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• Newark woman faces weapons, drug charges - NJ.com

  24-03-2016 23:47 via
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  Newark woman faces weapons, drug charges
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  NEWARK — A 45-year-old resident faces weapons and drug charges following an early-morning search at her home Thursday, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said. Bureau of Narcotics officers executed the search warrant at 25 Elwood Place and ...
  

• Newark woman faces weapons, drug charges

  24-03-2016 23:47
  
  Essex County Sheriff's officers allegedly found a gun and drugs at a home Thursday.
  
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• Here's where Garrett says he really stands on gay candidates

  24-03-2016 23:39
  
  Rep. Scott Garrett, in an interview, responds to reports that he won't back congressional candidates who are gay.
  
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• How did the oil leak in Bayonne happen? IMTT explains

  24-03-2016 23:36
  
  The cause of last month's oil pipeline leak in a Bayonne park can be traced back to a mistake that workers made last fall after replacing the line, the line's owner said.
  
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• 2 studies will slow Mercer County's jail transfer plan with Hudson

  24-03-2016 23:30
  
  The county plans to hire consultants to look at two issues regarding the county jail and the proposed plan with Hudson County.
  
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• Witness subdues car burglar in Fair Lawn, police say

  24-03-2016 23:29
  
  Burglar passes out in encounter, according to borough police
  
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• Will Christie expunge N.J. felons' drug convictions?

  24-03-2016 23:21
  
  Getting a fresh start may get easier for graduates of New Jersey's drug courts, but there are hurdles, Gov. Christie says.
  
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• Newark locate 19-year-old who was picked up by suspicious man in pickup - NBC4i.com

  24-03-2016 23:19 via
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  Newark locate 19-year-old who was picked up by suspicious man in pickup
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  NEWARK, OH (WCMH)– Police are searching for a man driving a truck that was seen picking up a teenager in Newark today. The teen, 19, has been located. Detectives are still continuing to investigate this incident, Newark police said. Witnesses said an ...
  Police searching for man who may have abducted teen in Newark10TV
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• Driver in East Hanover fatal crash found not guilty on all charges

  24-03-2016 23:16
  
  Family members of victim Ralph Politi Jr. shouted angrily as they left the courtroom after the verdict was read.
  
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• N.J. AG should investigate Exxon over climate change, groups say

  24-03-2016 23:12
  
  Lawmaker says state should also divest pension money from oil giant
  
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• Police searching for man who may have abducted teen in Newark - 10TV

  24-03-2016 23:02 via
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  Police searching for man who may have abducted teen in Newark
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  Newark Police have located the female who was picked up by a man in the area of Everett Avenue. The female is 19 years old, not a juvenile. Detectives are still continuing to investigate the incident. Original Story. Newark police say a teen girl got ...
  Possible abduction reported in NewarkThe Newark Advocate
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  Newark locate 19-year-old who was picked up
  

• Millburn seeing spate of luxury car thefts, report says

  24-03-2016 23:02
  
  A half-dozen vehicles have been taken in less than a month
  
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• Good Friday 2016: What's open, what's closed, banks, post office, UPS, courts, stock markets

  24-03-2016 23:00
  
  Are banks open on Good Friday? Are banks closed for the holiday? Will mail be delivered? Is Good Friday a federal holiday? Here are answers to what's open and what's closed on Good Friday (3/25/16) and whether you'll be getting ready for Easter or trying to get caught up around the house.
  
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• N.J. Catholics 'devastated' after Archbishop's successor moves west

  24-03-2016 22:53
  
  Archbishop Bernard Hebda will head the Archdiocese in the Twin Cities, not in Newark.
  
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• More carcinogens found on N.J. school's athletic fields

  24-03-2016 22:52
  
  The four affected fields are used by the baseball and softball teams
  
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• 2 former Lakewood H.S. football players sentenced in armed robberies

  24-03-2016 22:47
  
  Hassan Diawara and Christopher Perpignan could have been sent to state prison but instead are serving their sentences in a juvenile facility.
  
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• Reputed gang leader with 'reign of terror' past admits to fatal drive-by shooting

  24-03-2016 22:46
  
  Al-Shareef Metz pleaded guilty to the July 2011 shooting in Newark that killed Kenyon Simon
  
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• Ex-prison guard admits he smuggled drugs to inmate for $1K

  24-03-2016 22:45
  
  The deal was in exchange for $1,000.
  
