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• After selling parking lot, Jersey City planned to rent spaces from new owner

  13-12-2016 23:41
  
  Municipal court employees once used a Summit Avenue parking lot that the city sold last year to the developer it intended to rent parking spaces from.
  
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• 5 men plead guilty to beating caught on video in Newark | NJ.com - NJ.com

  13-12-2016 23:33
  
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  5 men plead guilty to beating caught on video in Newark | NJ.com
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  NEWARK -- Five men charged with the Jan. 10 beating of a downtown street vendor pleaded guilty Tuesday to various degrees of aggravated assault.and more »
  
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• 5 men plead guilty to beating caught on video in Newark - NJ.com

  13-12-2016 23:33
  
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  5 men plead guilty to beating caught on video in Newark
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  NEWARK -- Five men charged with the Jan. 10 beating of a downtown street vendor pleaded guilty Tuesday to various degrees of aggravated assault. Prosecutors say the 28-year-old victim, who was handing out free cigarettes and CDs at the corner of Broad ...and more »
  
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• 5 men plead guilty to beating caught on video in Newark

  13-12-2016 23:30
  
  Prosecutors say the victim, who was handing out free cigarettes and CDs at the corner of Broad and Market streets, was targeted by men who accused him of "taking business from them."
  
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• Man sentenced to 315 years for shooting spree gets new post-conviction relief hearing

  13-12-2016 23:22
  
  Llewelyn James was 16 when he shot and killed six people during a two-day spree in 2002.
  
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• Armed robbery charge added against man accused of killing mother, grandmother

  13-12-2016 23:22
  
  An additional $100,000 cash or bond bail was added when Hodges appeared in court on the robbery charge today.
  
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• N.J. trooper pulled over women to ask them out, covered it up, state says

  13-12-2016 23:17
  
  Internal investigation found "a pattern of pulling over young women"
  
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• Funeral set for 'adored' college student strangled to death

  13-12-2016 22:52
  
  The body of Sarah Butler, of Montclair, was found at Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange more than a week after she went missing.
  
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• Suspect arrested in Plainfield killing of Newark father of 6

  13-12-2016 22:51
  
  The Newark man was found on the street Dec. 1 unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the hospital
  
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• Threats to Morristown, Madison courts spur evacuations

  13-12-2016 22:28
  
  The threats proved unfounded, authorities said.
  
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• Tainted peanut butter case brings record fine of $8M

  13-12-2016 22:21
  
  The long-running case against food giant ConAgra was settled, with the company pleading guilty to a criminal misdemeanor in the national salmonella outbreak.
  
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• Former Montana candidate for governor gives N.J. college its largest-ever gift

  13-12-2016 22:19
  
  The donation comes a month after Republican Greg Gianforte lost a close race for governor in Montana.
  
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• Could Bayonne be next town to get a bike-share program?

  13-12-2016 22:17
  
  A request for proposals would allow the city to formally consider bike-share options.
  
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• Santa visits Steeplechase Cancer Center in a SWAT truck

  13-12-2016 22:15
  
  The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office and Policemen Benevolent Association's Local 307 hosted the sixth annual event.
  
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• Prudential Working To Double Impact Investing Portfolio Focuses On Newark - Forbes

  13-12-2016 22:15
  Prudential Working To Double Impact Investing Portfolio Focuses On Newark
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  In the Spring of 2014, Prudential Financial, Inc., announced a commitment in double its impact investment portfolio from about $500 million to $1 billion by 2020. Half way through that period, the financial giant reports it is making progress, with ...
  
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• 'Suspicious donkeys' are home after police pursuit, cops say

  13-12-2016 22:13
  
  A group of officers responded to a surprising call Saturday morning.
  
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• Menendez asks U.S. Supreme Court to take up bribery case

  13-12-2016 21:58
  
  The move comes less than three months after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit refused to reconsider its rejection of the embattled senator's initial appeal.
  
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• Bayonne man arrested after leaving toddler in running car: cops

  13-12-2016 21:45
  
  Authorities estimate the child was left unattended upwards of 20 minutes.
  
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• Bayonne man arrested after leaving toddler in running car at mall: cops

  13-12-2016 21:45
  
  Authorities estimate the child was left unattended upwards of 20 minutes.
  
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• LEFT ON BUS: Newark Valley student remained at garage - Press & Sun-Bulletin

  13-12-2016 21:40
  
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  LEFT ON BUS: Newark Valley student remained at garage
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  A Newark Valley Central School District student did not exit the school bus at dropoff on Monday, Superintendent Ryan Dougherty confirmed. Dougherty said the student remained on the bus —parked at the bus garage next to the school— for about 20 to 25 ...
  
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• Man admits to stealing house while owner was in nursing home

  13-12-2016 21:20
  
  Fady Chedid agreed to pay back taxes on the home, leave the house and transfer the deed back to the woman
  
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• Gun-toting Jersey City man charged by police searching for someone else: cops

  13-12-2016 21:19
  
  Jersey City police recovered a loaded gun and a small amount of drugs from a man they stopped while looking for someone else early Tuesday morning, authorities said.
  
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• Mosque lawyer claims town officials wrote 'shocking' anti-Muslim emails

  13-12-2016 21:14
  
  Anti-Muslim comments from personal and work email accounts are in court filings about the long-running zoning dispute over a mosque in Somerset County.
  
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• 82 arrested in 5-day immigration sweep of convicted fugitives

  13-12-2016 21:13
  
  All of those arrested had prior convictions for crimes ranging from attempted murder to domestic violence, according to ICE.
  
