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• Newark officials not backing pot decriminalization - The Newark Advocate

  20-08-2016 23:52 via newarkadvocate.com
  
  Newark officials not backing pot decriminalization
  The Newark Advocate
  NEWARK - Newark voters will have a chance to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in November, but the measure is not getting support from city officials. Mayor Jeff Hall said he doesn't support the initiative as it is being presented ...
  
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• Newark cheers Shakur Stevenson's Olympic boxing final - NJ.com

  20-08-2016 23:39 via nj.com
  
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  Newark cheers Shakur Stevenson's Olympic boxing final
  NJ.com
  NEWARK — Brick City residents gathered downtown Saturday to cheer on their hometown champ Shakur Stevenson. As part of the 24 Hours of Peace event, a viewing of Stevenson's Olympic final was held at the intersection of Market and Broad Streets.
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• Astor Place 'Celebration of Unity' kicks off in Jersey City

  20-08-2016 23:38
  
  The Astor Place Neighborhood Association's "Celebration of Unity" got off to a sweltering start this afternoon as the street began filling with people, and music and the smell of barbecuing filled the air.
  
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• Newark cheers Shakur Stevenson's Olympic boxing match

  20-08-2016 23:37
  
  The Newark resident took home silver after a close match in the Olympic bantamweight final match.
  
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• Newark cheers Shakur Stevenson's Olympic boxing final

  20-08-2016 23:37
  
  The Newark resident took home silver after a close match in the Olympic bantamweight final match.
  
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• South Brunswick cop rescues small dog from blaze

  20-08-2016 23:27
  
  A South Brunswick police officer rescued a small dog from a fire on Saturday.
  
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• Cops seek suspects in carjacking that injured mother, baby

  20-08-2016 22:42
  
  Police released photos of the suspects
  
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• How one N.J. borough honored its police officers with a 'thin blue line'

  20-08-2016 22:30
  
  The line of blue paint appeared in the middle of West Clinton Avenue Friday.
  
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• Fundraiser matched murdered Linden woman's upbeat nature, friends say

  20-08-2016 22:26
  
  A fundraiser Saturday will assist with funeral costs for Tyrita Julius, whose body was found in a Long Branch backyard.
  
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• Detectives seize 'Mad Monkey' heroin, arrest 4, Essex sheriff says

  20-08-2016 22:06
  
  Man accused of punching at cops during arrest
  
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• Sandy Hook beachgoers expect bang for buck if parking fees rise

  20-08-2016 21:53
  
  Several residents said they won't necessarily mind a parking fee hike at Sandy Hook beaches, so long as the money is used wisely.
  
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• Sandy Hook beachgoers expect bang for buck if parking fee rises

  20-08-2016 21:53
  
  Several residents said they won't necessarily mind a parking fee hike at Sandy Hook beaches, so long as the money is used wisely.
  
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• Suspect caught after string of 5 gas station robberies, report says

  20-08-2016 21:34
  
  The man used an imitation handgun in the robberies, police said.
  
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• Jersey City man arrested, charged with assaulting several cops: report

  20-08-2016 21:00
  
  Police responding to a domestic incident call on Bleecker Street arrested a man who was charged with resisting arresting and assaulting several officers, according to a police report.
  
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• Convict fleeing N.J. caught in Connecticut thanks to GPS anklet, report says

  20-08-2016 20:36
  
  Matthew Howarth was almost done serving time, but now he faces new charges.
  
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• Man suffers leg wound in Harrison shooting: cops

  20-08-2016 20:26
  
  A man was shot in the leg near Fifth and Hamilton Streets in Harrison early this morning, according to the Harrison Police Department.
  
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• Cheers! N.J.'s first Dave & Buster's coming to Passaic County, report says

  20-08-2016 20:24
  
  The chain is planning an establishment in the Willowbrook Mall.
  
