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NJ hospital lays off dozens
The hospital blames a reduction in Medicare reimbursement under congressionally mandated automatic budget cuts and restructuring of its health care ...
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Furloughs scrap NJ bases July Fourth event
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey's Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has canceled its annual July Fourth celebration due to furloughs caused by congressionally mandated automatic budget ...
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Forklift operator escapes harm from NJ sinkhole
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Officials are trying to determine what caused the floor of a northern New Jersey warehouse to open up, swallowing a forklift and the man who was running ...
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Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister kills 51 including 20 children
Zoom A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as half a mile (1.6 kilometer) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on the elementary school. ...
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Woman charged in attack on nurse in Camden
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) -- Authorities say a woman launched an unprovoked attack on a nurse who was on a break outside Cooper University Hospital in ...
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Ex-Colts Neck priest arrested allegedly worked with kids
JERSEY CITY — A former Colts Neck priest has been arrested and charged with contempt because investigators say he worked worked unsupervised with children despite a legal agreement barring him from doing so. Rev. Michael Fugee, who until weeks ago had been a priest serving parishioners and young adults at St. ...
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10 things to know for Tuesday
Across the Midwest, farmers are planting crops on almost any scrap of available acreage to take advantage of high corn and soybean prices. 10. FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE DOORS DIES AT 74 ...
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Man convicted of murder in Pa. musicians slaying
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A man said by prosecutors to have been the "mastermind" of the slaying of a musician in his Philadelphia-area home three days after Christmas in 2011 has been convicted of second-degree ...
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Community Medical Center sees elimination of 85 positions
FAST FACTS: Barnabas Health operates Community Medical Center in Toms River, Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood and Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch. Barnabas Health facilities also include Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston; Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville; Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark; and Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center, Livingston. Community Medical ...
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Possible carbon monoxide leak at Holmdel cosmetics firm
RAW VIDEO: Police, firefighters at Holmdel cosmeti...: Police and firefighters are at the scene at a Route 35 cosmetic company. Police do not have any information but several ambulances at the rear of the building. iPHONE VIDEO BY STEPHANIE ...
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Hundreds attend court hearing for Brick couple charged with animal cruelty
Brick, 05/20/13 ---- Keith Morgan and his wife Shauna Ewing Morgan appear in Brick Municipal court to face animal cruelty charges. Robert Ward / Staff Photographer / Robert Ward / Staff ...
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Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb kills 37
A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...
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3 charged in failed washer-dryer burglary bid
NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. (AP) -- Authorities say three would-be burglars failed to make a clean getaway when they tried to steal a washer and dryer from the basement of a vacant northern New Jersey ...
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Staten Island man sentenced in high-speed Atlantic City Boardwalk chase
John Thompson, 28, of Staten Island, N.Y., was sentenced for second-degree eluding, which he pleaded guilty to in December, acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain said. He also pleaded guilty to ...
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Former animal control officer found guilty of animal cruelty
This 2008 file photo shows Mercedes Lopez kissing a cat when she was working as an animal control officer in Woodbridge. She has since been convicted of an animal cruelty charge and faces more. / NJ PRESS ...
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Old Bridge shooting victims family files suit against Pathmark
OLD BRIDGE — The family of Cristina LoBrutto, one of the victims killed in the shooting at the Old Bridge Pathmark last August, has filed suit against the store chain, charging that failure to follow store policies and screen job applicants led to her death. Maria LoBrutto, ...
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2 NJ men plead not guilty in synagogue bombings
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) -- Two New Jersey men accused in a series of firebomb attacks on synagogues across northern New Jersey have pleaded not guilty to the ...
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Mantoloking storm damage ups tax rate lower bills
MANTOLOKING, N.J. (AP) -- Fears of a massive tax hike brought on by Superstorm Sandy might not come to pass in the Jersey shore town hardest hit by the ...
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Former Birdsall executives reject states offer plead not guilty to charges
Birdsall Executives Reject Plea Offer: Seven former executives of troubled engineering firm Birdsall Services Group entered pleas of not guilty at their arraignment in Toms River, NJ, on criminal charges of making illegal campaign contributions. STAFF VIDEO BY THOMAS P. ...
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Christie joins Lavallette for boardwalk ceremony
NJ Gov. Chris Christie visits Lavallette to witness the completion of the boardwalk in town which was destroyed by superstorm Sandy. / Bob Bielk/Staff ...
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Man taken to hospital not charged after Hazlet standoff authorities said
barricaded himself in a Hazlet home , was taken to the hospital by police Sunday night and was not charged, authorities said. Authorities are not releasing the ...
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Poll Sandy wont alter Jersey Shore travel plans
Two-thirds of respondents consider themselves to be regular shore visitors, and 69% of those people plan to spend the same amount or more time at the Shore this ...
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NJ Senate leaders take jabs at one another
Democratic Senate President Stephen Sweeney has pulled all 7 Republican-sponsored bills from Monday's agenda and says no GOP legislation will see daylight until further ...
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New Jersey Homes Not Just Underwater But Washed Away
The announcement that the federal government will provide $300 million to start buying out houses in certain flood-prone areas brought a joy of relief to many homeowners anxious for a fresh start after seeing superstorm Sandy destroy their neighborhoods. We support these buyouts in order to get homes out of flood- prone zones while providing new open space in those areas that can better ...
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NJ plan would make drivers pay by mile not gallon
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey state senator is suggesting dropping the gas tax for drivers of passenger cars and replacing it with a per-mile ...
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Vertical farm in New Jersey is a reflection on the state's advanced economy
Vertical farming has its detractors, but New Jersey may become home to a center leading the way in researching and perfecting this new agricultural technique in the Newark Vertical Farm.
A new project taking place in Newark may herald the future of agriculture in New Jersey, at least this is the opinion of many agriculture and environmental observers who have watched with interest as Dickson Despommier teams up with Weber Thompson, an architect firm, to build the Newark Vertical Farm. Read more
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