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Report: Gas leak causes 8 houses to explode in New Jersey
Dozens of smaller fires were burning out of control Wednesday morning in Mantoloking, New Jersey following a gas main rupture that reportedly blew up a number of houses. Authorities are not responding to the fire because the community is currently inaccessible by vehicle due to sand deposits on the road…
Atlantic City bar faces hurricane with a drink
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey — As the jaws of Hurricane Sandy closed around Atlantic City, there was only one place to be for diehards who hadn’t evacuated: Ducktown Tavern and Liquors. In a city built for partying and hedonism, where a wall of multi-storey casinos lines the beach and a…
Children’s throats slit by mystery assailant
Update (below): Police charge 31-year-old man with murder, attempted murder Two children in Camden, New Jersey, a 6-year-old by and a 12-year-old girl, had their throats slit early Sunday by a mystery assailant who remains at large. Police said 6-year-old Dominick Andujor died shortly after the brutal attack, which happened…
Shooter with assault rifle killed two and self in New Jersey supermarket
Police said at least three people were killed Friday morning after a man walked into a New Jersey supermarket allegedly wearing body armor and opened fire with an AK-47, according to WPIX in New Jersey. Police reportedly confronted man in his 20s who was a former employee of the Pathmark…
U.S. Army tests football field-sized super spy blimp over New Jersey
The U.S. Army’s Long-Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) — a high-tech robotic spy blimp — was launched for its 90-minute maiden voyage on Tuesday from a military base in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Lakehurst Naval Air Station is notorious as the location of the Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937. However,…
Interracial New Jersey couple sues councilman for harassment
A New Jersey couple is suing a local city council member and their home borough for allegedly harassing them since moving into their neighborhood eight years ago, The Cherry Hill Courier Post reports. The suit, filed in federal court, accuses Lindenwold Councilman Joseph Strippoli, has been discriminating against the couple…
‘The Wire’ actor says stop-and-frisk cops mistake him for a real dealer
Actor J.D. Williams, who played drug dealer Preston “Bodie” Broadus on HBO’s critically-acclaimed series The Wire, says he is often stopped by police who mistakenly recognize him as someone they’ve busted before. Capital New York caught up with Williams on Sunday while he was protesting the New York Police Department’s…
New Jersey attorney general: NYPD surveillance of Muslims was legal
New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa concluded on Thursday that the New York City police did not violate New Jersey laws when they controversially conducted surveillance of Muslim communities, according to the Associated Press. According to reports, the NYPD has been conducting surveillance of Muslim communities in a number…
Gov. Christie noncommittal on New Jersey marijuana decriminalization bill
A New Jersey General Assembly panel approved on Monday a bill that would lower the penalty for possessing a small amount of marijuana to a mere $150 fine for first-time offenders, essentially decriminalizing the drug by making possession a non-arrest offense. But Gov. Chris Christie (R), who’s supported drug reforms…
New Jersey town imposes fines for texting while walking
There’s been a epidemic of accidents resulting from texting while walking, and though the resulting stumbles, crashes, and wipe-outs have provided laugh-fodder for viral YouTube videos, one town sees it as a problem worth getting serious about. The city of Fort Lee, New Jersey has declared that any pedestrian caught…
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