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• Union City man tried to hit Jersey City cop with vehicle, police say

  01-09-2016 23:55
  
  A 26-year-old Union City man has been charged with hitting the gas and nearly running over a Jersey City police officer during a traffic stop yesterday.
  
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• NJCU to host financial workshop for budding entrepreneurs

  01-09-2016 23:48
  
  New Jersey City University will be holding a workshop for entrepreneurs who searching for ways to fund a new businesses.
  
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• Hometown entrepreneurs bring health care staffing agency to Bridgeton

  01-09-2016 23:44
  
  Dignity Nursing Solutions is headquartered at Thompson Plaza in Bridgeton.
  
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• Group sues to halt ballot question on Jersey City election timing

  01-09-2016 23:40
  
  The group is led by former Corporation Counsel Bill Matsikoudis, who is mulling a run for mayor next year.
  
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• N.J. official accused of stealing from youth sports will resign

  01-09-2016 23:15
  
  Charges will be dropped upon completion of a first-time offender program.
  
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• N.J. man accused of stabbing wife, then himself, now in stable condition

  01-09-2016 22:53
  
  Timothy Moorman is in the hospital under guard 24 hours a day as he is charged with murder.
  
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• Alpine man settles suit with Tenafly for $550K over cop-involved crash

  01-09-2016 22:53
  
  Anthony Perez's suit claims his car was hit by a police cruiser, driven by Officer Brandon M. Moriarty in April, 2012
  
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• Tackling Trenton's trash problem, one block at a time

  01-09-2016 22:44
  
  Councilwoman Phyllis Holly-Ward said the city's garbage problem can no longer be ignored
  
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• Court upholds conviction of man who signed for parcel of cocaine

  01-09-2016 22:37
  
  Jason Charles pleaded guilty to three drug crimes and was sentenced to 14 years in state prison, in 2013.
  
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• Newark school principal reported missing, police say | NJ.com - NJ.com

  01-09-2016 22:34 via nj.com
  
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  FRANKLIN — Police on Thursday asked for the public's help to find a woman who was reportedly last seen at the Newark school where she works as its ...
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• Newark school principal reported missing, police say

  01-09-2016 22:31
  
  68-year-old woman reportedly last seen at work
  
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• 25-year-old killed in Plainfield was heading back to college

  01-09-2016 22:28
  
  The Wednesday night shooting on Hillside Avenue also wounded two other people, authorities said.
  
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• Philly police reviewing complaint about officer's 'Nazi tattoo'

  01-09-2016 22:23
  
  The city's police department said it would undertake an internal investigation
  
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• Normal weekend PATH service on 33rd Street line resumes for holiday weekend

  01-09-2016 22:18
  
  Weekend PATH service between Journal Square and 33rd Street will resume throughout the Labor Day Weekend.
  
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• 'We just want him back': N.J. man missing after running from I-78

  01-09-2016 22:06
  
  The 26-year-old had some sort of psychological episode, and has gone missing twice over the course of a few days.
  
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• A closer look at 'green' technology aboard Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas

  01-09-2016 21:48
  
  On a tour of the Anthem of the Seas, cruise officials sought to show the industry's progress in becoming greener.
  
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• Police searching for motorist who attempted to lure teen, woman

  01-09-2016 21:43
  
  Police are investigating whether the same man is responsible for both events Wednesday.
  
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• CDC director: More funds are needed now to fight the Zika virus | Opinion

  01-09-2016 21:36
  
  Federal funds to fight the Zika virus are nearly exhausted, CDC Director Tom Frieden warns. If Congress doesn't replenish funds soon, there will be no new money to fight an outbreak.
  
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• Will Sandy Hook's proposed parking fee increase hurt or help the park?

  01-09-2016 21:33
  
  The proposed increase, which would go into effect the summer of 2017, was the subject of an open house at Sandy Hook on Wednesday night
  
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• Dick's Sporting Goods to hire 50 people at new location

  01-09-2016 21:29
  
  Are you seeking a job? Popular sporting goods store looks to hire.
  
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• Police ID worker killed in Edison scaffolding collapse

  01-09-2016 21:26
  
  Man hit by steel scaffolding, according to investigators
  
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• High levels of lead found in Rowan University's water

  01-09-2016 21:24
  
  Five buildings on campus have been reported to have water containing unsafe levels of lead.
  
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• Paterson's bloody August leaves 4 dead, 16 shot

  01-09-2016 21:21
  
  A spike in the number of shootings last month, which included four homicides, has left the city reeling and looking for solutions to curb further violence.
  
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• Detox or jail? 40 arrested in 5-day heroin sweep given choice

  01-09-2016 21:17
  
  "Operation Helping Hand" began with arrests beginning on Sunday and ending on Thursday.
  
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• Fact-checking Donald Trump's immigration speech

  01-09-2016 20:45
  
  Trump delivered a speech laying out an aggressive platform for the U.S. to combat illegal immigration.
  
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• Driver crashes into fence, gravestones at historic Bridgeton cemetery

  01-09-2016 20:41
  
  The west fence at Broad Street Cemetery has been the scene of multiple car crashes throughout the years.
  
