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Newark public safety director to retire in March
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The public safety director of New Jersey's largest city is retiring after serving Newark for 34 years. Anthony Ambrose will step down March 31 from the post that he’s held since 2016, Mayor Ras Baraka announced on Wednesday Ambrose led reforms under a 2014 federal consent...
Ex-Jersey City payroll clerks admits inflating hours
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A former Jersey City Recreation Department clerk has admitted stealing approximately $80,000 by inflating hours for certain relatives and associates. Angela Rivera, 41, of Jersey City, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to theft by unlawful taking. Under terms of a plea agreement, state...
US House data not ready until April, states' data after July
The U.S. Census Bureau is aiming to deliver the long-delayed numbers used for divvying up congressional seats by the end of April, but a holdup on redistricting data could disrupt several states’ abilities to redraw their own legislative maps ahead of upcoming elections, an agency official said Wednesday....
Teen charged in NJ homicide arrested again in Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A teen facing charges in connection with the death of a New Jersey man was arrested again in Florida after a driver told authorities he was assaulted by him. Troopers arrested Zachary Thomas Latham, 18, Saturday evening after a driver requesting assistance in Fort Myers waved down a...
NJ to get 30% boost in vaccines over next 3 weeks
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is set to get a 30% increase in the number of coronavirus vaccine doses over the next three weeks, the state's top health official said Wednesday. New Jersey's allotment of vaccines from the federal government will rise from about 100,000 doses a week to 130,000 for three...
Court: NJ Transit due $300 million in Sandy damage coverage
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that New Jersey Transit has the right to an additional $300 million in insurance coverage based on damage it sustained during Superstorm Sandy. The ruling upheld a lower court's decision that rejected the claims of several insurers that New...
New Jersey factory set to make 90 million masks a month
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey factory set to make 90 million masks a month and employ 200 people formally opened on Wednesday. Hudson Holdings Group said in a statement that production of the now-commonplace blue masks is already underway at the Piscataway facility. The facility will also begin...
Patrick, Farabee score in third, Flyers beat Devils 5-3
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nolan Patrick, Joel Farabee and Ivan Provorov scored third-period goals, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 Tuesday night for their first road win. James van Riemsdyk scored two power-play goals and Brian Elliott made 23 saves as the Flyers came back to win after...
Murphy's top message to Biden? Ramp up vaccine production
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Biden administration should make manufacturing more COVID-19 vaccines its primary focus as it confronts the coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said in an interview. The Democrat said that's basically all New Jersey needs at this point. Murphy spoke Monday afternoon...
New Jersey hoops star rebuffed in attempt to wear BLM shirt
A New Jersey school board has rejected an appeal by one of the state's top high school basketball players to wear a warmup shirt with “Black Lives Matter” written on it when the season begins Tuesday. At a meeting last week, the Manchester Township Board of Education rejected the effort by Destiny...
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