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Theft of 8 guns from parked car leads to Newark man's arrest, cops say
Police have arrested and charged a 20-year-old Newark man with burglary after he allegedly stole several firearms from a parked car. (file photo)Â NEWARK -- Police have arrested and charged a...
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Proposed $762M Essex budget calls for 1.9 percent tax increase
County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo made a budget presentation earlier this week. Essex County Treasurer Mark E. Acker, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Freeholder President Britnee...
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Newark teen carrying 2 illegal guns arrested after anonymous tip, cops say
Teen was arrested after an anonymous tip, police said. Teen was arrested after an anonymous tip, police said. (File photo)Â NEWARKÂ -- A task force that has confiscated more than 30 illegal guns from...
View ArticleControversial Rutgers college fair for unauthorized immigrants returns
The "undocuRutgers" fair provides information for "undocumented" immigrants who want to attend New Jersey colleges at in-state tuition rates under a new law. NEWARK -- A controversial college fair for...
View ArticleCodey breaks finger, cracks jokes | The Auditor
Codey breaks finger on the basketball court. TRENTON -- Sen. Richard Codey (D-Essex), underwent surgery Thursday to repair a busted index finger. For the longtime coach of youth basketball teams, it...
View ArticleGetaway driver gets probation for police chase after fatal shooting
Rondell Riddell, 28, formerly of Newark, led police on a chase through four Essex County towns in 2013 after his two co-defendants participated in the fatal shooting of Craig Pinckney, Jr. in East...
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Former altar boy says priest molested him in confessional
The Rev. Michael "Mitch" Walters is accused of fondling a 12-year-old boy in a confessional An assistant pastor at a South Orange church has been removed from ministry amid allegations he sexually...
View ArticleNYPD seeks dismissal of surveillance suit by N.J. Muslims
The establishment of civilian oversight should render the New Jersey plaintiffs' case moot, the NYPD argues in court. NEWARK --Â A proposed settlement creating civilian oversight of the New York City...
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Professor sentenced to prison for sexual assault of disabled man
Rutgers-Newark professor Anna Stubblefield, 46, of West Orange, was convicted by a jury on Oct. 2 of sexually assaulting the 35-year-old victim NEWARK — In letters written by supporters of...
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Teen charged in Newark homicide
The 59-year-old victim was one of several killed during a surge of violence in August NEWARKÂ -- A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murdering a man during a stretch of violence that rocked the...
View ArticleMan charged with killing pregnant wife seeks to withdraw guilty plea
Babatope Owoseni, 36, of East Orange, has filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea in connection with the Dec. 27, 2013 strangling death of 26-year-old Fatoumata Owoseni NEWARKÂ -- Nearly 10 months...
View ArticleFatal shooting of Newark father may have been caught on video, police reports...
Police reports shed new light on the killing of a 43-year-old Newark father. NEWARK -- The shooting death of a 43-year-old city man early Wednesday morning may have been captured on video, according...
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Belleville fire leaves family homeless, official says (VIDEO)
A serious fire early Saturday morning on Union Avenue has left a family of three homeless, a fire official said. A fire on Union Avenue has left a family of three homeless, an official said. (File...
View ArticleQuiz: Can you name the birds at your backyard feeder?
New Jersey's winter landscape remains snowless, gray and frankly just plain 'blah' as we head into the dead of winter. The best way to liven and brighten your backyard vista? Put up a bird feeder. But...
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A look back at news of the Revolution
St. Thomas the Apostle School student look back at history for social studies assignment. St. Thomas the Apostle School fifth-grader Marissa Munoz of Bloomfield with the newspaper her group made for a...
View ArticleList of N.J. colleges banning hoverboards grows
Following a national trend, at least 10 New Jersey colleges, including Rutgers University, have implemented full or partial bans on the popular self-balancing scooters. Winter break is nearly over at...
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MLK stood for this: Jobs as a key to economic equality for blacks in Newark |...
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice CEO argues that this remains the great unfinished business of the civil rights movement: empowering people of color through economic equality and mobility. By...
View ArticleN.J. pets in need: Jan. 18, 2016
There are a number of ways to make New Year's resolutions beneficial for both people and their pets. As people and their pets start a new year, there are a number of ways to make resolutions...
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The day MLK came to New Jersey | The Backgrounder Podcast
In honor of MLK Day 2016, The Backgrounder chats with Russell Graddy, who was in Paterson with Martin Luther King, Jr. shortly before the day that forever changed America. By Paul Brubaker | The...
View ArticleCerf, Newark teachers union spar over no-bid contract for politically...
The deal to hand over the district's prescription benefits plan to Benecard, owned by former Senate and gubernatorial candidate Doug Forrester, was signed last week NEWARK -- The city's school...
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