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• Great summer day for Hunterdon County 4H fair's first day

  24-08-2016 23:55
  
  Hundreds flocked to South County park for the first day of the 17th annual Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair on Aug. 24, 2016.
  
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• Hunterdon County woman murdered in Newark - MyCentralJersey.com

  24-08-2016 23:53 via mycentraljersey.com
  
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  Authorities are investigating the murder of a 27-year-old Raritan Township woman last weekend in Newark. Loading… Post to Facebook. Hunterdon County woman murdered in Newark Authorities are investigating the murder of a 27-year-old Raritan ...
  
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• Ewing says goodbye to longtime officer (PHOTOS)

  24-08-2016 23:10
  
  Edward DeAngelo passed away Friday after battling ALS. He was 55 and served as a Ewing police officer for over 27 years.
  
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• PATH riders advised to allow extra travel time during LGBT festival Aug. 27

  24-08-2016 23:00
  
  PATH riders traveling to and from New York City are advised to allow extra travel time this weekend, due to the annual Jersey City LBGT Pride Festival this Saturday.
  
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• Obamacare remains affordable in N.J. despite higher rates and fewer insurers, officials say

  24-08-2016 22:59
  
  The Department of Health and Human Services said higher federal subsidies will help offset higher insurance rates.
  
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• Worker in N.J. doctor's office indicted for medical fraud

  24-08-2016 22:55
  
  The 27-year-old man from Monmouth County worked for a Belleville ophthalmologist.
  
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• Randolph man drowned trying to retrieve boat, brother says

  24-08-2016 22:55
  
  The brother of the Randolph man who drowned in the Spruce Run Reservoir on Aug. 22, 2016, gave new details on what happened.
  
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• Missing Torahs at Jersey City synagogue after back-to-back burglaries

  24-08-2016 22:48
  
  The synagogue told police two Torahs and silver pieces valued at a total of $80,000 were stolen.
  
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• Newark promotes largest group of police officers in more than decade - NJ.com

  24-08-2016 22:42 via nj.com
  
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  NEWARK — Sixty-eight members of the city's police force were promoted Wednesday in what officials say is the largest group elevated to higher ranks in more than a decade. The promotions, which included two deputy chiefs, 12 captains, 35 lieutenants ...
  
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• Newark promotes largest group of police officers in more than decade

  24-08-2016 22:42
  
  Public safety director says city is "rebuilding" its police force
  
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• Princeton schools adding new gardening positions

  24-08-2016 22:40
  
  The garden educator program will allow the school to hire four educators for $10,000 each
  
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• Here's how you can help Italy earthquake victims

  24-08-2016 22:38
  
  New Jersey Italian organizations are accepting donations to aid the relief effort after the devastating earthquake in central Italy.
  
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• Old Bridge to welcome home Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez

  24-08-2016 22:31
  
  U.S. Olympic gold and silver medalist Laurie Hernandez will be welcomed home on Saturday with a celebration.
  
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• Newark man found dead inside house identified - Columbus Dispatch

  24-08-2016 22:28 via dispatch.com
  
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  Newark man found dead inside house identified
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  NEWARK, Ohio — A man who was found dead from a gunshot wound when SWAT officers entered his home Tuesday north of Newark has been identified by the Licking County Coroner's Office as Mark Johnson. Johnson was 45, said Mickey Lymon, ...
  SWAT team called to State Route 13 north of Newark | WHIZ NewsWHIZall 6 news articles »
  
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• Christie in gun bill vetoes: Make it easier to carry concealed weapons in N.J.

  24-08-2016 22:27
  
  Christie vetoed a pair of gun bills and proposed N.J. become a "shall-issue" state.
  
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• Jail director files for retirement days after alleged racial tirade against sheriff's officer

  24-08-2016 22:23
  
  Hudson County Corrections Director Tish Nalls-Castillo has filed for retirement amidst an investigation into allegations she called a county sheriff's officer a "white motherf---er" during an incident about 10 days before the papers were filed.
  
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• Four face crack, methadone charges in Franklin Borough

  24-08-2016 22:21
  
  Police said the arrests followed a two-month investigation
  
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• Bayonne man knocks down CVS security guard while stealing items: cops

  24-08-2016 22:15
  
  A 33-year-old city man has been accused of knocking down a security guard while trying to leave a convenience store with $211 worth of unpaid items, police said.
  
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• N.J. rescuers help man lost in Hunterdon woods (PHOTOS)

  24-08-2016 22:06
  
  Rescuers helped an older man lost on state game land in the township on Aug. 24, 2016.
  
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• Newark hoping to roar out of the gate - The Newark Advocate

  24-08-2016 22:05 via newarkadvocate.com
  
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  NEWARK - In Newark's first scrimmage, against Logan Elm and Buckeye Valley, the Wildcats faced a second-and-20 situation. Not only did they convert the first down, they turned it into a touchdown drive. “We responded to adversity much better than we ...
  
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• Hudson County launches online affordable housing portal

  24-08-2016 22:00
  
  The County's Division of Housing and Community Development launched a new online portal to help connect residents with County and State funded housing units.
  
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• Jersey City man stole car, drove it while intoxicated in Bayonne: police

  24-08-2016 21:44
  
  A 20-year-old Jersey City man has been accused of stealing a car and driving it while intoxicated in Bayonne, according to police.
  
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• 'Elderly' Clinton, Trump should share more about their health, Carson says

  24-08-2016 21:36
  
  Donald Trump is 70 and Hillary Clinton is 68.
  
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• Residents voice opposition to proposed Wawa in N.J. town

  24-08-2016 21:34
  
  Project reportedly includes a Chick-Fil-A and three office buildings.
  
