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Historic $1.4B project will clean cancerous muck from Passaic River | Opinion
This cleanup project will be paid for by those responsible for the pollution, the EPA says. By Judith A. Enck The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued its formal plan to protect people's...
View Article'We put our money where our mouth is': 2 more N.J. towns join $15 minimum...
The move comes as state legislators move closer toward a bill to nearly double the current minimum wage of $8.38 EAST ORANGE - As state legislators continue a push to nearly double the state's minimum...
View ArticleTeenage girl rescued, 10 arrested during prostitution sting at Fairfield hotel
Police also seized drugs, an imitation gun, three vehicles and $2,700 in cash from the unspecified hotel Thursday FAIRFIELD - Police rescued a 16-year-old girl who was being sold for sex during a...
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The 2 amazing opportunities Christie gave new prosecutor
Somerset County Acting Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson grew up in Somerset County and began his law career as a clerk in Somerset County Superior Court. SOMERVILLE -- Acting Somerset County Prosecutor...
View ArticleMan admits shooting off-duty cop 6 times, pleads guilty to attempted murder
Preye Roberts, 29, of Nutley, entered the guilty plea on the day before his trial was scheduled to begin NEWARK -- On the day before his trial was scheduled to begin, a Nutley man on Monday pleaded...
View ArticleAmtrak employee killed by NJ Transit train ID'ed
Officials have identified the Amtrak employee struck and killed by an NJ Transit train last week. The Amtrak employee struck and killed by an NJ Transit train last week has been identified as...
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Christie: 'We'll run over' Newark mayor to open more charters
Oppose Gov. Chris Christie on charter schools at your peril. Watch video TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie says he will use his remaining 22 months in office to bring more charter schools to New Jersey,...
View ArticleSearch underway for man in Passaic River in Newark
Man is believed to have ended up in the Passaic River Monday NEWARK -- Scuba teams, police and other rescue workers responded after receiving reports a man ended up in the Passaic River early Monday...
View ArticleEdible exit: Cheap eats in Belleville
The best food for under $15 in this Essex County town Belleville is a town of about 35,000 people that sits just north of Newark. The main commercial street is Washington Avenue, where you can find...
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Around Belleville: Two places to explore
Sparkly gems and jazzy sounds at Roca Jewelers and Music Center ROCA JEWELERS AND MUSIC CENTER151 Washington Ave. | (973) 759-5752 Jose Roca has been a business owner in Belleville for 30 years....
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Is that ATM safe to use? Maybe not...
ATM skimming costs banks billions each year and is on the rise, as technically adept criminal rings continue to find ways around ever-increasing security counter-measures. Watch video ENGLEWOOD--The...
View ArticleMan sent to prison for robbery, attacking victims with rifle
Freddies Cresporios, 21, of Newark, was convicted by a jury on Jan. 20 of robbery, aggravated assault and weapons charges NEWARK -- After his two prior convictions on weapons charges, Freddies...
View ArticleSearch continues for man reported swept away by Passaic River in Newark
Friends of the missing man reported that he was swept away by the river Monday afternoon despite their rescue attempts, officials said. NEWARK -- Police are still searching for a man who witnesses say...
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Ex-Gov. Codey blasts Christie for threat to 'run over' Baraka, charter opponents
The state senator issued a statement calling the governor's comments "incendiary" and "beyond the pale" NEWARK - Former governor Richard Codey today slammed Gov. Chris Christie for what he called...
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Man caught with $1K in counterfeit bills at Newark Penn Station, police say
Bangaly Fofana is being held at the Essex County Jail on $35,000 bond Bangaly Fofana (Port Authority) NEWARK - A city man was arrested at Newark Penn Station Monday after being caught carrying more...
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Police arrest suspect in carjacking of 71-year-old woman in Newark
A second suspect remains at large, officials said. (file photo) NEWARK -- Police have arrested a 22-year-old man wanted in connection with a March 2 carjacking that left a 71-year-old woman...
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4 months later, tenants at rat-infested Newark 'slum' finally getting help
The buildings at 2-18 Stratford Place are overrun by rats, bed bugs, mold, and mushrooms, officials said Watch video NEWARK -- Four months after promising to condemn a pair of South Ward buildings...
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Court reinstates murder conviction, rejects racial bias claims
The New Jersey Supreme Court reinstated Saladin Thompson's convictions in a pair of random shootings in Irvington that left one man dead and injured two others NEWARK -- The New Jersey Supreme Court...
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The Passaic River cleanup: Time for EPA to play hardball | Editorial
There is a special corner of regulatory hell awaiting those who illegally dumped poison by the barrel into the Passaic all these years. Watch video A century of chemical waste has turned the Passaic...
View ArticleN.J. bridges among the worst in the U.S. again, new report shows
More than 1 in 3 bridges in the Garden State is deficient. Watch video WASHINGTON -- New Jersey last year was once again one of the 10 worst states in the nation in the percentage of deficient bridges...
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