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• Hardworking Newark woman ID'd as 2nd victim in fatal bus crash - NJ.com

  20-08-2016 19:56 via nj.com
  
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  Hardworking Newark woman ID'd as 2nd victim in fatal bus crash
  NJ.com
  NEWARK — A hardworking city woman headed to her job at a factory early Friday was the passenger killed in the NJ Transit bus collision that also claimed the life of one driver, injured 17 others and snarled traffic for hours, family and friends said ...
  Newark grandma, 49, identified as passenger killed in bus crashNew York Daily News
  New Jersey Transit driver, passenger killed when 2 buses collide in ...New York
  
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• Hundreds take advantage of food giveaway organized by Jersey City church

  20-08-2016 19:46
  
  About 400 people received a box of food, a box of personal hygiene items and a box of Avon products this afternoon as part of a "Celebrate Jersey City" event, hosted by Miracles for America on Lexington Avenue.
  
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• Woman injured while riding Six Flags wooden roller coaster

  20-08-2016 19:40
  
  The woman was struck by an object while riding the roller coaster, according to Six Flags
  
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• Football player who nearly drowned saved by lifeguard-trained coach

  20-08-2016 19:34
  
  What remains under review, the school district said, is what exactly the football team was doing in the school's pool.
  
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• Death of man found in apartment investigated as homicide, cops say

  20-08-2016 19:22
  
  Police officers responding to the apartment found Michael Agard unconscious, authorities said
  
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• Jerzeez Diner co-owner indicted over fire that gutted restaurant

  20-08-2016 18:34
  
  A grand jury has indicted Tina Diakos in connection with the blaze that destroyed her diner in March.
  
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• 3 injured when car rolls, catches fire in Atlantic County

  20-08-2016 18:09
  
  The women were standing near the burning car when police arrived.
  
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• Hardworking Newark woman ID'd as second victim in fatal bus crash

  20-08-2016 17:50
  
  The second victim of the fatal Newark bus collision was identified as a city woman
  
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• Hardworking Newark woman ID'd as 2nd victim in fatal bus crash

  20-08-2016 17:50
  
  The second victim of the fatal Newark bus collision was identified as a city woman
  
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• Blaze scorches 5 apartments in Highland Park, displacing residents

  20-08-2016 17:46
  
  A blaze destroyed five apartments in Highland Park early Saturday morning.
  
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• Cumberland County seeks 2 most-wanted fugitives

  20-08-2016 17:23
  
  Sheriff Robert Austino says anyone who sees these fugitives should call police and not approach them.
  
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• North Jersey hospital starts human breast milk program

  20-08-2016 16:54
  
  Englewood Hospital and Medical Center is now obtaining donated breast milk to give to their premature babies.
  
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• In any language, NYC taxi rides are about to change

  20-08-2016 16:39
  
  New regulations that went into effect make it much easier for immigrants to get a taxi license.
  
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• North Jersey medical school inches closer to 2017 opening

  20-08-2016 16:22
  
  A medical school that would occupy a former industrial site on the Clifton-Nutley border is one step closer to reality
  
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• Teen wanted for church hall murder was arrested days before

  20-08-2016 16:15
  
  An 18-year-old man wanted for gunning down a teen at a Communipaw Avenue church hall was arrested five days before the homicide following a shooting in Jersey City, officials confirmed.
  
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• Rabid bat found in Camden County home, report says

  20-08-2016 15:58
  
  The bat was removed from a Haddon Heights home Aug. 10.
  
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• Accident on Hudson Bay Turnpike extension in Bayonne causing delays

  20-08-2016 15:49
  
  New Jersey State Police are investigating a multi-vehicle accident with injuries on the Hudson Bay extension of the New Jersey Turnpike in Bayonne.
  
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• Dinner will support kids of Linden woman allegedly killed by friend

  20-08-2016 15:08
  
  A meal sale will raise money for the family of Linden resident Tyrita Julius.
  
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• For 2nd straight year, 2 fatal shootings mar Newark's 24 Hours of Peace effort

  20-08-2016 14:43
  
  The Essex County Prosecutor's Office and the Newark Police Department are investigating two separate shootings that occurred while the 5th annual "24 Hours of Peace" celebration was under way.
  
