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• Community comes to aide of neighbors, girl who jumped from fire

  03-02-2016 23:58
  
  Girl, 9, jumped three stories into arms of Mahwah police officers
  
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• Community comes to aid of neighbors, girl who jumped from fire

  03-02-2016 23:58
  
  Girl, 9, jumped three stories into arms of Mahwah police officers
  
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• 2 charged after woman attacked, robbed outside N.J. office supply store

  03-02-2016 23:55
  
  Two men were arrested and charged with robbery after allegedly stealing a woman's purse outside an office supply store in Franklin Township.
  
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• 2 N.J. men charged after cache of drugs, cash found, police say

  03-02-2016 23:47
  
  The street value of the drugs found in Manville is nearly $15,000.
  
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• Zika virus now in Jamaica, CDC says as it expands travel warning

  03-02-2016 23:45
  
  One by one, islands in the Caribbean are reporting cases of ZIka virus transmission.
  
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• Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Prize Peace Prize?

  03-02-2016 23:45
  
  A letter reportedly has been sent nominating Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize
  
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• Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize?

  03-02-2016 23:45
  
  A letter reportedly has been sent nominating Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize
  
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• See the top PARCC scores in Middlesex County

  03-02-2016 23:42
  
  Check out the highest-performing schools and districts in Middlesex County, by grade. Plus, look up any school or district in the state with our tool.
  
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• Naughty By Nature turns to Kickstarter to fund 25th anniversary album

  03-02-2016 23:41
  
  More than 20K of 'other people's money' has been counted so far
  
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• Stop corrupting kids with flavored vapes | Editorial

  03-02-2016 23:40
  
  More than 250,000 youth who never smoked in their lives tried vaping in 2013.
  
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• Woman accused of killing mother-in-law due in court

  03-02-2016 23:38
  
  Tasneem Diwan has a bail hearing scheduled for Thursday morning in Mercer County on charges she killed 73-year-old Safia Diwan.
  
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• 21-year-old man ID'd in Newark's 9th homicide since Wednesday - NJ.com

  03-02-2016 23:37 via
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  21-year-old man ID'd in Newark's 9th homicide since Wednesday
  NJ.com
  NEWARK — Authorities have identified the man killed in a fatal afternoon shooting near Isabella Avenue and South Orange Avenue Tuesday as a 21-year-old Florham Park man. Rashae Smith was found by police arriving at the scene of the 3 p.m. incident ...
  Florham Park Man Fatally Shot In Newark: PolicePatch.comall 2 news articles »
  

• See the top PARCC scores in Hudson County

  03-02-2016 23:36
  
  Check out the highest-performing schools and districts in Hudson County, by grade. Plus, look up any school or district in the state with our tool.
  
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• Man with PCP charged with violating restraining order, police said

  03-02-2016 23:36
  
  The owner of the car had a final restraining order against the passenger, Joseph Jasmin of Asbury Park, police said.
  
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• See the top PARCC scores in Monmouth County

  03-02-2016 23:35
  
  Check out the highest-performing schools and districts in Monmouth County, by grade. Plus, look up any school or district in the state with our tool.
  
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• 21-year-old man ID'd in Newark's 9th homicide since Wednesday

  03-02-2016 23:34
  
  The death of a 21-year-old Florham Park man brings the city's 2016 homicide count to 14.
  
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• Flooding risk continues in N.J., but rivers looking good so far

  03-02-2016 23:31
  
  The slow and gradual snow melt has helped the Garden State avoid major stream or river flooding as of early Wednesday evening.
  
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• See the top PARCC scores in Essex County

  03-02-2016 23:30
  
  Check out the highest-performing schools and districts in Essex County, by grade. Plus, look up any school or district in the state with our tool.
  
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• N.J. off-duty cop and bystander save man's life

  03-02-2016 23:30
  
  An off-duty cop and a woman he had never met helped save a man's life in Elk Township, Gloucester County.
  
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• See the top PARCC scores in Morris County

  03-02-2016 23:28
  
  Check out the highest-performing schools and districts in Morris County, by grade. Plus, look up any school or district in the state with our tool.
  
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• See the top charter scores in New Jersey for PARCC

  03-02-2016 23:26
  
  Check out the highest-performing charter schools in New Jersey by grade and subject matter Plus, look up any school or district in the state with our tool.
  
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• How good is your school's grad rate? See every N.J. district

  03-02-2016 23:26
  
  New Jersey's high school graduation rate reached a new high in 2015. But not every district is graduating students on time.
  
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• See the top PARCC scores for Ocean County

  03-02-2016 23:20
  
  Check out the highest-performing schools and districts in Ocean County, by grade. Plus, look up any school or district in the state with our tool.
  
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• N.J. Supreme Court decision casts shadow on convictions in Tyler Clementi case

  03-02-2016 23:18
  
  Questioning from the panel highlighted just how much of an effect the Supreme Court ruling might have on one of the highest profile N.J. criminal cases in the past decade.
  
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• See the top PARCC scores in Passaic County

  03-02-2016 23:14
  
  Check out the highest-performing schools and districts in Passaic County, by grade. Plus, look up any school or district in the state with our tool.
  
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• Santorum will be next to leave Republican presidential race, CNN says

  03-02-2016 23:14
  
  Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum won the 2012 Iowa caucuses. In 2016, he finished next to last.
  
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• 3 charged in armed robbery where suspect was dragged from getaway car

  03-02-2016 23:10
  
  Surveillance video shows a female suspect falling from the car after fleeing the scene of the April 23 armed robbery.
  
