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NEWARK, NJ - MAY 08: Newark Mayor Cory Booker congratulates 90-year-old WWII veteran Willie Wilkins at the Newark City Hall on May 8, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. Booker, who has declared that he will run for New Jersey's open U.S. Senate seat in 2014, honored the 90-year-old WWII veteran on the 68th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. At the ceremony, Wilkins received his dog tags, which were recently unearthed in a French garden, some 67 years after he lost them in France during WWII.
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When Seth comes to the NHL draft [in Newark, NJ] in June, his family, agents at CAA and Roc Nation are going to have a powwow to see if he'll sign with them
Growing up in Newark, New Jersey, and my father teaching me about the game, always mentioning Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and telling me when I was a young medium juvenile delinquent that, `If you do things right, son, maybe one day you can be as great as those guys.'
Growing up in Newark, New Jersey, and my father teaching me about the game, always mentioning Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and telling me when I was a young medium juvenile delinquent that, 'If you do things right, son, maybe one day you can be as great as those guys.'More quotes »
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Cuomo plan would give PSEG near total control of LIPA
Schwartz, secretary to the governor, said in an interview Wednesday that state officials have begun discussions with PSEG of Newark , which already is set to take over management of the Island's electric grid in January, to consider expanding the scope of Read more »
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Rangers can lock Devils out of playoffs
trio has compiled 20 points in nine games. Clowe has seven (3-4-7), Brassard is 3-6-9; Moore is 1-3-4. Brassard, Moore and the injured Derek Dorsett were acquired for Marian Gaborik , who is 3-4-7 in nine . . . The Rangers are 11-4-1 at home against the Devils Read more »
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Lauryn Hill says blame tax evasion on threats
her family." The documents did not specify the threatening behavior. Hill , who will be sentenced in U.S. District Court in Newark on Monday has asked for probation, arguing this would make it easier for her to pay her tax bill. She faces a year in prison Read more »
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Gov't: 4 NY area airports have training violations
In the future, they'll receive an additional 75 hours of core training and the annual sessions will be expanded to 80 hours.___Port Authority: http://www.panynj.gov/airportsFAA: http://www.faa.gov___Follow Verena Dobnik at http://twitter.com/verenachirps Read more »
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Isles must put Saturday's loss behind them and be prepared for Devils
but one game in hand -- and there is the shortened season's quick turnaround coming, in the form of Monday night's visit to Newark .The Devils are four points ahead of the Islanders, but New Jersey is lamenting its own missed chances, having lost the lead Read more »
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Essex County executive Divincenzo commemorates Memorial Day at Newark park
Jr. (fifth from left) hosted the Essex County Memorial Day Ceremony on May 24,in Essex County Veterans Memorial Park in Newark. With the Executive are (from left) Sheriff Armando Fontoura, Belleville resident Joseph Fornoratto of the Nutley/Belleville Disabled 5/24/13 from NJ.com Read more »
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Trial date set in high-profile NJ dog case
in a high-profile animal cruelty case in New Jersey that captured headlines worldwide. Twenty-nine year-old Kisha Curtis of Newark is accused of tying a pit-bull to the railing in her former Newark apartment building, then leaving the state for more than a 5/24/13 from Enquirer Herald Read more »
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Sheriff's detectives arrest 16 in series of drug raids in Newark
Essex County sheriff’s detectives arrested 16 people this week as part of an ongoing drug sweep in Newark's North Ward, Sheriff Armando Fontoura said today. Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura, seen here in a file photo, said this morning that his officers 5/24/13 from NJ.com Read more »
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Booker administration files complaint to dissolve watershed, alleging financial impropieties
finding a series of questionable transactions on the part of the agency. And check out our redesigned mobile site by visiting NJ.com from any mobile browser. Three high-ranking city officials said this morning that they have discovered potentially illegal 5/24/13 from NJ.com Read more »
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Rumors of New York Yankees demise greatly exaggerated
finally caught up to the mighty Yankees. Their superstars, including Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira, were old and injured. The offseason came and went without general manager Brian Cashman making a single splashy move -- in fact, for maybe the 5/24/13 from Albequerque Express Read more »
