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N.J. school district officials say Gov. Chris Christie budget cuts will force program, staff cuts (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
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Jersey City police arrest man for allegedly urinating on women (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
New Jersey Department of CorrectionsNitinkumar PatelJERSEY CITY -- Jersey City police have arrested an ex-convict for allegedly urinating on women at Journal Square, according to a report by MyFoxNY.com. Nitinkumar Patel, 27, is accused of urinating on at least seven...
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Old Bridge woman who wants to be 1,000 pounds gets publicity, offers for reality show and book deal (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Alexandra Pais/For The Star-LedgerA television production crew carries equipment into Donna Simpson's house in Old Bridge. Simpson wants to be the fattest woman in the world. MyFoxNY.comDonna SimpsonOLD BRIDGE -- Donna Simpson, an Old Bridge resident who hopes to become...
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Mount Arlington man admits to stabbing wife 17 times with ice pick (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Morris County Prosecutor's OfficeTerry VanderbiltMOUNT ARLINGTON — A Mount Arlington man pleaded guilty today to stabbing his wife 17 times with an ice pick, and now faces up to 10 years in prison. Terry Vanderbilt, 63, pleaded guilty in Superior...
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Car plunges into Barnegat Bay killing 2 Ocean County residents (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
SEASIDE PARK — Two Ocean County residents were killed today after their car plunged into Barnegat Bay in Seaside Park. Authorities are trying to determine how the 2003 Pontiac Grand Am driven by Sharon Stankard, 41, of the Whiting section...
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Nutley man pleads not guilty to shooting off-duty Fairfield police officer (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Preye Roberts is held without bail after shooting that followed what cops called a road-rage incident
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Displaced Bound Brook family discovers flooded home needs mountain of repairs (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Keisha Denman stunned to find 3 red stickers indicating needed repairs before she's allowed inside home -- WATCH VIDEO
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Bound Brook business owners busy cleaning up after storm (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Stephen Stirling/For The Star-LedgerWater damaged items have been placed on the street for disposal on Maiden Lane in Bound Brook's business district today. BOUND BROOK -- For the third time in as many days, Bound Brook’s business district was bustling...
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Springfield doctor accused of sexual assaulting patient is ordered to pay $32K for insurance fraud (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Patti Sapone/The Star LedgerDefendant Dr. James Mauti, listens during the second day of his pretrial hearing. Mauti is charged with sexually assaulting an employee he was treating.SPRINGFIELD -- The Springfield doctor charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a patient...
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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie campaigns to garner support for proposed budget cuts (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Governor defends breaking campaign promise by slicing property tax rebates by 75 percent
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Shellfish harvesting is closed after pollution washes into N.J. waters after nor'easter (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerA file photo of Sandy Hook Bay. Shellfish harvesting has been closed by officials after the weekend nor'easter washed in pollution.About 27,800 acres of Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, the Navesink River and the Shrewsbury River have...
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N.J. black bear hunt is approved by environmental commissioner (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerTwo bears were killed during a hunt in 2005 in Sussex County. The first black bear hunt in five years was approved today by Acting Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin. TRENTON -- New Jersey’s new black...
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N.J. to get $216M in federal stimulus funds for school construction (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Noah Addis/The Star-LedgerView of ongoing construction at Sayreville War Memorial High School in Sayreville in this 2008 file photo. New Jersey has been slated to get $216 million in federal stimulus funds for school construction projects. TRENTON -- In a...
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Jersey City teacher charged with masturbating in front of 15-year-old, officials say (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Ferris High School teacher Peter Riquelme, 41, of Brooklyn, has been charged with masturbating in front of a 15-year-old boy at the school. A special education teacher at Jersey City's Ferris High School was arrested today on charges he masturbated...
