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Retired New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning, to become a member of the Hackensack Meridian Health Board of Trustees

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Edison NJ, Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive health network, is pleased to announce that retired New York Giants Quarterback, two-time Super Bowl Champion & Super Bowl MVP and 2016 Walter Payton Man of the Year, Eli Manning, has become a member of the Hackensack Meridian Health Board of Trustees.

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Essex County Teacher Admits Scamming New Jersey School Employees’ Health Benefits Program Out of $550,000

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Newark NJ, an Essex County, New Jersey, public school teacher today admitted his role in conspiring to defraud the N.J. School Employees’ Health Benefits Program (SEHBP) with phony claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

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Seton Hall University Student Dies after suffering a medical emergency in dorm room

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South Orange NJ, a Seton Hall University student died after suffering a medical emergency in a dorm room at Neumann Hall on Monday, school officials said.

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Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Allegedly Beating And Choking Man He Suspected Of Being Gay in Hudson County

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Hoboken NJ,  Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced the indictment of a man charged with attempted murder and bias intimidation for allegedly beating and choking a man he suspected of being gay in North Hudson Park in North Bergen, N.J., on the night of June 21, 2021.

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Former Inmate Sentenced for Role in Scheme to use Drones to Smuggle Contraband into Federal Correctional Facility at Fort Dix

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Jersey City NJ, a Hudson County, man was sentenced today to 43 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, and for possessing with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

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Comedian and “Saturday Night Live” Alum Jim Breuer Drops Montclair Show

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Montclair NJ, comedian and “Saturday Night Live” alum Jim Breuer said in a Facebook Live stream over the weekend that he will not be performing at venues that require proof of Covid-19 vaccination for guests.

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NJ State Police Charge Man with Vehicular Homicide in Fatal Boating Crash in Toms River

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Toms River NJ,  Colonel Patrick J. Callahan and Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced today that Juan A. Fernandez II, 18, of Towaco, N.J., has been charged with vehicular homicide as a result of a boating crash in Toms River that killed Corey T. Molinari, 19, of Whippany, N.J. and injured 4 others.

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Cardinal Tobin Commemorates 20th Anniversary of 9/11

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Newark NJ, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, commemorated the 20th anniversary of 9/11 by honoring those who died and consoling the loved ones they left behind during a special Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark on September 8.

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Belleville Man Admits Role in Selling Stolen Cars on Craigslist

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Belleville NJ, a Belleville man today admitted his role in a multi-state car theft and fraud ring, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

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New Jersey Superior Court Gave Sole Custody to Father Who is Now Charged with International Parental Kidnapping

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Edison NJ, a naturalized United States citizen living in India who was arrested in England made his initial court appearance and was arraigned today following his extradition to face charges that he obstructed the parental rights of his child’s mother by kidnapping the child and failing to return him to the United States when ordered to do so, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

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BIG TENT Event Of The Hispanic Republicans of North Jersey Hailed As Great Success!

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Hoboken NJ,  The Hispanic Republicans of North Jersey held their “Outreach Fundraiser: Because the GOP is a BIG TENT” on Sunday, September 5th in Hoboken in support of Republicans up and down the ballot this November. 

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Home Health Agency to Pay $17 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

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Ridgewood NJ,  a home health agency (HHA) operator has agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks through the purchase of two HHAs from a retirement home operator in Arizona, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig and Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton of the Justice Department’s Civil Division announced today.

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Division of Child Protection Caseworker Charged With Improperly Accessing and Disclosing Private Information

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Union Township NJ, acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced that criminal charges have been filed against a caseworker with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) who allegedly used her access to the DCF database to obtain and improperly disclose confidential information about an individual’s family.

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