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1 hr ago | New Jersey State Police

Troopers Arrest Two for Loaded Handgun and Marijuana When Their...

Troopers from Netcong station arrested two men for possession of a loaded handgun and marijuana after their vehicle was found stopped in the center-left lane of Rt.

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Related Topix: Netcong, NJ, Roselle, NJ, Denville, NJ

5 hrs ago | NJ.com

Volunteers searching for recovering pit bull puppy used as bait for fight dogs

Misty, a pit bull puppy got loose on Friday. Volunteers are searching for the small dog who is still recovering from injuries suffered during her use in a dog fight ring.

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9 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

Get With The Plan: Paying for college, retirement, within reach

The Situation: Malcolm, 49, and Jessie, 47, have some big educational expenses ahead of them.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Montville, NJ, Kids, Family

Sat May 18, 2013

The Jersey Journal

In-person voting underway for Morris County

Registered Morris County voters who will not be able to get to the polls for the June 4 primary election may vote in person at the office of the Morris County Clerk.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays

Patch.com

Family Sues Government, Killer To Stand Trial Tops News

Picatinny Shrapnel Victims Head Back to Court Jefferson's Angle family lost cat after test material flew through home, landed on child's bed.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Morristown, NJ

Patch.com

Morristown Restaurant's Grand Opening Kicks off Spring

Brothers Brandon and Vince Carrabba squeezed through the crowded room to make sure that enough homemade pizzas were making its way out of the kitchen and to the guests of Millie's Old World Meatballs & Pizza .

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Pizza

NJ.com

Lower Alloways Creek School greets new chief school administrator

Lower Alloways Creek Township School fourth-grade teacher Judy Harris, left, talks with the new Chief School Administrator Jason Eitner during a meet and greet session at the school, May 14, 2013.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Mercer County, NJ, Hopewell, NJ, Long Valley, NJ, East Brunswick, NJ

Patch.com

5 Cars: Dreaming of Luxury

Every now and again, 5 Cars likes to delve within the realm of imagination, and this week is one of those times.

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Related Topix: Parsippany, NJ, East Hanover, NJ, Morristown, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Overnight parking ordinance in Chatham Borough defeated

CHATHAM - The Borough Council unanimously withdrew the overnight parking ordinance in its present form after listening to residents who expressed their opposition to the proposed parking rules at the May 5 meeting.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

Residents Report Abnormal Gas Smell in Millburn-Short Hills

The purging of a gas line early Thursday spurred numerous calls to the township about an abnormal odor of natural gas inside and outside of buildings in Millburn-Short Hills, assistant business administrator Alex McDonald said.

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Related Topix: Short-Hills, NJ, Millburn, NJ, Florham Park, NJ, Livingston, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Bail lowered slightly for accused pot grower after lawyer says he 'needs to bury his wife'

MORRISTOWN - A Superior Court judge today lowered bail from $300,000 to $275,000 for a Rockaway Township man accused of operating a "sophisticated" marijuana production facility in his house, after his attorney asked for the slight reduction because he "needs to bury his wife." Darren Kent, 52, has paid off the mortgage on the house assessed at ... (more)

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Drugs, Morristown, NJ, Pompton Lakes, NJ

Patch.com

Dealer Had 3 Pounds of Pot in Car, Cops Say

A 20-year-old Lumberton man was charged with drug offenses after a routine traffic stop May 13 lead to more than 3 pounds of marijuana, Chester Borough Police said.

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Related Topix: Drugs

The Jersey Journal

Jury convicts Morris County man of selling cocaine to undercover detective

Javin Ward, 35, of Parsippany-Troy Hills, was convicted by a Morris County jury today of selling cocaine to an undercover detective, the state Attorney General's Office said.

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Related Topix: Parsippany, NJ

Thu May 16, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Want cheap

HILLSBOROUGH - Few people are excited about the costs of automobile insurance, but drivers in Central Jersey do have something to be cheerful about.

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Related Topix: New Jersey, Hillsborough, NJ, Somerset, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Roxbury man indicted in alleged sex assaults on child over 3-year period

MORRISTOWN - A 22-year-old Roxbury man was indicted today for allegedly having sexual relations with a child over a three-year period.

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Patch.com

GOP County Candidates to Face Voters' Questions

Looking for answers from Republican Morris County Freeholder and County Clerk candidates before heading to the polls? Now you'll have a chance to lob your queries at all of them in one place.

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The Jersey Journal

What's that smell? Natural gas release in Livingston causing issues in Morris County

HANOVER - A controlled natural gas release in the Hanover and Florham Park area is creating local issues for authorities Thursday, the Morris County Office of Emergency Management said.

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Related Topix: Livingston, NJ, Florham Park, NJ

Patch.com

3 Bernards Residents Were Victims of Identity Theft

Three Bernards Township residents were among the more than 70 people who made reports to 30 police departments within the last year or so that they were the victims of identity theft, prompting a statewide investigation that led to the arrest of 11 people earlier this month, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Bergen County, NJ, Paterson, NJ, Passaic County, NJ

NorthJersey.com

Top court denies access to reputed mobster's financial records

Prosecutors trying to prove their claim that a reputed mobster is cheating taxpayers by using a court-appointed attorney to fight criminal charges cannot have access to his financial information, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Florham Park, NJ, State Prisons, East Jersey State Prison, Prison

The Jersey Journal

Jury finds man guilty of using counterfeit $100 bills to make purchase at Target store in E. Hanover

The Target store in Amherst, N.Y., in 2009. A jury in Morris County found a Brooklyn man guilty of using six counterfeit $100 bills to make a purchase at the Target in East Hanover in 2010.

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Related Topix: East Hanover, NJ