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• Pulaski Skyway to be closed in both directions over weekend

  29-04-2016 23:46
  
  Beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, through 10 a.m. Sunday, May 1, contractor CCA Civil Inc. will be closing the Pulaski Skyway southbound at the off ramp to I-280/Route 7 and Route 1&9 Truck southbound to install the deck panels and to perform related concrete work.
  
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• Man shot on Trenton street dies at city hospital

  29-04-2016 23:30
  
  Police responding to a 3:55 p.m. call of a shooting in progress found the victim on the first block of Hillcrest Avenue.
  
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• Rutgers sets deadline for ordering tickets to see Obama

  29-04-2016 23:22
  
  Students need to decide by May 4 which friends and family members they will invite to commencement.
  
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• Seen her? Authorities say woman skipped sentencing

  29-04-2016 23:11
  
  Christine L. Cook was supposed to be sentenced April 22 on a charge of conspiracy to commit theft.
  
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• Man convicted of trying to rob sheriff's officer in Newark

  29-04-2016 22:58
  
  Man faces up to 20 years in state prison
  
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• Man who attempted to lure teen arrested, Roselle Park police say

  29-04-2016 22:48
  
  Today, Roselle Park detectives arrested Robert C. Tyson Jr., 22, of Roselle in connection with the attempted luring incident on West Clay Avenue on Tuesday.
  
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• Suicidal man with shotgun, knife spurs elementary school lockdown

  29-04-2016 22:47
  
  Police said the situation was deescalated quickly and the man was taken into protective custody.
  
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• Man charged with starting fire in Jersey City grocery store

  29-04-2016 22:39
  
  A 38-year-old City man has been charged with starting a fire in a grocery store on Martin Luther King Drive and putting the staff in danger of "death of bodily injury."
  
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• Employee stole $2K from hotel safe, police say

  29-04-2016 22:35
  
  The 42-year-old employee was charged after employees noticed cash was missing from a safe in the hotel.
  
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• As Atlantic City flounders, Speaker Prieto fiddles | Editorial

  29-04-2016 22:33
  
  If AC misses Sunday's bond payment, it would be the first default by an NJ municipality since the Great Depression
  
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• Skating rink owner indicted on child sex assault charge

  29-04-2016 22:29
  
  The South Jersey man is also accused of video recording when a child's "intimate parts were exposed."
  
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• Jersey City felon charged with threatening man's life at gunpoint

  29-04-2016 22:22
  
  A 39-year-old Jersey City felon has been charged with pointing a handgun at a man and threatened to kill him yesterday.
  
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• The gang's back again: Kool & the Gang return home to Jersey City

  29-04-2016 22:19
  
  The band returned to Jersey City for the unveiling of Kool & the Gang Way in the city's Lafayette section.
  
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• Jersey City man charged with robbing dry cleaner with mace and stiletto

  29-04-2016 22:19
  
  A 52-year-old Jersey City man has been charged kidnapping and using mace to rob $300 from a dry cleaning business off McGinley Square in Jersey City last week.
  
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• Man convicted in 2008 mistaken identity killing after 2-month long trial

  29-04-2016 22:17
  
  A Irvington man was convicted of manslaughter in the 2008 fatal shooting in Elizabeth that authorities said was a case of mistaken identity.
  
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• Lane closures on Route 3 eastbound tonight for bridge repairs

  29-04-2016 22:15
  
  There will be overnight lane closures on Route 3 eastbound as the state Department of Transportation resumes a project to repair the Paterson Plank Road Bridge over Route 3, state officials said.
  
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• N.J. Supreme Court grants ex-police dispatcher new trial

  29-04-2016 22:09
  
  The New Jersey Supreme Court has cleared the way for anew trial in a wrongful termination lawsuit brought against Bridgewater Township.
  
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• Man in $5M ATM 'skimming' ring pleads guilty

  29-04-2016 22:02
  
  Conspirators used card-reading and camera equipment to capture customer data at banks along the east coast.
  
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• Booker, Menendez seek to end oil and gas testing in Atlantic Ocean

  29-04-2016 21:57
  
  Semisic testing could hurt fish catches and disrupt mammal life.
  
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• JetBlue moving Florida flights from LaGuardia to Newark - NorthJersey.com

  29-04-2016 21:54 via northjersey.com
  
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  JetBlue moving Florida flights from LaGuardia to Newark
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  JetBlue Airways Corp. said it will shift six year-around Florida flights from LaGuardia to Newark this fall, the first sign that the government's decision to remove flight restrictions there is bringing more competition to an airport where Chicago ...and more »
  
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• 2-alarm basement fire displaces Bridgeton residents

  29-04-2016 21:54
  
  The fire occurred on Atlantic Street Thursday night, according to the Bridgeton Fire Department.
  
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• Man struck and killed by pickup truck in Bayonne was 'honest,' 'loving'

  29-04-2016 21:44
  
  "You come across people in your lifetime and you they are genuine people - he's one of them."
  
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• Rutgers' New Brunswick grads: Keep Camden and Newark students out - Philly.com

  29-04-2016 21:35 via philly.com
  
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  Rutgers' New Brunswick grads: Keep Camden and Newark students out
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  Rutgers University's New Brunswick commencement ceremony next month - with President Obama as speaker - will be ticketed for crowd control, which is riling some college seniors who say they now have to decide whom to invite. Each of the 12,000 ...and more »
  
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• Prosecutor asks public to help stop killer hiding out in N.J. town

  29-04-2016 21:35
  
  Authorities are seeking information about who gunned down a 31-year-old Mount Laurel man in his vehicle April 15.
  
