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• Man who claimed to have bomb robbed Manalapan bank, cops say

  30-09-2016 23:56
  
  Police are looking for the man, who made off with an undisclosed amount of money.
  
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• 4th man sentenced in drive-by shooting that injured 2 innocent bystanders

  30-09-2016 23:53
  
  The getaway driver in the car was sentenced to 6 years in prison
  
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• 4th man sentenced for drive-by shooting at bodega that injured 2

  30-09-2016 23:53
  
  The getaway driver in the car was sentenced to 6 years in prison
  
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• Ex-Rutgers football player sentenced to probation for breaking man's jaw

  30-09-2016 23:52
  
  Ruhann Peele was also ordered to take anger management classes as a result of his role in a fight in 2015.
  
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• Bridgegate trial: Wildstein details political involvement in Christie campaign

  30-09-2016 23:51
  
  In a day of fierce and often combative testimony, star Bridgegate witness David Wildstein was challenged on his political involvement in the Christie campaign, and the lies and dirty tricks the Republican operative once bragged about.
  
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• PATH to stick with scheduled weekend closures on 33rd Street line

  30-09-2016 23:48
  
  The project includes new Positive Train Control signals and technology.
  
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• 8 Hightstown HS pupils infected with Hand, Foot and Mouth disease

  30-09-2016 23:45
  
  The school is the latest among nearly a dozen across New Jersey to report outbreaks of the disease, a type of Coxsackievirus.
  
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• NJ Transit got waiver from installing Positive Train Control in Hoboken

  30-09-2016 23:42
  
  Federal officials said they gave NJ Transit a waiver from installing Positive Train Control by 2018 on the section of track in Hoboken terminal where a commuter train crashed on Thursday
  
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• 15-year-old boy charged with making false bomb threat to Ewing H.S.

  30-09-2016 23:31
  
  Friday's incident was the third bomb threat at the school in as many weeks
  
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• Efinger Sporting Goods closing after more than 100 years

  30-09-2016 23:28
  
  Store was once the leading team outfitter in New Jersey.
  
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• N.J. raising gas tax 23 cents to end road funding crisis

  30-09-2016 23:15
  
  The impasse led to a months-long construction freeze.
  
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• Man indicted in brutal beating death at Pleasantville home

  30-09-2016 23:07
  
  Egg Harbor man is accused of beating a couple inside their home in 2015.
  
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• N.J. advances 4 new charter schools, denies Montclair plan

  30-09-2016 22:59
  
  Three of the schools will open in 2017, pending a final review.
  
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• Were you on or near NJ Transit train that crashed in Hoboken? Feds want your help

  30-09-2016 22:53
  
  The National Transportation Safety Board has asked for passengers aboard the ill-fated Hoboken train to come forward.
  
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• 2 victims ID'd in Newark police-involved shooting during apparent ... - WABC-TV

  30-09-2016 22:48 via abc7ny.com
  
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  Two people are dead after a police-involved shooting in Newark Friday morning.
  2 shot, killed by Newark police officers; 1 person arrestedNJ.com
  2 killed, 1 in custody in Newark police involved shootingNew York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
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• 2 victims ID'd in Newark police-involved shooting during apparent chase - WABC-TV

  30-09-2016 22:48 via abc7ny.com
  
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  2 victims ID'd in Newark police-involved shooting during apparent chase
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  Investigators in New Jersey have released the names of the victims of a deadly police shooting. Najier Salaam and George Richards-Meyers, both 18 years old, were shot and killed after a chase in Newark Friday morning. A third suspect was taken into ...
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• Vineland using $25m bond to build new police department building

  30-09-2016 22:33
  
  The city is using a $25 million bond to finance the project.
  
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• 'Knockout game' teen sentenced to 3 years

  30-09-2016 22:33
  
  The Paterson teenager admitted to punching a man on the street while his friend filmed.
  
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• Christie claims Dems want to delay school reform plans until after he leaves office

  30-09-2016 22:27
  
  The governor talked about his education plan at a town-hall style meeting in Hunterdon County. crats want to wait until after he leaves office to decide how to reform state education aid, even though he'd still have another year to
  
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• Schools, police say killer clown threats on social media aren't legit

  30-09-2016 22:05
  
  Rumors of schools throughout South Jersey being on lockdown because of clown sightings were unfounded, according to officials.
  