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• WATCH: Christie charges Rubio holds 'drive-by town halls' in N.H.

  03-02-2016 23:07
  
  Chris Christie leveled new attacks against Marco Rubio, accusing him of being guilty of hiding from questions from reporters and voters.
  
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• Man indicted in stabbing death of 64-year-old Newark resident - NJ.com

  03-02-2016 23:05 via
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  Man indicted in stabbing death of 64-year-old Newark resident
  NJ.com
  NEWARK — A Newark man has been indicted on charges of stabbing a 64-year-old city resident to death last summer. Felipe Amaral, 25, was indicted on Friday on murder and related charges in connection with the July 3 slaying of Dario Rodrigues.
  

• Man indicted in stabbing death of 64-year-old Newark resident

  03-02-2016 23:05
  
  Felipe Amaral, 25, of Newark, was indicted on murder and related charges in the killing of Dario Rodrigues
  
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• Ex-judge punched in face not happy with police actions

  03-02-2016 23:00
  
  Louis Sancinito was punched while in front of his Mill Hill home, but police did not arrest the attacker.
  
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• Newark wants help from state police in effort to fight crime - NJ.com

  03-02-2016 22:58 via
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  Newark wants help from state police in effort to fight crime
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  NEWARK — As the city's longstanding fight against violent crime continues, officials are again seeking aid from the New Jersey State Police, authorities announced Wednesday. Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said he's requested a compliment of ...
  NJSP to patrol Newark for anti-violenceAsbury Park Press
  Troopers to patrol Newark as part of anti-violence planNew Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
  State Police to Patrol
  

• See the top PARCC scores in Bergen County

  03-02-2016 22:54
  
  Check out the highest-performing schools and districts in Bergen County, by grade. Plus, look up any school or district in the state with our tool.
  
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• Newark requests aid from State Police as part of crime prevention plan

  03-02-2016 22:54
  
  City officials have announced the initial steps in the city's new plan to reduce violent crime, including a request for aid from the New Jersey State Police.
  
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• Jersey City man charged with lunging at girlfriend with knife, slapping her

  03-02-2016 22:39
  
  A 29-year-old Jersey City man has been charged with lunging at his girlfriend with a knife, slapping her, pulling her hair and stealing her cellphone.
  
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• Plainfield man accused of killing mother with dumbbell found guilty

  03-02-2016 22:19
  
  A man was convicted of killing his mother after a trial in which prosecutors said the man struck the woman several times with a dumbbell.
  
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• Donald Trump can't lose! He's a 2nd place winner in Iowa | Cartoons

  03-02-2016 22:19
  
  At first Trump said he was happy with the second place finish. After a rant on Twitter against Iowa winner Cruz today, political cartoonists couldn't resist needling the GOP front-runner.
  
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• $50K bail for Jersey City drug offender facing new charges

  03-02-2016 22:18
  
  A $50,000 cash only bail was set today for a 32-year-old Jersey City man with a record of drug crimes following his arrest yesterday on charges related to 10 bags of suspected heroin.
  
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• Blizzard beach repairs begin but cash is uncertain

  03-02-2016 22:14
  
  Some Shore towns are trying to figure out how they'll get the money for the emergency repairs to their beaches after last week's blizzard.
  
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• Fenimore Landfill operator, accused of financial deception, was convicted before

  03-02-2016 22:10
  
  Bernardi, accused of deceiving state officials when the let him take over the landfill, was convicted of bribing a Newark city official in 1994
  
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• IRS phone scams on the rise as tax season begins

  03-02-2016 22:08
  
  The IRS says the phone scams remain a major threat to taxpayers
  
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• Rutgers-Newark announces HBO star as commencement speaker - NJ.com

  03-02-2016 22:01 via
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  Rutgers-Newark announces HBO star as commencement speaker
  NJ.com
  NEWARK—Actor Wendell Pierce played Det. Bunk Moreland in HBO's "The Wire," trombonist Antoine Batiste in "Treme," and now appears on the CBS sitcom "The Odd Couple." But his next starring role will be at Rutgers University in Newark. The 52-year-old ...and more »
  

• Rutgers-Newark announces HBO star as commencement speaker

  03-02-2016 22:01
  
  Wendell Pierce,one of the stars of HBO's "The Wire" and New Orleans native who wrote a narrative of his city in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, will be this year's commencement speaker at Rutgers-Newark.
  
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• First Sandy, now Blue Acres buyout could be 'nail in coffin' for N.J. shore town

  03-02-2016 22:00
  
  Blue Acres is a program that buys up flood-prone areas and converts it into open space.
  
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• Woman hid from cops under clothes pile in closet, police say.

  03-02-2016 21:59
  
  Two other people were arrested for hindering apprehension of the woman.
  
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• Paper tests can increase PARCC scores, report says

  03-02-2016 21:55
  
  Were New Jersey students hurt by taking the tests on computers?
  
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• Services announced for 11-year-old killed in Elizabeth house explosion

  03-02-2016 21:51
  
  A funeral for Tyquan Henderson, 11, will take place Friday in Newark.
  
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• N.J. teacher had child porn of underage boys, authorities say

  03-02-2016 21:48
  
  David L. Rodriguez, 52, teaches biology at Cumberland Regional High School.
  
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• Funeral services for Jersey City man shot in car are Saturday

  03-02-2016 21:47
  
  Funeral services for the Jersey City man who was fatally shot in parked car late last month will be held Saturday morning.
  
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• Facebook deletes medical marijuana pages

  03-02-2016 21:47
  
  3 medical marijuana dispensaries in New Jersey have lost their home pages on Facebook
  
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