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• Here's how many people have died on Hudson County roads since Sept. 1

  18-10-2017 23:58
  Hudson County has seen an uptick in the number traffic fatalities since Sept. 1.
  
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• Man sexually assaulted girl, 11, before fatal stabbing, indictment says

  18-10-2017 23:26
  
  Andreas Erazo, 18, is charged with murder and three counts of aggravated sexual assault in the death of Abbiegail Smith his neighbor in Keansburg
  
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• Attempted murder suspect to remain in jail before trial

  18-10-2017 23:20
  
  Gerald Davis is accused of breaking into a Ewing apartment and stabbing a man multiple times.
  
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• 16-year-old pleads guilty to stabbing man to death

  18-10-2017 22:58
  
  Danny Saad, a Newark teen admitted to killing a Trenton man last summer.
  
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• Bayonne man caught masturbating in public library, police say

  18-10-2017 22:40
  
  Police were called to the library after an employee witnessed him "touching himself in front of a young lady," an employee of the library said.
  
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• How a convicted murderer (and others) slipped past group home background checks

  18-10-2017 22:30
  
  One unidentified housing provider hired a paroled convicted murderer. When the auditors pointed out the worker's record, the employer called it "an oversight" and fired the employee,
  
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• Survey details Sandy's continued misery | Di Ionno

  18-10-2017 22:00
  
    You can believe a sampling of about 500 households, or you can believe your own eyes. Either way, a nonprofit organization's report card released today on the Hurricane Sandy recovery as the five year anniversary nears says the "storm...
  
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• Authorities ID woman they say was stabbed to death by husband

  18-10-2017 21:40
  
  Milagros Rodriguez De Morel was pronounced dead inside 36 Duncan Ave. just after 2:30 a.m., Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Esther Suarez said in a statement.
  
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• 1 teen dead, 1 with serious injuries after being thrown 30 feet in hit-and-run

  18-10-2017 21:24
  
  One juvenile is dead and another has life-threatening injuries after they were struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run in Jersey City this afternoon, a source with knowledge of the investigation said.
  
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• 'Ashamed' Kevin Smith donating residuals from Weinstein films

  18-10-2017 20:54
  
  'My entire career is tied up with this man,' Smith said, vowing to donate his own money to a nonprofit that supports women filmmakers, even if the Weinstein Company goes under
  
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• Guns? Property taxes? What issue most matters to you? Vote & see what your town thinks

  18-10-2017 20:45
  
  Vote on which issues the gubernatorial candidates should be talking about this election season and see what people in your home town feel matters most.
  
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• 'Justice was finally served on the monster:' Man guilty of killing girlfriend

  18-10-2017 20:29
  
  Matthew Ballister, of Union Township, was convicted of running over April Wyckoff with his Hummer and dismembering her body in his garage
  
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• Wayward bull from Brooklyn has a new home in New Jersey

  18-10-2017 20:20
  
  The Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue has taken in the bull that escaped Wednesday
  
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• Bull once destined for the dinner table gets a new life in N.J. (VIDEO)

  18-10-2017 20:20
  
  The Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue has taken in the bull that escaped Wednesday
  
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• Self-driving cars could hit busy Manhattan streets next year

  18-10-2017 20:02
  
  Driverless cars could be coming to lower Manhattan in early 2018
  
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• 2 families get new start in Habitat homes (PHOTOS)

  18-10-2017 20:00
  
  Despite tools being stolen at the work site this summer, Salem County Habitat For Humanity complete two new homes in Pittsgrove Township.
  
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• N.J. gubernatorial debate 2017: Where, when and how to watch 2nd governor race debate tonight

  18-10-2017 19:55
  
  Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Kim Guadagno will battle Wednesday in their second and final televised debate in the race to succeed Chris Christie as New Jersey's governor.
  
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• Lesniak staff chief sues hospital over wife's death following birth of twins

  18-10-2017 19:54
  
  Antonio Teixeira alleges the hospital failed to treat his wife's preeclampsia
  
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• Why ailing dog was kept alive 5 months after vet told owner it would be put down

  18-10-2017 19:31
  
  Police are investigating after a vet at Briarwood Veterinary Hospital let a worker take the dog
  
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• 'Compassion' motivated vet worker to take dog slated to be put to sleep: cops

  18-10-2017 19:31
  
  Police are investigating after a vet at Briarwood Veterinary Hospital let a worker take the dog
  
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• Separate shootings leave 2 dead in Newark

  18-10-2017 19:15
  
  Man, 25, among two killed Tuesday night.
  
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• Beware jury pool and IRS phone scams, Hudson County sheriff warns

  18-10-2017 19:10
  
  County officials are warning residents, especially seniors, about telephone scams involving a person posing as a law enforcement officer saying they face arrest if they do not send money.
  
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• 3 arrested after task force seizes more than $430K in drugs, cash

  18-10-2017 19:05
  
  Marijuana, THC and cocaine were seized, along with thousands in cash.
  
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• Board of Education forum in Hoboken canceled

  18-10-2017 19:01
  
  The Board of Education Candidate Forum scheduled for tomorrow night has been cancelled.
  
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• Despite recent chill, N.J. is aiming for a record warm October

  18-10-2017 19:00
  
  Temperatures keep going up and down, but October 2017 could be on pace to be among the warmest Octobers on record.
  