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• For 2d straight year, 2 fatal shootings mar Newark's 24 Hours of Peace effort

  20-08-2016 14:43
  
  The Essex County Prosecutor's Office and the Newark Police Department are investigating two separate shootings that occurred while the 5th annual "24 Hours of Peace" celebration was under way.
  
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• 2 fatal Newark shootings mar city's 24 Hours of Peace celebration

  20-08-2016 14:43
  
  The Essex County Prosecutor's Office and the Newark Police Department are investigating two separate shootings that occurred while the 5th annual "24 Hours of Peace" celebration was under way.
  
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• 'Crooked Hillary' and 13 other favorites Trump uses to mock foes

  20-08-2016 14:07
  
  Republican nominee Donald Trump has insulted friends and foes.
  
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• How a new law will help the newborn baby of a fallen N.J. state trooper

  20-08-2016 13:53
  
  Conor Eamonn Cullen was born Aug. 3, nearly five months after his father died while responding to a car fire.
  
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• DEP reaches $10M tentative settlement over contaminated asphalt site

  20-08-2016 13:47
  
  The proposed settlement comes 14 years after the DEP initiated the action against the former asphalt company in Manchester
  
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• Man indicted on 9 charges, including attempted murder

  20-08-2016 13:30
  
  Grand jury indicts man for alleged shootings in Cumberland County.
  
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• Christie defends Trump's Louisiana visit by invoking Obama 'hug'

  20-08-2016 13:05
  
  In a statement released by the Trump campaign, Christie blasted Louisiana's governor and suggested Obama should head to the flood-damaged state.
  
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• Trump's foreign policy manifesto: less dogmatic, still vapid | Editorial

  20-08-2016 12:30
  
  No mention of the wall?
  
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• Newark Course Preview - Street League Skateboarding

  20-08-2016 10:29 via streetleague.com
  
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  Newark Course Preview
  Street League Skateboarding
  California Skateparks continues their long-standing reputation of creating courses that are both challenging and fun to skate with this one they designed for the Newark, New Jersey stop of the 2016 SLS Nike SB World Tour. One end of the course has a ...
  
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• Newark schools set sights on STEM - The Newark Advocate

  20-08-2016 06:08 via newarkadvocate.com
  
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  Newark schools set sights on STEM
  The Newark Advocate
  NEWARK - As the Director of Curriculum and Staff Development for Newark City Schools, Maura Horgan's job is to listen to what students want to study. And from what she's heard, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics seems to be exactly what ...
  
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• Father of Newark woman accused of cyberstalking Kris Jenner, Kardashian family speaks out - KGO-TV

  20-08-2016 04:03 via abc7news.com
  
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  Father of Newark woman accused of cyberstalking Kris Jenner, Kardashian family speaks out
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  The father of a Newark woman accused of cyberstalking reality TV star Kris Jenner and the Kardashian family tells ABC7 News he's deeply apologetic to the people he says his daughter has hurt. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP). KGO. by Melanie ...
  Court Date Set For Newark Woman Accused of Cyberstalking Kris JennerPatch.com
  Kris Jenner's alleged stalker a Newark woman charged with har
  
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• Toll cheats owe $26k dodging Goethals Bridge charges, police say

  20-08-2016 02:40
  
  Two motorists were charged in separate incidents with skipping toll payments on the bi-state bridge
  
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• Newark hopes added depth pays dividends - ThisWeekNews

  20-08-2016 02:37 via thisweeknews.com
  
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  Newark hopes added depth pays dividends
  ThisWeekNews
  Granville football player Mathieu Holt will be part of an offensive line that could be the strength of his team. Watch Video. Quarterback Jake Lewis leads a strong junior class for the Licking Valley football team. Watch Video. Chase Richardson and the ...
  
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• Deadly Bus Crash in Newark, NJ - ABC News

  20-08-2016 01:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
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  Deadly Bus Crash in Newark, NJ
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