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Thanksgiving night burglars nabbed after Black Friday shopping spree, cops say
Two Paterson men who allegedly ransacked a home on Thanksgiving night were apprehended six hours later after they went on a Black Friday shopping spree in Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic counties,...
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Federal transportation funding cut could jeopardize tunnel project, say...
An amendment that would strip $1.6 billion in funding from seven northeastern states including New Jersey, could be resolved as soon as Monday evening. Federal lawmakers warned that money for the...
View ArticleDid N.J. malls buck national Black Friday shopping trends?
Brick-and-mortar retailers say they experienced their best Black Friday in years. SHORT HILLS -- National forecasters and theorists may say that holiday shopping in brick-and-mortar stores is on the...
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Woman faces 2nd trial in killing of innocent bystander in Newark shooting
After jurors at her first trial could not reach a verdict on most of the charges, Amber Brooks is preparing to go on trial again in the 2013 fatal shooting of Michael Brown Amber BrooksEssex County...
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Baraka, Cerf announce $12.5M plan to rescue needy Newark schools
The "South Ward Community Schools Initative" is likely to be funded by the organization created to manage the $100 million Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donated to the city in 2010 NEWARK - A...
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Don't throw out sex assault charges against teacher, prosecutors tell judge
Essex County prosecutors are asking a Superior Court judge to deny Nicole Dufault's motion to dismiss her indictment NEWARK -- Essex County prosecutors are calling on a judge to reject a Maplewood...
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N.J. State Police arrest father, recover missing toddler following Amber Alert
A Bronx man accused of stabbing his child's mother and fleeing with their 3-year-old daughter has been apprehended by the N.J. State Police in Clifton, hours after an Amber Alert had been issued,...
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'You'll shoot your eye out': 'A Christmas Story' at Paper Mill is a mixed...
The familiar story of a boy and his BB gun retains its charm, but the songs are unmemorable. Adaptations cannot escape comparisons to their source material, and when that source material is as beloved...
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Boy, 14, had loaded gun, Newark police say
Youth picked up after allegedly trying to flee police NEWARK -- A 14-year-old was arrested on weapons charges Monday night after he was found in possession of a loaded handgun, police spokesman Sgt....
View ArticleFormer Newark police director dismissed in Chicago after teen's killing,...
Former Newark police director Garry McCarthy is out as Chicago Police Department Superintendent following amid fallout over the killing of a South Side teen by a city police officer. NEWARK -- Citing...
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Newark ties record for warmest November in its history
Those unseasonable temperatures that lingered across New Jersey last month tied a record in Newark and matched the fifth warmest November statewide in 120 years. The warm spell is now official. Those...
View ArticleMan arrested after stabbing, Amber Alert is former N.J. cop
Diomedes Valenzuela was a member of the Irvington Police Department until 2002, officials said. Watch video CLIFTON -- The man who prompted the issue of an Amber Alert Tuesday after allegedly stabbing...
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Chicago's fired top cop failed the citizens of Newark, too, leaders say
Newark leaders sound off on the ouster of former Newark police director Garry MacCarthy from the Chicago Police Department. Brittney Davies/The Star-Ledger NEWARK -- News that former city police...
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Former Assemblywoman Marion Crecco dies at 85
Crecco represented the 30th and 34th Legislative districts for 16 years until 2002 Former Assemblywoman Marion Crecco, shown here in a 2000 file photo. (Star-Ledger file photo) VERONA -- Former state...
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Genetic testing scam of elderly ripped off Medicare for $1M
A New Jersey man was arrested Wednesday on charges of defrauding Medicare, which paid out more than $1 million to two unnamed clinical laboratories for unnecessary genetic tests on the elderly....
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WATCH: Police rescue 3-year-old girl following Amber Alert, arrest father...
Dashboard camera footage released Wednesday shows State Police rescue a 3-year-old girl and arrest her father on the Garden State Parkway after he allegedly stabbed her mother in New York City and...
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Corrections officer caught smuggling contraband into jail sentenced to 24...
A former county corrections officer was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for smuggling contraband into the Essex County Correctional Facility, authorities say....
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One killed, one injured in Irvington shooting, authorities say
Authorities are investigating a Tuesday evening shooting in Irvington that left a Newark man dead, authorities said. (File photo). NEWARK -- Authorities are investigating a Tuesday evening shooting in...
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N.J. motor vehicle officials in cahoots with used-car dealers, SCI report says
The State Commission of Investigation accused Motor Vehicle Commission officials of being in cahoots with used-car auto malls to thwart regulations and enforcement, resulting in fraud, unpaid taxes...
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Anti-violence unit makes gun arrest in Newark
Suspect was seen handling gun, police say NEWARK -- A 30-year-old city man was arrested and charged with weapons offenses after he was found in possession of a loaded handgun Tuesday, police...
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