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• Edison police heading to Dallas for officers' funerals

  12-07-2016 23:53
  
  Two Edison police officers were scheduled to travel to Dallas on Tuesday to attend the funerals of the five Dallas officers killed during a demonstration last week.
  
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• Sweeney delivers Christie new gas tax plan to end N.J. road project shutdown

  12-07-2016 23:50
  
  The Senate president presented an alternative proposal to the governor on Tuesday.
  
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• Toaster oven causes 'suspicious package' scare in downtown Newark

  12-07-2016 23:45
  
  Investigation caused detours on Broad Street
  
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• 'Suspicious package' in downtown Newark was microwave

  12-07-2016 23:45
  
  Investigation caused detours on Broad Street
  
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• $7.7M fine for couple who plead guilty to forging doctors' signatures

  12-07-2016 23:38
  
  Kirtish and Nita Patel admitted in court last year to forging physicians' names to medical imaging tests.
  
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• WATCH: Sweet reaction by N.J. woman with Down Syndrome to promise ring

  12-07-2016 23:32
  
  Her boyfriend drops down on one knee to put the ring on her finger.
  
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• Dump Trump forces lose first round in Cleveland

  12-07-2016 23:13
  
  The Republican National Committee said the convention delegates are bound to support the winner of their state.
  
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• Police searching for woman who used 'cloned' credit card to buy booze

  12-07-2016 23:02
  
  The woman appears to have a number of tattoos on her right arm and chest.
  
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• Princeton police investigate 3rd sexual assault report in 3 weeks

  12-07-2016 23:00
  
  The alleged assault is the 3rd to be reported in the past few weeks. Police do not believe the first two reports were connected
  
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• Soon-to-be-Olympian Laurie Hernandez, 'Things have changed already'

  12-07-2016 22:57
  
  Laurie Hernandez, 16, will be the gym's first Olympian.
  
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• Gretchen Carlson lawsuit against CEO of FOX moves forward

  12-07-2016 22:40
  
  On-air personality Gretchen Carlson claims her position was terminated after she rebuffed sexual advances.
  
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• FOX seeks dismissal of Gretchen Carlson's sexual harassment lawsuit

  12-07-2016 22:40
  
  On-air personality Gretchen Carlson claims her position was terminated after she rebuffed sexual advances.
  
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• Poll: Is the media too obsessed with Trump?

  12-07-2016 22:29
  
  A news study finds the presumptive Republican nominee dominated news coverage during the primaries.
  
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• 3 Trump tweets after Sanders endorses Clinton -- and 1 back at him | The Auditor

  12-07-2016 22:26
  
  Burns for Bern' from the Republican frontrunner after he throws his support behind Trump's rival
  
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• Trenton man arrested with loaded handgun, police say

  12-07-2016 22:16
  
  Darryl Young was approached by officers after police say Young and two others dispersed after noticing law enforcement.
  
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• 2 public hearings scheduled in South Jersey for Verizon landline issues

  12-07-2016 22:06
  
  Various municipalities petitioned the BPU to investigate Verizon and order the company to maintain its copper landlines until fiber optic lines are installed.
  
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• Today In History, July 12: Newark, New Jersey - STLtoday.com

  12-07-2016 21:57 via stltoday.com
  
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  Today In History, July 12: Newark, New Jersey
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  In 1967, six days of race-related rioting erupted in Newark, New Jersey; the violence claimed 26 lives. 1862: Abraham Lincoln. 2. 1862: Abraham Lincoln. AP; Jul 11, 2016. In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ...and more »
  
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• Excessive heat watch issued for 4 N.J. counties

  12-07-2016 21:56
  
  The heat index could push as high as 104 degrees Thursday afternoon
  
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• Excessive heat watch for 4 N.J. counties starting Thursday

  12-07-2016 21:56
  
  The heat index could push as high as 104 degrees Thursday afternoon
  
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• 4 children, 2 adults taken to hospital after boat capsizes in Hudson River, official says

  12-07-2016 21:53
  
  Six people were taken to Jersey City Medical Center after a boat capsized in the Hudson River.
  
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• Jersey City man, 48, facing multiple cocaine charges

  12-07-2016 21:52
  
  A 48-year-old Jersey City man is facing multiple charges related 12 vials of suspected cocaine.
  
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• Asbury Hotel launches official opening with big bash

  12-07-2016 21:48
  
  The hotel, which has been open since Memorial Day weekend, held its official launch party last week
  
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• Wisniewski: Christie holds N.J.'s roads hostage as he auditions for Trump job | Opinion

  12-07-2016 21:39
  
  The assemblyman lambasts the governor over what he calls a brazen display of gamesmanship with the New Jersey's transportation system, which is fundamental to the entire state economy.
  
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• Pa. driver was stoned when he crashed, killed Edison man: Prosecutor

  12-07-2016 21:38
  
  A Pennsylvania man was arrested on charged on Tuesday in connection to the fatal crash in Edison in April.
  
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• Officials say driver was on narcotics in fatal Edison crash

  12-07-2016 21:38
  
  A Pennsylvania man was arrested on charged on Tuesday in connection to the fatal crash in Edison in April.
  
