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• Newark Sees Overall Drop in Crime This Year, According to City Officials' Tally - Wall Street Journal

  27-12-2016 23:44
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Newark Sees Overall Drop in Crime This Year, According to City Officials' Tally
  Wall Street Journal
  NEWARK, N.J.—New Jersey's largest city is on track to end the year with an overall reduction in crime, including homicides, officials said Tuesday. The city of 280,000 people that has long been plagued by violence saw a 13% decrease in overall crime ...
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  Newark sees greatest crime drop in nearly 50 years, of
  
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• Hunter Roberts Construction Group Begins Work on One Theater Square in Newark - PR Newswire (press release)

  27-12-2016 23:41
  
  Hunter Roberts Construction Group Begins Work on One Theater Square in Newark
  PR Newswire (press release)
  NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunter Roberts Construction Group (Hunter Roberts) is pleased to announce the firm has begun work on One Theater Square, a luxury high-rise just steps away from The New Jersey Performing Arts Center.and more »
  
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• N.J. man shot by Bellville police charged with assault

  27-12-2016 23:34
  
  Prosecutors say the man, who was shot on Dec. 21, remains hospitalized in intensive care
  
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• N.J. man shot by Belleville police charged with assault

  27-12-2016 23:34
  
  Prosecutors say the man, who was shot on Dec. 21, remains hospitalized in intensive care
  
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• House Republicans have a plan to prevent another Democratic sit-in

  27-12-2016 23:26
  
  Democrats, led by civil rights icon John Lewis, staged a 25-hour sit-in in June to demand a vote on gun safety measures.
  
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• Perth Amboy man, 83, dies after days in hospital following hit-and-run

  27-12-2016 22:59
  
  Viera, also of Perth Amboy, was charged with leaving the scene of the accident and obstruction.
  
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• Newark holiday games tipping off - The Newark Advocate

  27-12-2016 22:57
  
  The Newark Advocate
  Newark holiday games tipping off
  The Newark Advocate
  NEWARK - The Wildcat basketball teams each are hosting holiday events this week with games tipping off Tuesday night. On Tuesday, the Newark girls host Dayton Chaminade-Julienne following Columbus South against Nelsonville-York, which begins at 6 ...and more »
  
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• Newark Development Partners gifted office building - The Newark Advocate

  27-12-2016 22:57
  
  The Newark Advocate
  Newark Development Partners gifted office building
  The Newark Advocate
  NEWARK - A new year will bring a new asset to the Newark Development Partners. Mid-Ohio Development Corp., a commercial and residential properties development company, has gifted a local office building, the Commerce Office Building property at 195 ...
  
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• Trump Tower evacuated due to 'suspicious package'

  27-12-2016 22:56
  
  The home of the president-elect was evacuated, according to a NYPD spokesman, due to a report of a "suspicious package."
  
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• Man killed in wrong-way crash was hard-working student, cousin says

  27-12-2016 22:52
  
  Mohamed Khawatmi, of Clifton, would have turned 29 this week
  
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• Raritan River search enters 12th day for Victory Bridge jumper

  27-12-2016 22:36
  
  Perth Amboy authorities cite water current and weather when the person jumped as issues in the search
  
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• Couple carjacked at gunpoint in Montclair, cops say

  27-12-2016 22:17
  
  Police say they are looking for two suspects.
  
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• Man arrested in armed robbery in Newark - The Daily Progress

  27-12-2016 22:11
  
  Man arrested in armed robbery in Newark
  The Daily Progress
  NEWARK, Del. (AP) — New Castle County Police have arrested a man they say robbed a person at gunpoint in Newark. The department said in a news release that officers received a report of shots fired early Sunday. Police say a person was robbed at ...and more »
  
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• Man struck on South Jersey roadway dies, state police say

  27-12-2016 21:50
  
  Hakeem Saunders was struck on Route 45 in Pilesgrove Township, authorities said.
  
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• Search for child sex assault victims expands beyond N.J. after video producer's arrest

  27-12-2016 21:40
  
  Ethan Z. Chandler, 42, of Belleville, previously lived in Connecticut and Tennessee, police said Tuesday
  
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• Multi-state alert issued by State Police in child sex assault, luring case

  27-12-2016 21:40
  
  Ethan Z. Chandler, 42, of Belleville, previously lived in Connecticut and Tennessee, police said Tuesday
  
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• Alleged rapist attacked one woman two different times, prosecutors say

  27-12-2016 21:37
  
  Andre Wesley appeared in court for a bail hearing Tuesday after he is accused of raping 3 Trenton women on 4 occasions
  
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• Princeton to work with secret Facebook development team

  27-12-2016 21:14
  
  Facebook has hired Princeton University and 16 other colleges to develop virtual reality and artificial intelligence technologies with its secret hardware development team.
  
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• Bayonne announces New Year's schedule for City Hall, garbage pick-ups, street sweeping

  27-12-2016 21:14
  
  The city recently announced its New Year's schedule for City Hall, the public library, garbage pick-ups and street sweeping.
  
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• Jersey City man kept shotgun, assault rifle in grandparents' basement: prosecutor

  27-12-2016 21:10
  
  A 19-year-old city man was charged with unlawfully possessing a shotgun and assault rifle after the weapons were found in his grandparents' basement, a prosecutor said.
  
