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• Mayor hit parked car while driving with expired license, report says

  03-09-2016 23:58
  
  Rahway Mayor Samson Steinman was operating a city car at the time of the early-morning crash.
  
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• Lumbering Hermine could impact N.J. until mid-week, forecasters say

  03-09-2016 23:57
  
  Hermine remains the equivalent of a tropical storm and is expected to regain hurricane strength Sunday, when it turns back toward the coast.
  
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• Color Run comes to Old Bridge (PHOTOS)

  03-09-2016 23:28
  
  Event billed as happiest 5K on the planet
  
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• Beach residents hoping Hermine won't stay past its welcome

  03-09-2016 21:55
  
  As long as Hermine doesn't hang around for two or three days, beach residents say things won't be too bad.
  
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• Authorities seek to ID 6 men in shooting of Atlantic City cop

  03-09-2016 21:53
  
  Officer remains in critical condition Saturday afternoon
  
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• Law student who was former FBI investigator killed in Newark hit-and-run - NJ.com

  03-09-2016 21:08 via nj.com
  
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  Law student who was former FBI investigator killed in Newark hit-and-run
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  NEWARK — A Rutgers University law school student was killed when she was hit by a car while she was crossing the street in Newark early Saturday morning, authorities said. Christina E. Cassidy, 25, of Jersey City, was struck by a Honda Civic while she ...
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• Law student who was former FBI investigator killed in Newark hit-and-run

  03-09-2016 21:05
  
  The victim was a member of the Class of 2018 at Rutgers University's School of Law, school officials said
  
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• Puppies find homes at Bayonne pet adoption event

  03-09-2016 20:53
  
  People stopped to fuss over cute puppies and kittens, and some even took one home at a pet adoption event hosted by North Shore Animal League in Bayonne outside Petland Discounts.
  
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• PATCO cop reportedly fired after altercation with passenger

  03-09-2016 20:50
  
  The PATCO officer who used pepper spray on passenger was fired, report says.
  
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• Missing Somerset man found safe, cops say

  03-09-2016 20:46
  
  The 25-year-old is described as 200 lbs, dark brown hair, brown eyes, last seen wearing dark pants and walks with a limp, police said.
  
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• Woman reportedly files sexual harassment lawsuit against former boss

  03-09-2016 20:32
  
  A Salem County woman is suing her former boss for sexual harassment, report says.
  
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• Newark police investigate possible gunfire at Shabazz H.S. football game - NJ.com

  03-09-2016 19:53 via nj.com
  
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  Newark police investigate possible gunfire at Shabazz H.S. football game
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  NEWARK — Newark police are trying to determine whether a gun was fired after the Malcolm X. Shabazz High School football game Friday night, prompting the evacuation of the stadium. City Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said a Newark Special ...and more »
  
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• Newark police investigate possible gunfire at Shabazz H.S. football game

  03-09-2016 19:52
  
  The field was evacuated on the report of possible gunfire Friday night
  
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• Man shot last night on Grant Ave. and MLK Drive: cops

  03-09-2016 19:50
  
  Jersey City police are investigating the shooting yesterday of a 32-year-old Newark man at Grant Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, according to a spokesperson.
  
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• Camden mourns slain girl, 8, during funeral service

  03-09-2016 19:44
  
  Community and family of the 8-year-old Camden girl who was shot gathers to remember.
  
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• Christie declares N.J. state of emergency as Tropical Storm Hermine threatens Shore flooding

  03-09-2016 19:26
  
  Gov. Chris Christie has declared a state of emergency for Ocean, Atlantic and Cape May counties as Tropical Storm Hermine's updated path has the former hurricane tracking up the Atlantic Coast.
  
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• Beachgoers soak in what's left of summer before Hermine hits

  03-09-2016 19:02
  
  Beachgoers tried to squeeze in what was left of their summer at the start of Labor Day weekend, as Hurricane Hermine threatened to wash out the rest of the holiday weekend.
  
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• Man killed in Fairfield motorcycle crash, officials say

  03-09-2016 18:40
  
  The motorcycle collided with a pick-up truck near Passaic Avenue and Little Falls Road, officials said.
  
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• 5-year-old honorary NYPD officer, cancer victim, mourned by hundreds

  03-09-2016 17:46
  
  RJ Sy, of Tenafly, was also an honorary member of the Redrum Motorcycle Club.
  
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• 15-year-old girl killed in Newark shooting, cops say

  03-09-2016 17:32
  
  A city woman was wounded in the same shooting when she was grazed by a bullet, cops said.
  
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• Judge dismisses charges against Jersey City's ex-top cop in political retaliation suit

  03-09-2016 17:28
  
  JERSEY CITY -- A judge has dismissed all charges against former Jersey City Police Chief Robert Cowan in a lawsuit filed by a city police officer who was charged with drunken driving in 2013 and claimed his arrest was an act of political revenge. Officer...
  
