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• 2 firefighters treated after blaze at West Orange house

  17-11-2016 23:41
  
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• Newark Lions Club sponsoring OHSAA Foundation Games - The Newark Advocate

  17-11-2016 23:38
  
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  Newark Lions Club sponsoring OHSAA Foundation Games
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  Newark Lions sponsoring Foundation Games. The Newark Lions Club is sponsoring the Ohio High School Athletic Association Foundation Games to be held Tuesday at Newark High School. The varsity girls play Gahanna at 6 p.m., and the varsity boys will ...
  
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• Newark Elks schedule Hoop Shoot - The Newark Advocate

  17-11-2016 23:31
  
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  Newark Elks schedule Hoop Shoot
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  Newark Elks schedule Hoop Shoot. Newark Elks Lodge #391 will be holding the local competition for the National Hoop Shoot next month. The contest will be at 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Licking County Family YMCA Mitchell Recreation Center. The contest is ...
  
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• Trump bringing transition meetings to N.J., reports say

  17-11-2016 23:25
  
  Donald Trump's transition team is set to hold meetings at one of Trump's New Jersey golf courses, according to reports.
  
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• N.J. felon charged in plot to kill witnesses now accused of attempted murder

  17-11-2016 23:14
  
  A 30-year-old Jersey City man already facing charges in Ocean and Monmouth counties has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at a man in Jersey City on Nov. 4.
  
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• Newark's Wingeier signs with Marshall - The Newark Advocate

  17-11-2016 23:11
  
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  Wingeier signs with Marshall. Newark senior Leah Wingeier signed her letter of intent Wednesday to play women's basketball at Marshall. Wingeier helped the Wildcats to their second consecutive Division I district title a season ago.
  
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• Traffic stop leads Newark cops to loaded gun, marijuana, authorities say - NJ.com

  17-11-2016 23:04
  
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  Traffic stop leads Newark cops to loaded gun, marijuana, authorities say
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  NEWARK — A 24-year-old man was arrested after city police found a loaded gun and bags of marijuana in the car he was driving Wednesday night, authorities said. Detectives assigned to the Special Enforcement Bureau were on patrol near Sayre and West ...
  
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• Traffic stop leads Newark cops to loaded gun, marijuana, authorities say

  17-11-2016 23:02
  
  Marijuana found in fanny pack, according to police.
  
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• Boxing champ brings Thanksgiving to Camden (PHOTOS)

  17-11-2016 22:58
  
  Bernard Hopkins helped hand out 600 turkeys.
  
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• Monmouth U football players help challenge hunger at Thanksgiving

  17-11-2016 22:52
  
  Twenty members of the team helped unload 2,000 turkeys donated to the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties
  
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• 1 patient discharged from hospital after Rutgers stabbing

  17-11-2016 22:37
  
  One patient has been discharged following the on-campus stabbing at Rutgers University earlier this month.
  
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• Attorney asks judge to identify informant in attempted murder case

  17-11-2016 22:34
  
  The attorney said he and the public have a right to know that the confidential informant is real and truthful.
  
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• Newark woman charged in crash that killed truck driver | The ... - Columbus Dispatch

  17-11-2016 22:17
  
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  A Newark woman has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in connection with a deadly crash last spring. Emily Kiger, 24, was arrested ...and more »
  
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• Newark woman charged in crash that killed truck driver - Columbus Dispatch

  17-11-2016 22:17
  
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  Newark woman charged in crash that killed truck driver
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  A Newark woman has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in connection with a deadly crash last spring. Emily Kiger, 24, was arrested Wednesday after a secret indictment was filed last week in Licking County Common Pleas Court. The crash ...and more »
  
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• First look at remodeled maternity unit at RWJ in Somerville

  17-11-2016 22:12
  
  Hospital to hold an open house Thursday night in which the community can tour the remodeled maternity unit.
  
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• Birdsall CEO who got 4 years for corruption released after 6 months

  17-11-2016 22:11
  
  Head of engineering firm released into supervision program early in his prison sentence, records show.
  
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• Secaucus man found not guilty of 2015 death by auto

  17-11-2016 22:10
  
  "He killed my brother and he's getting away with it," the woman screamed as Bryant Almanzar, 22, was found not guilty.
  
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• Driver who fatally hit UPS worker found not guilty

  17-11-2016 22:10
  
  "He killed my brother and he's getting away with it," the woman screamed as Bryant Almanzar, 22, was found not guilty.
  
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• Construction begins on long-awaited Vineland school project

  17-11-2016 21:55
  
  The Lincoln Avenue Middle School project will house 620 students.
  
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• Facebook fake-news writer: 'I think Donald Trump is in the White House because of me'

  17-11-2016 21:49
  
  Q. You've found targeting conservatives is more profitable?A. Yeah, it is. They don't fact-check.
  
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• Deli robber done with prison term gets appeal hearing

  17-11-2016 21:45
  
  Kawan Bolt was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a 2005 hold-up in North Trenton.
  
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• Dentist linked to 1 death, outbreak of infections agrees to extend suspension

  17-11-2016 21:34
  
  Fifteen of John Vecchione's patients came down with bacterial endocarditis, 12 of whom required surgery.
  
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• Hudson County Community College to host annual gala

  17-11-2016 21:08
  
  Harrison Mayor James Fife and former board member of the Pershing Field Babe Ruth baseball league Joe Napolitano Sr. will be honored.
  
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• How N.J.'s drop in its homeless population compares to other states

  17-11-2016 21:08
  
  The U.S. Housing and Urban Development released its annual report on homelessness.
  
