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5 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

Former Pentecostal bishop from Newark admits stealing $160K

A former Pentecostal bishop has admitted stealing nearly $160,000 by fraudulently soliciting loans from parishioners and religious associates in New Jersey.

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10 hrs ago | Internet Archive

The history of Newark, New Jersey, being a narrative of its rise and...

Text Archive > American Libraries > The history of Newark, New Jersey, being a narrative of its rise and progress, from the settlement in May, 1666, by emigrants from Connecticut to the present time, including a sketch of the press of Newark, from 1791 to 1878 The history of Newark, New Jersey, being a narrative of its rise and progress, from the ...

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Jersey Journal

Newark school counselor gets jail for torching BMW in Weequahic Park

Superior Court Judge Torkwase Sekou, sitting in Newark, imposed a 364-day sentence on Kenyetta O'Bryant, a 38-year-old North Plainfield man who holds a doctorate, worked as an adjunct professor and had worked as a counselor at the Newark school.

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The Jersey Journal

Essex County Hall of Records in Newark is treasure for historians

One of the artifacts brought out from behind the heavy, six-inch doors of a basement vault in Newark is an oil portrait of Arthur T. Vanderbilt, New Jersey's chief justice from 1948-1957. Still stored there are original letters from the Olmsted Brothers, famed park designers, and even original art-deco door knockers, shaped as human figures and ...

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Living Church

Newark Bishop Plans Online Advent Book Study

The Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith, Bishop of Newark, N.J., has invited the people of his diocese to participate in an online book discussion during the season of Advent.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Jersey Journal

Response to Newark gun buyback program exceeds expectations, drains budget

Newark Mayor Cory Booker discussing violence in the city at press conference in July 21.

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Asbury Park Press

Lawyer charged with murder due in court today for bail hearing

A New Jersey lawyer who represented Queen Latifah, Lil' Kim and other rap artists wants to be removed from solitary confinement.

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Millville News

Gov.-elect Chris Christie, Gov. Jon Corzine to meet at 'Blue Mass' in Newark

New Jersey's next governor and the man he'll succeed in January will meet today for the first time since the election.

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New Jersey Online

Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker, Prudential, PSE&G, and Essex Veterans...

Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker, Prudential, PSE&G, and Essex Veterans observe Veterans' Day at Military Park Ceremony Added by Matt Rainey on November 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM Newark, NJ Mayor Cory A. Booker, the Municipal Council, G.I. Go Fund, and other dignitaries observe Veterans' Day Wednesday morning during a ceremony at Military Park.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

The Jersey Journal

NJ Transit bus crashes with tanker truck in Newark, injuring 16

Sixteen people were injured in a collision between an NJ Transit bus and a tanker truck in Newark this afternoon, police said.

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North Jersey Media Group

Solution sought to break cycle of homelessness for veterans

The number of homeless veterans around the country declined by 33 percent in the past six years a ' but that means 131,000 people still live on the streets, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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UnionLeader

Deroy Murdock: Pelosi's health care bill is the nanny state run amok

Just 10 pages after completing its third full ream of paper, H.R. 3692, the monstrous health care reform bill the House passed last week, reveals on page 1,510 yet another reason to reject Obamacare: an unfunded federal mandate for nutrition labeling at chain restaurants and even on vending machines.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

CourierPostOnline

Human trafficking targeted in Philly, Newark, elsewhere

Fourteen cities -- including Newark and Philadelphia -- are being targeted in a new campaign aimed at alerting people about human trafficking, federal immigration officials have announced.

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WINS-AM New York

No Arrests Made in Fatal Newark Shooting

Gunfire has claimed two lives in New Jersey's largest city. Authorities say 26-year-old Lamont Richardson and 30-year-old Aminah Crowder suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the torso and head Monday night near East Alpine Street and Elizabeth Avenue.

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The Jersey Journal

Newark man with criminal past patrols, transforms his neighborhood

The beat-up sports coat and turned over shoes could only mean one thing. Ali Muslim was creeping down West Runyon Street in Newark with guns in his pockets.

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Millville News

N.J. Attorney General Anne Milgram will not remain for Christie administration

Gov.-elect Chris Christie today said Anne Milgram won't stay on as attorney general in his administration.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Millville News

Man accused of smuggling 8 pounds of heroin from Guatemala to Newark airport

Customs officials have arrested a man accused of trying to smuggle eight pounds heroin in his luggage on a flight from Guatemala City to Newark Liberty International Airport.

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New Jersey Online

Elizabeth man charged with running Newark drug operation is held on $1M bail

A Superior Court judge today continued the $1 million bail against a man who was arrested for allegedly running a drug sale operation that catered to Newark's North Ward, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said.

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CW2 Colorado KWGN-TV

NJ factory where M&Ms are made flips switch on new solar array to provide clean energy

Those green M&Ms really are getting greener. A New Jersey candy factory that produces M&M's flipped the switch Monday on a new solar array that provides clean energy.

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Millville News

Newark residents protest shooting death of drug suspect by Essex sheriff's officer

More than 50 people blocked a Newark intersection this afternoon as they protested the death of a city man shot and killed Thursday by an Essex County sheriff's officer during a drug bust.

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