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March 28, 2024

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Elizabeth Tartakovsky, a Livingston High School Class of 2018 graduate and recent Harvard alumna, is heading to Paris this summer after qualifying to represent Team USA at the 2024 Olympic Games as a fencer in the Women’s Saber Individual & Team event. According to USA ...

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On a chilly February afternoon, Pedro Rosario drove from one Camden school to another, delivering snack-sized bags of popcorn to children in after-school programs. The Dominican-born Rosario, 39, owns three businesses — DPL Warehouse, DPL Transport, and DPL Brokers — as well as an estimated $25 ...

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GLEN ROCK, NJ - Apologize and resign. That was the message from many individuals who said they were offended by Councilwoman Paula Gilligan's meme she recently posted on Instagram. The meme: "Easter eggs are aborted chicken babies that are painted in drag for small children to worship. Happy ...

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NEWARK — Leading up to the 2022 municipal election, Team Baraka received 590 campaign contributions totaling $713,375.76 and made 497 expenditures totaling $731,728.32 - but failed to report any of those transactions as required by law, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement ...

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HAWTHORNE, NJ - Jose Ozuna remembers the moment he decided that he wanted to be in policing. "We had the experience when a detective came to our house looking for my brother. The detective didn't come in like he was the police officer and my brother was the bad guy. He came in and talked to him ...

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NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP - Yesterday's Mega Millions $1.13 billion jackpot was won by a single ticket sold in New Jersey, and it confirmed by NJ Lottery that the lucky winner bought it here in Neptune Township.  At today's press conference at ShopRite Liquor #781 (2200 Rt 66, Neptune Township) New Jersey ...

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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – On March 20, eighth graders from South Plainfield Middle School presented to the South Plainfield Board of Education (SPBOE) details on the Storm Drain Challenge project they worked on in Carolyn White’s STEM class.   Giorgia Saldana De la Cruz, Gianna Fernandez, Hishanth ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- When Tom Salvas received his commemorative pin for his "Citizenship Award" on Tuesday night at the Chatham Township Committee meeting, it was no surprise that he was the one who took the photo of the Chatham Township logo that was used to make the pin. In his 36 years as a ...

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PARIS, FRANCE – USRowing has announced the 13 women athletes chosen to participate in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, and former Short Hills resident Molly Reckford is among them. USRowing reported that Reckford, who also rowed on the Dartmouth team and is now based at the Princeton Women’s ...

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COCONUT CREEK, FL - Body cameras are coming to the Coconut Creek Police Department, one of the last law enforcement agencies in Broward County to get them, after landing a nearly $1 million grant for the project. The city’s elected leaders said it’s one of the city’s top priorities for the next ...

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ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury School Board on Monday voted in favor of rescinding the district policy related to transgender students, a decision heralded by those who said the policy was an affront to student and parental rights but criticized by others who said it opens the district to potential ...

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CARTERET, NJ — Savnoor Kaur’s keen artistic vision turned trash into treasure. This 17-year-old Carteret High School junior’s art class creation – a stunning gown made entirely of recyclable “junk” – took Savnor all the way to the French Riviera. That’s where this smart, lovely teen made her ...

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Willie Nelson's annual Fourth of July Picnic, which reached its 50th year in 2023 and is almost always held in Texas, will celebrate Independence Day on Camden's waterfront this summer. Nelson, who turns 91 in April, wanted to be close to Philadelphia for this year's picnic, which will be held ...

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WESTFIELD, NJ — A home on North Avenue West was severely damaged when it was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon. Police Chief Christopher Battiloro said that a crash near the intersection of Tuttle Parkway and North Avenue West resulted in an Infiniti EX 35 crashing into the home at 3:21 ...

