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Man Charged After Sister-in-Law, 9-Year-Old Niece Found Axed to Death in NJ Home: UCPO
A double homicide is under investigation in New Jersey, the Union County prosecutor’s office confirmed Thursday — and relatives of the victims say they include a 9-year-old girl and her mother.
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Months After Teen's Suicide, New Lawsuit Alleges NJ District Ignored Bullying Claims
A New Jersey school district is facing another lawsuit of allegedly failing to investigate harassment and bullying, which comes just months after a 14-year-old student took her own life days after being tormented on social media and video showed her getting attacked by classmates in a school hallway.
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Mom, 9-Year-Old Daughter Axed to Death in NJ Home: Family
A double homicide is under investigation in New Jersey, the Union County prosecutor’s office confirmed Thursday — and relatives of the victims say they include a 9-year-old girl and her mother.
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Classes Resume at Rutgers But Instructor Unions Continue to Picket: What's Next?
Classes may be back on at Rutgers University campuses, but the picketing by instructor unions continues as negotiators try to turn a framework agreement into actual contracts with several unions. For students who are getting back to studies after a week’s strike interruption, they now know how their studies will be impacted this semester due to the strike. In...
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Jersey Shore City Implements Summertime Curfew for Minors
Toms River is bringing back an 11p.m. beach curfew for everyone 17 and younger in all its barrier island communities, and it will remain in place for the rest of the summer, through September.
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NJ AG to Take Over Scandal-Plagued Paterson Police Department
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office will take over the scandal-plagued Paterson Police Department, Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Monday — all in an effort to strengthen the trust between local law enforcement and the Paterson community after a string of controversial incidents and cases over the years. “Effective immediately my office has assumed all control of law enforcement functions…
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‘I Need Justice': Family of NJ Councilwoman Killed Outside Her Home Speaks Out
The family of a New Jersey councilwoman found shot to death outside her home offered their heartfelt pleas for justice, as it has been seven weeks since their loved one was killed.
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3 Women Attacked by Dogs in New Jersey; Cops Open Fire, Killing 2 Pit Bulls
Three women were bitten by a group of pit bulls that started fighting at their New Jersey home Tuesday, drawing an emergency response that ended with two of the dogs shot by police, a top local official says.
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Video Shows Moment NJ Transit Bus Crashes Into Trucks on Turnpike, Injuring Riders
Dramatic new dashcam video shows moment a NJ Transit bus crashed into a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike in February, injuring more than two dozen passengers on board.
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NJ State Trooper Shot in Paterson While on Patrol: What to Know
A New Jersey State Trooper was shot in the leg while on patrol in the city of Paterson overnight, and while he is expected to be OK, law enforcement is still looking for suspects, officials said Thursday. The trooper, whose name was not immediately released, was said to be hospitalized in stable condition following the shooting on East 28th Street…
