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Hinchliffe Stadium to Become the New Home of the New Jersey Jackals

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Paterson NJ, on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, Mayor Andre Sayegh and Al Dorso will announce that the New Jersey Jackals have secured their new home in Paterson. The Jackals, a member team of the Frontier League, a Professional Baseball League of 16 teams and Partner League of Major League Baseball (MLB), will be relocating from Yogi Berra Stadium in Montclair, NJ, to its new and larger home at Hinchliffe Stadium.

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Archdiocese of Newark Releases Local Synod Report : Findings Show Catholics Want More Inclusivity, Youth Involvement

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Newark NJ,  the Archdiocese of Newark announced the release of its Synod on Synodality Synthesis Report, which captures the feedback and voices of more than 15,000 people across northern New Jersey, who convened online and at gatherings in parishes, schools, religious congregations, and more since January 2022. The effort is the local phase of Pope Francis’ two-year Synod on Synodality, a global initiative to discern how the Catholic Church can better engage with today’s faith communities. The report, which is publicly available on the Archdiocese of Newark’s website, was submitted in June to the United States Catholic Bishops Conference for inclusion in a national synthesis process before a consolidated U.S. report is submitted to the Vatican for the October 2023 Synod of Bishops in Rome.

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Sweep Leads to the Arrest 11 Fugitives, Including Individuals Wanted for Violent Crimes in Middlesex County

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New Brunswick NJ,  the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit coordinated a two-day cooperative mobile deployment that led to the arrest of 11 fugitives in Middlesex County. This deployment is part of a comprehensive initiative to reduce violent crime statewide.

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Archdiocese of Newark Distributes Hundreds of School Supplies to Students in Need

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Newark NJ,  the Mercy House, a family-oriented resource and referral center operated by the Archdiocese of Newark Respect Life Office, distributed dozens of backpacks and hundreds of school supplies to families in need during its annual Back-to-School Day giveaway at its Newark location (620 Clinton Ave.) on August 30.

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Back to School: Parents Invited to Celebrate Their “First Day of Freedom” at Habit Burger Grill With 10% Off Your Meal

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Wayne NJ, parents are eagerly awaiting the date of September 7 – when kids go BACK TO SCHOOL!  You FINALLY get to experience our first day of freedom after all the summer camps, vacations, work from home, carpools, and feeding them 3x a day!

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Head of Sayreville Democratic Party Charged with Accepting Bribes

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Sayreville NJ, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced today that Thomas V. Pollando, the Sayreville Borough Democratic Chairman, has been arrested and charged with accepting bribes.

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Congressman Andy Kim Takes Heat from Veterans Groups over Anti Military “The Protection of Civilians in Conflict Caucus”

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Moorestown  NJ, in response to news this week that incumbent Congressman Andy Kim was one of several Democrats launching “The Protection of Civilians in Conflict Caucus”, combat veterans Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R-Morris) and Marine Corps Major Nick De Gregorio all slammed incumbent Democrat Andy Kim for what they called “a direct and disrespectful assault on the character and decency of U.S. military men and women.”

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Three Get Prison After NJ State Police Shut Down Passaic County Opioid Mill

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Paterson NJ,  Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a seven-year prison sentence for a Pennsylvania resident convicted in the operation of a Passaic County opioid mill that distributed bulk quantities of fentanyl and heroin reportedly linked to more than a dozen fatal overdoses.  The illegal drug manufacturing enterprise was dismantled in March 2020 as a result of an investigation led by the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Trafficking North Unit, working within the NJSP Opioid Enforcement Task Force (OETF).

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Belleville Man Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison for Distributing Child Porn

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Belleville NJ, an Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 135 months in prison for distributing multiple images and videos of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

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State Senator Calls for Investigation into Rutgers Athletics $450K DoorDash Bill

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New Brunswick NJ, following news that Rutgers University football players racked up more than $450,000 in DoorDash orders paid for with taxpayer funds since May of last year, Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) called for an investigation into the program.

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NJ Public Charter Schools Welcome 60,000 Students ,teachers and school staff for the 2022-2023 Academic Year

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Hamilton NJ, The New Jersey Public Charter School Association (NJPCSA) welcomes 60,000 charter school students and the thousands of teachers and school staff who will attend and work at the 85 public charter schools across the Garden state for the 2022-2023 school year. As free, public schools open to all students, public charter schools have a diverse student population across the state. Eighty-five percent of students attending charter schools are students of color, 72% of students are from low-income households and 10% are students with disabilities.

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Former New Jersey Department of Children and Family Services Caseworker Caught With Child Porn

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Kearny NJ, A former caseworker for the New Jersey Department of Children and Family Services, Division of Child Protection and Permanency, was indicted today on charges of possession and transportation of child pornography and attempted sex trafficking of a minor, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

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Third Worker Death Prompts Federal work-safety Investigation of Amazon Operations in New Jersey

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Carteret NJ, Federal work-safety investigators are looking into the death of an Amazon worker and an injury that potentially led to the death of another employee, adding to a probe already underway following a fatality during the company’s annual Prime Day shopping event in mid-July.

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football Spent $450,000 through DoorDash While the University was Aggressively Suing Students over Tuition Payments

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New Brunswick NJ, according to NorthJersey.com Rutgers University football players enjoyed a pricey perk that few other students had access to . Free DoorDash food deliveries from restaurants, convenience stores and pharmacies, paid for by the university, and ultimately by taxpayers of New Jersey and students. from May 2021 through June of this year  football players ordered  a whopping $450,000 through DoorDash .

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Relics, Life-Sized Statue of St. Pio to be Displayed in Newark Cathedral on Sept. 12-13

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Newark NJ, five relics and a life-sized statue of St. Pio, the first priest in the Catholic Church’s history to bear the stigmata wounds of Christ’s crucifixion, will be on public display at Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart this September as part of the Saint Pio Foundation’s ongoing “I Embrace You” Tour of the U.S.

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