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| Roadwork ahead for Rt. 78 in Essex, Union |
| Published: August 17, 2007, 6:41 am |
| Tags: Essex County, Traffic Transit, Union County |
| Workers will begin Monday rebuilding the shoulders along more than five miles of Route 78 in Newark, Irvington and Hillside, the state Department of Transportation announced. The $4.7 million project is expected to continue until November, though it should... |
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| Springfield doc charged with assaulting sedated woman |
| Published: August 17, 2007, 12:37 pm |
| Tags: Crime Courts, Union County |
| A doctor surrendered to Union County authorities this morning after being charged with sexually assaulting a woman while she was in under sedation in his Springfield office, officials said. Dr. James Mauti, who practices sports and internal medicine, is... |
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| Road work to begin on Routes 22 and 78 |
| Published: August 18, 2007, 7:11 am |
| Tags: Essex County, Traffic Transit, Union County |
| The Department of Transportation will begin work Monday on two heavily traveled highways -- Route 78 in Essex County and Route 22 in Union County. Both projects are expected to have limited impact on commuters because the bulk of... |
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| Elizabeth man stabbed to death outside NYC club |
| Published: August 18, 2007, 5:02 pm |
| Tags: Crime Courts, Union County |
| NEW YORK - A 25-year-old Elizabeth, N.J., man was stabbed to death early today after an argument outside a New York Cirty nightclub, police said. Jean Muller was stabbed in the torso shortly before 3 a.m. outside Strata, a... |
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| Work starts Monday on Routes 78 and 22 |
| Published: August 19, 2007, 7:07 am |
| Tags: Essex County, Traffic Transit, Union County |
| The Department of Transportation begins work tomorrow on Route 78 in Essex County and Route 22 in Union County. Both projects are expected to have limited impact on commuters because the bulk of the work will be done at... |
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| Revenge will motivate Navy in Pride Bowl rematch |
| Published: August 19, 2007, 4:55 pm |
| Tags: Sports, Union County |
| This year's Pride Bowl will have a new set of rivals but even more than the usual drama. After featuring the intense rivalry between the Army and Navy 172-pound football teams for four years, Pride Bowl XXIX returns to... |
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| State monitor critical of Plainfield, Elizabeth school districts |
| Published: August 20, 2007, 8:35 pm |
| Tags: Education, Essex County, Middlesex County, News, Ocean County, Union County |
| Another half-dozen school districts have received critical report cards from the state's new monitoring teams, including woefully low grades for Plainfield schools in nearly every category. The state today released its second round of reports under its new monitoring... |
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| Mountainside mayor seeks way to punish teen vandals |
| Published: August 21, 2007, 8:14 pm |
| Tags: Union County |
| After Mountainside teenagers caused nearly $1,500 in damage to restrooms near a borough school, the mayor is investigating how they - or their parents - can be punished. Under state law, Mountainside Mayor Robert Viglianti cannot punish the teens.... |
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| Owner of truck dealership admits bribing public officials |
| Published: August 22, 2007, 7:14 pm |
| Tags: Corruption In Nj, Crime Courts, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Union County |
| A truck dealer from Berkeley Heights admitted today to bribing officials in Monmouth and Ocean counties so they would use taxpayer funds to purchase his vehicles. The guilty plea by Matthew Appolonia is the latest in a string of... |
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| Officials: Union jail worker sold cell phone to inmate |
| Published: August 23, 2007, 7:57 pm |
| Tags: Crime Courts, News, Union County |
| A maintenance worker at the Union County jail in Elizabeth has been suspended without pay and charged with smuggling a cell phone into the facility, where police claim he sold it to an inmate, county officials said today. Joseph... |
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| Elizabeth cop suspended after identity theft charge |
| Published: August 23, 2007, 4:21 pm |
| Tags: Crime Courts, News, Union County |
| A second-year Elizabeth cop has been charged with identity theft and suspended from duty after allegedly opening a credit card under someone else's name, authorities said. Debra Bradley, 24, of Elizabeth, was arrested on July 31 and charged with... |
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| Work starts Monday on Skyway, Route 278 |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 8:10 am |
| Tags: Essex County, Hudson County, Traffic Transit, Union County |
| The New Jersey Department of Transportation will begin construction projects Monday on two major thoroughfares - Route 278 and the Pulaski Skyway. The Route 278 project is a $2.5 million resurfacing of the highway from east of Routes 1&9... |
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| Local relief efforts under way for hurricane, quake victims |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 6:50 am |
| Tags: Essex County, Events, Union County, Weather |
| A number of local agencies have launched relief efforts to help victims of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that hit central Peru 10 days ago and Hurricane Dean, which devastated the Jamaica earlier this week. In Elizabeth today, the Peru... |
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| Alligator snatched in Westfield pond |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 7:47 pm |
| Tags: Entertainment, News, Union County |
| Wayward gator needs a new home after a month of stirring up curiosity |
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| Four charged with swindling Westfield man after diner tip |
| Published: August 28, 2007, 3:42 pm |
| Tags: Crime Courts, News, Union County |
| Four people, including a woman and her two adult children, were indicted on charges of swindling an elderly Westfield resident out of his life savings over a period of several months after having befriended the man. Named in the... |
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