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• Man caught with stolen EZ Pass on GWB had suspended license, cops say

  28-12-2016 23:46
  
  The Roselle man was stopped, police said, because he paid the toll with an EZ Pass transponder reserved for commercial vehicles
  
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• Aristide Economopoulos- Some of my 2016 favorite photos

  28-12-2016 23:16
  
  Here is a selection of some of my favorite photos I took from 2016. It was a heavy year of politics for me with the election in November. First, I spent a significant time in New Hampshire following NJ Gov....
  
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• Teen charged with alcohol violations after cops find crashed car

  28-12-2016 23:15
  
  Inside the car were empty beer cans and spilled beer. Nearby was a damaged township street sign.
  
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• Reward increased in hunt for man accused of killing wife

  28-12-2016 22:51
  
  A total of $3,500 is being offered in the search for Jeremiah Monell who is accused of killing his wife, Tara O'Shea-Watson on Dec. 19.
  
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• 3 arrested in trio of robberies

  28-12-2016 22:26
  
  Two Newark men and one Bloomfield man were arrested and charged in connection with a trio of robberies on Dec. 23, police said.
  
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• Pennsville police make special deliveries to seniors for the holiday

  28-12-2016 22:14
  
  Pennsville police officers delivered packages to township seniors on behalf of Meals on Wheels of Salem County.
  
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• Triple murderer indicted in 4 N.J. killings

  28-12-2016 22:12
  
  An Elizabeth man is accused of killing three people in one day and attempting to kill another person.
  
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• Serious accident takes down pole on White Horse Pike in Clementon

  28-12-2016 22:10
  
  A car accident that took down a utility pole is causing major delays on US-30 Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Accident downs pole, clogs traffic on White Horse Pike in Clementon

  28-12-2016 22:10
  
  A car accident that took down a utility pole is causing major delays on US-30 Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Man shot in Jersey City Tuesday night, official says

  28-12-2016 22:03
  
  A man was shot on Martin Luther King Drive on Tuesday evening, officials said.
  
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• Fire destroys Manchester home; pet dog escapes

  28-12-2016 21:57
  
  No one was injured in the blaze, police said.
  
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• Smash-and-grab burglar gets up to $100K in jewels (VIDEO)

  28-12-2016 21:50
  
  The burglary smashed his way through a door at Kohl's using a yellow-handled sledgehammer.
  
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• Witnesses recently ID man as shooter in 2012 killing, prosecutors say

  28-12-2016 21:26
  
  The witnesses claimed Emmanuel Cruz was the shooter, prosecutors said
  
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• No PTI for repeat DWI offender who drove with suspended license, court said

  28-12-2016 21:25
  
  The appellate court said it had to take into consideration the safety to the public
  
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• Man gets 22 years in prison for fatally shooting man in face

  28-12-2016 21:16
  
  Errick Young shot Benjamin Broughton on March 22, 2014 during a custody dispute
  
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• Goya donates 125,000 pounds of food to Catholic Charities

  28-12-2016 21:08
  
  The truck packed with 15,000 pounds of food products leaving the Goya Foods Jersey City headquarters is part of a year-long commitment to feed the hungry in northern New Jersey.
  
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• N.J. makes new pitch for U.S. Supreme Court to hear sports betting case

  28-12-2016 20:43
  Argues feds can't force states to repeal or reinstate their own laws
  
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• Online petition aims to change Boy Scouts' policy on transgender youth

  28-12-2016 20:34
  
  "We believe that the New Jersey Law against Discrimination, which protects (New Jersey residents) from discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression, should extend to this case."
  
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• Mattress company must spring for $300K in denied overtime

  28-12-2016 20:16
  
  A mattress company must pay $292,998 to 55 workers who were denied overtime, federal officials announced Tuesday.
  
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• Uber driver says he hit 240 straight green lights in Manhattan (VIDEO)

  28-12-2016 19:50
  
  Noah Forman says he achieved the feat during a 27-minute drive through Manhattan
  
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• Orange mayor says 17-year-old's killing was gang-related

  28-12-2016 19:38
  
  Mayor Wayne D. Warren condemned the shooting of Orange teenager Christopher Terry
  
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• Man charged in string of Newark power tool burglaries - NJ.com

  28-12-2016 19:33
  
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  Man charged in string of Newark power tool burglaries
  NJ.com
  NEWARK -- A man living in an abandoned Newark home has been charged in a string of burglaries in the city. Screen Shot 2016-12-28 at 1.24.25 PM.png Efrain Guzman. (Courtesy Newark police). According to a release from police Wednesday, the ...
  
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• Man charged in string of Newark power tool burglaries

  28-12-2016 19:31
  
  The man had allegedly been keeping stolen power tools in an abandoned home, police said.
  
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• Trio charged in armed robberies of 3 cellphone stores in N.J., Pa.

  28-12-2016 19:28
  
  Authorities say store clerks were typically bound with duct tape after being confronted at gunpoint
  
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• Exiting Sussex freeholder: 'It's time to slow down a little'

  28-12-2016 19:24
  
  Sussex County Freeholder Richard Vohden declined to seek a third term but is retaining his seat on the New Jersey Highlands Council.
  
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• 1 arrested, 4 sought in home invasion robbery, pistol-whipping, cops say

  28-12-2016 19:16
  
  Three people were injured and $2,300 in cash and cell phones were taken in the Dec. 13 attack, police said.
  
