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Former Bergenfield councilwoman charged with forgery is headed to trial
BEGENFIELD — A former Bergenfield councilwoman accused of forgery is likely headed to trial Tuesday, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. Elaine Rabbitt is accused of forging the signature of...
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Mount Arlington woman found dead in her home is identified
MOUNT ARLINGTON — A 77-year-old woman found dead in her Morris County home Sunday afternoon was murdered, authorities said today. Barbara Wilson had plans to attend a fundraiser at the Mount Fern...
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More than 70 Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners employees are terminated
Gov. Christie, in announcing the terminations, renewed his call for veto power over the actions of the PVSC Watch video John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerView of the The Passaic Valley Sewerage...
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Fiancee of slain Lakewood officer Christopher Matlosz testifies against N.J....
TRENTON — The fiancee of a Lakewood police officer killed in the line of duty has told lawmakers in the New Jersey Senate that the thought of police layoffs makes her sick. Kelly Walsifer said her...
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Ex-union leader gets 3 years in prison for giving union jobs to friends of...
A federal judge sentenced a former northern New Jersey labor leader to nearly three years in prison today for getting union jobs for friends of a reputed Gambino crime family member, discounting the...
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New Brunswick residents are accused of using shotgun to try to rob cab driver
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (Somerset County) — Authorities have arrested three New Brunswick residents who allegedly tried to rob a taxicab driver with a shotgun late January in Franklin Township. The...
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YouTube video prompts authorities to investigate arrest of 2 Rutgers students
NEW BRUNSWICK — A YouTube video shows four New Brunswick police officers holding a Rutgers University student face down in the street as one punches him. "Give me your hand. Stop resisting," officers...
View ArticleEx-South Plainfield rescue squad officer admits sexually assaulting 2 boys
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — A former deputy chief of the South Plainfield Rescue Squad pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two boys, including one youth whom he repeatedly assaulted over an eight-year...
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Man is charged in shooting of Hazlet woman outside diner
HAZLET — A Plainfield man has been charged with shooting his girlfriend during an argument outside the Hazlet diner where she worked as a waitress, authorities said today. Jermaine Foster, 33 was...
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Paramus police officer is shot following pursuit
Rachel Morgan, 31, is in critical but stable condition; suspect also shot PARAMUS — The Bergen County prosecutor's office says a Paramus police officer is listed in critical but stable condition after...
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N.J. man is convicted of beating McDonald's worker with baseball bat
NEWARK — Furious over a dispute his teenage daughter had with a male co-worker at a West Orange McDonald’s, Wordell Phelps went to the restaurant armed with a baseball bat and attacked the young man,...
View ArticleN.J. medical professional is indicted for allegedly selling prescription...
TINTON FALLS — A Monmouth County grand jury today charged a medical professional with selling prescription painkillers and doctoring medical records. The five-count indictment charged Barry Ray, a...
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N.J. police, firefighters say manpower is needed to fight crime, fires
TRENTON — Police and firefighters decried the wave of layoffs across New Jersey today, telling lawmakers there is no substitute for manpower in fighting crime and quickly responding to fires. Newark...
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Bergen County files attempted murder charges against N.J. man who shot,...
PARAMUS — The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office says it has filed attempted murder charges against a New Jersey man who shot and critically wounded a Paramus police officer. Officer Rachel Morgan was...
View ArticleN.Y. woman, whose husband was charged in N.J. slaying case, admits identity...
NEW YORK — The wife of a man accused of hatching a deadly identity theft scheme pleaded guilty today to using a missing translator's credit card to go on a shopping spree. Julia Yakovlev entered the...
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Authorities investigate murder-suicide at jewelry store in Bridgewater...
Police: Robber fatally shot the owner of Roy T. Jewelers, then turned gun on self Eugene Paik/For The Star-LedgerView of Roy T. Jewelers in Bridgewater. BRIDGEWATER — Chaos erupted at a shopping plaza...
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Man who barricaded himself inside Barnegat home is arrested after SWAT team...
BARNEGAT — Members of a SWAT team stormed a southern New Jersey home early today about three hours after a man had barricaded himself inside. Barnegat Township police Lt. Keith Germain told The Press...
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Pennsylvania man accused of killing Chatham priest will not pursue insanity...
CHATHAM BOROUGH — Jose Feliciano will not pursue an insanity defense in the stabbing death of the Rev. Edward Hinds, former pastor of St. Patrick Church in Chatham. Also, during a pretrial hearing, a...
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Authorites continue investigation into death of Mount Arlington woman
MOUNT ARLINGTON — Barbara Wilson was not the type of person to be late. Friends remembered her as punctual and passionate, and grew concerned Sunday morning when the 77-year-old Mount Arlington...
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Burlington County woman is charged with stabbing man during hotel fight
WESTAMPTON — A 38-year-old Westampton woman allegedly stabbed a man in the arm during a fight inside a hotel room Friday night, according to a report on PhillyBurbs.com. Zandra L. Grant was arrested...
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