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25 min ago | CBS Local

$20,000 Reward Offered After New Jersey Cop's House Is Firebombed

As CBS 2's Alice Gainer reported, a $2,000 reward was being offered for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the firebombing, as authorities try to figure out who targeted the officer and why.

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Related Topix: Fire, Edison, NJ

2 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

Away from the beach, Sandy damage still soaks inland lives

Heaps of destroyed audio and visual equipment sit in the parking lot outside Thunderball Marketing, an audio and electronics company in Avenel that is still struggling to recover after Sandy caused millions of dollars in property damages.

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Related Topix: Avenel, NJ, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Sandy, Woodbridge, NJ, Natural Disasters, Flood

11 hrs ago | NJ.com

Barbara Buono to launch first TV ad later this month

TRENTON - Barbara Buono, the likely Democratic challenger to Gov. Chris Christie, will launch her first television ad later this month, according to a campaign source.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Chris Christie

Tue May 21, 2013

Patch.com

Home Buyouts in Flood Zones to Begin Soon

Buyouts of properties in flood prone areas are expected to begin within a matter of weeks, beginning in Middlesex County and working south into the summer months as residents and their respective town officials make the difficult decision to abandon entire neighborhoods for good.

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Related Topix: Sayreville, NJ, South River, NJ, Union Beach, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy

The Jersey Journal

Two drop assault charges against Elizabeth cop after nightclub incident

ELIZABETH - Two residents have dropped assault charges against an Elizabeth police officer in connection with an incident in early March captured on a video that appeared to show the officer punch a woman outside a North Broad Street night club.

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Related Topix: Elizabeth, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Cops release names of 15 bikers charged in 40-mile Turnpike chase

State police say a motorcyclist refused to pull over for a trooper sparking a 40-mile chase down the New Jersey Turnpike.

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Related Topix: Newark, NJ, East Windsor, NJ

Patch.com

State Police Release Names of Bikers Charged in NJ Turnpike Chase

State Police have released the names of the 15 bikers, all from out of state, who were charged in the 40-mile chase down the N.J. Turnpike on Sunday.

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The Jersey Journal

Body found on shoreline of Raritan River in Woodbridge

WOODBRIDGE - Authorities are trying to identify a person whose body was found on the shoreline of the Raritan River today.

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Related Topix: Woodbridge, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Authorities suspect arson in fire that ripped through Monroe Township home

MONROE TOWNSHIP , MIDDLESEX COUNTY - Authorities believe someone intentionally set a fire that ripped through a township home early this morning.

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Related Topix: Fire

Mon May 20, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Reward offered for men in tactical gear who robbed Wells Fargo bank with AK-47

Police released grainy black-and-white photos of the April 3 robbery at Wells Fargo on Union Avenue in Middlesex Borough.

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Clarks Hometown News Patriot

Putting A Spotlight On One Middlesex County's Most Fatal Cancers

Pancreatic cancer claims about as many lives each year as breast cancer, while grappling with a much lower survival rate.

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Related Topix: Freehold, NJ, Edison, NJ

Washington Examiner

On table in NJ: Using sales tax to preserve land

New Jersey voters have agreed 13 times to allow the state to borrow money to buy land for preservation.

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Related Topix: New Jersey, US Governors, Chris Christie, Raritan, NJ, Sayreville, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

Philly.com

N.J. developmental centers brace for huge change

With its imposing, Victorian-era buildings and leafy, college-like campus, the Vineland Developmental Center was in its time a state-of-the-art institution for treating young women with complex mental and emotional disorders.

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Related Topix: Totowa, NJ, Woodbridge, NJ

Sun May 19, 2013

Patch.com

Woodbridge Man, 21, Indicted on Charges For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl

Keith Bell, 21, of Woodbridge has been indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury on charges he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl and posted photos of her on the Internet.

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Related Topix: Woodbridge, NJ

Patch.com

Who's Hiring in and around East Brunswick?

On the job hunt and looking for work close to home? The following job listings have recently been posted for positions in Middlesex County.

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Related Topix: East Brunswick, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Sen. Barbara Buono's long-shot campaign gets a little longer: Moran

Barbara Buono makes a statement at Rutgers-New Brunswick on Wednesday regarding the firing of Rutgers mens basketball coach Mike Rice.

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Related Topix: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, US News, Chris Christie, US Governors

Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

Home Buyouts in Flood Zones to Begin Soon

Buyouts of properties in flood prone areas are expected to begin within a matter of weeks, beginning in Middlesex County and working south into the summer months as residents and their respective town officials make the difficult decision to abandon entire neighborhoods for good.

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Related Topix: South River, NJ, Union Beach, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Sayreville, NJ

Patch.com

Where Do You Buy Local Vegetables?

It's time to start dreaming about locally grown vegetables, as the weather warms up and sun shines down on Middlesex County.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

NorthJersey.com

Bergen rejects boost in open-space tax

The advisory committee for Bergen County 's Open Space Trust Fund wants the Freeholder Board to double the tax for open-space projects, saying the nearly $4.7 million the fund generates is not enough for the work that needs to be done.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Photos: Middlesex County College grads jubilant in rain-soaked commencement

EDISON - The message from Joann La Perla-Morales, the president of Middlesex County College, was clear: No matter where they started, the scores of soon-to-be graduates who were seated before her ended up in the same place.

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Related Topix: Edison, NJ, Middlesex, NJ, East Brunswick, NJ