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• United clubs' free booze ran dry this week at Newark airport, here's why

  30-09-2016 21:48
  
  United Airlines had to temporarily stop serving alcohol at the airport because the company failed to renew its liquor license
  
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• United fails to renew liquor license; 2 dry days at Newark - Chicago Tribune

  30-09-2016 21:25 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  United fails to renew liquor license; 2 dry days at Newark
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  FILE - In this July 25, 2013, file photo, a United Airlines plane takes off from Newark Liberty International Airport, in Newark, N.J. United Airlines let is club liquor license lapse in Newark, leading to two days, Wednesday, Sept. 28 and Thursday, Sept.and more »
  
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• Star Trek cast sets phasers to stun Donald Trump's candidacy

  30-09-2016 21:20
  
  The casts, crews, and writers of Star Trek's TV shows and movies have formed a federation to oppose Donald Trump.
  
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• How commuters can get home from work Friday

  30-09-2016 21:16
  
  NJ Transit PATH and NY Waterway ferries announced their plans to get commuters home on Friday afternoon.
  
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• RVCC massage therapy teacher files whistle-blower suit

  30-09-2016 20:57
  
  Ex-employee claims school was accepting state and federal grant money for a massage therapy program that didn't exist.
  
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• Bail lowered for Holland Tunnel gun cache co-defendants

  30-09-2016 20:55
  
  John Cramsey was released earlier this month, and on Friday bail was reduced for Kimberly Arendt and Dean Smith.
  
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• Bayonne cuts ribbon on renovated park; hoop courts dedicated to former Friar

  30-09-2016 20:48
  
  Families looking to enjoy shiny new playground equipment and pristine basketball courts can now do so at the newly renovated Clark Park in downtown Bayonne.
  
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• Newark Cops Charge 2 Bloomfield Men With Robberies - Patch.com

  30-09-2016 20:06 via patch.com
  
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  Newark Cops Charge 2 Bloomfield Men With Robberies
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  Newark police have charged two Bloomfield men with robbery in connection with a pair of recent incidents in the city, authorities say. By Eric Kiefer (Patch Staff) - September 30, 2016 2:06 pm ET. Newark Cops Charge 2 Bloomfield Men With Robberies.
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• Newark Cops Charge 2 Bloomfield Men With Robberies - Patch - Patch.com

  30-09-2016 20:06 via patch.com
  
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  Bloomfield, NJ - Newark police have charged two Bloomfield men with robbery in connection with a pair of recent incidents in the city, authorities say.
  Newark Police Arrest Two Bloomfield Men on Armed Robbery ...TAPinto.netall 2 news articles »
  
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• Life sentence stands for killer of Chatham priest

  30-09-2016 19:49
  
  Jose Feliciano was convicted in 2012 of the murder of the Rev. Edward Hinds
  
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• GOP strategist Ana Navarro tells HCCC audience Trump won't get her vote (PHOTOS)

  30-09-2016 19:30
  
  Republican political strategist Ana Navarro waded into the heavily Democratic waters of Hudson County yesterday and spoke in front of a full house at Hudson County Community College.
  
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• Hamilton Oktoberfest pushed back 2 weeks due to weather

  30-09-2016 19:29
  
  Oktoberfest will now be Saturday Oct. 15 and Sunday Oct. 16.
  
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• Under the Newark Sky film showing - The Newark Advocate

  30-09-2016 19:11 via newarkadvocate.com
  
  Under the Newark Sky film showing
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  GRANVILLE - The documentary feature film “Under the Newark Sky” by Ron Emoff and Cahti Goldie will be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bryn Du Mansion, 537 Jones Road, Granville. Local musicians convey their thoughts and sentiments regarding place and ...
  