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• Water main break in Jersey City (PHOTOS)

  24-03-2016 22:37
  
  Water is percolating on St. Pauls Avenue near the Tonnelle Circle in Jersey City following a reported water main break.
  
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• Fulop: Neighborhood objections are major obstacle for prisoner re-entry programs

  24-03-2016 22:33
  
  Plans for a prisoner re-entry center inside the former Sacred Heart Church priory were scrapped last year.
  
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• Former employees accuse 7-Eleven of paying less than minimum wage

  24-03-2016 22:33
  
  Three former employees at Princeton's recently opened Nassau Street 7-Eleven say they were paid between $6 and $6.50 per hour
  
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• Newark man arrested on weapons charges - Newark Post

  24-03-2016 22:32 via
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  Newark man arrested on weapons charges
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  A Newark man who drove a gunshot victim to the emergency room was taken into custody Wednesday after officers found a pistol and a sawed-off shotgun in his home on Corbit Street, police said. The defendant is identified as 19-year-old Dakier Waller.
  

• 3 arrested in fatal shooting of Orange township man

  24-03-2016 22:25
  
  Officials have arrested and charged three men with the 2015 killing of a Naji Everett.
  
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• Cache of heroin, crack, guns found in N.J. man's home, police say

  24-03-2016 22:24
  
  20-year-old Vaughn Thomas was charged with manufacturing and distributing heroin as well as weapons charges, police said.
  
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• St. Benedict's In Newark Featured On '60 Minutes': School Lauded As Positive Example - Patch.com

  24-03-2016 21:15 via
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  St. Benedict's In Newark Featured On '60 Minutes': School Lauded As Positive Example
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  The college prep school, located on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Newark, has a 98 percent graduation rate, a report says. Newark, NJ. By Eric Kiefer (Patch Staff) - March 24, 2016 4:01 pm ET. ShareTweetGoogle PlusRedditEmailComments0.
  DEBORAH SIMMONS: St. Benedict's in Newark, New Jersey, a Catholic school worth mimickingWashington Timesall 3 news articles »
  

• Newark Airport workers, elected officials and clergymen: 'Safe working conditions now!' - Amsterdam News

  24-03-2016 21:07 via
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  Newark Airport workers, elected officials and clergymen: 'Safe working conditions now!'
  Amsterdam News
  A group composed of elected officials, PrimeFlight Newark airport workers and other supporters took to PrimeFlight's offices to call for better working conditions for its employees. At Newark International Airport, the group cited a recent OSHA ...
  

• 'Don't Drink The Water' in Newark Public Schools, Officials Say - Tri County Sentry (blog)

  24-03-2016 20:59 via
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  'Don't Drink The Water' in Newark Public Schools, Officials Say
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  Valerie Wilson (center), school business administrator for the Newark Public Schools system, speaks at a news conference in Newark, New Jersey. By Tyler Tynes. Elevated levels of lead and discoloration caused officials to shut off the water taps at 30 ...
  Listen: Robo-call with lead testing info mistakenly sent to Newark parentsNJ.comall 70 news articles »
  

• Panel discussion and book signing at OSU Newark - The Newark Advocate

  24-03-2016 20:35 via
  Panel discussion and book signing at OSU Newark
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  NEWARK - An interactive panel discussion and book signing with author Lora Bex Lempert will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday in the John L. and Christine Warner Library and Student Center on the Ohio State University Newark campus. Lempert is a ...
  

• Newark eyes new life at long-vacant former Pabst brewery - NJ.com

  24-03-2016 20:28 via
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  Newark eyes new life at long-vacant former Pabst brewery
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  NEWARK — There may soon be something brewing at a long-vacant building in the city's West Ward. The 4-acre former Pabst Blue Ribbon property on South Orange Avenue — often noted for the 60-foot beer bottle replica visible from the Garden State ...
  

• Police back at N.J. postal facility to probe crash that killed worker; OSHA notified

  24-03-2016 19:31
  
  Police were at the Dominick V. Daniels Distribution Center this morning, continuing their investigation into a crash that killed a clerk on Tuesday.
  
