Closing arguments in Kearny jewelry store murder trial expected Wednesday
DeRosa faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted of murder. JERSEY CITY -- Closing arguments are expected tomorrow morning in the murder trial of the Bloomfield man charged with fatally shooting a...
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1 dead after shooting in Irvington
Shooting occurred Tuesday afternoon The Essex County Prosecutor's Office was investigating a fatal shooting on Myrtle Avenue in Irvington Oct. 25, 2016 (Google Maps) IRVINGTON -- A shooting in the...
View Article10 of top 24 commercial toll cheats in Pa. are N.J. businesses
New Jersey businesses comprised three of the top 5 spots on the list, made public Tuesday. The top two commercial toll violators on the Pennsylvania Turnpike are New Jersey businesses, with eight...
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5 photos that make you believe Newark can be a greener city
Volunteers have started planting trees, in celebration of the city's 350th birthday. NEWARK -- By the end of next year, the state's largest city will be 350 trees greener, thanks to a planting...
View ArticleThousands could have died in N.J. without life-saving drug
Data shows that New Jersey's emergency officials have deployed opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan more than 18,000 times since 2014. New Jersey emergency officials have deployed a drug that halts...
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Pepper-spraying Craigslist hairdresser arrested, cops say
Belleville woman is accused of assaulting an unsatisfied customer, police said. BLOOMFIELD -- An allegedly feisty hairstylist who police say pepper-sprayed a dissatisfied client has been arrested,...
View ArticleSee what $2M buys in these 10 N.J. towns
Among the choices: a nearly 330-acre historic farm and a French Normandy-inspired estate with its own chapel. A nearly 330-acre historic farm in the northern reaches of New Jersey that dates back to...
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10 arrested in Secaucus prostitution sting; man accused of trafficking...
An undercover child exploitation and prostitution investigation in Secaucus has led to the arrest of 10 people including a Carteret man who was charged with promoting the prostitution of a 16-year-old...
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Union City inspector gets 20 months in prison for bid-rigging
Johnny Garcia admitted he submitted phony bids from competitors and fictitious companies NEWARK -- A former inspector for the Union City Community Development Agency was sentenced Wednesday to more...
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Read like Philip Roth: Famed author's books coming to Newark Library
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and library announced the 3,500-volume gift Wednesday. NEWARK -- It's a fitting new home for the about 3,500 books that make up famed author Philip Roth's personal...
View ArticleM&M's to turn Newark neighborhood into 'Halloween wonderland'
M&M's partners with Newark to transform one of the city's neighborhoods into a "Halloween wonderland NEWARK -- From the time you first start dressing up and trick-or-treating, the real objective...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: 2016 NJSIAA state tournament brackets
Where is your favorite team playing in states? The NJSIAA seeded the 2016 state tournament on Wednesday morning. NJ.com was on hand to provide live coverage from the seeding meeting and posted the...
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Teen girls among 4 wounded in Newark shootings
Police urge anyone with information call city tip line. Video shows the man and vehicle sought in a shooting on South 20th Street in Newark Oct. 25, 2016 NEWARK -- Three separate shootings left four...
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Police seek man accused in carjacking, assault
Driver was attacked after he stopped to greet a friend Sunday, according to police. Omar Wright, 32 (Photo: Dept. of Public Safety) NEWARK -- Authorities on Wednesday asked for the public's help to...
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$450K grant will introduce Newark students to NJPAC
Newark students, teachers to benefit from grant awarded by the Community Foundation of New Jersey. NEWARK -- A grant awarded to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center will "significantly increase" the...
View ArticleJurors in Kearny murder trial told co-operating witnesses were liars
Jurors in the trial of a man charged with murdering a man during the robbery of his Kearny jewelry store were asked today if they should believe the man's co-defendants who testified after getting...
View ArticleMan was snoozing behind the wheel on Newark bridge, cops say
Samuel Loften was charged with resisting arrest and other offenses NEWARK-- An Elizabeth man faces several charges after he allegedly parked on the Port Street bridge and tussled with Port Authority...
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Vintage photos of N.J. landmarks
Some are still here, others are a memory. New Jersey, according to nj.gov, covers 7,417 square miles; only four other states are smaller in area. Yet in that relatively small area, there is a plethora...
View ArticleGov. Christie needs to give N.J. downtowns a break | Editorial
Gov. Chris Christie has nixed a measure that would extend the Urban Enterprise Zone program, leaving it to be phased out here starting in early 2017. Barring a miracle - or an override of Chris...
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