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GLEN ROCK, NJ - Locals are calling for the resignation of Councilwoman Paula Gilligan after an Instagram post that some believed mocked the Christian holiday of Easter. Gilligan posted the following on Instagram: "Easter eggs are aborted chicken babies that are painted in drag for small children ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- The Chatham Borough Historical Society set out to recreate the 1930 photo commemorating the first time an electric-powered train stopped at the Chatham Train Station, and the organizers were blessed with picture-perfect weather for the event on Sunday. Chatham residents love their ...

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OCEAN GROVE, NJ — The recently rebuilt Ocean Grove Pier, which cost $1.3 million was only operational for less than nine months and will continue to remain closed for safety reasons after suffering damages in October and December 2023.  The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, the group that ...

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A 2-year-old boy is in “stable” condition after falling out of a second-floor window in the 100 block of South 16th Avenue in Newark on Sunday night, March 17, police said. The boy’s mother carried him to the 4th precinct police station and police took him to University Hospital, Public Safety ...

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NEWARK — A significant expansion of the Newark Museum of Art that proposes the construction of 250 apartments and 2,598 square feet of retail space in downtown may be delayed as City Council withholds its award of a tax incentive to the developer. City officials said the move is to force L+M ...

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COCONUT CREEK, FL - They’re counting chickens on the Coconut Creek City Commission. Should there be six chickens allowed per home per quarter acre? Maybe it’s 4. No, 2, says another. What’s clear is that a group of residents knows what they want: zero chickens. That was the ...

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CAMDEN – The Battleship New Jersey was quietly pushed into a 180-degree turn on the Delaware River just after noon on Thursday as it began a journey south to spend a couple of months for bow maintenance in dry dock at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. “Is it moving? Is it moving?” one spectator, ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Fire Director Robert Rawls, who has been prohibited from driving city-issued vehicles following a crash in January, was also involved in a crash while driving a city truck about two months earlier. The city-issued Chevy Tahoe that Rawls was driving hit the back of a 2016 Mazda ...

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NEWARK — An investigation into the city’s nationally heralded replacement of lead water service lines found that of 90 residences examined so far, 12 still contained lead components, the state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner said on Wednesday, March 20. DEP Commissioner Shawn ...

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SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Evergreen Elementary School’s own Salvator Gano (AKA “Mr. Sal”) has advanced to the finals of the Cintas "Custodian of the Year Contest" and is in the running for a $10,000 prize and a trip to Las Vegas. Mr. Sal has dedicated himself to the Scotch Plains-Fanwood community ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Baseball trailblazer Carolyn “Carrie” Kilbourn was a side-winding wunderkind whose exploits against men in semipro competition were carried in newspapers from New Brunswick to Norman, Okla. Once word of her pitching prowess spread, she was invited by Connie Mack, the winningest ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - A 75-year-old resident has died after being struck by a car in library lot on Saturday, March 16, police said. "Sadly, Helen Koons succumbed to her injuries and passed away at 11:42 a.m. on Sunday, March 17," police said. The driver of the 2013 Toyota Corolla, Claire Plager, 94, ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- The saying goes that a picture is worth a thousand words. On Sunday afternoon, the Chatham Historical Society hopes a recreated picture will help celebrate Chatham's history for another 100 years. As part of the Chatham Historical Society's Centennial celebration, the Dec. 18, ...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ- Jersey City has recently highlighted a local pencil company in The Heights that has been operating in the City for over 13 decades. The General Pencil Company at 67 Fleet Street has been manufacturing writing utensils for use by everyone from school children to architects and ...

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BAYONNE, NJ - Mable the therapy dog and her handler Nadja Carneol paid a visit to Bayonne students on March 8. The Bayonne Board of Education recently approved an agreement with the Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs, Inc. to provide some furry companionship to students at Mary J. Donohoe ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK - Suydam Street Reformed Church, a congregation of just 30 families that somehow manages to donate hundreds of turkeys on Thanksgiving, distributes more than 1,000 toys at its annual children’s Christmas celebration and gives to the community in myriad ways, is in need of the ...

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