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• Ex-N.J. assemblyman guilty of $5.3M fraud to be sentenced next month

  27-12-2016 20:49
  
  Robert Schroeder pleaded guilty to second-degree charges of misconduct by a corporate official and issuing bad checks
  
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• In Newark Suit, United Airlines Reaches Settlement with Baggage Handlers - WNYC

  27-12-2016 20:45
  
  WNYC
  In Newark Suit, United Airlines Reaches Settlement with Baggage Handlers
  WNYC
  Inspectors found baggage handlers at Newark Liberty International Airport often were forced to lift heavy bags while leaning over, twisting or reaching overhead. (Associated Press ). i. Dec 27, 2016 · by The Associated Press. United Airlines has ...and more »
  
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• Man got intoxicated at party, broke into neighboring house, cops say

  27-12-2016 20:32
  
  Authorities said the man stole a cell phone
  
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• Jersey City man charged in daytime burglary: police

  27-12-2016 20:11
  
  A Jersey City man has been charged and a second one is being sought for a daytime burglary of a city home Monday, Jersey City police said.
  
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• Newark sees greatest crime drop in nearly 50 years, officials say

  27-12-2016 20:07
  
  Of the 10 crime categories tracked internally by the department, only aggravated assaults showed an increase over the past year.
  
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• Man charged with tying up Family Dollar worker during armed robbery

  27-12-2016 20:03
  
  Frederick Brown, 49, faces robbery, kidnapping and other charges
  
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• Police search for missing South Brunswick man with Down Syndrome

  27-12-2016 19:57
  
  The 51-year-old was last seen at his home in Regents Square
  
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• South Jersey man shot to death in Burlington County

  27-12-2016 19:15
  
  The incident remains under investigation and no arrests have been made.
  
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• 'Open' house along beach sold for $4.25M

  27-12-2016 19:13
  
  The Margate home features one side that is completely open
  
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• N.J. transgender boy barred from Cub Scouts, report says

  27-12-2016 19:11
  
  An 8-year-old transgender boy from Secaucus has been barred from his local Cub Scout pack because he was born a girl, according to a report from NorthJersey.com.
  
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• N.J. transgender boy barred from Cub Scouts: report

  27-12-2016 19:11
  
  An 8-year-old transgender boy from Secaucus has been barred from his local Cub Scout pack because he was born a girl, according to a report from NorthJersey.com.
  
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• Christmas break-in hits church donation boxes

  27-12-2016 19:10
  
  A burlgary over the holiday weekend emptied donation boxes at a Saddle Brook church.
  
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• Hope for missing great-grandmother, child after cell signal clue

  27-12-2016 19:08
  
  Barbara Briley, from Mays Landing, and her great-granddaughter, LaMyra Briley, left New Jersey on Saturday morning to visit family in Mavern, North Carolina.
  
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• How Jersey City could become New York's best neighborhood

  27-12-2016 18:33
  
  Sometimes referred to as New York's sixth borough, upstart Jersey City has moved on to the semifinals of Curbed New York's "Curbed Cup" neighborhood competition.
  
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• Powerful snowstorm forecast to pound Northeast. How will N.J. fare?

  27-12-2016 18:27
  
  A storm system moving across New Jersey later this week has the potential to develop into a blockbuster snowstorm in New England
  
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• Homicide investigators called to latest Plainfield shooting scene

  27-12-2016 18:27
  
  This has been a deadly year in Plainfield with 10 homicides in the city as of early this month.
  
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• Fulop bows out and other top 2016 Jersey City political news

  27-12-2016 18:09
  
  A look back at the biggest political stories in Jersey City in 2016.
  
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• Here are your Secaucus teachers of the year

  27-12-2016 18:07
  
  This year's recipients were selected by panels comprised of administration and staff at each of the schools.
  
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• Baggage handling just got a little easier for United's N.J. workers

  27-12-2016 18:06
  
  Baggage handlers at Newark Liberty International Airport suffer too many injuries because of poorly designed work stations, federal safety experts say.
  
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• Woman admits to robbery that led to killing, alleged gunman ID'd

  27-12-2016 17:55
  
  Prosecutors identified Andrew Alston as the alleged gunman who shot Amber Dudley on Nov. 30.
  
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• Woman ran down 2 neighbors with car after argument, cops say

  27-12-2016 17:54
  
  Micaiah Belton, 46, faces aggravated assault and weapons charges
  
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• Route 7 in Kearny to be closed overnight for bridge repair

  27-12-2016 17:36
  
  Route 7 in Kearny will be closed tonight and early tomorrow morning as part of the $13.7 million bridge replacement project, state Department of Transportation officials said.
  
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• No arrests after Jersey Gardens mall melee that caused evacuation

  27-12-2016 17:36
  
  The chaos that ensued someone mistakenly yelled that shots had been fired injured eight to 10 people
  
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• Wegmans workers file class-action lawsuit over credit checks

  27-12-2016 17:14
  
  The workers say they weren't properly notified that the company ran a credit report on them after they applied for jobs
  
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• These are New Jersey's 'Most Wanted' fugitives (PHOTOS)

  27-12-2016 16:15
  
  Scroll through the gallery to view 30 people wanted by agencies throughout the state on the most serious criminal charges.
  
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• The 30 'Most Wanted' fugitives in New Jersey (PHOTOS)

  27-12-2016 16:15
  
  Scroll through the gallery to view 30 people wanted by agencies throughout the state on the most serious criminal charges.
  
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• Asbury Park firefighters respond to 40 calls in 2 days

  27-12-2016 16:12
  
  One victim received severe burns when a detached garage went up in flames on Saturday morning, officials said.
  
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• Major backups on GWB following reported triple-fatal crash in the Bronx

  27-12-2016 16:08
  
  A pick-up truck struck several other vehicles around 5:45 a.m.
  
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• Truck fire slows traffic on NJ Turnpike near Newark airport

  27-12-2016 15:16
  
  The blaze broke out just north of Exit 13A in Elizabeth
  
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• Police investigate crash involving pedestrian on Route 9

  27-12-2016 15:14
  
  Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office is involved the investigation
  
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