendez staffers pushed back on Medicare overbilling, witness testifies

  27-09-2017 18:02
  
  The witness testified the staffers "disagreed quite aggressively" with the position of Medicare representatives and that a conference call got "quite contentious."
  
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• I'm a leftist, not a Nazi, says N.J. professor at center of Hitler video controversy

  27-09-2017 18:01
  An in-depth interview with the former alt-right leader under fire.
  
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• These 7 N.J. companies rank in top 100 for working moms, magazine says

  27-09-2017 17:55
  Johnson & Johnson had made Working Mother magazine's list 32 years in a row
  
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• Police seek tips in robbery of 75-year-old woman

  27-09-2017 17:45
  
  Authorities released photos of the suspected robber.
  
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• Police release photos of missing college student just before he disappeared

  27-09-2017 17:42
  
  Nick Pratico, a freshman at Mercer County Community College, was reported missing Sept. 20
  
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• Boy Scouts to honor Hunterdon County sheriff

  27-09-2017 17:30
  
  The Boy Scouts of Hunterdon County will recognize Hunterdon County Sheriff Frederick W. Brown with its annual Distinguished Citizen Award on Oct. 4, 2017, at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Raritan Township.
  
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• Jersey Shore cop wades into ocean to save distraught man

  27-09-2017 17:20
  
  The man threatened to harm himself in the water off Avalon
  
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• Christie to governor candidates: Help me land Amazon headquarters for N.J.

  27-09-2017 17:18
  
  Gov. Chris Christie has asked the rivals for governor to support his plan to attract Amazon to New Jersey.
  
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• Man charged with threatening to take cop's gun, shoot her at Penn Station

  27-09-2017 17:13
  
  Officers treated at the scene, according to police spokesman.
  
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• One dead, another hospitalized, after Jersey City stabbing

  27-09-2017 16:59
  
  The victims were taken to Jersey City Medical Center this morning.
  
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• Firefighters douse salvage yard blaze in Newton

  27-09-2017 16:59
  
  Numerous fire departments assisted Newton Fire Department
  
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• Faith leaders gather to denounce white supremacy after pastor reports harassment

  27-09-2017 16:16
  
  More than a dozen faith leaders from across the state stood in support of a pastor who was allegedly harassed by a white supremacist.
  
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• Thieves swiped $9K in Louis Vuitton bags from N.J. mall

  27-09-2017 16:14
  
  Police are reviewing security footage after the two men took bags from the Louis Vuitton store at The Shops at Riverside.
  
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• Man killed in crash during police chase that spanned 2 counties

  27-09-2017 16:10
  
  The pursuit began in Edison and ended around midnight in Plainfield
  
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• Gas leak closed New Amwell Road in Hillsborough

  27-09-2017 15:37
  
  New Amwell Road in Hillsborough Township was closed on Sept. 27, 2017, because of a gas leak.
  
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• Montville voters approve $17.5M school renovation plan

  27-09-2017 15:21
  
  The approved plan will pay for roof repairs and other work in the K-12 distrct
  
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• Prosecutor, black law enforcement group to meet with public about police interactions

  27-09-2017 15:11
  
  The program will discuss ways to ensure safe and positive interactions with police during a traffic stop
  
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