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Purse-snatcher who attacked man, rammed garage is indicted
Jerrold May Piscataway has been indicted on nine counts in the 2014 incident that began with a purse snatching in Franklin Township. FRANKLIN -- A man who allegedly snatched a woman's purse, showed up...
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Bridgewater Center of Excellence project moving forward
Township zoning board approved redevelopment plans for 62 of 110 acres. BRIDGEWATER -- The township Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved redevelopment plans for 62 of the 110 acres at the New...
View ArticleTake this week's NJ.com Local News Quiz
Brag on your score in comments. Time to see how well you remember New Jersey's biggest news stories of the past week. Take NJ.com's weekly news quiz below. All of the questions are based on the most...
View ArticleHow a son's plea launched the oldest bicycle race in the U.S.
A plea from the son of a Somerville bicycle shop owner led to the creation of the nation's oldest bicycle race. During the winter of 1939, Somerville bike shop owner Fred "Pop" Kugler answered a plea...
View ArticleHave goats given Donald Trump a tax break in N.J.?
Public records show Donald Trump qualifies for a New Jersey farmland tax break, according to a report. TRENTON -- Donald Trump reportedly gets a tax break in New Jersey thanks to a pair of unexpected...
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Senior dog has special needs
Daisy is deaf and has limited vision. Daisy READINGTON -- Daisy is a senior dog with special needs in the care of Rogers' Rescues. Daisy, who is deaf and has limited vision, has been described as a...
View ArticleN.J. First Lady, prosecutor join fight against opioid addiction
Nearly 80 percent of heroin addiction starts with prescription pills, said co-leader of Community in Crisis. BERNARDS -- New Jersey First Lady Mary Pat Christie and Acting Somerset County Prosecutor...
View ArticleSomerset Patriots open 2016 season with commanding win
The Somerset Patriots won their season opener on Thursday, April 21, 2016. BRIDGEWATER - The Somerset Patriots opened the 2016 season with a 9-3 victory over the Long Island Ducks at TD Bank Ballpark...
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Glimpse of History: North Plainfield prom king and queen, 1975
The first recorded use of the term 'prom' in reference to a high school event was in 1894. Courtesy of North Plainfield High SchoolGreg Hatala | The Star-Ledger NORTH PLAINFIELD -- Pictured in this...
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Man pleads not guilty in brutal baseball bat attack over parking space
The victim suffered a severe head injury and subdural hemorrhage in the baseball attack. NORTH PLAINFIELD -- A New York man who allegedly hit another in the head with an aluminum baseball bat during...
View Article51 central N.J. officers graduate Mercer police academy (PHOTOS)
Graduate Alex M. Kaufman, of the Princeton Police Department, was chosen as class speaker. WEST WINDSOR — A capacity crowd watched 51 new police officers graduate from the Mercer County Police Academy...
View ArticleHere's every Mercer police academy graduate getting their diploma
Seven of the graduates took the alternate route by paying for the academy themselves, independent of a police agency. WEST WINDSOR — Mercer County Police Academy graduated 51 new officers in a...
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Probation for ex-court employee who stole $135K from dead co-worker
The former Somerset County Superior Court employee told the judge that his co-worker wanted him to have the money after her death. MORRISTOWN -- A former Somerset County Superior Court employee who...
View ArticleHere's every Mercer police academy graduate getting their diploma
Seven of the graduates took the alternate route by paying for the academy themselves, independent of a police agency WEST WINDSOR -- Mercer County Police Academy graduated 51 new officers in a...
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A warm and fuzzy life cycle lesson at Central School
Students tend to chick eggs in the classroom. Central School kindergartener Mia Khalil holds one of the chicks that hatched in her classroom. WARREN -- life cycle lesson On April 5 the kindergarteners...
View ArticleThese 5 schools are the 'greenest' in N.J., feds said
Find out which N.J. schools were named national Green Ribbon Schools this year. Intensive recycling programs, new solar panels and classroom lessons on protecting the environment paid off for five New...
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N.J. pets in need: April 25, 2016
Dogs and cats throughout northern and central New Jersey are in need of permanent homes. Spring allergy season is here. And, what many people don't realize is that dogs and cats can suffer, too....
View ArticleOne-third of N.J. hospitals fare worse in new safety report
Six hospitals have received straight A's since the Leapfrog safety report card debuted in 2012. TRENTON -- One-third of New Jersey hospitals dropped a grade or more in the latest national report card...
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Mount Saint Mary students lend a hand on Youth Service Day
Students volunteer at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. Mount Saint Mary students Samantha Howath of Westfield, Veronica Cunningham of Scotch Plains, Allison Tizik of Basking Ridge and Skylar...
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