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• High school athletic director returning to job after charges dismissed

  24-08-2016 21:30
  
  Kent Schilling had been accused of threatening to kill his wife, but a charge of terroristic threats was dropped at her request
  
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• PSE&G drill tests response to a pipeline gas explosion

  24-08-2016 21:25
  
  The test was meant to practice response procedures and communication between township officials, workers and evacuees.
  
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• Brick police raid home, find cocaine and cash, cops say

  24-08-2016 21:18
  
  Authorities focused on a home in the Evergreen Woods condo complex.
  
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• 2 men beaten, robbed by group outside Bayonne convenience store: police

  24-08-2016 21:11
  
  A group of four to six men robbed a pair of city residents exiting a 7-Eleven of their cash and cell phones, police said.
  
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• Prosecutor drops charges against man who was deported

  24-08-2016 21:10
  
  Arnoldo Agreda-Rodriguez was arrested six months ago and deported in early August
  
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• Autopsy results still pending in Princeton pool death

  24-08-2016 21:07
  
  Colin Simonelli, 24, was found unresponsive in 4 feet of water
  
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• 20-year-old sought in murder at Jersey City park, authorities say

  24-08-2016 19:39
  
  The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office has issued a warrant for the arrest of a man charged with a murdering a man and attempting to murder a second man in a Jersey City park in May.
  
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• Fundraising efforts underway for single mom who lost everything in Sayreville fire

  24-08-2016 19:33
  
  Kristen Nelson's Jacobsen Street home in Sayreville was destroyed by a fire Monday afternoon.
  
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• Leasing underway to find retail, office neighbors for Newark's Whole Foods - NJ.com

  24-08-2016 19:31 via nj.com
  
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  NEWARK — When the city's first Whole Foods opens, it will not be alone. Construction is still underway at the former Hahne & Co. Department Store building on Broad Street in Newark, which is being rehabbed after remaining a shuttered, empty sign of ...
  
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• Leasing underway to find retail, office neighbors for Newark's Whole Foods

  24-08-2016 19:27
  
  The rehab of the historic Hahne's building on Broad Street is ongoing.
  
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• Trump campaign plans to open N.J. headquarters in Parsippany

  24-08-2016 19:11
  
  State Sen. Joseph Pennacchio, co-chairman of the Trump campaign in New Jersey, said Trump is leading a "populist movement" and has a good chance of carrying the state
  
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• 2 charged with inserting skimming device in QuickChek ATM

  24-08-2016 19:10
  
  Two men have been charged with installing a skimming device to an ATM at QuickChek that would give the men access to multiple user's personal banking information, officials said.
  
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• Bayonne man pleads guilty to Jersey City Heights shotgun killing

  24-08-2016 18:48
  
  A Bayonne resident pleaded guilty this morning to firing the single shotgun blast that killed a man in the Jersey City Heights last year and he told the judge he killed the man following an argument about a woman.
  
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• Christie announces end of online fees for N.J. driver's licenses

  24-08-2016 18:46
  
  In announcing changes, Christie said "waiting in line at the MVC is not a Democrat or Republican issue."
  
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• Jersey City to debut youth court for juvenile offenders

  24-08-2016 18:45
  
  The program lets juveniles with minor offenses be judged by their peers instead of in the traditional criminal justice system.
  
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• Motorcyclist who sped away from N.J. police being sought

  24-08-2016 18:44
  
  Township police have released an image of a motorcyclist who fled from an officer on Aug. 7, 2016.
  
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• Bloomfield police assist in Newark narcotics, weapons seizure - NorthJersey.com

  24-08-2016 18:41 via northjersey.com
  
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  Bloomfield police assist in Newark narcotics, weapons seizure
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  Nearly a quarter of a million dollars in narcotics and prescription medicines, along with two loaded shotguns, were seized Tuesday afternoon, according to the Essex County Sheriff's Department. Ramon Vega, 57, of Newark, faces numerous drug and weapon ...and more »
  
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• 2 more face murder charges in street slaying of ex-con

  24-08-2016 18:34
  
  Jose "Chepa" Rodriguez, 25, was shot in the back of the head in March 2014.
  
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• BMW, thousands in cash and jewelry stolen from N.J. homes

  24-08-2016 18:25
  
  Thefts took place at two township houses less than 1 mile apart between Monday night and Tuesday morning, police report.
  
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• LISTEN: Mom calls 911 after boyfriend allegedly beat her toddler to death

  24-08-2016 18:09
  
  Jamil Baskerville Jr., 2, died after his mother's boyfriend punched him, officials said.
  
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• 18-year-old arrested with 21 decks of heroin, crack cocaine

  24-08-2016 18:05
  
  Jamir Black, of Trenton, faces multiple drug charges
  
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• Trump: I'm open to 'softening' immigration stance

  24-08-2016 17:59
  
  Trump's pledge to build a wall between Mexico and the U.S. and deport 11 undocumented immigrants rallied supporters early in the campaign.
  
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• Nearly $250K in drugs, shotguns seized in Essex County raid, sheriff says

  24-08-2016 17:56
  
  Two face more than 30 charges after shotguns, drugs and thousands of rounds of ammunition of seized at residence, authorities say
  
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• Miss America 2017: Singer Ciara becomes celebrity judge

  24-08-2016 17:32
  
  The singer joins Gabby Douglas and Mark Cuban for the pageant broadcast in Atlantic City
  
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• Man crashes car, flees scene with 3-year-old, cops say

  24-08-2016 17:28
  
  Leon Ross' charges included assault by auto, endangering the welfare of a child and DWI
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Christie Motor Vehicle Commission announcement at 11:30 a.m.

  24-08-2016 17:23
  
  Watch Christie's 11:30 a.m. Motor Vehicle Commission announcement live.
  
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