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Zimmer-backed candidates win 4 seats in Hoboken City Council race
Four of the five candidates backed by Mayor Dawn Zimmer were victorious tonight in the Hoboken City Council elections, giving the mayor a 7-2 majority on the board. Ruben Ramos easily defeated two...
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Divided Republicans sweep 3 council seats in Parsippany
The results mean the factions led by rival Republicans Carifi and dePierro will continue their bitter in-fighting Mike dePierro finished second as he won election to his ninth term on the Parsippany...
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Theft suspects lead cops on chase in Maywood, report says
Officer suffers minor injuries during arrest MAYWOOD -- A group believed to have stolen delivered parcels from the fronts of homes Tuesday led police on a chase before most of them were caught,...
View ArticleElections 2015: Assembly's 2nd District remains split
Democratic incumbent Vincent Mazzeo and Republican incumbent Chris Brown both won re-election in what was considered one of the closest races in New Jersey on Tuesday TRENTON -- The state Assembly...
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Elizabeth passes paid sick leave; mayors ousted in Summit, Kenilworth
City residents overwhelmingly approved a measure requiring that all private businesses offer employees paid sick leave. Supports of have Elizabeth businesses offer employees paid sick leave at a rally...
View ArticleDemocrats come out on top in South Jersey legislative races
No surprises emerged in the Assembly races in the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th legislative districts, all won by Democrats, both incumbents and newcomers. Democrats are celebrating in South Jersey on...
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Incumbent retains WW-P board seat over teen challenger
Incumbent Michele Kaish won out over teenager Jordon DeGroote in the Board of Education election this year WEST WINDSOR - Incumbent Michele Kaish took the win Tuesday in the West Windsor-Plainsboro...
View ArticleLongtime First Ward councilwoman unseated in Hoboken
Incumbent Theresa Castellano, who was elected to the council in 1995, was disappointed by her loss, after what was the most nerve-wrecking race in the Hoboken council election on Tuesday night....
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Democrats keep hold of Bergen County government
Democrats kept their hold on Bergen County government in the election Tuesday. Steve Tanelli, Tracy Zur and Thomas Sullivan were re-elected to the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders. (Bergen...
View ArticleElections 2015: Democrats oust Republicans in Assembly's 11th District
Democrats Joann Downey and Eric Houghtaling defeated Republican Assemblywomen Mary Pat Angelini and Caroline Casagrande, according to the Associated Press TRENTON -- In maybe the biggest upset of...
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Newark votes for tax increase to improve riverfront
Preliminary results indicate a large percentage of voters supported the measure. Preliminary results indicate a large percentage of voters supported the measure. (Robert Sciarrino | The Star-Ledger)...
View ArticleDemocrats win their largest N.J. Assembly majority in 36 years
Democrats tightened their control of the state Assembly in Tuesday's elections, wresting three seats away from a Republican party ruled by Gov. Chris Christie, a presidential candidate whose...
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Incumbents hold on to Surrogate, freeholder spots in Somerset
Bruno has been elected president of the National College of Probate Judges and will officially take office during a Nov. 11 ceremony in Washington, D.C. Frank Bruno (Courtesy of Frank Bruno campaign)...
View ArticleSuspicious fire damages Hamilton home, injures firefighter
Police officers arrived at the two-story home shortly before 1 p.m. and found heavy smoke pumping from the second floor, Hamilton police said. HAMILTON -- A suspicious two-alarm fire damaged a vacant...
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Got the right stuff? NASA is looking for astronauts
As New Jersey native Scott Kelly continues his year-long stay aboard the International Space Station, the U.S. space agency is looking for its first class of new astronauts since 2011. Got the right...
View ArticleTrenton council to consider supporting marijuana legalization
Trenton City Council on Thursday will consider a resolution calling on the state to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana for adults TRENTON -- Trenton City Council on Thursday will consider a...
View ArticleN.J. releases PARCC scores needed for graduation
While the majority of high school students scored high enough in English, only 53 percent met the target score in algebra II and 44 percent in geometry. TRENTON — About half of the New Jersey students...
View ArticleCerf tells state board Newark schools succeeding in spite of funding shortage
The Newark superintendent said that as many as 4,500 more students are attending public and charter schools in the city than in 2011 NEWARK - Superintendent of Schools Christopher Cerf offered state...
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N.J. Supreme Court won't hear appeal in Newark schoolyard killings
Accomplice in brutal 2007 triple murder says 30-year sentence is excessive TRENTON -- The state Supreme Court on Wednesday announced it would not hear an appeal from a man who pleaded guilty in a...
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College student nearly impaled in crash with fence, tree
A college student was nearly impaled when she crashed her car through a fence and tree last month WEST WINDSOR - A teenage driver spooked by an oncoming car veered off the road last month and crashed...
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