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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 09:23 pm

Elizabeth News

Local news for Elizabeth, NJ continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

9 hrs ago | NJ.com

Career criminal Zandstra sentenced to 9 years

Starbucks has announced that it is closing stores all over the country. Right now, five of them will be closing in New Jersey including the store on Broad Street in Newark.

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Related Topix: Newark (Rutgers University), New Jersey

17 hrs ago | Asbury Park Press

Piscataway teen charged as adult in crowbar slaying of mother

An 18-year-old Piscataway man has been charged as an adult in the March crowbar slaying of his mother in their home on Spencer Street in Piscataway.

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Related Topix: Piscataway, NJ, North Brunswick, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Union County, NJ

Yesterday | The Jersey Journal

Mysteries endure in old Morristown murder case

Share Morristown videos you've shot - it's easy! UPLOAD HERE >> WATCH VIDEOS >> DAILY SPOTLIGHT Four Morristown residents were arrested on prostitution charges after police were contacted by the state Division ...

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Morristown, NJ, Morris County, NJ

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Daily Record

Elizabeth Alice Thomson

CHESTER -- Elizabeth Alice Thomson died on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at home. She was 83.

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Related Topix: Chester, NJ, Netcong, NJ

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Courier News

Appeals court reverses drug conviction of Plainfield man

A state appellate court Wednesday reversed the Superior Court conviction of a Plainfield man found guilty on a drug charge here.

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Related Topix: Plainfield, NJ, Drugs

Asbury Park Press

This Bud's been sold: $52B for beer giant

Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., an American icon that makes the self-proclaimed king of beer, Budweiser, has agreed to be acquired by Belgium-based InBev SA for $52 billion, company executives said Monday.

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Related Topix: Manasquan, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Courier News Online

Probabtion violation nets woman jail time

UNION COUNTY A South Amboy woman was sentenced to 120 days in the Union County Jail for violating probation on a restraining order related to sending harassing cell phone text messages to her ex-boyfriend's new ...

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Related Topix: South Amboy, NJ, Union County, NJ, Cellphones, Middlesex County, NJ

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Courier News

New Brunswick residents' petition for ward system trumps city ordinance

A state statute could thwart a city ordinance providing for a referendum on a charter study commission, according to the state Attorney General's Office.

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Related Topix: New Brunswick, NJ, The College of New Jersey

Sat Jul 12, 2008

The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York

I-86 Accident Impacts Local Manufac.....

An early morning accident on Interstate 86 shut down the westbound lanes in the town of Poland for more than two hours Friday and delayed the arrival of a shipment to a local manufacturer.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

Home News Tribune

Lambertville student news

The Kalmia Club recently presented $1,000 scholarship awards to Nicole Case, Bryn Hoyer and Pennie Scesney, all graduating seniors from South Hunterdon Regional High School.

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Related Topix: Middlesex Metro, Lambertville, NJ

Thu Jul 10, 2008

The Jersey Journal

Teen driving stolen minivan shot in the arm by Elizabeth cop

The 16-year-old allegedly stole the white Dodge minivan from a home on Erico Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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Courier News

No injuries reported as police probe Linden shooting

A mother pulled her four-year-old son close as she dove to the floor when shots rang out in her East Curtis Street neighborhood late Tuesday night.

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Related Topix: Linden, NJ, Union County, NJ

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Courier News Online

Donald Csontos volunteer fireman

SOUTH BOUND BROOK - Donald Csontos, 60, died Sunday at home. Born May 23, 1948, he is the son of Dan and Ethel Simko Csontos of South Bound Brook.

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Related Topix: South Bound Brook, NJ, Bound Brook, NJ

Tue Jul 08, 2008

CourierPostOnline

Kansas man hangs himself in a jail cell in Elizabeth

A Kansas man wanted for murder hanged himself in his jail cell inside Elizabeth police headquarters.

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Related Topix: Union County, NJ

Sun Jul 06, 2008

WNBC New York Channel 4

Suspect Arrested In Kansas Law Student's Death Kills Himself In Police Custody

A man arrested in connection with the death of a law student in Kansas has killed himself while in police custody in Elizabeth, N.J. , reported The Star-Ledger. Police arrested Adolfo Garcia-Nunex , 46, on ...

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

KansasCity.com

KU murder suspect dead

Lawrence police say a man suspected of killing a University of Kansas law student killed himself while in custody in New Jersey.Police say 46-year-old Adolfo Garcia-Nunez was arrested in Elizabeth, N.J., on ...

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Home News Tribune

Elizabeth schools have made great progress

Your June 19 editorial 'School choice a smart choice for needy students' jumps from support for school vouchers to unfair comments about the Elizabeth school system.

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Related Topix: School Vouchers, Education

Thu Jul 03, 2008

The Jersey Journal

In need of a big lift

The wooden pallet, a simple rectangle of hardwood planks and nails, keeps the state's economy moving.

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Related Topix: Newark, NJ, Newark Metro

Tue Jul 01, 2008

NJ.com

Alleged gang member charged in two Elizabeth murders

Am alleged member of the notorious Crips gang has been arrested in the shooting death a 13-year-old boy, who was gunned down while riding his bicycle late at night last November in Elizabeth .

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

The Jersey Journal

Elizabeth jury weighs fate of man charged with killing toddler

The last image jurors saw today was an oversized autopsy photo of 2-year-old Julio Godamora, his eyes open but lifeless and his face beet red from fatal injuries he received either from an accidental fall or ...

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Related Topix: Union County, NJ

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Elizabeth, New Jersey is located in Union County and is part of the Newark Metro Area. Zip codes in Elizabeth include 07202, 07201, and 07208.

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