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• Man nabbed with 50 bags of heroin, crack, cops say

  01-09-2016 20:36
  
  Authorities in Salem County conducted a narcotics investigation and arrested an NJ man.
  
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• 2 men shot in supermarket parking lot in New Brunswick

  01-09-2016 20:34
  
  Police said that around 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to the area near Aldi's on Van Dyke Avenue to investigate a possible shooting.
  
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• 2 injured in New Brunswick shooting, police say

  01-09-2016 20:34
  
  Police said that around 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to the area near Aldi's on Van Dyke Avenue to investigate a possible shooting.
  
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• Newark police seek family of dead man - NJ.com

  01-09-2016 20:28 via nj.com
  
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  NEWARK — Police said Wednesday they are seeking the public's help to find the next-of-kin of a 76-year-old Newark man who died. Fred Walker died Aug. 15, according to a police statement. Walker lived on Runyon Street. Anyone you can provide ...
  
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• Newark police seek family of dead man

  01-09-2016 20:26
  
  The 76-year-old city man died Aug. 15
  
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• Edison man missing for weeks found safe

  01-09-2016 20:18
  
  The 52-year-old had checked himself into a substance abuse rehabilitation facility without telling anyone
  
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• Jersey City man shot in the buttocks early Thursday morning

  01-09-2016 20:16
  
  A 39-year-old man was shot in the buttocks in the Greenville section of the city early Thursday morning, officials said.
  
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• Inside Bergen County's newest emergency room (PHOTOS)

  01-09-2016 19:41
  
  The new department has 22,240 square feet of space and is almost double the size of the old department.
  
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• WATCH: Thieves steal Donald Trump political sign from lawn

  01-09-2016 19:40
  
  Ocean County authorities say they will prosecute the theft of political signs
  
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• Some Subaru owners to get new engines in class-action settlement

  01-09-2016 19:27
  
  Some vehicles that burned oil improperly will get new engines
  
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• Responders honored for hostage rescues, firefighting in Newark - NJ.com

  01-09-2016 19:27 via nj.com
  
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  Responders honored for hostage rescues, firefighting in Newark
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  NEWARK — City officials on Wednesday honored dozens of police officers and firefighters for handling emergencies ranging from a fire at Essex County College to an hours-long standoff with a man accused of stabbing his wife. The ceremony held at ...
  
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• Man distributed child porn from home computer, cops say

  01-09-2016 19:27
  
  Authorities said information about Vincent Spataro was a referral from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  
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• Responders honored for hostage rescues, firefighting in Newark

  01-09-2016 19:25
  
  Cops, firefighters praised for handling of summer emergencies
  
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• Newark safety director takes state post - The Newark Advocate

  01-09-2016 19:08 via newarkadvocate.com
  
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  NEWARK - Newark Safety Director Bill Spurgeon will be joining the Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office in October, the agency announced Thursday. Spurgeon will be chief of the Code Enforcement Bureau, vacating the safety director's position he has held for ...
  
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• 2017 NFL Draft to be held on Philadelphia Museum of Art steps

  01-09-2016 19:07
  
  Next year's NFL Draft returns to the site of the inaugural event, this time along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
  
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• Gov. Christie signs N.J. river flooding task force bill

  01-09-2016 18:55
  
  Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation on Sept. 1, 2016, creating a task force to address Raritan River and Delaware River flooding.
  
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• N.J. paid $2.3M too much to hospitals, audit finds

  01-09-2016 18:49
  
  The individual hospitals were not identified in the report.
  
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• What we know about FBI raids in Orange, what we want to find out

  01-09-2016 18:45
  
  The federal investigation alleges extortion, conspiracy and the corrupt use of public money.
  
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• Secaucus church will bring festival to its backyard this year

  01-09-2016 18:44
  
  "Over the years we've wanted to see if we could move it onto our property and so this year we made the move."
  
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• Lifeguard rescues unconscious man from community pool

  01-09-2016 18:35
  
  The swimmer was unresponsive and not breathing when lifeguards got the swimmer onto the pool's deck and started CPR.
  
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• Man being arrested on warrant gets more charges when police find drugs: authorities

  01-09-2016 18:30
  
  On Monday, police were setting up surveillance at Brewer's home when he was spotted and arrested, a court official said.
  
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• Republicans tell Gov. Christie to let N.J. bridge project resume

  01-09-2016 18:24
  
  State Sen. Kip Bateman (R-16th) and Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-16th) have called for Gov. Chris Christie and the state Department of Transportation to declare the replacement of the Route 518 bridge over the Delaware and Raritan Canal in Franklin Township an essential project.
  
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• Piano tuner's fight to save A.C. home isn't over yet

  01-09-2016 18:20
  
  The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority wants to demolish the home for a development project.
  
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• Customer fights armed robber, gets shot in leg (VIDEO)

  01-09-2016 18:20
  
  The video shows a customer try to kick the armed man out of a gas station store before the man appears to shoot through the door.
  
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