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• Baraka to hold forum on Newark water crisis, education issues - NJ.com

  24-03-2016 19:30 via
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  Baraka to hold forum on Newark water crisis, education issues
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  NEWARK — Mayor Ras Baraka will host a forum Monday to discuss the ongoing controversy over lead contamination in the city's schools and other education issues. The forum at Central High School — where Baraka served as principal until taking office in ...
  

• Baraka to hold forum on Newark water crisis, education issues

  24-03-2016 19:25
  
  The Monday event will also address charter school expansion, the return of local control and state education funding
  
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• Robbinsville man charged in sexual assault of Trenton woman

  24-03-2016 19:23
  
  Eric G. Ford, 32, was arrested Tuesday and charged with aggravated sexual assault and weapons offenses
  
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• Port Authority makes decision on potential N.J. bus terminal

  24-03-2016 19:22
  
  Port Authority commissioners voted on whether to keep the bus terminal in New York, or try to build it in New Jersey
  
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• Hundreds of fugitives picked up in N.J. in U.S. Marshals' sweep

  24-03-2016 19:15
  
  Second annual Operation Violence Reduction resulted in more than 8,000 people arrested nationwide.
  
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• Detective hurt after driver rams police cars on Route 17, authorities say

  24-03-2016 19:15
  
  Two New York City men face charges
  
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• Al Sharpton: Partisan rancor keeping nation from solving problems

  24-03-2016 19:13
  
  Sharpton was speaking with libertarian Fox News analyst Andrew Napolitano at Jersey City's third annual prisoner re-entry conference.
  
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• Juror's migraine cuts Jersey City murder retrial testimony short

  24-03-2016 19:09
  
  The jury was dismissed around noon, while the day's first witness, Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit Detective Sgt. Michael Crowe, was testifying on his investigation of the crime scene.
  
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• N.J. woman had heroin, meth, stun gun, cops say

  24-03-2016 19:07
  
  She was jailed on $100,000 bail.
  
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• Woman sent to prison in prostitution case, human trafficking charges dropped

  24-03-2016 19:00
  
  Patricia Munoz was one of four people charged in a human trafficking case involving a 15-year-old prostitute
  
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• Why Rutgers' African American grad rate is drawing attention

  24-03-2016 18:53
  
  A study of college graduation rates highlights Rutgers University.
  
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• Presumed successor to Newark Archbishop Myers just got another job - NJ.com

  24-03-2016 18:45 via
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  Presumed successor to Newark Archbishop Myers just got another job
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  NEWARK — A papal appointment to a post halfway across the country has got local Catholics questioning who the next leader of the state's largest archdiocese will be. Pope Francis announced Thursday his appointment of Archbishop Bernard Hebda as the ...
  Pope appoints priest expected to succeed Newark archbishop to MinneapolisNorthJersey.comall 87 news articles »
  

• Want to work at Bridgeton City Park? Here's how you can

  24-03-2016 18:43
  
  The deadline to apply for a job is April 1.
  
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• Hundreds gather at funeral for Sayreville police officer

  24-03-2016 18:34
  
  Hundreds gather for the funeral of Sayreville police Detective Matthew Kurtz, who was found dead earlier this week.
  
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• Undercover prostitution stings net 2 arrests: Secaucus cops

  24-03-2016 18:32
  
  Detective Sgt. Mike Torres said that Katherine M. LaFlower of Florida, and Shamara A. Upshaw of California, both 20, were arrested on Friday, March 18, after offering undercover Secaucus officers sexual acts in exchange for money.
  
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• Mom became prime suspect in son's death 2 weeks after disappearance, ex-cop says

  24-03-2016 18:23
  
  Michelle Lodzinski was the prime suspect in her son's disappearance soon after he went missing, a cop testified.
  
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• Presumed successor to Newark Archbishop Myers just got another job

  24-03-2016 18:19
  
  Bernard Hebda has been named the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
  
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• N.J. doctor who bilked insurers loses medical license

  24-03-2016 18:15
  
  Albert Ades, 61, pleaded guilty last year to health care fraud.
  
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• Woman allegedly stole $200K from elderly Monroe relative

  24-03-2016 18:14
  
  A woman has been charged for allegedly stealing $200,000 from an elderly relative.
  
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• Gerber recalls four batches of organic fruit and veggie pouches

  24-03-2016 17:38
  
  A flaw in the packaging means the pouches may appear to be bloated - and shouldn't be used.
  
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