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• Lifetime of giving: N.J. mourns death of Percy Chubb III

  29-04-2016 21:24
  
  Chubb, known for his charity work in Newark, died at 81.
  
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• Funeral set for N.J. teen killed in Pa. tractor trailer crash

  29-04-2016 21:20
  
  Kelly C. O'Brien died Monday on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
  
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• N.J. man admits setting house on fire with children inside

  29-04-2016 21:10
  
  Eric Carter admitted to setting fire to his house with his children inside and slashing his fiancee's son's face.
  
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• N.J. school rallies after hotel fire cancels prom

  29-04-2016 21:08
  
  School officials are working to reschedule it, a spokesman said.
  
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• Hundreds attend N.J. school district meeting to fight outsourcing

  29-04-2016 21:00
  
  Budget deficit could bring layoffs to N.J. school district.
  
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• Judge won't delay oceanfront condemnations; allows more residents to challenge beach replenishment

  29-04-2016 20:56
  
  The ruling allows the state to continue trying to take oceanfront property for beach replenishment while the owners appeal the issue.
  
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• Could 1981 'Jane Doe' Ohio murder victim have been from N.J.?

  29-04-2016 20:54
  
  Pollen on the Jane Doe's clothing indicates she spend a significant amount of time in the northeast
  
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• Rowan University email system attacked by ransomware

  29-04-2016 20:51
  
  Rowan students received a ransomware email prompting the university to send out an alert.
  
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• Apology ends defamation lawsuit stemming from Christ Hospital sale

  29-04-2016 20:41
  
  The head of a Bloomfield healthcare company sued after being accused of rigging the 2012 sale.
  
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• Need a small business loan? This county program can help

  29-04-2016 20:31
  
  Gloucester County provides small business loans for local business owners.
  
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• Ex-youth minister headed to prison for sexually assaulting child in church

  29-04-2016 20:17
  
  The former pastor of a church in Piscataway was sentenced to 10 years for sexually assaulting a young girl 18 years ago.
  
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• Hillsborough High School closed after lockdown

  29-04-2016 20:15
  
  Hillsborough High School was closed following a lockdown on Friday, April 29, 2016.
  
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• Belleville man charged with sexually assaulting 7-year-old girl

  29-04-2016 19:59
  
  Eric Lleras allegedly assaulted the child while he resided as a tenant in the child's Clifton home, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes.
  
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• Hundreds protest Verizon at union rally in Jersey City

  29-04-2016 19:49
  
  A strike of mid-Atlantic Verizon workers entered its 17th day today.
  
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• NJ Weedman's Joint shut down over health violations on same day as arrest

  29-04-2016 19:45
  
  The restaurant has been ordered to remain closed until it passes a re-inspection
  
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• Trenton man complains about prostitute to cop, gets arrested

  29-04-2016 19:42
  
  Francisco Reyes-Martinez was dissatisfied with the services of a prostitute, so he told the police
  
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• Will Jersey City's 'brawling Easter bunny' be vindicated?

  29-04-2016 19:40
  
  Charges against the Easter bunny who was videotaped brawling in the Hudson Mall have been downgraded and will now be heard in the Jersey City Municipal Court.
  
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• Suspects sought in vicious attack outside Wayne go-go bar (VIDEO)

  29-04-2016 19:38
  
  The male victim was attacked about 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 14, 2015 outside the club at 24 Galesi Drive, police said.
  
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• Newark High School clean up day - The Newark Advocate

  29-04-2016 19:37 via newarkadvocate.com
  
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  Newark High School clean up day
  The Newark Advocate
  Sydney Timmerman and Phoebe Bedford push tree limbs into the back of a dump truck at one of the many sites Newark High School students were cleaning up. This public space, where the bike path meets West Main Street, was full of brush and debris the ...
  
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• Clifton cop faces probe after brake-checking motorist (VIDEO)

  29-04-2016 19:32
  
  A man identified as a Clifton resident posted the video of a cop brake-checking him to YouTube last week.
  
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• Christie's ability to woo GOP to support Trump called into question

  29-04-2016 19:06
  
  Indiana Gov. Pence's decision to back Ted Cruz hurts Donald Trump. But is it also bad for Christie?
  
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• Why Rutgers students are fuming over Obama graduation tickets

  29-04-2016 17:19
  
  Rutgers New-Brunswick students are fuming over a limit on tickets to graduation.
  
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• ReVitalyz Wellness Center holds grand opening in Bayonne (PHOTOS)

  29-04-2016 17:16
  
  ReVitalyz Wellness Center, a facility offering services such as physical therapy, chiropractic care and acupuncture, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate its grand opening.
  
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• Your comments: Kushner abandons $500M Monmouth Mall plan

  29-04-2016 17:11
  
  NJ.com readers react to Kushner Companies abandoning a plan to invest $500 million into Monmouth Mall.
  
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• Jersey City will rename street after Kool & the Gang today

  29-04-2016 16:43
  
  A section of a Bergen-Lafayette street will be renamed today in honor of one of Jersey City's most famous musical acts.
  
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• Man who robbed Garfield bank may be N.J.'s 'Countdown Bandit'

  29-04-2016 16:01
  
  In most of the robberies, the man approaches a teller, demands money and then counts down from 10 or 15 to one.
  
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