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• 16 indicted for alleged Cumberland County drug ring

  22-09-2016 23:56
  
  A Cumberland County Grand Jury indicted them on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
  
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• Case of Secaucus lawyer accused of trying to kill girlfriend heads to jury

  22-09-2016 23:50
  
  The fate of the Secaucus lawyer charged with trying to stab his girlfriend to death with a serrated kitchen knife in 2011 will be in the hands of the jury tomorrow following closing arguments in his retrial today.
  
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• Ahmad Khan Rahami was 'fascinated' with jihadism, father says

  22-09-2016 23:48
  
  The father of bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami told the New York Times his son was "fascinated" by jihadist music, poetry and videos.
  
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• North Jersey casino effort doomed? Group backing it suspends ad campaign

  22-09-2016 23:12
  
  The group, Our Turn NJ, has been opposed by a rival group that has blanked airwaves will an ad blitz.
  
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• N.J. high school coach suspended after DWI arrest

  22-09-2016 23:12
  
  The coach was arrested for DWI at approximately 1 a.m. on Aug. 26 in Montgomery Township.
  
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• BuckinBurger restaurant opens in Newark in mid-October - The Newark Advocate

  22-09-2016 23:02 via newarkadvocate.com
  
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  BuckinBurger restaurant opens in Newark in mid-October
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  NEWARK - BuckinBurger, which operated a food truck in Zanesville during the summer of 2015, has found a year-round home in north Newark, where it opens next month. Billed as a trendy, fast casual burger joint, BuckinBurger will be located at 1283 Log ...
  
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• N.J. lawmakers: State should pay extra cost of Christie-ordered roadwork shutdown

  22-09-2016 22:53
  
  The state would be responsibly for paying for any cost overruns resulting from Gov. Chris Christie's shutdown order.
  
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• Seaside Marine Corps charity runners invited to participate in 9/11 benefit race

  22-09-2016 22:50
  
  The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers 5K run will be held in lower Manhattan on Sunday.
  
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• 2 N.J. towns gave residents free rides home, and DUI arrests dropped

  22-09-2016 22:48
  
  The number of residents arrested for drunk driving in Evesham is half what it used to be.
  
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• Students, driver escape burning school bus on Parkway, traffic delayed

  22-09-2016 22:46
  
  Garden State Parkway backed up after a small school bus caught fire. The driver and seven students escaped uninjured.
  
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• Shocking jury award for Hudson County employee who sued county

  22-09-2016 22:33
  
  A jury has awarded more than $8 million to an employee with the Department of Family Services who alleged Hudson County unfairly fired her because she suffered from depression.
  
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• Vineland man comes home to find burglar wearing his clothes, police say

  22-09-2016 22:25
  
  The homeowner chased the burglar out of his house and into the street, Vineland police said.
  
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• 500M Yahoo accounts hacked in massive 'state-sponsored' cyber attack

  22-09-2016 22:04
  
  Yahoo said on Sept. 22, 2016, names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth may have been compromised in the 2014 email account hack. How to know if my account was hacked? How to change Yahoo password? How to delete Yahoo account?
  
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• Traffic shifts and detours planned for Route 130 roadwork this week

  22-09-2016 21:49
  
  The next stage of the Raccoon Bridge rehabilitation project is starting which will put detours in place for drivers on Island Road and Main Street
  
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• 2 men arrested for summer Vineland shooting, police say

  22-09-2016 21:32
  
  The shooting occurred on June 9 on Francine Drive.
  
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• Whoopi Goldberg kicks off Marilyn Monroe exhibit in Jersey City

  22-09-2016 21:30
  
  The exhibit includes the gown Monroe wore when she serenaded John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday.
  
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• Head of N.J. Hospital Association stepping down

  22-09-2016 21:15
  
  Betsy Ryan leavesthe New Jersey Hospital Association next summer after completing a decade helping the industry cope with unprecedented change.
  
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• NJCU launches its Center for the Arts

  22-09-2016 21:13
  
  New Jersey City University has created the NJCU Center for the Arts to bring its performing, visual, film, and literary arts activities under one creative umbrella, the school announced.
  
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• Judge upholds officers' suspensions regarding off-duty fight at bar

  22-09-2016 21:13
  
  The suspensions were not for the fight, but for officers' conduct afterward.
  
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• Attorney's attempted murder trial: We'll never know what happened that night, lawyer says

  22-09-2016 20:50
  
  Gorman and Schwartz were found covered in blood in the kitchen.
  
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• Police officer attacked, beaten unconscious released from hospital

  22-09-2016 20:46
  
  The officer was hit from behind while making an arrest, police said.
  
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• Comcast purchasing full control of Flyers from Ed Snider's estate, report says

  22-09-2016 20:38
  
  When the deal is finalized, Comcast will own 100 percent of the Philadelphia Flyers. Ed Snider put the Flyers on the NHL map in 1967 when the team began play as an expansion franchise. The Flyers won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975. Snider once also owned a share of the Eagles and the Sixers. Snider passed away at his home in California in April after a battle with cancer.
  
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• 1000-Pound Piece Of 'Military Ordinance' Found In Newark Scrapyard: Police - Patch.com

  22-09-2016 20:30 via patch.com
  
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  1000-Pound Piece Of 'Military Ordinance' Found In Newark Scrapyard: Police
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  Newark police have reported the discovery to officials at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, authorities say. By Eric Kiefer (Patch Staff) - September 22, 2016 2:24 pm ET. 1,000-Pound Piece Of 'Military Ordinance' Found In Newark Scrapyard: Police.
  Team destroys old military explosive found near NewarkNorthJersey.com
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• Vineland police seek help identifying armed robber (VIDEO)

  22-09-2016 20:26
  
  The robbery occurred Thursday at the Dollar Plus on East Chestnut Avenue.
  
