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Pregnant cat dies after being shot with arrows
The cat was found in Old Bridge earlier this month after being struck twice Authorities are trying to find the person responsible for shooting two arrows at a cat in Old Bridge earlier this month....
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Man burned in 'industrial accident' at Sayreville auto shop
The incident was reported just before 2 p.m. at the Steimling & Son Inc. auto repair shop on Nickel Avenue. The incident occurred at a auto repair show on Nickel Avenue. (Google Maps). SAYREVILLE...
View ArticleEdison hires 14 cops, 7 firefighters
The ceremony brings the police department to 185 sworn. EDISON -- The township officially welcomed 14 new cops and seven new firefighters at a swearing-in ceremony Monday. For the police department,...
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Edison outdoor ice rink reopens after temperatures fall
The family skating rink was closed on Christmas Eve because the ice melted. EDISON -- Warm temperatures may have ruined Christmas Eve skating at one New Jersey ice rink, but winter weather returned in...
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1 seriously injured in GSP crash, state police say
One person was seriously injured in a two car accident on the southbound side of the Garden State Parkway Monday evening, authorities said. Traffic was backed up for more than two miles on the Garden...
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Avenel puppy store shut down, owner arrested after allegedly selling sick dogs
It's not the owner's first brush with health and animal wellness authorities. AVENEL -- A puppy shop owner who has had previous brushes with animal protection authorities was arrested Sunday for...
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82 vehicles catch fire at Carteret junkyard, report says
The 23-acre lot contains 43,000 cars CARTERET -- Dozens of vehicles caught fire at a junkyard in Carteret this morning, according to reports. No one was hurt in a fire that broke out just after 2 a.m....
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Lawyer blamed Sayreville crash on prosecutor's detective, prosecutor says
Mark Kentos, 45, was charged in the bizarre incident. A Monmouth County attorney was charged in a bizarre incident -- accused of blaming a car crash on a prosecutor's office detective. File photo...
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PHOTO: Crash sends forklift flying in South Brunswick
The crash didn't injure anyone. SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- A car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike northbound on Tuesday afternoon sent a forklift flying from the highway onto a local road. A photograph from...
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Senator announces 'puppy mill' ban after arrest of Avenel pet shop owner
The legislation comes after the arrest of a pet store owner charged with animal abuse. AVENEL -- A state senator has filed a bill that would crack down on the sale of pets from large-scale breeders in...
View ArticleMan leads cops on car chase through elementary school property, police say
Walter Benson, 51, was charged with aggravated assault, assault on police, eluding, resisting arrest and criminal mischief after he led police on a short chase through the borough and on the property...
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Arrested pet shop owner denies charges, says he loves dogs, hates puppy mills
Rocco Garruto said he's been racked with anxiety and may leave the pet sales business. AVENEL -- Rocco Garruto, a pet shop owner who has been arrested and charged with scores of counts of animal abuse...
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Off-duty Port Authority cop killed in N.J. Turnpike crash, police say
Eamonn Mautone was sworn in to the department in August of 2014 and assigned the World Trade Center command, according to the Port Authority Police. Eamonn Mautone during the Port Authority Police...
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Second animal tests positive for rabies in Carteret
A raccoon has tested positive for rabies in Carteret, the second animal to test positive for the disease in the borough in 2015. The second rabid animal, a raccoon, has been found in Carteret, the...
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Arrested Avenel pet shop owner to lose license to sell animals
Woodbridge health officials will not renew the license for an Avenel pet shop owner to sell animals. WOODBRIDGE -- Health officials will not renew the license for an Avenel pet shop owner, charged...
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Port Authority cop killed in crash loved protecting Freedom Tower, family says
The Port Authority cop who died in a crash early Tuesday loved the bagpipes, skiing, animals, hiking and life. Eamonn Mautone during Port Authority Police Academy (Joshua Maarveld)Brian Amaral | NJ...
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Babysitter charged in death of 6-month-old boy
A Woodbridge babysitter is charged with child endangerment in connection with the death of a six-month-old boy. A babysitter from Avenel has been arrested and charged with child endangerment in...
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Crash victim was beloved West Windsor teacher from Hamilton
Nicoleta "Nickie" Oliver, 65, taught at Dutch Neck Elementary for over 30 years and owned and operated a preschool in West Windsor. WEST WINDSOR -- Nicoleta Oliver, the passenger who died in a...
View ArticleOur favorite vintage N.J. photos from 2015
Thousands upon thousands of superb snapshots are sitting in photo albums throughout the state just waiting for their chance to be in a gallery; send them in! In the past year, we've posted 51...
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Glimpse of History: Women's hoops in 1940s' Sayreville
Rules for what was then referred to as "girls'" basketball were quite different from what players today would recognize. SAYREVILLE -- Members of the women's basketball team at Sayreville War Memorial...
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