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• Trash turns to art at Mercer County library in Lawrence

  25-03-2016 23:35
  
  Throughout April, the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System will display its Seventh Annual Trashed Art Contest.
  
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• N.J. ranks high in close calls between drones and commercial airlines

  25-03-2016 23:17
  
  The Federal Aviation Administration released its newest list of drones flying in places they shouldn't be.
  
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• Trenton firefighters, friends feed the city's homeless on Good Friday

  25-03-2016 23:10
  
  Trenton firefighters and friends assembled 150 meals for the homeless Friday and delivered them in person.
  
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• Bakeries, chocolate shops 'eggs-cited' about the Easter business boom

  25-03-2016 22:51
  
  Easter Sunday is just around the corner, and for many that means it's the season to enjoy all kinds of delicious candies, sweets, and delicacies.Hudson County's residents are certainly getting in on the tasty action, as many of the county's bakeries and gourmet chocolate shops can attest to.
  
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• Heidi Cruz to campaign for husband in N.J. in wake of Trump war

  25-03-2016 22:50
  
  Ted Cruz's wife if headed to the Garden State to campaign for her husband in the wake of his war of words with Donald Trump.
  
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• Woman, acquitted in fatal crash, looks to rebuild her life, be with family

  25-03-2016 22:47
  
  Vanessa Brown is still facing motor vehicle charges and an $800,000 civil suit from the Politi family, said her attorney.
  
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• Former Newark Bears Stadium Sells for $23.5 Million - NJTV News

  25-03-2016 22:32 via
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  Former Newark Bears Stadium Sells for $23.5 Million
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  It's got everything a developer would want — its own light rail stop, a major train station just a block away, an international airport nearby and major corporations and universities at its fingertips. So it seemed only natural when the old Riverfront ...
  

• Students' trip to Europe postponed after terrorist attacks in Brussels

  25-03-2016 22:28
  
  A group of Hudson County high school students who were expected to be spending Easter in Europe are home instead this weekend after their trip was postponed because of the terrorist attacks in Brussels.
  
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• 2 teens shot at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City

  25-03-2016 22:14
  
  One youth arrested, police looking for 3 more following shooting at casino.
  
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• 2 teens shot at Taj Mahal in Atlantic City

  25-03-2016 22:14
  
  One youth arrested, police looking for 3 more following shooting at casino.
  
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• Ex-juror faces contempt for cafeteria chat that caused mistrial

  25-03-2016 21:50
  
  Richard Beam has been ordered to appear in court to explain why he should not be held in contempt
  
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• N.J. politicians deliver Meals on Wheels to seniors (PHOTOS)

  25-03-2016 21:48
  
  Elected officials across the country helped deliver meals in their communities this week
  
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• Relics from N.J.'s 1st railroad added to state historic register

  25-03-2016 21:08
  
  The Camden & Amboy Railroad was the first railroad in New Jersey and the third in the nation
  
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• Construction worker falls from 2nd floor of building in Downtown Jersey City: cops

  25-03-2016 21:03
  
  When police arrived, the man was bleeding from his head and face and was unable to provide his last name "due to the amount of pain he was in," the report states.
  
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• At least 1 medivaced after 2-vehicle crash in Readington

  25-03-2016 21:03
  
  The accident happened north of Barley Sheaf Road on Route 523 on Friday, March 25, 2016.
  
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• Data of 1.5M Verizon business customers hacked, posted for sale

  25-03-2016 20:43
  
  The information was posted for sale on a darkweb cybercrime site offering the data on 1.5 million of Verizon Enterprise's customers for $100,000.
  
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• Stations of the Cross processes through Trenton's South Ward (PHOTOS)

  25-03-2016 20:40
  
  The annual procession by Catholic Charities' El Centro was dedicated to the poor and disenfranchised this year.
  
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• Stations of the Cross processes through Trenton's South Ward

  25-03-2016 20:40
  
  The annual procession by Catholic Charities' El Centro was dedicated to the poor and disenfranchised this year.
  
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• Home cooling assistance available for qualified Hudson residents, Bayonne says

  25-03-2016 20:38
  
  Home cooling assistance is available for low-income Hudson County residents and residents with qualifying medical conditions from the Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation, city officials said.
  
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• Howell woman dies in crash in Old Bridge

  25-03-2016 20:34
  
  A Howell Township woman was killed in Old Bridge early Friday morning when she lost control of her car and hit a tree.
  
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• Serious crash closes Route 17 in Ramsey

  25-03-2016 20:27
  
  Police ask motorists to avoid area
  
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• Bayonne school tax would go up almost 3 percent under proposed school budget

  25-03-2016 20:25
  
  School taxes in Bayonne would go up by 2.78 percent under a roughly $129 million school budget that was introduced at Monday's Board of Education meeting, according to board Business Administrator Leo Smith.
  
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• Traffic to reverse direction on part of 53rd Street in Bayonne, city says

  25-03-2016 20:20
  
  The direction of traffic on West 53rd Street between Avenue C and Broadway will be reversing direction at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, according to city officials.
  
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• New York man charged with stolen car in Jersey City

  25-03-2016 20:18
  
  A 37-year-old Mount Vernon man was arrested in Jersey City Wednesday after he was found in possession of a vehicle that had been reported stolen.
  
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• N.J. church donating residents $28K in Uber rides on Easter

  25-03-2016 19:56
  
  5,000 Uber users will each receive a $5.60 credit on Sunday, thanks to this church.
  
