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NJ TOWNS SPENT $2.3M IN OPIOID FUNDS ON CARS, CONCERTS AND OTHER PURCHASES, REPORT SAYS
At least 25 New Jersey towns spent about $2.3 million in opioid settlement money on purchases including vehicles, concerts and other local programs, according to an NJ.com investigation that is raising new questions...
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FORMER NEWARK ACADEMY WRESTLING COACH CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING 15-YEAR-OLD IN LIVINGSTON
A former Newark Academy wrestling coach is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old after allegedly driving the teen to a Livingston hospital parking lot earlier this year.
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NJ TO RECEIVE AT LEAST $525M FROM META; PAYOUT COULD TOP $752M
NEW JERSEY — Meta has agreed to pay New Jersey at least $525 million to settle claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children and teenagers. The state’s share could ultimately exceed $752 million.
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TWO NEWARK WOMEN KILLED AFTER TRACTOR-TRAILER OVERTURNS ONTO CAR ON I-78
Two Newark women were killed after a tractor-trailer overturned onto their car Tuesday morning on Interstate 78 in Newark, according to New Jersey State Police. Troopers responded to the crash at approximately 9:08 a.m.
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TWO EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS KILLED IN MAYS LANDING CRASH INVOLVING STOLEN VEHICLE
Authorities have identified the two people killed in Saturday morning’s head-on crash in Mays Landing as 54-year-old Robert Barr Jr. and 67-year-old Alice Stilwell, both of Egg Harbor Township.
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BAYONNE’S WILLIAMSPORT RUN ISN’T OVER, WIN-OR-GO-HOME GAME SET FOR TUESDAY
Bayonne suffered its first loss of the Little League World Series on Sunday, falling 6-0 to Davenport Northwest of Iowa — but Jersey’s run in Williamsport isn’t over yet.
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NEWARK MAN SENTENCED TO 45 YEARS IN IRVINGTON ASSAULT CASE
A Newark man will spend decades in state prison after being convicted of attacking a woman and a minor in Irvington.
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