Florida’s Sex Crime Sting-and-Switch and More in MuckReads Weekly

by Amanda Zamora The Florida sex crime sting-and-switch. WTSP reports a pattern of police misconduct in its ongoing investigation of sex sting operations in Tampa Bay. In some cases, men were facing…

US and World News

New Jersey State Police Seeking to ID Home Invasion Suspect The New Jersey Stat…

New Jersey State Police Seeking to ID Home Invasion Suspect The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public’s assistance with identifying a man wanted for a home invasion. On January 2,…

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Senator Demands Answers on Red Cross’ Finances

by Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger Citing an investigation by ProPublica and NPR, Sen. Charles Grassley is asking the American Red Cross to explain more clearly how it uses public donations, specifying…

US and World News

Judge Orders NYPD to Release Records on X-ray Vans

by Michael Grabell A state judge has ordered the New York City Police Department to release records on a secretive program that uses unmarked vans equipped with X-ray machines to detect bombs.…

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SENATORS GORDON & WEINBERG ANNOUNCE EFFORT TO OVERRIDE VETO OF PORT AUTHORITY REFORM BILL

TRENTON – Senator Bob Gordon and Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg today announced that the Senate will vote to override the governor’s veto of legislation they sponsored to bring comprehensive transparency and…

Politics

Massachusetts Tightens Rules on Restraining, Secluding Students

by Heather Vogell Schools in Massachusetts will be subject to new limits on physically restraining or isolating public school students under reforms ushered in late last year. School staff members will no…

US and World News

NJ Legislative committee mulls program to shine light on some police internal affairs matters.

On Thursday, January 15, 2015, the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee will discuss Senate Bill No. 1236 which seeks to establish a two-year pilot program placing the Edison Township (Middlesex County)…

Politics

Union County ordered to pay activist's attorney fees.

On January 6, 2015, United States Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer recommended that Union County pay over $40,000 in attorney fees and costs to a Cranford activist whose freedom of speech was…

Politics

State Police Identify Lethal Drug Brands Three Stamps Associated with Recent De…

State Police Identify Lethal Drug Brands Three Stamps Associated with Recent Deaths in N.J. West Trenton, N.J. – The New Jersey Regional Operations and Intelligence Center (ROIC), working in collaboration with New…

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State Police Identify Three Lethal Brands of Heroin Responsible for Recent Deaths

WEST TRENTON- The New Jersey Regional Operations and Intelligence Center (ROIC), working in collaboration with New Jersey Department of Health and law enforcement agencies in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York through the…

Community News·Police Blotter

Jasey Calls for More Accountability & Collaboration at Special Hearing on State of Newark School System

Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-Essex/Morris), Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, released the following statement on Tuesday after Cami Anderson, State District Superintendent of Newark Public Schools, testified before the…

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Kepler Telescope Finds 1,000th Exoplanet Discovery

How many stars like our sun host planets like our Earth? NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope continuously monitored more than 150,000 stars beyond our solar system, and to date has offered scientists an…

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Zsa Zsa Gabor Daughter, Francesca Hilton Dead at 67

HOLLYWOOD BLOG-Francesca Hilton, daughter of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor and hotel magnate Conrad Hilton, died after suffering an apparent stroke, her publicist said on Tuesday. She was 67. Hilton was pronounced dead…

Entertainment News

Bounty Hunter Pleads Guilty to Receiving Bounty on Fugitive Caught by Police

Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that a bounty hunter who formerly lived in Jersey City pleaded guilty today to conspiring in a scheme to have sheriff’s officers sign false documents…

Police Blotter

Open Payments Explorer: How Much Industry Money Goes to Doctors and Teaching Hospitals

by Lena Groeger , Ryann Grochowski Jones , Charles Ornstein and Mike Tigas Beginning in 2014, the federal government mandated that pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers publicly report payments made to doctors…

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Vying for Market Share, Companies Heavily Promote ‘Me Too’ Drugs

by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones This story was co-published with the New York Times’ The Upshot. For more than five decades, the blood thinner Coumadin was the only option for…

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MTHS Students Win Big At Robotics Competition

Article By MTHS Student Kacie Mandella MANCHESTER –Students from the Manchester Township High School Engineering Technology Program went to Ocean County College for their annual Robotics competition on December 3. Students were…

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Developer Files Suit Against Berkeley

By Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – The developer of Berkeley Family Apartments filed suit against the township recently, and Planning Board Attorney Gregory McGuckin said he will oppose the lawsuit, made after the…

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Toms River Prepares For Winter Weather

By Judy Smestad-Nunn TOMS RIVER – Township plows, salters, sanders and brine trucks have been serviced and are ready for snow removal in the event of a snowstorm, according to Lou Amoruso,…

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Manchester Receives $33K For Recycling Efforts

NEW JERSEY – New Jersey’s municipalities will receive more than $15 million in state recycling grants to help implement and enhance local recycling efforts, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin…

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Florida’s Sex Crime Sting-and-Switch and More in MuckReads Weekly

New Jersey State Police Seeking to ID Home Invasion Suspect The New Jersey Stat…

Senator Demands Answers on Red Cross’ Finances

Judge Orders NYPD to Release Records on X-ray Vans

SENATORS GORDON & WEINBERG ANNOUNCE EFFORT TO OVERRIDE VETO OF PORT AUTHORITY REFORM BILL

Massachusetts Tightens Rules on Restraining, Secluding Students

NJ Legislative committee mulls program to shine light on some police internal affairs matters.

Union County ordered to pay activist's attorney fees.

State Police Identify Lethal Drug Brands Three Stamps Associated with Recent De…

State Police Identify Three Lethal Brands of Heroin Responsible for Recent Deaths

Jasey Calls for More Accountability & Collaboration at Special Hearing on State of Newark School System

Kepler Telescope Finds 1,000th Exoplanet Discovery

Zsa Zsa Gabor Daughter, Francesca Hilton Dead at 67

Bounty Hunter Pleads Guilty to Receiving Bounty on Fugitive Caught by Police

Open Payments Explorer: How Much Industry Money Goes to Doctors and Teaching Hospitals

Vying for Market Share, Companies Heavily Promote ‘Me Too’ Drugs

MTHS Students Win Big At Robotics Competition

Developer Files Suit Against Berkeley

Toms River Prepares For Winter Weather

Manchester Receives $33K For Recycling Efforts

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