School district pays out $60,000 on sexual harrassment suit

BARNEGAT — The township’s board of education agreed to pay $60,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a middle school student alleging the district failed to stop sexual harassment…

January 3, 2017

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Pranksters deface iconic "Hollyweed" sign

Entertainment News·US and World News

The iconic hillside sign overlooking Southern California’s Hollywood was defaced overnight Saturday, Reuters reports. Residents awoke on Sunday to find “Hollyweed” staring down at them in four-story, white letters from Los Angeles’…

January 2, 2017

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Video: Man Stoned to Death; Dumped in Trash Can at Jersey Shore

Atlantic County News·Police Blotter

An Atlantic City man has been charged with the murder of a man whose body was discovered this morning in Atlantic City, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Diane Ruberton announced. Atlantic City Police…

January 2, 2017

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Fitzpatrick throws two TDs as Jets rout Bills

Local Sports News

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Ryan Fitzpatrick, likely making his final appearance in a New York Jets uniform, threw a pair of short touchdown passes Sunday afternoon as the Jets routed the Buffalo…

January 2, 2017

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No day off for Giants' starters in 19-10 win over 'Skins

Local Sports News

LANDOVER, Md. — Each time the ball changed hands during Sunday’s game between the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field, the question was whether the Giants’ starters would…

January 2, 2017

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Clemson player gets a little too close to the end zone in BCS playoff game

Local Sports News

Illegal touching on Clemson https://t.co/gIJ8yxGEKI pic. /bTbH2VSaSH — SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) January 1, 2017 Sometimes in football you have to make the tackle or keep your hands on a guy until…

January 1, 2017

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ISIS Emirs Killed By Turkish Warplanes In Syria

US and World News

Turkish airstrikes in Syria killed two Islamic State group emirs this week amid ongoing international negotiations over how to end the five-year-old Syrian civil war and halt the militant group also known…

January 1, 2017

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Family of Missing New Jersey Teen: We're at a loss

Monmouth County News·Police Blotter

NEPTUNE — It’s been four weeks since the disappearance of a Neptune City teen after her car was found unoccupied on a Belmar bridge on Dec. 2. Sarah Stern, 19, left her…

January 1, 2017

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Gunmen in Turkish nightclub shooting dressed as Santa Claus

US and World News

Gunmen dressed as Santa Claus massacred 35 people in an Istanbul nightclub terror attack in Turkey just after midnight of New Year’s Eve. Attackers stormed into the nightclub Reina, which was full…

January 1, 2017

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Middle East Rings in New Year, 39 Dead in Night Club Attack

Police Blotter·US and World News

A shooting has taken place at the popular Reina night club in Istanbul, killing an unknown number of people and injuring others, according to witnesses and local media reports. Only few details…

January 1, 2017

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Video: Jackson Council Spars with Resident Over Political Caucus Meeting

Politics

by Phil Stilton JACKSON-Township councilman Robert Nixon had nothing to say at the December 13th council meeting when confronted by resident Elenor Hannum about a political caucus meeting held on Saturday, December…

December 17, 2016

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Lakewood Zoning Board Taunts Citizen Filming Meeting

In the News

LAKEWOOD-A video posted this weekend by a YouTuber who goes by the name of “First Amendment Activist” posted a shocking video of Lakewood Township planning board members mocking his right to record…

September 22, 2016

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Racial and Religious Tensions Escalate to Violence Around New Jersey Jewish Orthodox Enclave

Community News

LAKEWOOD-Over the past year, racial and religious tensions between Lakewood’s predominantly Orthodox Jewish population and residents in surrounding towns have escalated, culminating in violence for the first time this week. As Lakewood…

September 22, 2016

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Father of bomb suspect, Ahmad Khan Rahami: I called FBI twice

Police Blotter

ELIZABETH — The father of Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man suspected in planting bombs in New York and New Jersey, told reporters outside his fried chicken restaurant this morning that he called…

September 20, 2016

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Seaside Bomber Charged with Attempted Murder of 5 Cops

Police Blotter

New York and New Jersey bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami will be charged with five counts of attempted murder, Reuters reported Monday. He will be charged with two gun related offences, a law…

September 20, 2016

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Bateman Bill to Support Stem Entrepreneurs Passes Labor Committee

Politics

Legislation sponsored by Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman to create a fellowship program to support entrepreneurs in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields was advanced by the Senate Labor Committee. Sen. Kip…

March 1, 2016

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Bateman/Doherty Bill Establishing Hunterdon-Somerset Flood Advisory Task Force Advances

Politics

Legislation sponsored by Senators Christopher “Kip” Bateman and Michael Doherty establishing a task force to address flooding in Somerset and Hunterdon counties was approved by the Senate Environment & Energy Committee. Flooding…

March 1, 2016

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Committee Approves Bateman Bill to Increase Use of Renewable Energy, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Politics

Legislation sponsored by Senator Kip Bateman that would make significant changes to existing law concerning Class I renewable energy portfolio standards to provide a statutory framework for greenhouse gas emission reduction was…

March 1, 2016

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Singer Bill to Improve Access to Integrated Behavioral and Primary Healthcare Clears Committee

Politics

Legislation sponsored by Senator Robert Singer (R-Monmouth, Ocean) to improve coordination between primary and behavioral healthcare services has cleared the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. Sen. Robert Singer’s legislation…

March 1, 2016

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Advanced: Singer Bill Expanding Access to Job Training to Prevent Recidivism of Released Drug Offenders

Politics

Legislation would allow persons with drug convictions to participate in Work First New Jersey; expand access to job training to help families become self-sufficient Legislation sponsored by Senator Robert Singer (R-Monmouth, Ocean)…

March 1, 2016

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