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Newark officials say lack of oversight led to ex-water agency head's conviction
Many leaders say the indictment of former Newark Watershed Conservation Development Corporation executive director Linda Watkins-Brashear came partially as a result of lax oversight by former Mayor...
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Man pleads guilty in stabbing death of Newark mother
Ito Lightford, 40, of Newark, pleaded guilty to a murder charge in the Sept. 24, 2014 killing of 34-year-old Talia Capri Nesmith NEWARK --A Newark man admitted today to fatally stabbing the mother of...
View ArticleNewark drug dealer found not guilty in alleged turf war killing
Samad Livingston, 38, of East Orange, was acquitted on murder and weapons charges in the Jan. 16, 2014 fatal shooting of 35-year-old Charles Walker NEWARK -- An East Orange man was acquitted today on...
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Newark man charged with dragging woman with his vehicle during Kearny robbery
A 25-year-old Newark man has been charged with dragging a woman with his vehicle during a robbery in Kearny yesterday, as well as drug charges related to suspected crack cocaine. KEARNY - A...
View ArticleHoliday greetings from the troops: Dec. 23, 2015
Holiday greetings from New Jersey troops Watch video Currently, the United States has military personnel deployed in about 150 countries. DVIDS, a service paid for by the Department of Defense, via...
View ArticleIn redistricting debate, N.J. should adopt spirit of '66 rather than...
Let's look to mirror how it was done in the 1966 convention, with 126 elected delegates representing every county in the state By Kevin J. O'Toole New Jersey's Constitution was created to protect all...
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Teacher loses bid to dismiss sex assault charges
Superior Court Judge Michael L. Ravin rejected Nicole Dufault's claims about prosecutors improperly presenting her case to the grand jury NEWARK -- A Superior Court judge on Friday denied a motion by...
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$15M settlement for girl left brain-damaged after stroke, report says
The girl had to have life-saving surgery after her blood flow slowed as a toddler The mother of a brain-damaged 11-year-old girl settled for $15 million, according to a report.Ed Murray/NJ Advance...
View ArticleHere's how ducks, snakes, other wildlife are being fooled by warm weather
Winter has arrived in New Jersey, but it hardly feels like it. You may not be able to find Santa or Rudolph on Christmas Eve, but plenty of other animals will be frolicking about around Christmas time...
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Warm-weather records N.J. may shatter this week
With lots of warm air still in place in late December, record highs could be broken in many towns and cities in New Jersey, New York and eastern Pennsylvania. The warm December air keeps on flowing in...
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Legal rep under scrutiny for Newark cop charged with pulling gun in road rage...
A state appellate panel has reversed a lower court ruling that disqualified Attorney Anthony Fusco, Jr. from representing Newark Police Officer David Hudson NEWARK -- A state appellate panel has...
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Jersey City man killed in Newark's 101st homicide of 2015
Abner Dominguez, 36, was fatally shot on Tuesday night in the area of 93 Roseville Avenue in Newark, authorities said NEWARK -- In what represents the 101st homicide in Newark this year, a Jersey City...
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Armed robbery suspect arrested in Newark
Police responding to a domestic disturbance call arrested a man in connection with the Dec. 17 robbery NEWARK -- A domestic violence call Tuesday night led to the arrest of a city man in connection...
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Glimpse of History: The Temptations perform in Newark
The Temptations were the first Motown recording act to win a Grammy Award, for "Cloud Nine" in 1969. NEWARK -- The Temptations are shown performing at Newark Symphony Hall in this photo from 1968. The...
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December will be the warmest on record in N.J.
Even though eight days of temperatures still have to be factored into the equation, daily highs have consistently been far above normal. Halfway through this month, State Climatologist David Robinson...
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N.J. men caught trying to carry gun, icepick into Newark airport, officials say
Both men were arrested on state weapons charges, authorities said NEWARK - Two people have been arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport since Monday after attempting to board flights carrying...
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Orange students participate in worldwide movement
Students participate in an Hour of Code. Park Avenue Elementary School seventh-graders John Lambert, Joan Manuel Khoury, Joshua Arthur and Luis Taveras at the school's Hour of Code kick-off assembly....
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Suspect in Newark college student's beating death captured in Florida
Eric Santiago of Belleville is the third man arrested in the July death of 20-year-old Robert Hayes NEWARK - A third suspect in the beating death of a local college student was captured earlier this...
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Rescued stray is a lap kitty
Rescued as a stray in Belleville, Scarlett ran up to her rescuers to greet them. Scarlett BELLEVILLE -- Scarlett is an adult cat in the care of DAP's Animals. Rescued as a stray in Belleville,...
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Christmas Eve stabbing leaves one man dead in Newark
The man died in a South Street apartment Thursday night. NEWARK -- Violence claimed another life in Newark on Christmas Eve, with a fatal stabbing that marked the 102nd homicide in the state's largest...
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