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Baseball Team Plays in Honor of Fallen NJ Troopers Presents Special Gift to Family Member of Trooper Werner Foerster

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Toms River NJ, on May 22, the Blue Knights Little League Baseball team presented Josie Manfre-Morey, niece of Trooper Werner Foerster, with a signed baseball from the team prior to their game against the North Wall Little League in Wall, N.J. The Blue Knights are from Toms River and each player honors the State Police by wearing on their uniform, the badge number of a trooper killed in the line of duty.

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Secure the Jersey Shore Campaign Officially Underway

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Cape May NJ,  As part of its annual “Secure the Shore” campaign, the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness is cautioning the millions of residents and tourists flocking to area beaches and boardwalks to remain vigilant.

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Republicans for National Renewal NJ Chapter Announces Inaugural Dinner for June 15th

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Spring Lake NJ,  Republicans for National Renewal announced their inaugural New Jersey event launching the Garden State branch of the organization on June 15th.

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Thousands Converge on Long Branch Creating a Public Safety Emergency after Social media flyer calling for a ‘pop-up party’

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Long Branch NJ, a social media flyer calling for a ‘pop-up party’ on Saturday resulted in thousands of people converging in Long Branch, creating a public safety emergency that resulted in a 9 p.m. curfew imposed by the city, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced.

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Monmouth County Man Admits making Telephone and Email threats to New Jersey Public Officials

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Monmouth County Man admitted making telephone and email threats to New Jersey state officials, judges, law enforcement, and attorneys, bomb threats to government offices, a police department, two law firms and a business

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Trenton NJ, a Monmouth County, man today admitted making threatening telephone and email communications to New Jersey state officials, judges, law enforcement officers, and attorneys, and phoning in false bomb threats to local and state government offices, a police department, two law firms and a commercial establishment, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

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State Police Seeking Public’s Assistance with Identifying Human Remains

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Brielle NJ, the New Jersey State Police and the New Jersey Transit Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying the body of a woman that was fatally struck by a train in Monmouth County in 2008.

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Assemblyman Don Guardian Selected to Participate in German Transatlantic Exchange Focusing on Climate and Renewable Energy Policy

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Atlantic City NJ, Assemblyman Don Guardian today announced that he has been selected as one of seven state legislators in America to participate in the Aspen Institute Germany’s transatlantic exchange program, the Laboratories of Democracy Initiative.  The program, which is meant to foster stronger ties between the US and Germany at  the subnational level, includes a bipartisan delegation of state legislators from Florida, Massachusetts, California, Washington, and West Virginia. The group will depart on  Monday and spend a week in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern learning  about their innovative approach to climate policy and renewable energy generation.

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Ocean County Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes for Lakewood Violent Rampage Against Orthodox Jews

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Lakewood NJ, an Ocean County man was charged with federal hate crimes for a series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish community in and around Lakewood, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today.

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The Best Casinos in Atlantic City

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Whilst online casinos like Novibet provide us with the perfect chance to enjoy casino games from the comfort of our own home like Bluechip casino, it is an altogether different experience to actually step foot inside a grand casino. It is for this reason that so many people head down to Atlantic City when they are on a trip to New York, in order to enjoy the very best that New Jersey has to offer. If you have plans to go to a casino in the city, here are the best ones to hit first. 

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Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce : “Recent efforts to impose a permanent smoking ban on Atlantic City casinos should be halted”

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Atlantic City NJ, Michael Chait, president of the Greater Atlantic City Chamber, issued the following statement on behalf of the organization regarding the recent efforts to impose a permanent smoking ban on Atlantic City casinos:

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New Jersey Turnpike Authority Settles Lawsuit of Trooper Who Used Traffic Stops to Pick Up Women and download intimate videos

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Neptune NJ, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority will pay $250,000 to settle a driver’s lawsuit that was filed after a former State Trooper downloaded an intimate video from her cellphone during a 2016 traffic stop on the Garden State Parkway.

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Senator Michael Testa reminded us we missed National Pizza Day!

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Vineland NJ, Senator Michael Testa reminded us we missed National Pizza Day. National Pizza Day is the perfect time to get that pizza eating game on! Yes, it’s absolutely true! A whole day ,a full 24 happy and delicious hours . The Senator wished everyone a Happy National Pizza Day adding , “I’m glad I got to celebrate my favorite holiday with my brother and partner in public service, Assemblyman Antwan McClellan at my first pizza love, Luca’s in Vineland! Make sure you support your local pizzerias today and always ”

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Toms River Mayor : “Two weeks to flatten the curve has extended to two years of unchecked executive power “

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Toms River Mayor Opposes the Extension of Governor Murphy’s Emergency Powers, Supports Bi-Partisan Legislation to Curb Those Powers

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Toms River NJ, Toms River Mayor Maurice B. “Mo” Hill, Jr. is urging Governor Phil Murphy not to renew his declaration of a Public Health Emergency when it expires this week and he is urging the Legislature to pass S-1200, a bill sponsored by Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) and Senator Vin Gopal (-D-Monmouth) that would curb the governor’s emergency powers and reestablish the Legislature as a co-equal branch of State government.

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