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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Bomb-Making Chemicals, Sen. Sues Hometown Top State News

Fatal Garden State Parkway accident, student accused of college dorm fire also make headlines.

Assault rifles and a large quantity of materials used to make bombs was found in the Ridgewood home of Roberto Rivera, 60, on Saturday, according to police. Rivera, a New York doctor, was charged with recklessly creating a risk of widespread injury or damage. FBI agents said he was active in the Occupy Wall Street movement. State Sen. Stephen M. Sweeney is suing his hometown over what he labeled an unlawful arrangement in which a $13.1 million settlement payment was made to Sunoco, the owner of the Eagle Point refinery, for tax appeals. In exchange for the payment, Sunoco made a $750,000 donation to the township to pay for a pair of new fire trucks. A 23-year-old Bloomfield man was pronounced dead on the scene of an Irvington exit on the …

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Daring Rescue, Pols Charged and a World Record Top State News

Other top stories include a truck that transported recovered Ground Zero wreckage is implicated in 9/11 scam and Snooki & JWoww pass on Morristown for their Jersey Shore spin-off.

A pair of 14-year-olds and a volunteer firefighter rescued a woman trapped in a car submerged by floodwaters at a train underpass in Glen Rock, after the woman maneuvered around safety cones to prevent passage through the flooded area. Rebecca Soni won her first gold medal at the London Olympics and broke her world record time in the 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday. She had previously snagged her first medal from the London Olympics on Monday, with a silver in the 100-meter breaststroke.  Related Olympic Coverage: Fans Watch as 2002 St. Benedict's of Newark Alum and Swimmer Cullen Jones Takes Silver  New Jersey State Assemblyman Robert Schroeder was charged Friday with writing almost $400,000 worth of bogus checks to people who invested…

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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Little Leaguer Sued, Off-Duty Clifton Cop Opens Fire on Pa. Police in Top State News

A look at this week's top stories across the state.

Woman Sues Manchester Little Leaguer Over Errant Warm up Throw  In a story that has captured national headlines, a Manchester boy is being sued for an errant warm up toss that struck a spectator in the face two years ago at the township's Little League field.  Kidnapped West Windsor Boy Found Safe in South Carolina A missing 5-year-old West Windsor boy who was presumed kidnapped by his grandfather was found safe Tuesday morning in a South Carolina McDonald's with his grandfather, who was arrested on kidnapping charges. Off-Duty Clifton Police Officer in Shootout with Pa. Police An off-duty Clifton police officer opened fire on officers responding to a domestic dispute at the home of his estranged wife Sunday, touching off an hours-long …

Sunday, June 10, 2012

SWAT Standoff, Teen Falls Off Cliff, Killer Caught on Camera in Top State News

A weekly look at news in New Jersey.

Authorities ID Man Involved in Standoff With Police A Bernardsville man who was arrested last year for allegedly trying to sell an Uzi to an undercover detective, was identified by authorities as the individual responsible for a tense standoff with SWAT units this week. The incident began when sheriff's officers attempted to serve Samuel J. Medway, 44, a $93,000 failure to pay child support notice. After a three-hour standoff in which he barricaded himself inside his home, Medway surrendered peacefully. Video Captures Chestnut Liquor Store Killing The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is hoping the public can help identify the men responsible for shooting and killing liquor store clerk James Wilson in an April robbery. The West Orange store…

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