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Charges dropped after reputed Gambino mobster 'Buddy Musk' Muccigrosso dies from lung cancer (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
ROBERT SCIARRINO/THE STAR-LEDGERCharles Muccigrosso, also known as "Buddy Musk, " is led out of FBI headquarters in Newark in this 2008 photo.NEWARK -- Time and time again over the last 50 years, prosecutors have sent Charles "Buddy Musk" Muccigrosso...
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Linden drug bust leads to half-million dollars worth of pot in Brooklyn (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
LINDEN -- A drug bust on a quiet Linden street corner last week led to two arrests and the discovery and seizure of 200 pounds of marijuana. A third man fled the scene and is still at large, police said....
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Bernard Madoff's N.J. employee is indicted for allegedly falsifying records in investment scam (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
AP PhotoBernard Madoff, 71, was sentenced in June to 150 years in prison for orchestrating a decades-long Ponzi scheme that left many investors penniless. Two computer programmers who worked for Madoff, one from East Brunswick, have been indicted for their...
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New date set for rained- out Morris County St. Patrick's Day parade (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerJon McHugh, Lisa Kotz and her sister Kellie McGuire, members of The Grand Pipes and Drums from Basking Ridge, seek shelter from the rain as they wait for the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade in Morristown....
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N.J. utilities say about 9,200 homes, businesses still don't have electricity after storm (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerUtility crews from PSE&G respond to power outages in Bound Brook in this photo taken Monday after the weekend nor'easter flooded areas throughout the state. TRENTON — Utility workers still have their work cut out for them in...
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Hunterdon, Camden and Sussex counties get high grades for government websites (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Hunterdon CountyA screen grab of the Hunterdon County websites, which got high marks for information and transparency among government websites in New Jersey. TRENTON — A new study gives high grades to Hunterdon, Camden and Sussex counties for openness in...
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Newark officials announce 149 arrests in undercover drug sting at Garden Spires complex (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Police seize 15K in cash, 50K worth of drugs, make 149 arrests in 6-month investigation
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Calculate how much will be cut from your school district
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Jersey City police arrest man for allegedly urinating on women (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
New Jersey Department of CorrectionsNitinkumar PatelJERSEY CITY -- Jersey City police have arrested an ex-convict for allegedly urinating on women at Journal Square, according to a report by MyFoxNY.com. Nitinkumar Patel, 27, is accused of urinating on at least seven...
>> read more
Old Bridge woman who wants to be 1,000 pounds gets publicity, offers for reality show and book deal (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Alexandra Pais/For The Star-LedgerA television production crew carries equipment into Donna Simpson's house in Old Bridge. Simpson wants to be the fattest woman in the world. MyFoxNY.comDonna SimpsonOLD BRIDGE -- Donna Simpson, an Old Bridge resident who hopes to become...
>> read more
Mount Arlington man admits to stabbing wife 17 times with ice pick (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Morris County Prosecutor's OfficeTerry VanderbiltMOUNT ARLINGTON — A Mount Arlington man pleaded guilty today to stabbing his wife 17 times with an ice pick, and now faces up to 10 years in prison. Terry Vanderbilt, 63, pleaded guilty in Superior...
>> read more
Car plunges into Barnegat Bay killing 2 Ocean County residents (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
SEASIDE PARK — Two Ocean County residents were killed today after their car plunged into Barnegat Bay in Seaside Park. Authorities are trying to determine how the 2003 Pontiac Grand Am driven by Sharon Stankard, 41, of the Whiting section...
>> read more
Nutley man pleads not guilty to shooting off-duty Fairfield police officer (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Preye Roberts is held without bail after shooting that followed what cops called a road-rage incident
>> read more
Displaced Bound Brook family discovers flooded home needs mountain of repairs (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Keisha Denman stunned to find 3 red stickers indicating needed repairs before she's allowed inside home -- WATCH VIDEO
>> read more
Bound Brook business owners busy cleaning up after storm (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Stephen Stirling/For The Star-LedgerWater damaged items have been placed on the street for disposal on Maiden Lane in Bound Brook's business district today. BOUND BROOK -- For the third time in as many days, Bound Brook’s business district was bustling...
