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School bus driver gets $30K in age discrimination suit
Thomas E. Pancoast had the most experience and clean driving record when he was denied a full-time position, the suit said A school bus driver in Ocean County settled an age discrimination suit for...
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Man indicted on charges he impersonated a police officer to rob people
Michael Vence, 41, stole more than $5,900 from his three victims in a series of incidents beginning in June, according to the indictment returned Nov. 12 but released on Tuesday. Michael Vence (Brick...
View ArticleU.S. House clears bill giving new help to Sandy victims
Legislation sent to President Obama would reopen Small Business Administration loan applications for one year, WASHINGTON -- Legislation giving business owners and homeowners whose properties were...
View Article2 N.Y. men sentenced for roles in beatings to force religious divorces...
All three men pleaded guilty to traveling in interstate commerce to commit extortion as part of a federal sting that ultimately nabbed a dozen people accused of arranging or carrying out the beatings...
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Police shoot, kill man in Little Egg Harbor, authorities say
Della Fave said that when officers arrived, they were confronted by a 47-year-old man. In that confrontation, they shot and killed him, authorities said. LITTLE EGG HARBOR -- Police in Little Egg...
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5 arrested in Manchester drug bust
Four Ocean County residents and an Atlantic County man were arrested on drug-related offenses following a surveillance operation conducted by members of the Manchester Township Police Narcotics...
View ArticleN.J. coastal lakes to be part of federal flooding study
While the study will include all of the state's coastal lakes, the most severe damage during Sandy was in Monmouth and Ocean counties where lakes connected to the Atlantic Ocean overflowed their banks...
View ArticleAuthorities ID man shot, killed by police in Little Egg Harbor
Police responded to a residence on Wild Oaks Drive at around 11:35 a.m. after receiving a call from a concerned family member. LITTLE EGG HARBOR -- Authorities on Wednesday identified an armed man who...
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'You can tell they didn't want to do it,' resident says of officer-involved...
Authorities on Wednesday revealed that Hartnett brandished a knife and starting advancing towards police when multiple officers discharged their service weapons, fatally striking him, said Al Della...
View ArticleJudge to mortgage lenders: no double-dipping on Sandy foreclosures
The ruling by Judge Francis Hodgson Jr. in Ocean County attempts to make the foreclosure process – particularly of properties damaged by Hurricane Sandy – a more open and fair one to bidders and the...
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Great white shark Mary Lee returns to N.J. waters
New Jersey's most famous shark was detected near the coast of Atlantic City late Wednesday afternoon and in the Barnegat Bay early Thursday morning. Watch video New Jersey's most famous shark has once...
View Article3 more N.Y. men sentenced in torture-for-hire plot to force divorce
The three were nabbed along with seven others in an FBI sting two years ago during a torture-for-hire operation that crossed state lines. Three more New York men who were involved in a bizarre plot to...
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N.J. man killed in crash on Atlantic City Expressway
The 24-year-old Toms River resident lost control of the Mazda SUV he was driving A 24-year-old Toms River man died after he lost control of a Mazda SUV on the Atlantic City Expressway and crashed into...
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Priest sentenced to 3 years for molesting 16-year-old boy
Rev. Romannilo "Nilo" Apura, 68, was most recently a pastor at St. Martha Parish in Point Pleasant TRENTON -- A former Diocese of Trenton priest was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for...
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Joint Base commander rejects alternate pipeline route, report says
New Jersey Natural Gas is proposing a 28-mile, 30-inch pipeline JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST -- A proposed alternative route for the New Jersey Natural Gas pipeline has been shot down by the...
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Medical episode may have caused fatal crash, police say
A 71-year-old Lakewood woman was pronounced dead Friday morning after her car overturn on Princeton Avenue. BRICK TOWNSHIP - A 71-year-old Lakewood woman was pronounced dead Friday morning after her...
View ArticleHundreds of Santas storm Six Flags Great Adventure (PHOTOS)
Hundreds of Santas, elves and reindeer descended on Six Flags Great Adventure on Sunday for the theme park's Santa Run 5K. JACKSON - It was snowing in Ocean County on Sunday. Well, it was only...
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Why one of N.J.'s greatest indie bands this century called it quits
After eight years of wonderfully layered, thoughtful folk-pop and rock, River City Extension plays its final show Nov. 25 in Asbury Park TOMS RIVER -- Artistically, "Deliverance" was River City...
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Man, 55, sold drugs out of home in retirement community, police say
Police obtained a search warrant for the New Castle Court home in the 55+ community Holiday City at Berkeley after neighbors contacted authorities, Berkeley police said in a news release. Authorities...
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2 men charged with sexually assaulting young girls
The men were each charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Todd R. Kuchera (left) and Elmer Falcon, both 44, were each charged with aggravated...
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