NJ.com Photos of the Week: Oct. 9-15, 2015
NJ Advance Media staff's Photos of the Week for Oct. 9-15, 2015, on NJ.com. Watch video Professional sports in and around New Jersey had some big moments this past week. The Mets will continue their...
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Cat always looks for nearest available lap
EAST BRUNSWICK — Bailey is a 6-year-old female cat in the care of New Beginnings Animal Rescue. Bailey, who came to New Beginnings after her owner passed away, appears to crave human attention. When a...
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Rutgers-New Brunswick hosting college fair for unauthorized immigrants
The event, called undocuRutgers, is designed to help "undocumented" immigrants take advantage of a recent change in New Jersey law to attend college. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Nine months after a similar event...
View ArticleFor sale: 18th century Rutgers mansion (needs work)
The original plan was to restore the grand fixer-upper back to its Colonial Era glory and turn it into a showplace house for the Rutgers president. PISCATAWAY -- More than a decade ago, Rutgers...
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Fire tears through home in East Brunswick (PHOTOS)
Firefighters from East Brunswick and Milltown were on the scene shortly after the fire was reported at 3:30 p.m. Watch video EAST BRUNSWICK - Firefighters were battling a "fully involved" house fire...
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Redman, the Jersey Devil, naked runners all made this week's news quiz
Take NJ.com's weekly news quiz Think you've got a perfect score in store for this week's NJ.com News Quiz? Unless you know a little something about rap, landlord-tenant disputes and New Jersey's...
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4 N.J. farmers markets still going strong in October
Red Bank, Metuchen, Denville and Boonton are providing shoppers and vendors the opportunity to come together once a week through November. Yes, some of the open air farmers markets around the Garden...
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Bicyclist with a handgun robs 3 other bicyclists, cops say
The victims – identified as one adult and two juveniles – were accosted as they rode their bicycles behind Pathmark, police said. NJ Advance Media File Photo EAST BRUNSWICK - A male riding a...
View ArticleFar Hills race officials aiming to 'turn the tide' on drunken behavior
Reserve parking passes for the 95th annual Far Hills Race are stamped with a warning about excessive alcohol consumption. FAR HILLS -- On each reserve parking pass for Saturday's 95th annual Far Hills...
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South Brunswick police investigating death of man found in motel room
Police are investigating the death of Austin Eyer, 22, of East Stroudsburg, Pa. whose body was found in a motel room on Route 1 Thursday afternoon. Authorities said Friday results of an autopsy are...
View ArticleAccused scammers of the elderly plead not guilty
Assistant prosecutor Matthew Murphy offered all five defendants plea deals in exchange for their testimony. SOMERVILLE -- Five members of an alleged ring of scam artists that targeted the elderly...
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Man faces drug charges following accident in South Brunswick
A South Brunswick man faces drug charges and motor vehicle violations after crashing into another car in the township Tuesday morning, injuring the other driver. A South Brunswick man faces drug...
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N.J. counties ranked highest to lowest in debt
SmartAsset, a New York financial technology company, recently released a study uncovering the counties across America with the lowest per capita debt or lowest debt on average, per person. How bleak...
View ArticleFire destroys 2 Carteret homes, displaces 20 residents
On his Facebook page, Carteret Mayor Dan Reiman said residents could make donations to the displaced families through the town's charity trust fund. CARTERET -- An early morning fire destroyed two...
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Man hit by NJ Transit train in Perth Amboy
The train, which had departed New York Penn Station just after midnight, struck the man around 1 a.m. PERTH AMBOY -- A NJ Transit train hit a man who was trespassing just east of Perth Amboy station...
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Raising anti-bullying awareness in South Plainfield
Holy Savior Academy hosts anti-bullying event in honor of National Bullying Prevention Month. Holy Savior Academy kindergartners, from left, Gabriella Gilsilvetti, Aiden Banaria and Eden Anderson,...
View ArticleHundreds attend funeral for fallen South Amboy firefighter
Gerald M. "Bear" Celecki, 70, was on a call Wednesday morning at a home on Parker Avenue when he apparently collapsed. A cause of death is pending an autopsy. Watch video PERTH AMBOY - Firefighters...
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Off-duty Irvington cop helps nab Edison bank robbery suspect, police say
Sgt. Jamie Velez, of Irvington, happened to see the getaway, police said. EDISON -- A bank robbery suspect and his alleged accomplice were arrested Thursday after an alert off-duty Irvington cop...
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Car wrecks into Rent-A-Wreck, Sayreville cops say
The driver suffered injuries that are not considered life threatening, police say. SAYREVILLE -- A driver was taken to the hospital after crashing an SUV into the Rent-A-Wreck parking lot this...
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Meet RU football beat writers before Rutgers vs. Ohio State game
We'll be on Scarlet Walk near the traffic circle to greet Scarlet Knights fans before the battle with the Buckeyes. Look for the Munchmobile at High Point Solutions Stadium before the Rutgers - Ohio...
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