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• Vineland police seek help identifying armed robber

  22-09-2016 20:26
  
  The robbery occurred Thursday at the Dollar Plus on East Chestnut Avenue.
  
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• N.J. man indicted on distributing child pornography charges

  22-09-2016 20:15
  
  Members of the FBI and Department of Homeland Security assisted in the investigation.
  
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• N.J. distracted driving bill isn't about your coffee, frustrated lawmakers insist

  22-09-2016 20:15
  
  Auto fatalities are up almost 9 percent so far this year in New Jersey. Distracted driving may be to blame.
  
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• Former AC councilman admits not paying $120K in taxes

  22-09-2016 20:11
  
  The 74-year-old is the third person to plead guilty in a book-cooking scheme
  
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• Co-owner of AC rolling chair business admits not paying $120K in taxes

  22-09-2016 20:11
  
  The 74-year-old is the third person to plead guilty in a book-cooking scheme
  
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• Driver fell asleep in fatal Route 55 head-on collision, police say

  22-09-2016 20:06
  
  Troopers were dispatched Thursday to Milemarker 20.4 on Route 55 in Maurice River Township.
  
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• N.J woman, 65, admits running phony unemployment scheme

  22-09-2016 19:59
  
  The 65-year-old's son said he was laid off from his mother's fake business
  
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• Dad of 5-year-old who brought heroin to school in lunchbox faces charges

  22-09-2016 19:53
  
  Maurice Leonard, 28, and his girlfriend, Turia Justice, 27, were charged with endangering the welfare of a child
  
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• Cash 4 Life lottery winner may 'call in rich,' but plans to keep working

  22-09-2016 19:49
  
  Dawn Jones, of Trenton, won the $1,000-a-day prize last month
  
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• N.J. school aid formula is flawed for pre-K, special ed, audit says

  22-09-2016 19:45
  
  The new report comes as both Democrats and Republicans are targeting changes to New Jersey's school funding.
  
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• Another N.J. Republican says no way to Trump | The Auditor

  22-09-2016 19:30
  
  Former Rep. Dick Zimmer said he will not support Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
  
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• 2 in murder of man defending wife from robbery to be sentenced Friday

  22-09-2016 19:24
  
  A pair of cousins who robbed a woman and shot her husband dead when he came to his wife's aid will be sentenced tomorrow.
  
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• Romanian man sentenced in hacking scheme that targeted N.J. businesses

  22-09-2016 19:23
  
  Financial information, fingerprints from security firm taken in computer breach, according to federal prosecutors.
  
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• 25-year-old man shot multiple times in Trenton

  22-09-2016 19:22
  
  The man had to undergo emergency surgery after he was shot in the left arm, left flank and both thighs
  
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• Microbreweries, beer gardens may be in Newark's future - The News Journal

  22-09-2016 18:39 via delawareonline.com
  
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  Microbreweries, beer gardens may be in Newark's future
  The News Journal
  Microbreweries and beer gardens could be on tap for Newark. City officials are studying how building rules could be changed to allow small-scale brewing operations where beer is the main feature and food is secondary or not included at all. The effort ...
  
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• Historical marker to be unveiled at Somerset courthouse

  22-09-2016 18:38
  
  The Somerset County Freeholders and the county Cultural & Heritage Commission will unveil a new historical marker on the lawn of the Somerset County Historic Courthouse on East Main Street in Somerville on Sept. 27, 2016.
  
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• Bayonne mayor, congressmen to sponsor clinic for veterans on Oct. 5

  22-09-2016 18:34
  
  The claims clinic at 18 West 23rd St. will allow veterans to meet one-on-one with a representative from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
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• Cop getting stabbed a 'reminder of how dangerous job can be,' chief says

  22-09-2016 18:30
  
  Among Johnny Flores' charges are attempted murder and aggravated assault on a police officer.
  
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• Crossing guard reportedly claims man she maced was drug dealer

  22-09-2016 18:15
  
  Crossing guard reportedly says man she maced dealt drugs causing relative to over dose.
  
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• N.J. sinks 2 vessels as artificial reef program resumes

  22-09-2016 18:12
  
  The state's artificial reefs will have new additions after federal funding was restored
  
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• How much cancer-causing metal is in water for your N.J. county?

  22-09-2016 18:06
  
  Data from the EPA compiled by a water-quality advocacy groups shows the presence of chromium-6 in samples from towns in every county in New Jersey
  
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• Cops probe Honda generator theft in Carneys Point

  22-09-2016 18:06
  
  Carneys Point Police investigate generator theft from Layton's Lake Bridge.
  
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• 'You were very brave,' Cop hit in Rahami shootout makes emotional school visit

  22-09-2016 17:54
  
  Three days after he was shot by a suspected bomber, a Linden police officer will meet students who sent him 'get well' cards.
  
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• WATCH: Hugs, tears as Linden cop hit in Rahami shootout visits school

  22-09-2016 17:54
  
  Three days after he was shot by a suspected bomber, a Linden police officer will meet students who sent him 'get well' cards.
  
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• Wildstein 'terrorized' P. A. employees, director testifies at Bridgegate trial

  22-09-2016 17:48
  
  Director says he believed the government's star witness was protected by Christie.
  
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• Why a North Jersey town is choosing sides in a pizza war with a famous name

  22-09-2016 17:47
  
  There's a pizza war baking in Southern Bergen County, pitting two versions of one cherished pie against each other in a battle for the taste buds of one town.
  
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