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• Ex-gymnastics coach accused of sexually assaulting teen athlete

  13-12-2016 21:03
  
  Thomas Waddell, 54, allegedly assaulted a girl under age 13 multiple times in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
  
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• Teen pointed fake gun, led cops on car chase, police say

  13-12-2016 21:00
  
  A 17-year-old driver spooked a resident who saw what she thought was a real gun coming from his car.
  
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• Hudson County's new $160 million high school will be 'one of a kind'

  13-12-2016 21:00
  
  Each wing will have specific technological designs and features to advance its learning environment.
  
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• N.J. twin stars of viral videos spreading holiday joy

  13-12-2016 20:55
  
  Videos of the three-year-old McClure twins have millions of views.
  
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• Kanye West met Donald Trump and social media had some theories

  13-12-2016 20:55
  
  'I just want to take a picture right now,' West said
  
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• Cops arrest 4, find drugs, 6 firearms after routine home visit

  13-12-2016 20:55
  
  Robbinsville Detective Scott Kivet and K-9 Quori assisted in the searches.
  
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• Ex-Edison cop, wife to seek dismissal of official misconduct charges

  13-12-2016 20:44
  
  Former Edison police officer Michael Dotro and his wife, Alycia, are charged with official misconduct in connection with causing $500 in damage to a the property of an Edison woman.
  
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• Police ID Vineland man killed crossing Main Road

  13-12-2016 20:43
  
  The man was struck by a car Monday night, police said.
  
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• Newark archbishop hospitalized after injury in fall - NJ.com

  13-12-2016 20:38
  
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  Newark archbishop hospitalized after injury in fall
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  Newark Archbishop John J. Myers is recovering at a rehabilitation facility after dislocating one of his surgically-repaired hips and falling last week, his spokesman confirmed Tuesday. Myers, 75, who is due to retire in January, spent about a week in ...and more »
  
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• Man runs down woman on Jersey City sidewalk after argument: police

  13-12-2016 20:38
  
  A Jersey City woman was run down on the sidewalk by a man minutes after arguing with the assailant Monday night, authorities said.
  
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• Old Bridge cop's discipline violates free speech rights, lawyer says

  13-12-2016 20:37
  
  An Old Bridge police officer was recently disciplined in connection with a public letter he wrote last year.
  
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• Newark archbishop hospitalized after injury in fall

  13-12-2016 20:36
  
  Archbishop John J. Myers spent a week in the hospital after dislocating his hip and falling
  
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• Warming center to open this week in Bayonne

  13-12-2016 20:34
  
  The senior center at 56th Street and Avenue B will serve as a warming center.
  
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• Dreaming of a white Christmas in N.J.? Here are the odds

  13-12-2016 20:05
  
  Weather experts offer these statistics on which places across the United States have the best, and worst, shot at seeing a snowy Christmas.
  
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• Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra performs at Newark High School - Wayne Post

  13-12-2016 19:57
  
  Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra performs at Newark High School
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  Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra recently performed a holiday concert in the Newark High School Auditorium, delighting concert-goers at the start of the holiday season. The concert was made possible through the collaboration of Newark Central School ...
  
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• 2 men wounded in shooting on Elizabeth street

  13-12-2016 19:55
  
  Both men were shot in the right leg and sought help at a nearby convenience store
  
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• Rutgers to unveil 'Caliburn,' N.J.'s most powerful supercomputer

  13-12-2016 19:22
  
  The massive computer on the Piscataway campus is named after King Arthur's legendary sword.
  
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• College professor's crude comment violated law, state rules

  13-12-2016 19:16
  
  A professor said her work was affected after an associate professor at Ramapo College called her a "fat b----."
  
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• School Bus Collides With SUV In Newark - CBS Local

  13-12-2016 19:05
  
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  School Bus Collides With SUV In Newark
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  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It was a frightening ride for more than a dozen students Tuesday morning after their school bus collided with an SUV in Newark. It happened around 8:43 a.m. near the intersection of Clinton Place and Randolph Place.
  No kids injured in Newark school bus crash, cops sayNJ.comall 2 news articles »
  
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• Booker calls on Trump to separate himself from his businesses

  13-12-2016 18:59
  
  U.S. Sen. Cory Booker said Donald Trump should sell his businesses and put the asserts in a blind trust.
  
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• No boil water advisory after Jersey City water main break; light rail service resumes

  13-12-2016 18:54
  
  Those experiencing discolored water should run their tap until the water clears.
  
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• New charges in fatal Jersey City shooting hinge on autopsy

  13-12-2016 18:39
  
  Pending results from a medical examiner will determine the fate of charges lodged against two men charged with a shooting on Claremont Avenue last month.
  
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• ICE Newark arrests 82 priority targets in 5-day enforcement surge - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Newsroom

  13-12-2016 18:32
  ICE Newark arrests 82 priority targets in 5-day enforcement surge
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  NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Newark Field Office arrested 82 priority enforcement targets during an operation Dec. 5-9, as part of the agency's ongoing public safety efforts.and more »
  
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• Tree work will cause delays in Readington Township

  13-12-2016 18:14
  
  Readington Township Police are cautioning those who use County Line Road (Route 637) to expect delays as tree trimming work begins on Wednesday.
  
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• How N.J. authorities caught two international fugitives in a month

  13-12-2016 18:12
  
  The Union County Prosecutor's Office in November announced they had caught fugitives in Guatemala and England.
  
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• How N.J. authorities caught 2 international fugitives in a month

  13-12-2016 18:12
  
  The Union County Prosecutor's Office in November announced they had caught fugitives in Guatemala and England.
  
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