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New Jersey Real-Time News
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N.J. Republicans hope to ride Gov. Chrisitie's rising star to midterm success
Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie is becoming a big draw for New Jersey Republican fundraising events. Christie is pictured here last November, visiting Monmouth County GOP Headquarters in Freehold a day before his election. TRENTON — New Jersey’s Republican congressional...
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Tuition hikes outpace inflation for all N.J. 4-year colleges
Mike Nixon/The Times of TrentonColleges across New Jersey will see tuition costs rise from 3.5 to 7.3 percent this year, according to a Star-Ledger survey. Above, a file photo of the Old Queens building at Rutgers, which is raising tuition...
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N.J. schools see reductions in police presence due to budget problems
Alexandra Pais/For The Star-Ledger A January photo shows police officer Abbas Husain talking to eighth graders during community day at Herbert Hoover School in Edison. Mayor Antonia Ricigliano last month disbanded the community policing unit - effectively ending the district’s...
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A veteran's 40-year tradition -- honoring his brethren nightly in Cape May
Each evening at sunset, crowds gather as a different veteran's flag is lowered
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Bridgewater moves to make public urination illegal
Ed Murray/The Star-LedgerBridgewater Township Municipal building. BRIDGEWATER — Answering nature’s call in public is on its way to becoming illegal in Bridgewater Township, under revised legislation that relieves concerns about unintended enforcement. The Township Council introduced an amendment Thursday night...
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Hagedorn supporters fear state's latest move is a step toward closure
Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerView of Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital in Lebanon Twonship. Patients’ families, employees and other supporters of Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital — one of four public, long-term psychiatric institutions in New Jersey — are worried the state’s plan to stop sending...
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Towns resist governor's list of best practices
Alexandra Pais/New Jersey Local News ServiceRalph Catone drops his recycling at the West Orange Recycle Center on Friday. Having a central drop-off spot for recyclables is one item on Gov. Christie's checklist of best practices for municipalities released last month....
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Matawan veteran makes it his mission to help fellow wounded warriors
John Loosen, 60, a Vietnam veteran, has been working with veteran services since 1975
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Body recovered in Belmar is missing Carteret swimmer
Middlesex County College student had been missing since Thursday night
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Thousands flock to Hunterdon County farm for Christian music festival
The sixth annual Revelation Generation festival in Frenchtown offered an eclectic mix of musical genres
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Man is fatally struck by NJ Transit train in Bridgewater
Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerAuthorities investigate the scene near the westbound NJ Transit train tracks in Bridgewater after a person was struck there. BRIDGEWATER — An unidentified man was killed yesterday after he walked into the path of an oncoming train in...
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Even as Labor Day crowds appear, many N.J. beaches restrict swimming
Noah K. Murray/The Star LedgerBeach goers cool off at the beach in Ocean Grove today. Jersey Shore beaches are attracted large crowds today, despite the many swimming bans enacted in the wake of Hurricane Earl. JERSEY SHORE — Sharp restrictions...
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