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• 14-year-old girl who was missing found safe

  18-10-2017 18:50
  
  Allison Wade was reported missing in Gloucester Township.
  
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• I lost my job after actor put his penis on my shoulder, says TV writer from N.J.

  18-10-2017 18:29
  
  Janis Hirsch has written about her harrowing experience as the only woman writer on staff at 'It's Garry Shandling's Show' in the '80s
  
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• Jersey City teen charged with killing father of 3 ordered detained

  18-10-2017 17:48
  
  A 19-year-old Jersey City man charged with murdering a father of three on Central Avenue was ordered detained through the course of his prosecution this morning by a Superior Court judge.
  
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• Christie N.J. State Police leader eyeing Trump DEA job steps down

  18-10-2017 17:43
  
  Rick Fuentes' resignation further fuels speculation that President Donald Trump could tap them to head to head the DEA.
  
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• No plea deal offered to couple charged in Lakewood fraud sweep

  18-10-2017 17:09
  
  Moshe and Nechama Hirschmann are accused of wrongfully collecting $53,418 in Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits
  
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• Sick juror causes postponement of deliberations in homicide trial

  18-10-2017 16:42
  
  A juror's illness has caused cancellation of deliberations for the day in the homicidetrial of a Bayonne man accused of beating a friend to death while both were high on PCP in 2015.
  
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• N.J. man arrested in statewide child porn sweep gets 5 years

  18-10-2017 16:36
  
  Police say Bruce Davis was downloading child pornography when they came knocking at his door.
  
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• Sheriff's office bosses harassed me because I have diabetes, investigator says

  18-10-2017 16:18
  
  Joseph Iko, who joined the county in 1992, says in his 2015 lawsuit that he was harassed for more than a decade over his Type 1 diabetes
  
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• Commuters are fuming as NJ Transit keeps cancelling the same rush hour train

  18-10-2017 16:06
  
  Angry commuters who say that their rush hour train has been canceled for two straight weeks will get relief, NJ Transit says.
  
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• Like so many, I've been groped, grabbed. Don't stop talking about Harvey Weinstein | Opinion

  18-10-2017 15:52
  
  For this moment to really be different, it must also be time for men to step up, reflect upon and check their own behavior; to challenge other men; to stop giggling, Billy Bush style, at "locker room talk."
  
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• Woman struck, killed by NJ Transit bus outside mall identified

  18-10-2017 15:41
  
  The 86-year-old Cherry Hill resident was struck outside Boscov's department store Tuesday afternoon, police said.
  
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• Doctor admits $3M fraud in Medicare, insurance billing

  18-10-2017 15:21
  
  The 60-year-old faces up to 10 years in prison
  
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• N.J. has the worst tax climate for business in America (again), group says

  18-10-2017 15:20
  
  The state's estate tax, inheritance tax, sales tax, income taxes and onerous property taxes land New Jersey in last place in the Tax Foundation's ranking.
  
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• Missing 13-year-old N.J. girl found safe in Ohio

  18-10-2017 14:46
  
  She was with an 18-year-old from Jackson
  
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• 5 questions your next governor dodged in the 1st debate: Will they answer them tonight?

  18-10-2017 14:30
  Here are questions from the first gubernatorial debate that Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Kim Guadagno can answer after one or both punted on specifics the first time around.
  
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• Cops seek to ID woman accused in Walmart assault

  18-10-2017 14:13
  
  The assault occurred inside the Walmart on Hampton House Road in Newton last month.
  
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• Yurt rentals going away at 5 N.J. state parks

  18-10-2017 14:12
  
  The yurts, which the DEP says were tough to maintain, are being replaced by small cabins
  
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• Woman stabbed to death, son injured coming to her defense: sources

  18-10-2017 14:05
  
  A woman was stabbed to death inside an apartment building early Wednesday morning and her teenage son is hospitalized after coming to his mother's defense, sources with knowledge of the investigation said.
  
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• Postal supervisor admits swiping $15,700 from deposit bags

  18-10-2017 13:46
  
  The 36-year-old opened deposit bags and pocketed money at least 12 times
  
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• How Trump is looming over N.J. governor's race -- and who that hurts

  18-10-2017 13:45
  New polls find Dems far more motivated to vote for a governor as a show of protest against Trump than Republicans are interested in backing for one to support him.
  
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• N.J. senators demand help for thousands living in failing housing

  18-10-2017 13:44
  
  After NJ Advance Media reported that thousands of residents in the state live in housing that failed recent inspections, two state senators ramp up calls for action.
  
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• With accreditation at risk, scandal-plagued college makes fixes

  18-10-2017 13:30
  
  The Board of Trustees at Essex County College on Tuesday moved to temporarily fill a vacant CFO position that originally spurred the chaos
  
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• Worker dies in fall from roof of elementary school under construction

  18-10-2017 13:19
  
  The 39-year-old was at the site of an elementary school under construction in Franklin, Somerset County
  
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• Capital Health's hospitals moving to 'Tier 1' in Horizon plan

  18-10-2017 13:05
  
  The 2 hospitals had been in the pricier, Tier 2 status in the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's OMNIA plan
  
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• Tuition at 27 of N.J.'s four-year colleges ranked from least to most expensive

  18-10-2017 13:00
  New Jersey still has some of the highest costs of college tuition in the U.S.
  
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