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Man charged with hate crime for vandalizing Islamic center at Rutgers, prosecutors say
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A man accused of vandalizing an Islamic center at New Jersey’s flagship university on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr has been charged with a hate crime, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Jacob Beacher, 24, of North Plainfield, faces single counts...
A rabbi serving 30 years to life in his wife's contract killing has died, prison officials say
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey rabbi serving a decadeslong sentence in a 1994 murder-for-hire plot targeting his wife has died. Fred Neulander, 82, was pronounced dead shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday at a hospital in Trenton after he was found unresponsive in his cell in the...
California is rolling out free preschool. That hasn't solved challenges around child care
CONCORD, Calif. (AP) — A year before I-Ting Quinn's son was old enough for kindergarten, she and her husband had the option to enroll him in “transitional kindergarten,” a program offered for free by California elementary schools for some 4-year-olds. Instead, they kept their...
Parke Bancorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Parke Bancorp Inc. (PKBK) on Friday reported net income of $6.1 million in its first quarter. The bank, based in Washington Township, New Jersey, said it had earnings of 51 cents per share. The...
Probe underway into highway school bus fire that sent 10 students fleeing in New Jersey
UPPER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Authorities in New Jersey are investigating what caused a school bus to burst into flames on a busy highway with 10 students aboard. The driver and all 10 students were able to safely get off the bus after the fire broke out Wednesday afternoon on the...
Start of Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial is delayed a week to mid-May
NEW YORK (AP) — The start of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial was pushed back a week to mid-May on Friday after lawyers agreed the extra days would aid trial preparation. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein changed from May 6 to May 13 the start of jury selection during...
Not only New York casinos threaten Atlantic City. Developer predicts Meadowlands casino is coming
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City casinos are facing threats on multiple fronts from new competitors not just in New York, but from within their own state. That's not great news for a seaside resort in which the amount of money won from in-person gamblers continues to lag,...
Appeals court leaves temporary hold on New Jersey's county line primary ballot design in place
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday affirmed a lower court's decision to order New Jersey Democrats scrap a ballot design widely viewed as helping candidates with establishment backing. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals considered a slimmed-down appeal brought...
Court papers show Sen. Bob Menendez may testify his wife kept him in the dark, unaware of any crimes
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez may seek exoneration at his May bribery trial by blaming his wife, saying she kept him in the dark about anything that could be illegal about her dealings with New Jersey businessmen, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday. Several sentences in...
Another record for New Jersey internet gambling revenue as in-person winnings struggle
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's high-flying internet gambling market continues to smash records. But the amount of money won from in-person gamblers at most of Atlantic City's casinos is less than it was before the COVID19 pandemic. Figures released Tuesday by the New...