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• Bayonne Bridge to stay open for Easter weekend, Port Authority says

  25-03-2016 19:43
  
  The bridge will stay open all day today and will remain open through 9 a.m. Monday, the bi-state agency said.
  
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• Water Department layoffs in the works as Kearny moves toward outsourcing system management

  25-03-2016 19:25
  
  If accepted, the layoff plan affecting all six of the department's employees requires a 90-day lead time before the layoffs take effect.
  
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• East Rutherford mayor opposes another Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium

  25-03-2016 19:02
  
  Mayor James Cassella says the Super Bowl in 2014 was billed as a New York event.
  
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• Stations of the Cross walk honors victims of Jersey City violence

  25-03-2016 18:53
  
  Each stop was the location of violence last year.
  
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• Jack-knifed tractor trailer forces Route 17 closure in Ridgewood

  25-03-2016 18:53
  
  Delays of at least 30 minutes reported
  
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• Court nixes class action suit over TGI Friday's drink prices

  25-03-2016 18:50
  
  The court's ruling published Thursday is the latest development in a six-year saga that began when a southern New Jersey woman sued the chain
  
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• McDaniel Named First-Team NABC All-American - Rutgers Newark

  25-03-2016 18:49 via
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  McDaniel Named First-Team NABC All-American
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  The awards continue to roll in for senior forward Jordan McDaniel of the Rutgers University-Newark men's basketball team, and the latest is a big one as the Scarlet Raider star was named a first-team National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) ...
  

• Ghostly figure seen roaming highway at 1 a.m. was teen runaway (VIDEO)

  25-03-2016 18:45
  
  Video of a woman walking along the highway at night prompted ghost stories on social media.
  
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• World-renowned juggler Michael Moschen to perform at NJCU next week

  25-03-2016 18:41
  
  Considered one of the greatest jugglers in the world, Moschen has transformed the art into a mesmerizing visual experience
  
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• Newark police search for man who abducted young woman - Columbus Dispatch

  25-03-2016 18:38 via
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  Newark police search for man who abducted young woman
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  Enlarge Image Request to buy this photo Newark Police Department The man is described as a slender white male in his late 50s or 60s with gray and some dark hair and an “orange” complexion, possibly from spray tanning. Newark Police are searching for ...
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• Robber held-up Union store, pistol-whipped owner, cops say

  25-03-2016 16:48
  
  Two men were arrested minutes after the gunpoint robbery of a Union Township store in which a worked was struck with a handgun.
  
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• Duo had $25k in cocaine, nearly $9K in cash, stolen gun, sheriff says

  25-03-2016 16:41
  
  A month long narcotics investigation resulted in the arrest of two men, who were found to be in the country illegally.
  
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• Credit card scanner in car spurs charges in N.J. town

  25-03-2016 16:34
  
  The Secret Service helped with the investigation.
  
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• How Donald Trump plans to win contested Republican convention if he's short on delegates

  25-03-2016 16:30
  
  Need another reason to keep an eye on the Republican polls, the GOP delegate count and the next few primaries? Well, Donald Trump is reportedly plotting a strategy if the Republican presidential nomination comes down to a brokered convention this July in Cleveland.
  
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• Landslide at Morristown-Beard School prompts OSHA investigation

  25-03-2016 16:25
  
  No one was injured
  
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• N.J. native who survived Brussels attack: 'You're not going to scare us'

  25-03-2016 16:23
  
  Woman describes panic after bombings
  
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• N.J. doc has elaborate excuse for how his semen got on patient, report says

  25-03-2016 16:12
  
  The Montclair resident, Dr. David Newman, 45, has been charged with two counts of sexual abuse
  
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• Woman sought for skipping sentencing on drug charge

  25-03-2016 15:55
  
  She was scheduled to be sentenced on March 11 for drug distribution.
  
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• DPW head's relative repaired his business on town's dime

  25-03-2016 15:51
  
  The man had North Bergen DPW workers fix the parking lot of his family' business on town time, officials said.
  
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• Bogus $25M lawsuit against Gabrielle Giffords tied to Philly

  25-03-2016 15:50
  
  The lawsuit filed in the name of the man who shot the former congresswoman arrived in an envelope with a Philadelphia postmark, court records show.
  
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• Freeholder's son caught secretly taping rival's rally, report says

  25-03-2016 15:44
  
  Morris County Freeholder Thomas Mastrangelo's son said his dad asked him to film supporters of his rivals at the rally.
  
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• Watch Hillary Clinton try to clean up Bill on Obama's 'awful legacy' | The Auditor

  25-03-2016 15:31
  
  Bill Clinton -- intentional or not -- took a big swing at President Obama this week. Three days later, Hillary Clinton was still trying to walk it back. Watch how.
  
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• Crash snaps utility pole, halts traffic on N.J. thoroughfare (PHOTOS)

  25-03-2016 14:43
  
  A single vehicle crash on Tonnelle Avenue in Jersey City snapped a utility pole in two and stopped rush hour traffic on the road in both directions.
  
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• Brussels victims include brother and sister who lived in NYC, report says

  25-03-2016 14:39
  
  Dutch brother-and-sister were on phone with mom when explosion took place
  
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• Jersey City woman bashed boy with shower rod, cops say

  25-03-2016 14:33
  
  A 31-year-old Jersey City woman has been charged with striking a boy in the head with a metal curtain rod with enough force to injure his eye.
  
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