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• Jersey Shore braces for effects of Hermine

  03-09-2016 17:25
  
  Shore towns are preparing for high winds and heavy flooding
  
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• 85-year-old woman killed in Titusville blaze

  03-09-2016 16:41
  
  One person was killed in the blaze Friday night, firefighters said
  
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• How Trump fares against bedbugs, junk mail and trial lawyers | The Auditor

  03-09-2016 15:32
  
  Donald Trump is graded "on a curve" against several unpopular items.
  
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• As new school year approaches, Bayonne teachers still don't have new contract

  03-09-2016 15:00
  
  Bayonne teachers still don't have a new contract, their union made clear at a city school board meeting.
  
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• Rutgers New Brunswick Honors College welcomes freshmen on move-in day

  03-09-2016 14:40
  
  Rutgers New Brunswick Honors College welcomes 500 incoming freshman.
  
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• Man cuts off N.J. cop, woman urinates in front of officer

  03-09-2016 14:37
  
  A Clinton Township officer stopped a Newark man after he reportedly cut him off and during the stop a passenger urinated on the side of the road on Sept. 1, 2016.
  
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• Utilities preparing for the worst with Tropical Storm Hermine

  03-09-2016 14:00
  
  New Jersey's power companies say they are putting extra crews on standby this weekend in preparation for the approaching tropical storm.
  
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• Dune project to protect 8 miles of beach around Atlantic City

  03-09-2016 14:00
  
  Officials will be accepting bids for the project, which will build up dunes on Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate and Longport beaches.
  
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• Burn victim flown from N.J. nursing center (PHOTOS)

  03-09-2016 13:45
  
  A person injured at Rolling Hills Care Center in Clinton Township was flown to St. Barnabas Burn Center in Livingston on Sept. 2, 2016.
  
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• Dad who changed N.J. medical marijuana law dies suddenly

  03-09-2016 13:30
  
  Attorney Roger Barbour represented his wife and daughter in a case that paved the way for the first school in the nation to allow medical cannabis on campus.
  
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• Atlantic City cop critical, suspect dead in shooting outside Caesar's

  03-09-2016 13:29
  
  police said the officer was wounded and the suspect died in Saturday's shooting
  
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• Drive-thru convenience store chain to open in 2 N.J. counties

  03-09-2016 13:20
  
  Farm Stores employees take customers' orders at their cars and then bring products out to them.
  
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• Does Donald Trump want to also curb legal immigration?

  03-09-2016 13:00
  
  Donald Trump's immigrations speech this past week didn't just focused on cracking down on illegal immigration.
  
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• Pair already charged with heroin possession indicted again

  03-09-2016 12:09
  
  Andrew R. Yawger and John C. Drake have been indicted twice by a Hunterdon County Grand Jury in 2016 on possession of heroin charges that were filed in March and June.
  
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• Tropical Storm Hermine still on track to batter Jersey Shore

  03-09-2016 12:06
  
  Entire Jersey Shore and Delaware Bay region is under a tropical storm warning, with Hermine expected to pound coastal areas with powerful winds for two or more days.
  
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• Two-alarm fire in Titusville claims one life

  03-09-2016 07:36
  
  A dwelling fire in Titusville left one person dead who was trapped in the house.
  
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• 2-alarm fire in Titusville claims 1 life

  03-09-2016 07:36
  
  A dwelling fire in Titusville left one person dead who was trapped in the house.
  
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• Blink-182, Florida-Georgia Line concerts cancelled due to storm

  03-09-2016 03:34
  
  Atlantic City officials cited danger posed by Hermine
  
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• Blink-182, Florida Georgia Line concerts cancelled due to Hermine

  03-09-2016 03:34
  
  Atlantic City officials cited danger posed by the powerful tropical storm
  
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• Man shot dead near recent Trenton shooting

  03-09-2016 03:05
  
  City police and Trenton EMS were dispatched to the 500 block of Roosevelt Street for a gunshot victim at about 7 p.m.
  
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• Police seek public's help locating missing Franklin woman

  03-09-2016 02:42
  
  Tammy Kim failed to meet with her parents Thursday
  
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• Top Newark Teachers Receive $1.7 Million in Bonuses - Wall Street Journal

  03-09-2016 01:35 via wsj.com
  
  Top Newark Teachers Receive $1.7 Million in Bonuses
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  Newark public school officials said Friday they handed out $1.7 million in bonuses to 283 top teachers, part of a groundbreaking contract for performance pay. Merit pay began in the city schools as part of a 2012 contract that was funded in part by a ...and more »
  
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• Missing Lakewood man found dead at Lake Shenandoah

  03-09-2016 00:59
  
  The 25-year-old's death is not believed to be suspicious.
  
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• 2 more officials signed petition of felon running for school board

  03-09-2016 00:19
  
  Two Edison councilmen signed the nominating petition of Nilesh Dasondi, the felon running for township school board.
  
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• 2 councilmen signed petition of felon running for school board

  03-09-2016 00:19
  
  Two Edison councilmen signed the nominating petition of Nilesh Dasondi, the felon running for township school board.
  
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