>> read more
Springfield doctor accused of sexual assaulting patient is ordered to pay $32K for insurance fraud (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Patti Sapone/The Star LedgerDefendant Dr. James Mauti, listens during the second day of his pretrial hearing. Mauti is charged with sexually assaulting an employee he was treating.SPRINGFIELD -- The Springfield doctor charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a patient...
>> read more
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie campaigns to garner support for proposed budget cuts (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Governor defends breaking campaign promise by slicing property tax rebates by 75 percent
>> read more
Shellfish harvesting is closed after pollution washes into N.J. waters after nor'easter (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerA file photo of Sandy Hook Bay. Shellfish harvesting has been closed by officials after the weekend nor'easter washed in pollution.About 27,800 acres of Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, the Navesink River and the Shrewsbury River have...
>> read more
N.J. black bear hunt is approved by environmental commissioner (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerTwo bears were killed during a hunt in 2005 in Sussex County. The first black bear hunt in five years was approved today by Acting Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin. TRENTON -- New Jersey’s new black...
>> read more
N.J. to get $216M in federal stimulus funds for school construction (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Noah Addis/The Star-LedgerView of ongoing construction at Sayreville War Memorial High School in Sayreville in this 2008 file photo. New Jersey has been slated to get $216 million in federal stimulus funds for school construction projects. TRENTON -- In a...
>> read more
Jersey City teacher charged with masturbating in front of 15-year-old, officials say (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Ferris High School teacher Peter Riquelme, 41, of Brooklyn, has been charged with masturbating in front of a 15-year-old boy at the school. A special education teacher at Jersey City's Ferris High School was arrested today on charges he masturbated...
>> read more
Charges dropped after reputed Gambino mobster 'Buddy Musk' Muccigrosso dies from lung cancer (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
ROBERT SCIARRINO/THE STAR-LEDGERCharles Muccigrosso, also known as "Buddy Musk, " is led out of FBI headquarters in Newark in this 2008 photo.NEWARK -- Time and time again over the last 50 years, prosecutors have sent Charles "Buddy Musk" Muccigrosso...
>> read more
Linden drug bust leads to half-million dollars worth of pot in Brooklyn (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
LINDEN -- A drug bust on a quiet Linden street corner last week led to two arrests and the discovery and seizure of 200 pounds of marijuana. A third man fled the scene and is still at large, police said....
>> read more
Bernard Madoff's N.J. employee is indicted for allegedly falsifying records in investment scam (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
AP PhotoBernard Madoff, 71, was sentenced in June to 150 years in prison for orchestrating a decades-long Ponzi scheme that left many investors penniless. Two computer programmers who worked for Madoff, one from East Brunswick, have been indicted for their...
>> read more
New date set for rained- out Morris County St. Patrick's Day parade (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerJon McHugh, Lisa Kotz and her sister Kellie McGuire, members of The Grand Pipes and Drums from Basking Ridge, seek shelter from the rain as they wait for the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade in Morristown....
>> read more
N.J. utilities say about 9,200 homes, businesses still don't have electricity after storm (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerUtility crews from PSE&G respond to power outages in Bound Brook in this photo taken Monday after the weekend nor'easter flooded areas throughout the state. TRENTON — Utility workers still have their work cut out for them in...
>> read more
Hunterdon, Camden and Sussex counties get high grades for government websites (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Hunterdon CountyA screen grab of the Hunterdon County websites, which got high marks for information and transparency among government websites in New Jersey. TRENTON — A new study gives high grades to Hunterdon, Camden and Sussex counties for openness in...
>> read more
Newark officials announce 149 arrests in undercover drug sting at Garden Spires complex (Wed, 17 Mar 2010)
Police seize 15K in cash, 50K worth of drugs, make 149 arrests in 6-month investigation
>> read more
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