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• Harrison councilman, 67, dies after five-year battle with cancer

  26-05-2016 23:59
  
  Second Ward Councilman Victor Villalta was the veteran's liaison for the town council and often arranged for veterans to speak with Harrison schoolchildren.
  
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• PJ Ryan's Squared restaurant/bar holds ribbon-cutting ceremony (PHOTOS)

  26-05-2016 23:57
  
  PJ Ryan's Squared, a new restaurant-bar held its grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony today to celebrate its first week in Journal Square.
  
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• Parsippany teachers, school board resolve contract impasse

  26-05-2016 23:47
  
  The contract was approved by the district at the May 12 school board meeting.
  
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• 15 students taken to hospital for heat ailments after Trenton Thunder fieldtrip

  26-05-2016 23:33
  
  The sixth-graders were from William Penn Middle School in Lower Makefield, Pa.
  
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• Assembly speaker: Fight for Atlantic City compromise was worth it for N.J. | Opinion

  26-05-2016 23:19
  
  Vincent Prieto argues the amendment puts tough fiscal benchmarks that must be met by the city before the state can come in and take over.
  
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• Condition of Jersey City man shot last night upgraded from 'critical'

  26-05-2016 23:17
  
  The condition of a Jersey City left in critical condition after being shot last night on Winfield Avenue has improved, officials said.
  
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• N.J. agency questions whether Jersey City can keep mayor's calendar secret

  26-05-2016 23:03
  
  The Government Records Council ordered the city to hand over copies of the mayor's calendar to the GRC for inspection.
  
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• N.J. flooring company ordered to pay $280K to under-compensated employees

  26-05-2016 23:00
  
  Federal agency filed suit against Ferry Carpets in Newark.
  
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• Newark sixth-grader misspells word in finals of bee - The News Journal

  26-05-2016 22:53 via delawareonline.com
  
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  Newark sixth-grader misspells word in finals of bee
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  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Raphael Kim considered herself lucky that she drew the words "almoner" and "Moroccan" in the preliminary rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday. At the start of Thursday's finals, 12-year-old Raphael's luck ran ...
  
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• Newark mom charged with setting fire to home with children inside - 10TV

  26-05-2016 22:53 via 10tv.com
  
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  Newark mom charged with setting fire to home with children inside
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  A Newark woman has been accused of setting her own home on fire with her children inside. The Newark Advocate is reporting 39-year-old Amy Wilson is facing one charge of aggravated arson. According to court records, Wilson is accused of setting fire to ...and more »
  
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• Disabled vehicle in Holland Tunnel causing delays, P.A. cops say

  26-05-2016 22:53
  
  The incident was reported just after 4:30 p.m.
  
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• Team effort preserves 119 acres of land in Upper Deerfield

  26-05-2016 22:50
  
  The acres are located near Sunset Lake off Deerfield-Bridgeton Pike in Upper Deerfield.
  
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• N.J. girl completes three rounds at national spelling bee

  26-05-2016 22:42
  
  Danielle Serrao made it to the third round of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
  
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• Turnersville man charged with gun, drug offenses

  26-05-2016 22:35
  
  Police descended on his home early Thursday morning.
  
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• Bail reduced for alleged gambling kingpin 'Elvis'

  26-05-2016 22:35
  
  But he won't go free until he finds his passport.
  
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• Deal to save Atlantic City from financial collapse now in Christie's hands

  26-05-2016 22:34
  
  Both the state Senate and Assembly on Thursday passed a two-bill compromise to help financially ailing Atlantic City.
  
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• Bayonne pool to open for 2016 summer season this weekend

  26-05-2016 22:34
  
  The city's DiDomenico Municipal Pool will be opening this weekend for the 2016 summer season, city officials announced earlier this week.
  
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• Newark track team supporting girls to become strong women - New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV

  26-05-2016 22:18 via pix11.com
  
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  Newark track team supporting girls to become strong women
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  NEWARK, N.J. – A track team in New Jersey comprised of 80 girls who are learning and harnessing their power through running is set to race in Central Park in a few weeks and they're asking for help reaching their goals. The young athletes, ages 10 to ...
  
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• Trump: Email report shows Clinton shouldn't be president

  26-05-2016 21:05
  
  Trump took to Twitter to criticize Hillary Clinton in the wake of the new report criticizing her email use.
  
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• Old sex assault claim against masseur can't be used in new case, court rules

  26-05-2016 21:03
  
  The defendant in an alleged sexual assault at a spa was acquitted in a similar case in 2006.
  
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• Elementary school kids learn the ropes of running a town, businesses

  26-05-2016 21:00
  
  About 100 elementary school students from Orange got a chance to run their own city in Edison.
  
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• Lawmaker: N.J. roads can be fixed without gas tax hike

  26-05-2016 20:56
  
  State Sen. Jennifer Beck says saving money elsewhere can raise cash for road projects.
  
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• 151 years later, N.J. family seeks Medal of Honor for Civil War soldier

  26-05-2016 20:52
  
  A Lebanon man is hoping to get the Medal of Honor awarded to his ancestor, a Civil War soldier who is credited with the capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee.
  
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• Rutgers–Newark's Dana Library Announces Spring Sutras Exhibition Opening - Rutgers Newark

  26-05-2016 20:48 via newark.rutgers.edu
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  Rutgers–Newark's Dana Library Announces Spring Sutras Exhibition Opening
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  Spring Sutras, a work of renewal and hope by installation and book artist Karen Guancione, took shape while she was caring for Mary Guancione, her elderly mother who was suffering from dementia.
  
