Fairfield police department veteran installed as chief
Thirty-one year department veteran Anthony Manna has been installed as chief of the Fairfield Police Department. FAIRFIELD-- The Fairfield Police Department has a new chief. Department veteran Anthony...
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Man hits 2 cops with car, arrested after pursuit, Wayne police say
A Belleville man was arrested after he hit two police officers with his car, led authorities on a multi-town pursuit and pushed another cop into the path of an oncoming patrol car Saturday afternoon,...
View Article'Grueling,' 'Monty Python'-esque robotics contest kicks off in N.J.
Ladies and gentleman, start your robots. NEWARK -- Ladies and gentleman, start your robots. A "medieval"-themed robotics competition's 2016 season has attracted at least 65 high school robotics teams...
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Flooding blocks off Newark streets
Police are advising people to avoid four spots in Newark until the water subsides. Watch video NEWARK -- Four spots in the city have been barricaded due to flooding, authorities said. Police are...
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East Orange man facing drug charges says Conn. cops caught him 'fair and square'
Dwayne Harper allegedly confessed to carrying 15 bags of heroin and $330 stacked "the way a drug dealer would carry money", according to The Hour of Norwalk, Conn. An East Orange man is facing drug...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: Jan. 11, 2016
When it's below freezing, cats like to climb inside a car's hood to seek residual warmth. Watch video Winter can be a dangerous time for pets, and particularly dangerous for dogs and cats that don't...
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Family tries to free N.J. high school grad after immigration raid (VIDEO)
Family, attorneys and advocates say immigration officers falsely took 21-year-old German Nieto-Cruz during an early morning raid on Tuesday in New Brunswick. They say Nieto-Cruz has a valid paperwork...
View ArticleDavid 'Bowie Bonds' part of N.J. legacy left by music icon
David Bowie, who died Sunday, entered into a musical bond agreement with Prudential Financial in the 1990s. NEWARK -- As the world is mourning the death of pop icon David Bowie, finance gurus are...
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Audiobook giant Audible to expand operation into historic Newark church
The Amazon subsidiary has received a $10-year, $39.3 million award to open an engineering and development hub in the long-vacant former Second Presbyterian Church on Washington Street NEWARK -...
View ArticleWATCH: Baraka takes aim at critical blogger in YouTube video
The mayor called a recent post by frequent detractor Eric Dawson a "personal attack on (his) character" NEWARK — Mayor Ras Baraka took to YouTube late last week to fire back at a critical blog post...
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'Mobile drug bazaar' dealer punched, spit on cops during arrest, authorities say
Newark man was arrested Sunday afternoon, officials said. Bilal Rodgers. (Courtesy Essex County Corrections) NEWARK -- A city man was arraigned Monday after allegedly trying to beat up undercover...
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'Rot!,' victim's mother yells at man who killed wife in front of her daughter
Shazam Meighoo, 38, of Newark, was sentenced to 18 years in state prison for fatally shooting his 21-year-old wife, Sanithia Jones-Meighoo, on June 20, 2012 in their city home NEWARK --With her...
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Employees take down armed robber at Newark gas station, police say
One of the employees had to be hospitalized after being injured in a struggle with the armed man Newark police say a group of gas station employees helped thwart an armed robbery early Monday morning....
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NJ Transit bus slams into tree, 25 injured, officials say
All injuries were non-life threatening, authorities said. Watch video On scene of @NJTRANSIT bus accident on Lyons Ave in Newark. Stay tuned to @News12NJ for details. pic.twitter.com/CXHjgRUo6Z --...
View Article3 neighboring buildings catch fire in Newark (PHOTOS)
No occupants were injured in the blaze, officials said. Watch video NEWARK -- Firefighters are battling a blaze that struck three residential buildings on Bergen Street, authorities confirmed....
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Dozens of complaints filed against E. Orange animal shelter: report
State SPCA issued summonses for 44 violations Monday Ed Murray/NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. EAST ORANGE -- The state SPCA has accused the city's animal shelter of numerous violations, including...
View ArticleN.J.'s biggest commercial leases of 2015
The 10.9 million square feet of office space leased in 2015 was the most in a decade, according to the commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield. JERSEY CITY -- Last year was a good one for...
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WATCH: 'Funeral' video honors 200-year-old church scorched in fire
Video pays tribute to St. Mark's Church in West Orange, which caught fire New Year's Day. WEST ORANGE -- When a 200-year-old church burned down on New Year's Day, a New Jersey town lost more than an...
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WATCH: Drone video shows new view of Newark
Watch a video taken from a drone flying over the Brick City. Watch video NEWARK -- It's not quite the bird's-eye view you get after just having taken off from Newark Liberty International Airport, or...
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Newark approves tax breaks aimed at spurring development outside downtown
Mayor Ras Baraka signed off Monday on amendments approving five-year abatements for newly constructed buildings in neighborhoods far from the city center, airport or seaport NEWARK - As development in...
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