PARCC score release today: What parents, students need to know
New Jersey education officials will release the first scores Tuesday from the controversial new PARCC exams public school students took earlier this year. TRENTON --New Jersey education officials will...
View ArticleNew exploratorium enhances 21st Century learning for N.J. students
Another step toward student development has been achieved in the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District with the opening of a new 21s Century exploratorium, district officials announced....
View ArticleChristmas tree goes up in front of City Hall in Jersey City
But it won't be decorated with lights until closer to Christmas. JERSEY CITY -- It's still 11 days until Halloween, but City Hall already looks ready for a few choruses of "O Tannenbaum." Workers...
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Secaucus police nab 2 on DWI charges
Secaucus Police arrested two men last week on driving while intoxicated charges on Paterson Plank Road, cops said. SECAUCUS -- A pair of traffic stops on Paterson Plank Road last week led to two men...
View ArticleMiss N.J. attends homecoming with Pa. teen battling cancer (PHOTOS)
While undergoing chemotherapy at Hershey Medical Center, Marcus Josey decided to try to make his senior homecoming a dance he'd never forget A Pennsylvania teenager, who has been battling cancer for...
View ArticleLaw enforcement training is key to avoiding a cop's 'worst nightmare'
Honig, director of the state's Division of Criminal Justice, said there is an investigation "every time a police officer shoots his weapon" and he outlined the steps involved MORRISTOWN --...
View Article'He wanted me to shoot him': N.J. officer recounts attempted suicide-by-cop |...
Jersey City Police Officer Saidia Simmons said she could have shot the young man but she is glad she did not. Ever hear of suicide by cop? That's when someone, a mentally disturbed someone, decides he...
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Passaic County women charged with shoplifting in Secaucus
Secaucus police arrested two women after shoplifting from a Kohl's at Mill Creek Mall, fleeing and finding drug paraphernalia on one of them last week, cops say. SECAUCUS -- Police arrested two...
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New program aims to help N.J.'s long-term jobless find work
Roughly 125,000 people were out of work for at least 27 weeks in 2014 in New Jersey. That's roughly 40 percent of all the unemployed residents in the state last year. A new program launched on Tuesday...
View ArticleTheater group aims to inspire kids with 'Cinderella! Cinderella!'
"It's a reimagining where the fairy godmother kind of plays the role of life coach and helps Cinderella develop confidence and stand up for herself. It's zany and funny." The Hudson Theater Ensemble...
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Outbreak of Hand, Foot and Mouth disease reported at Princeton Univ.
Thirteen cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease have been reported at Princeton University since Thursday. PRINCETON - Thirteen students have been diagnosed with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease this year,...
View Article6,000-square-foot indoor soccer facility opens in Bayonne
Standing on the facility's indoor turf field, Victor told a crowd of roughly 50 people: "Today is a very special moment. It's a dream come true for both of us." BAYONNE -- City officials and business...
View ArticleTrump, Carson keep GOP poll lead; Christie perks up to 4%
Almost half of Republican voters prefer an outsider, either Donald Trump or Ben Carson, as their nominee for president. WASHINGTON -- Nearly half of Republican voters want either businessman Donald...
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Salem County man sexually assaulted 2 young girls -- a decade apart,...
The incidents allegedly took place this past summer in Penns Grove and in 2002 in Salem City. SALEM -- A Salem County man has been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting two young girls in...
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Greater Woodbury Chamber presenting Founder's Cup to Jim Auletto
There's still time to get tickets for the annual Founder's Cup event, which will honor Jim Auletto Jr. on Oct. 28 at RiverWinds. WEST DEPTFORD TWP. -- The Greater Woodbury Chamber of Commerce will...
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Teenager charged after allegedly assaulting N.J. teacher
Authorities responded to Penns Grove High School for after a 15-year-old student allegedly assaulted a teacher. CARNEYS POINT TWP. -- Authorities responded to Penns Grove High School for after a...
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Man recorded knocking out homeless woman assaulted officer, report says
Authorities say Iben Hunter, 25, assaulted one of the Atlantic County Justice Facility's corrections officers during a strip search Monday, according to the Press of Atlantic City. The 25-year-old...
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Motorcyclist who fled police injured after crashing bike, cops say
A motorcyclist who fled a traffic stop by speeding past stopped school buses and later crashed his bike was arrested after trying to flee the scene on foot, police said. Laurance "Spike" Varelis, 31,...
View ArticleVice President Joe Biden won't run for president (VIDEO)
In the White House Rose Garden, Vice President Joe Biden ended months of speculation and announced he would not seek the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden...
View ArticleBoard failed to consider LG building's impact on Palisades, court says
An appellate panel ruled Wednesday that the Englewood Cliffs zoning board failed to consider how a proposal to build a 143-foot tall building in the borough would impact the surrounding area,...
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