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Judge could rule on admissibility of defendant's statements about 1978...
NEWARK — A decision is pending on whether statements made to police by one of two suspects in the 1978 slayings of five Newark teenagers are admissible. Philander Hampton is scheduled to appear today...
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Reverend is accused of stabbing another pastor in Paterson
PATERSON — Religious leaders in northern New Jersey are shocked after a pastor was accused of stabbing another. Authorities say the Rev. Edward Fairley stormed into a Paterson home and stabbed the...
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Lone survivor in Newark schoolyard triple slaying recounts harrowing...
NEWARK — She had just been slashed in the neck, then shot in the head, but all Natasha Aeriel could think about was her brother and her two friends. "I was laying in a pool of blood," Aeriel said...
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Four are arrested following brawl at state tournament basketball game in Jackson
JACKSON — Four Brick residents were arrested following a brawl at a boys basketball state tournament game at Jackson Memorial High School on Wednesday night, according to a report on APP.com. The...
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Hillsborough man admits trying to set fire to house he thought...
HILLSBOROUGH — A Hillsborough man admitted he tried to burn a house where he mistakenly thought his former girlfriend's current boyfriend lived, according to the Somerset Messenger-Gazette. The...
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Man shot in head in Newark dies
NEWARK — A 22-year-old Newark man who was shot in the head in Newark's Central Ward on Wednesday night was pronounced dead this morning at University Hospital, authorities said. Marquise Harper was...
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Police say they filed reports after man charged in 1978 Newark teen slayings...
NEWARK — Three police investigators testified in court today that they filed written reports immediately after interviewing Philander Hampton on the day he gave a videotaped statement implicating...
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Morris Township woman found not guilty by reason of insanity in strangling of...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP — A Morris Township woman who strangled her 4-year-old daughter in 2009 was found not guilty by reason of insanity today, following a trial before a judge. Jenny Lizette...
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New Providence man is accused of driving 49 mph over the speed limit in Chatham
CHATHAM BOROUGH — A New Providence man was arrested early this morning after driving 84 mph in a 35-mph zone, police said. Anthony Loughlin, 34, was speeding on Main Street at 2:10 a.m. when Sgt....
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Butler woman with multiple sclerosis is indicted in fatal shooting of husband
BUTLER — A 45-year-old Butler woman who has multiple sclerosis was indicted today by a Morris County grand jury for allegedly shooting her husband to death while he was sleeping, Amalia Mirasola, who...
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Denville man is indicted in death of wife who was stabbed 84 times
DENVILLE — A 63-year-old Denville man, who is accused of stabbing his wife 84 times, was indicted by a Morris County grand jury today on a charge of murder. Anthony Novellino is also charged with two...
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Rockaway Township man is indicted on attempted murder charge in wife's shooting
ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP — A Morris County grand jury indicted a 51-year-old Rockaway Township man today on a charge of attempted murder in the Nov. 18 shooting of his wife in their home. David Noll was also...
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New Brunswick man is indicted in 1990 slaying of 15-year-old girl in Edison
EDISON — A case that had been cold for almost 20 years resulted today in the indictment of a New Brunswick man on charges of murdering a teenage girl in 1990. Steve Parkey, 40, faces a possible life...
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Five Irvington teens are charged with attacking teacher, face expulsion from...
Police say students dragged the teacher into the hallway, where he was punched and kicked Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerFile photo of Irvington High School where a teacher was attacked by five students...
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Florence man is indicted in slaying of Deptford college softball player
SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP — A Burlington County grand jury has indicted a man on murder charges in the death last year of a former star softball player. Prosecutors say the indictment was returned today...
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Man is fatally shot by police in Ocean County
OCEAN TOWNSHIP (Ocean County) — A man was shot by police and died in Ocean Township Thursday night after he pointed a handgun at an officer, Ocean County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Deputy Chief...
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N.J. men admit plan to join terrorist group al-Shabaab in Somalia
Their jihad seemed to last all of 15 minutes. They will likely spend the next 15 to 30 years thinking about it. Two New Jersey men pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to link up with a virulent...
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Attorney: Suspect's confession in 1978 Newark killings case should be...
NEWARK — On Nov. 12, 2008, Philander Hampton went from telling police he knew nothing about the decades-old disappearance of five Newark boys to admitting, hours later in a video-recorded statement,...
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Somerset County officials say Bernardsville mother, daughter died in a...
BERNARDSVILLE — From the outside world, Patricia A. Graham-Hawthorne seemed to be living a dream life with a child she cherished, a husband who provided, a supportive family and friends, and a home on...
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Convicted former Assemblyman Joseph Vas is entitled to back pay and benefits,...
Court found the unilateral decision to immediately suspend the salary and benefits of Vas Ed Murray/The Star-LedgerFormer Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas is shown in court in November. Vas learned today...
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