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• Cop who says she was sexually harassed reportedly settles suit for $50K

  28-12-2016 19:09
  
  The Ventnor officer says a supervisor at the Atlantic County Police Training Center called her names and threatened violence
  
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• Woman hit by vehicle in Newark - NBC4i.com

  28-12-2016 19:02
  
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  Woman hit by vehicle in Newark
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  Police say she was hit on North 4th Street. A representative from Newark Fire says the woman was transported to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center via helicopter. There is no information on her condition at this time. Keep checking NBC4i ...and more »
  
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• Hoboken's outdoor ice rink opens under 14th Street Viaduct (PHOTOS)

  28-12-2016 19:02
  
  Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer, Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise, Hoboken Freeholder Anthony Romano and other officials welcomed skaters of all ages at the official opening of the "Harlow Winter Village" outdoor skating rink on Dec. 22.
  
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• Family pleads for driver in fatal hit-and-run to come forward

  28-12-2016 18:46
  
  A month after a hit-and-run driver fatally struck a township woman, the family is still seeking a suspect.
  
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• Cop remains hospitalized after early morning crash in Jersey City

  28-12-2016 18:46
  
  One of two police officers injured in an early morning crash on Routes 1&9 remains hospitalized Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
  
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• Newark Fiber: Building a Modern City - The Vector: NJIT's Student Newspaper

  28-12-2016 18:36
  
  The Vector: NJIT's Student Newspaper
  Newark Fiber: Building a Modern City
  The Vector: NJIT's Student Newspaper
  “Newark is where the Internet comes up for air,” said an excited Don Katz, CEO of Audible.com, at the company's Newark headquarters last week. He is referring to the vast square miles of newly installed fiber optics networks currently running ...
  
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• What to expect from Thursday's winter storm in N.J.

  28-12-2016 18:32
  
  Some parts of New England, particularly Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, could get pounded with as much as 12 to 18 inches of snow from this storm, which will bring blizzard conditions to some of those areas.
  
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• N.J. college wins immunity in lawsuit from fired employee

  28-12-2016 18:31
  
  A panel of judges found that the university is an arm of the state and can't be sued in federal court.
  
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• Appeal denied for man who choked girlfriend, fired shots

  28-12-2016 18:30
  
  Donald D. Segar was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2014.
  
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• Volunteers from 2015 storm clean-up honored at township meeting

  28-12-2016 18:21
  
  Volunteers from the storm were given challenge coins which commemorate the day of the storm.
  
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• Hillside mayor's ticket trial amid dispute with cops postponed to January

  28-12-2016 18:12
  
  A lawyer for Hillside Mayor Angela Garretson said he received 1,200 pages of information to use in her defense of five traffic summons
  
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• Essex authorities ID body of man found in Newark park - The Daily Progress

  28-12-2016 17:54
  
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  Essex authorities ID body of man found in Newark park
  The Daily Progress
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Essex County authorities have identified a man whose body was found in Newark's Vailsburg Park on the day after Christmas. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said Wednesday that 34-year-old Darin Henry, of East ...
  East Orange Man Found Dead In Newark Park 1 Day After ChristmasPatch.comall 4 news articles »
  
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• Mary Tortoreti, president of weekly newspaper, dies at 74

  28-12-2016 17:44
  
  Mary Tortoreti, president of the West Hudson based newspaper The Observer, died in New York City last week after a battle with cancer. She was 74.
  
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• Property dispute led woman to run down neighbors with car, prosecutors say

  28-12-2016 17:36
  
  Micaiah Belton, 46, claims she had a medical episode when she drove into two of her neighbors last week
  
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• Random drug testing to start for N.J. middle school

  28-12-2016 17:33
  
  The voluntary program starts after the new year, the school announced
  
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• Authorities ID body found in park as missing East Orange man

  28-12-2016 17:17
  
  A cause of death is pending a toxicology report, officials said.
  
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• Security footage shows missing great-grandmother, child (VIDEO)

  28-12-2016 17:14
  
  Barbara Briley, 71, and her great-grand-daughter, LaMyra Briley, have been missing since Christmas Eve.
  
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• Trio accused of stealing safe from Manchester home

  28-12-2016 17:01
  
  The safe was filled with money and valuable jewelry.
  
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• Robber says he was just joking after store clerk takes his gun, cops say

  28-12-2016 16:59
  
  Atlantic City police are asking for the public's help to find the would-be bandit
  
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• The FBI wants help finding these missing N.J. residents (PHOTOS)

  28-12-2016 16:54
  
  The FBI says all of the cases have suspicious elements, and is in some cases offering cash rewards for information.
  
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• Salem County Sports Hall of Fame inductees credit others for their success

  28-12-2016 16:45
  
  This was the 16th induction ceremony for the Salem County Sports Hall of Fame which is sponsored by The Partners of Salem County.
  
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• Carnival worker reportedly from N.J. dies in Puerto Rico

  28-12-2016 16:35
  
  Jerry Green was hit by a pendulum ride, possibly after trying to retrieve a patron's lost object
  
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• TSA confiscates 4 tons of crazy stuff at Newark airport a year - NJ.com

  28-12-2016 16:34
  
  NJ.com
  TSA confiscates 4 tons of crazy stuff at Newark airport a year
  NJ.com
  NEWARK -- Wallet? Check. Airplane ticket? Got it. Seven-inch vice grips? At Newark Liberty International Airport, more than four tons of knives, tools, bats, toys and other prohibited items are confiscated in security lanes at the airport each year ...and more »
  
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• See the crazy stuff TSA confiscated at Newark airport this year - NJ.com

  28-12-2016 16:34
  
  NJ.com
  See the crazy stuff TSA confiscated at Newark airport this year
  NJ.com
  NEWARK -- Wallet? Check. Airplane ticket? Got it. Seven-inch vice grips? At Newark Liberty International Airport, more than four tons of knives, tools, bats, toys and other prohibited items are confiscated in security lanes at the airport each year ...and more »
  
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