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• Pedestrian killed by bus was 82-year-old woman, officials say

  26-05-2016 20:39
  
  The West Orange woman was hit in her hometown Thursday morning.
  
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• Rutgers-Newark, RBH planning $70M residence hall, honors learning facility - NJBIZ

  26-05-2016 20:28 via njbiz.com
  
  Rutgers-Newark, RBH planning $70M residence hall, honors learning facility
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  A new 400-bed residence hall and honors learning facility is coming to downtown Newark under a $70 million project unveiled this week by Rutgers University and developer RBH Group. The mixed-use project, located a block west of Military Park, will ...
  
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• Hoboken pays tribute to heroes at 118th annual Memorial Day parade (PHOTOS)

  26-05-2016 20:16
  
  Hoboken got a head start on the Memorial Day weekend with its 118th annual Memorial Day Parade on Washington Street Wednesday night.
  
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• Six flags newest coaster needs repairs shortly after unveiling ceremony

  26-05-2016 20:14
  
  Two riders on The Joker got stuck in one of the coaster's cars near the end of a run.
  
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• Did any N.J. students survive the final day of national spelling bee?

  26-05-2016 20:08
  
  Two New Jersey students reached the final day of the annual spelling bee.
  
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• Paterson police director mum on Hazleton job extenstion

  26-05-2016 20:04
  
  Jerry Speziale said he would continue the role as interim police chief for at least several months, when he will then decide how to proceed.
  
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• What is the worst road in Jersey City?

  26-05-2016 20:03
  
  Road conditions from the Heights to Greenville have residents grumbling.
  
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• Man indicted for strangling Rahway woman in her home

  26-05-2016 19:54
  
  The Bloomfield man faces a 10-count indictment for the Dec. 6 death of a 35-year-old woman.
  
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• Christie administration can't give $11M to religious schools, court rules

  26-05-2016 19:50
  
  A new court ruling will prevents $11M in state grants from funding projects at religious institutions.
  
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• Suspects still at large after chase on Garden State Parkway

  26-05-2016 19:46
  
  Police are looking for two suspects who eluded police in a pursuit following an incident that originated in Seaside Heights.
  
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• Cop who shot Trenton teen named officer of the year

  26-05-2016 19:45
  
  Mercer County Sheriff's Detective James Udijohn, one of three officers involved in the August shooting of Radazz Hearns, was named Officer of the Year
  
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• Easton man charged in thefts is Hunterdon's Most Wanted

  26-05-2016 19:44
  
  A man from Easton wanted on theft charges is this week's fugitive of the week in Hunterdon County.
  
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• Whitman visits N.J. regional animal shelter in Bridgewater

  26-05-2016 19:43
  
  Former Gov. Christie Todd Whitman toured the Somerset Regional Animal Shelter in Bridgewater on Thursday, May 26, 2016.
  
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• The 21 Sports Authority stores in N.J. where everything must go

  26-05-2016 19:31
  
  The out-of-business sale is underway following this week's announcement that all 463 stores across the country will close by end of August.
  
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• 4 arrested in Newark shootings, robberies, cops say - NJ.com

  26-05-2016 19:29 via nj.com
  
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  4 arrested in Newark shootings, robberies, cops say
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  NEWARK — Four men wanted in a four separate city robberies and shootings are behind bars after a series of arrests this week by the Newark police department's Fugitive Apprehension Team, police announced Thursday morning. The string of arrests, ...
  
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• 4 arrested in Newark shootings, robberies, cops say

  26-05-2016 19:29
  
  Police made the string of arrests this week.
  
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• Elevated lead levels found in water on Hoboken university campus

  26-05-2016 19:27
  
  The water at five of 18 Stevens Institute of Technology buildings tested were found to have elevated levels of lead.
  
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• Burglar who stabbed woman 40-plus times sentenced in killing

  26-05-2016 19:25
  
  Jorge Rodriguez killed Keisha Alexander in June 2014 during a burglary at her Trenton home.
  
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• N.J. man dies in Colorado pickup truck crash

  26-05-2016 18:51
  
  The 38-year-old Matawan resident's pickup truck tumbled over embankment after hitting a sign
  
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• How $677K for road restoration will be spent in Bayonne

  26-05-2016 18:51
  
  The City Council last week awarded a Clifton-based company a $676,722 road-restoration contract that city officials say will be entirely funded through federal grant money.
  
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• Hillary Clinton's email verdict: Sloppy, not corrupt | Moran

  26-05-2016 18:48
  
  She broke the rules, and she knew it. And she refused to answer questions from the inspector general. But there is no evidence she damaged national security or discussed classified material on her private account.
  
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• Why N.J. shouldn't block freedom of speech in Israeli boycott debate | Opinion

  26-05-2016 18:46
  
  A N.J. attorney make a case against the Legislature's anti-BDS position, which he claims cannot be reconciled with the First Amendment.
  
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• Lambertville vs. New Hope in Dragon Boat Paddle Battle

  26-05-2016 18:45
  
  The inaugural Lambertville New Hope Paddle Battle will take place June 3, 2016, on the Delaware River.
  
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• Man stabbed after ongoing dispute, Elizabeth police say

  26-05-2016 18:44
  
  The victim told police he had continuous issues with three men who he said assaulted him Tuesday.
  
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• Groups call on feds to stop review of $1.2 billion pipeline

  26-05-2016 18:43
  
  Two environmental groups called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to stop its review of the PennEast pipeline until the company provides critical data
  
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• Woman hit, killed by bus in West Orange

  26-05-2016 18:38
  
  The pedestrian was hit by a charter bus Thursday, officials said.
  
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