Stories of New Jersey


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Friday, September 14 9: Firefighter set shed fire he helped extinguish. A volunteer firefighter stands accused of setting a shed fire that he later helped extinguish. Friday, September 14 7: Woman sentenced for crime spree, robbing bank dressed as nun. Friday, September 14 6: Twin brothers return to NJ after Florence spurs college evacuation. South Brunswick intersection to be closed until Saturday after crash. Man walking dog spots alligator in Old Bridge pond.

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A Middlesex County man out walking his dog this week found a baby alligator in a small pond. Empty gas tank foils would-be pharmacy robber. NYPD members among dozens charged in prostitution ring. Saturday, September 15 6: Pub marks halfway to St. Sausage shipped to NJ could have hard plastic in it, feds warn.

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Bob Evans Farms is recalling more than 46, pounds of pork sausage. Incredible, devastating videos coming out of the Carolinas. Thursday, September 13 New Marine returns home to family celebration. Vandals damage graves in Jewish cemetery in Freehold. Thursday, September 13 9: Exact change toll lanes to be eliminated from toll plazas on Parkway. Thursday, September 13 8: Mold delays Hopatcong school opening for a third time. Police launch investigation into lewdness at HUB bar. Thursday, September 13 7: Thursday, September 13 6: Thursday, September 13 5: NJ animal shelters take in animals displaced by Hurricane Florence.

Thursday, September 13 1: Kitten rescued from concrete barriers on Bayonne Bridge. A 5-week-old kitten found herself trapped between two concrete barriers on the Bayonne Bridge. New Jersey company recalls hundreds of pounds of dumplings. Longtime Wildwood roller coaster shutting down. Man gets prison for drunkenly shooting at nonexistent clowns. Boy survives face-first fall from tree house onto metal meat skewer. NYPD officers arrested in prostitution probe. Husband shoots wife in California rampage. Police crack down on teens doing bike stunts in traffic.

Wednesday, September 12 Controversy brews over Morristown craft beer establishment. Wednesday, September 12 9: Woman faces charges for purposely running over cats. Check on weak trees before stormy weather. Drug rehab centers full as overdose deaths on the rise in NJ.

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Wednesday, September 12 7: New vote-by-mail law raises concerns over confusion. Hoboken bar faces possible shutdown over lewdness. Wednesday, September 12 6: Car recall bill to be rewritten after controversy. Wednesday, September 12 5: Abused dog found abandoned in Linden. Grocery store owners face fraud charges in food stamp scheme. Feds reopening anti-Semitism probe at Rutgers University. Wednesday, September 12 4: The National Toy Hall of Fame is out with this year's finalists. Wednesday, September 12 3: Wednesday, September 12 2: Big tech companies are heading back to Washington.

Federal officials say two small earthquakes have occurred in eastern Pennsylvania.

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GM recalls over , vehicles to fix rear brake problem. Montclair school closed again following stairwell collapse. Man lured women into restaurants, left when bill came.

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Zaidis Perry drowned while trying to rescue a distressed swimmer. Friday, August 24 7: Return to Book Page. Incredible, devastating videos coming out of the Carolinas. FILE - This March 1, file photo shows a display of various models of semi-automatic rifles at a store in Pennsylvania. For more information, click here.

Two more schools in the state have been closed because of mold problems. Flight out of JFK Airport makes emergency landing. Man involved in GoFundMe dispute with homeless man arrested. Seton Hall student dies in parking garage fall. Tuesday, September 11 Tuesday, September 11 9: Tuesday, September 11 8: Amtrak investigates service disruption in Hudson River tunnels.

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Tuesday, September 11 7: Tuesday, September 11 5: Chain-reaction crash takes down utility pole, sets tanker on fire. Murphy urges safety as Hurricane Florence approaches East Coast. Tuesday, September 11 4: Florence to hit land as extremely powerful storm. Tuesday, September 11 3: FILE - This March 1, file photo shows a display of various models of semi-automatic rifles at a store in Pennsylvania. Firefighters, cops rescue mom, teenage son from burning home.

Tuesday, September 11 2: Walmart's reign as the nation's top apparel retailer could soon be over. Every chapter has a new tale to tell about how NJ came to be the place it is and spring the outstanding stories of character and heroism that influenced Jersey and the world at large. Sprinkled with wit and old school wisdom, these are great stories for winter, spring, fall or summer nights. I had to verify some of these to see if they rang true with know historical facts. Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, made a lovely home in NJ many years.

Both conquerors on Mexican owned California were from Three Revolutionary War winter encampments were spent in NJ.

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