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Ray Brienza, former Star-Ledger horse racing columnist, passes at 80
Hall of Fame writer was also associate dean emeritus for admissions at New York University's School of Medicine. Ray Brienza, former horse racing writer for The Star-Ledger, passed away Friday after a...
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Why is enrollment falling at Rider and other N.J. private colleges?
A NJ Advance Media analysis of state enrollment data shows most of New Jersey's private four-year colleges and universities have lost students since 2009. LAWRENCE— Spirits were high in September as...
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Newark teachers win grant for innovative teaching
Philip's Academy Charter School teachers received a 2015 Unsung Hero Award from Voya Financial. NEWARK -- Philip's Academy Charter School teachers Shanthia Williams, Towada Ito, John Farrell, Scott...
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Professor looks to overturn conviction for sex assault of disabled man
Rutgers-Newark professor Anna Stubblefield is asking a judge to set aside the jury's guilty verdict and either grant her a judgment of acquittal or a new trial, court documents state NEWARK --...
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New sentences ordered for men who fired at police during chase
Anwar Crockett and Ali Ibn Karim must be resentenced, because they illegally received both mandatory and discretionary extended prison terms, a state appeals court has ruled Anwar Crockett, 35, and...
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Morris County man charged with exposing himself outside Fairfield CVS
Shawn Prendergast of Long Valley is accused of making the lewd display to a woman who parked next to him outside the pharmacy Tuesday morning Fairfield police arrested a Long Valley man for allegedly...
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Man wanted for role in luxury car theft ring captured in Irvington, held on...
Kenneth Daniels was charged last month along with 21 other men who helped steal dozens of exotic vehicles from suburban areas around New Jersey Kenneth Daniels (New Jersey State Police) IRVINGTON - A...
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Middlesex residents get new drug discount program
Middlesex County is rolling out a new program to residents that provides discounts on drugs at pharmacies for both the residents and their families, including their pets. Middlesex County is rolling...
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Emergency responders rescue 80-pound puppy stuck on N.J. cliff
Two-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback fell from the top of a 30-foot cliff to a ledge below, officials said. MONTCLAIR -- To an 80-pound, two-and-a-half year old Rhodesian Ridgeback, a rocky cliff in Mills...
View ArticleMother rejects plea deal on charges of killing daughter
Krisla Rezireksyon, 34, of Irvington, has turned down a plea offer that included a 24-year prison sentence in the May 2011 death of her 8-year-old daughter, Christiana Glenn NEWARK -- With jury...
View ArticleIrvington cop seeks to dismiss charges of trying to run down Newark councilman
Monique Smith, 44, of Irvington, is claiming there was "lack of evidence" presented to satisfy her charges in the alleged attack on Councilman John Sharpe James NEWARK -- An Irvington police captain...
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Solitary confinement for skipping breakfast? Report probes immigrant inmate...
Report examined punishments at the Essex County Correctional Facility. Report examined punishments at the Essex County Correctional Facility. (William Perlman | The Star-Ledger) NEWARK -- Is solitary...
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NJSO highlights Philly composer alongside a Beethoven classic: music review
Jennifer Higdon's "blue cathedral" is a glistening sorbet of orchestral music and the perfect curtain raiser for Beethoven's epic Ninth. Philadelphia composer Jennifer Higdon is having a very good...
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Controversial Newark fire director appoints son's fiancee as his temporary...
Tawan Baxter, a chief payroll clerk hired in August, will be at the helm of the city's fire department until Saturday NEWARK -- Fire Director James Stewart has rankled some in his ranks by naming a...
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Menendez slams phone scam 'loophole' passed as part of budget
Menendez held a press conference in Newark Monday. Menendez at Monday's press conference. (Courtesy Menendez's office) NEWARK -- A new law may increase the number of successful phone scams across the...
View ArticleN.J. woman headed to prison for penis enlargement death
Kasia Rivera, 38, of East Orange, was sentenced on Monday to five years in state prison in connection with the May 2011 death of Justin Street, 22, also of East Orange NEWARK — Before Kasia Rivera was...
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Bankrupt N.J. hospital accepts $62.2M purchase offer from for-profit Prime
Saint Michael's Medical Center in Newark accepted a $62.2 million bid from Prime Healthcare Services of California that will allow the national hospital chain to acquire the troubled facility in...
View ArticleArchdiocese to demolish Newark's first African-American Catholic church
Queen of Angels, the first African-American Roman Catholic church in Newark, is structurally not safe and will be demolished by the Archdiocese of Newark. The church bells will be given to St. Lucy's...
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High school thespians return to the stage
Area high schools present their fall theatrical productions. The cast of West Orange High School's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." WEST ORANGE/EAST ORANGE -- Students at area high schools...
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Are kids better off after $100M? Newark power players talk Facebook donation
Chris Cerf and Sen. Cory Booker's chief of staff react to comments Mark Zuckerberg made about the donation last week. Zuckerberg in a file photo. NEWARK — Have kids in Newark really benefitted from...
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