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• Town hall construction delayed by builder error, officials say

  12-07-2016 21:34
  
  Officials: Town hall construction delayed by builder error
  
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• Newark mayor tells West Ward 'Sometimes you're not going to see the police' - NJ.com

  12-07-2016 21:24 via nj.com
  
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  Newark mayor tells West Ward 'Sometimes you're not going to see the police'
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  NEWARK — In the first community meeting stemming from the release of a report on violent crime in Newark last month, Mayor Ras Baraka told 150 residents of the city's suburban West Ward that he was not there to address their demands for more police ...
  
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• Somerville's p0t.com store plans second N.J. location

  12-07-2016 21:16
  
  The name of Somerville's new vapor store, p0t.com, initially caused concern to some in the borough. A second location in Morristown is now being planned.
  
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• Zika Tracker: N.J. tops 50 cases of mosquito-borne disease

  12-07-2016 21:11
  
  Nearly half of all cases reported have occurred in Bergen and Passaic Counties.
  
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• Debris from Flemington fireworks show sparks review

  12-07-2016 21:09
  
  Two people were injured, and debris covered a neighbor's property during the borough's annual Fourth of July fireworks show on July 3, 2016.
  
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• Feds investigating Bayonne police officer named in brutality lawsuit

  12-07-2016 21:05
  
  The U.S. Attorney's Office has confirmed it is investigating a city police officer but has declined to say whether the investigation pertains to his former fellow officer's 2013 beating of a handcuffed man.
  
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• Pokemon Go addresses privacy concerns, disturbs Holocaust Museum, rats out cheating boyfriend

  12-07-2016 21:00
  
  Attention Poke-obsessives: there's a game update
  
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• Man flown to hospital after serious West Milford motorcycle crash

  12-07-2016 20:47
  
  A 27-year-old Clifton man was injured in the crash, police said.
  
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• Retirement approved for ex-Paterson cop who filed whistleblower lawsuit

  12-07-2016 20:45
  
  Former Police Sgt. Patrick Greco has not received a pension or a salary since his sick pay ran out in 2013 and the city delayed in processing his pension, according to his attorney
  
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• Church volunteers to give Edison recreation center a free facelift

  12-07-2016 20:42
  
  The Liquid Church is giving Edison's Minnie B. Veal Recreation Center a free facelift this weekend.
  
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• Mom and pot operation? Police seize 54 marijuana plants from family's house

  12-07-2016 20:35
  
  Investigators found 54 marijuana plants and a large supply of harvested pot in a Monroe Township home, police said.
  
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• Fake license left at liquor store yields arrest: cops

  12-07-2016 20:25
  
  A 19-year-old Raritan Township resident allegedly used a fake driver's license to attempt to buy alcohol from Bourbon Street Liquors on July 4, 2016.
  
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• Millburn schools settle suit spurred by racially-charged brawl, report says

  12-07-2016 20:15
  
  The $435,000 settlement was reached more than seven years after the incident took place, a report says.
  
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• Pilot Involved in Saturday Plane Crash Near Newark Died at Hospital on Sunday - WspyNews (press release) (registration)

  12-07-2016 20:03 via wspynews.com
  
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  Pilot Involved in Saturday Plane Crash Near Newark Died at Hospital on Sunday
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  Cushing Field is located southwest of Newark in LaSalle County. A 63 year-old man from Warrenville died on Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove following a Saturday morning plane crash at the airport. prev. next. The pilot of the ...
  
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• Police make drug arrests in Bergen County

  12-07-2016 19:55
  
  Two men were charged with drug offenses.
  
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• Man shot by police in Wanaque had 'a big knife,' threatened woman, report says

  12-07-2016 19:52
  
  The shooting occurred during a domestic violence incident, authorities said.
  
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• Funeral Wednesday for Jersey City Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Stewart

  12-07-2016 19:51
  
  A funeral service will be held tomorrow morning for Jersey City Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Stewart.
  
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• Trenton man gets life in prison for kidnapping, executing woman

  12-07-2016 19:32
  
  The body of 47-year-old Lisa Armstrong was found in a wooded area off Route 206 in Burlington County in 2013.
  
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• 'You've really wasted the 36 years,' judge tells man at sentencing

  12-07-2016 19:29
  
  James Heeney of Elizabeth also faces drug, racketeering and weapons charges in Union County.
  
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• 'Your really wasted the 36 years,' judge tells man at sentencing

  12-07-2016 19:29
  
  James Heeney of Elizabeth also faces drug, racketeering and weapons charges in Union County.
  
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• Hightstown police save 2 overdose victims in 1 day

  12-07-2016 19:17
  
  Officers Kenneth Larsen and Daniel Abbatemarco were part of both first aid calls.
  
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• 'Seizure disorder' contributed to drowning of boy on cruise ship, medical examiner says

  12-07-2016 19:16
  
  A "seizure disorder" contributed to the accidental drowning of a 8-year-old boy on Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas, according to the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
  
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• 'Seizure disorder' contributed to drowning of boy on cruise ship: medical examiner

  12-07-2016 19:16
  
  A "seizure disorder" contributed to the accidental drowning of a 8-year-old boy on Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas, according to the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
  
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• Mom of 3-year-old girl who drowned at N.J. park 'did everything she could,' cops say

  12-07-2016 19:12
  
  The girl was found about 20 to 25 feet offshore in water about three-and-a-half feet deep, police said.
  
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• Loitering complaints lead to heroin charges in Raritan

  12-07-2016 19:06
  
  Two 19-year-olds face heroin charges after Raritan Township police found them while checking out loitering complaints on July 9, 2016.
  
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