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• Trenton man sentenced for shooting man, attacking officer

  30-09-2016 19:08
  
  The man admitted to shooting a victim in Trenton and attacking an officer in jail
  
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• Students hold 'sit in' after 'incident' at Newark Charter - The News Journal

  30-09-2016 19:06 via delawareonline.com
  
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  Students hold 'sit in' after 'incident' at Newark Charter
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  About 200 Newark Charter School students took part in a protest Friday morning following an incident between a student and teacher. School director Greg Meece said officials can't name the teacher and are limited in what they can say about the incident ...
  
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• Ex-Trenton firefighter awarded $750K in retaliation lawsuit

  30-09-2016 19:06
  
  The firefighter filed a suit claiming members of the department retaliated against him for making a complaint about a captain
  
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• N.J. beachgoer arrested for wearing plastic wrap bikini

  30-09-2016 19:03
  
  The 59-year-old Ocean County resident fashioned the bikini out of clear plastic wrap and then wore it on a public beach, police said.
  
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• NJ Transit train crash in Hoboken: What we know and don't know

  30-09-2016 18:49
  
  A train crash in Hoboken killed a 34-year-old woman and more than 100 people injured Thursday. The NTSB has taken the lead in finding out what caused the deadly wreck.
  
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• The power of pink: Emcor/F&G workers help raise $100K for breast cancer awareness

  30-09-2016 18:22
  
  Some 350 people -- from Emcor and its sprinkler division Meadowlands Fire Protection Corp., as well as Newport Associates Development and its newest building The Ellipse, and Hackensack University Medical Center formed a large pink ribbon at the Newport Green in Downtown Jersey City.
  
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• Broker gets nearly 4 years for $5.6M insider trading scheme

  30-09-2016 18:22
  
  Two others involved in the scheme were sentenced earlier this month
  
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• Man killed in 2-vehice crash in Pilesgrove Township

  30-09-2016 18:07
  
  The accident took place around 8:24 a.m. at the intersection of Sharptown-Auburn Road and Featherbed lane.
  
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• N.Y. woman arrested after propositioning undercover cop

  30-09-2016 17:55
  
  Defendant worked at an acupuncture and massage business in Hillsborough.
  
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• Bridgegate defense attorney launches attack on Wildstein's 'deceit'

  30-09-2016 17:54
  
  Defense attorney Michael Critchley launches a furious attack on Bridgegate prosecution witness David Wildstein.
  
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• Bowcraft Amusement Park to become apartment complex, report says

  30-09-2016 17:51
  
  The 13-acre property will be razed to build '190 apartments, 10 townhouses, a communal clubhouse, a pool and play area for children,' according to TAP into Scotch Plains.
  
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• 2 shot, killed by Newark police officers; 1 person arrested - NJ.com

  30-09-2016 17:47 via nj.com
  
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  2 shot, killed by Newark police officers; 1 person arrested
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  NEWARK — Two city men were shot and killed by Newark police officers and a teenager was arrested in a Friday morning shooting, according to authorities. The shooting occurred at about 6:30 a.m. in the 500 block of North 7th Street near the ...
  2 victims ID'd in Newark police-involved shooting during apparent chaseWABC-TV
  2 killed, 1 in custody in Newark police involved shootingNew York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
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• 2 shot, killed by Newark police officers; 1 person arrested

  30-09-2016 17:46
  
  One person has been arrested, acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray said in a release.
  
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• Carnegie Deli, iconic NYC restaurant, to close this year

  30-09-2016 17:45
  
  Carnegie Deli, the famed purveyor of pastrami and corned beef, will close on Dec. 31, the owner told employees on Friday.
  
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• Which N.J. college's graduates earn the most (and least)?

  30-09-2016 17:42
  
  We ranked New Jersey colleges on the median salary former students earn 10 years after starting college, according to U.S. Department of Education data.
  
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• Which N.J. college's alumni earn the most (and least)?

  30-09-2016 17:42
  
  We ranked New Jersey colleges on the median salary former students earn 10 years after starting college, according to U.S. Department of Education data.
  
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• Jersey City police recover handgun in trash after report of shots fired

  30-09-2016 17:41
  
  Police responded at 6:30 p.m., but could not locate a crime scene and there were no victims, said city spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill.
  
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