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• N.J. man accused of killing missing Connecticut man found in shallow grave

  17-11-2016 21:06
  
  Lawrence Dilione, 28, was one of two men charged in connection with the death of Joseph "Joey" Comunale of Stamford, Conn., authorities said.
  
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• N.J. man accused of killing missing Connecticut man

  17-11-2016 21:06
  
  Lawrence Dilione, 28, was one of two men charged in connection with the death of Joseph "Joey" Comunale of Stamford, Conn., authorities said.
  
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• Newark City Schools BOE meeting - The Newark Advocate

  17-11-2016 21:04
  
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  NEWARK - The Newark City Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session at 3:30 p.m. Friday in the administrative service center, 621 Mount Vernon Road. Read or Share this story: http://ohne.ws/2g2FOvp ...
  
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• Ahmad Khan Rahimi pleads not guilty to N.Y., N.J. bombings

  17-11-2016 21:04
  
  In the Chelsea bombing, 29 people were injured when it exploded Sept. 17 on West 23rd Street.
  
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• Jersey City teachers win environmental education award

  17-11-2016 20:41
  
  The two teachers accepted the award at the New Jersey Audubon's 70th annual fall festival in Cape May last month.
  
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• La Pelusa Association collecting food, toys at tonight's meeting

  17-11-2016 20:36
  
  The Gary Le Pelusa Association is holding its monthly meeting tonight and will collect non-perishable food for the local food pantry and toys for its annual holiday season toy drive.
  
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• N.J. hospital abandons use of live dogs for medical training

  17-11-2016 20:32
  
  Morristown Medical Center said it would reverse its training protocol within days of facing public criticism for using live dogs to train ER physicians.
  
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• Christie readies to remain in N.J., 'no reason to believe' Trump job offer imminent

  17-11-2016 20:27
  
  Christie said there's "no reason to believe" an offer in the Trump administration is imminent.
  
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• Bayonne ed board member praises teachers' demonstrations, wants to negotiate every Monday

  17-11-2016 20:21
  
  In line with what he's previously said, city school board trustee Mikel Lawandy is affirming his support for teachers and has offered to meet with their union every Monday until a new contract is settled.
  
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• Port Authority to review Bridgegate testimony

  17-11-2016 20:08
  
  Port Authority Chairman John Degnan said during an agency meeting Thursday officials would be reviewing the transcripts from the trial
  
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• N.J. drinking water supplies continue to shrink as drought woes continue

  17-11-2016 19:58
  
  State urges residents and businesses to conserve as much water as possible.
  
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• N.J. lawmaker suggests Cuomo trying to scuttle bus terminal plans

  17-11-2016 19:52
  
  N.J. State Sen. Robert Gordon was reacting to a letter from a N.Y. congressman that sent talks over the proposed new terminal into turmoil
  
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• After some sole searching, drugs found on man in jail: police

  17-11-2016 19:51
  
  A 27-year-old Jersey City man being searched at the Hudson County jail in Kearny last week was arrested on drug charges when 15 bags of suspected heroin were found inside his left sneaker.
  
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• N.J. lost 5,600 jobs in October, unemployment falls to 5.2%

  17-11-2016 19:49
  
  The Bureau of Labor Statistics revised up its estimated job gains for September.
  
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• Hudson County Bar Association honors members who died over past year

  17-11-2016 19:47
  
  Thirteen member of the Hudson County Bar Association who died over the past year were honored by attorneys, judges, friends and family at the association's 12th Annual Memorial Service today in the Hudson County Administration in Jersey City
  
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• Poll: Should Google and Facebook censor content to stop fake news?

  17-11-2016 19:43
  
  Facebook and Google have come under fire for failing to rein in fake and biased news stories that some believe may have swayed the presidential election.
  
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• N.Y. men charged with operating plastic theft ring in Bayonne

  17-11-2016 19:40
  
  Two man have been charged with operating a theft ring for purchasing stolen plastic and then shipping it overseas, authorities said.
  
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• Burlington city man shot in the chest expected to recover

  17-11-2016 19:17
  
  The man told police he was on East Broad Street when someone approached from behind and shot him.
  
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• 227K residents moved out of N.J. last year -- and 62K immigrants moved in

  17-11-2016 19:16
  
  New Jersey residents -- 227,000 of them -- abandoned the state ranked dead last in income growth last year, and with the highest property taxes.
  
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• Heroin, loaded gun seized in Bloomfield drug probe, sheriff says

  17-11-2016 19:15
  
  Two men charged after detectives respond to complaints about drug dealing.
  
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• Do you know this man? He's hospitalized, and needs help locating family

  17-11-2016 19:01
  
  A man "having memory issues" and currently in a Jersey City hospital is seeking the public's help in locating family members, hospital officials said.
  
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• Do you know this man? He's hospitalized, and can't remember family

  17-11-2016 19:01
  
  A man "having memory issues" and currently in a Jersey City hospital is seeking the public's help in locating family members, hospital officials said.
  
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• Jersey City musician keeping his 'mission' alive despite liver illness

  17-11-2016 19:00
  
  "I'm not a regular church-going person or a member of any one faith, but I would be crazy after all of this to deny the existence of something greater than myself."
  
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• Ex-servers seeking lost overtime pay sue Camden County restaurant

  17-11-2016 18:51
  
  Three former servers claim they often worked more than 40 hours, but weren't paid for it.
  
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• Did Christie veto big Guadagno speech at the last minute?

  17-11-2016 18:47
  
  Christie's second in command suggested her plan to give a speech was derailed after the governor's office read it.
  
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• Woman allegedly kicked, bit police, EMT during DUI arrest

  17-11-2016 18:44
  
  The suspect allegedly assaulted the officers and medical personnel while she was being arrested on charges of driving under the influence.
  
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