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51 Dead As Huge Tornado Hits South of Oklahoma City


51 Dead As Huge Tornado Hits South of Oklahoma CityA monstrous tornado killed at least 51 people Monday as it roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City — leaving rescue workers frantically searching into the night for missing children at the devastated Plaza Towers Elementary School in the Moore School District.

New Jersey Rolls Out Annual "Click It or Ticket” Campaign


New Jersey Rolls Out Annual "Click It or Ticket” CampaignBeginning on May 20, law enforcement officials will be out in full force, taking part in the 2013 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization and cracking down on motorists who are not belted.

“Officers throughout New Jersey are prepared to ticket anyone who is not wearing their seat belt.”

N.J. hospital leads list for highest billing rates


N.J. hospital leads list for highest billing ratesThe most expensive hospital in America is not in Beverly Hills or New York's Upper East Side. Based on its bills to Medicare, the Bayonne Medical Center charged the highest amounts in the country for nearly one-quarter of the most common hospital treatments, according to a New York Times analysis of 2011 data

Internet Celeb Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker Arrested for Murder of NJ Man


Internet Celeb Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker Arrested for Murder of NJ Man Internet celebrity "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" has been arrested in the murder of a Clark, New Jersey man.

Investigators said Kai met Joseph Galfy, Jr., an attorney near Times Square, where a surveillance camera captured images of them. The men later went back to the victim's house, officials said.

New Jersey Unemployment Drpos To 8.7% Despit Weak Job Growth And Continued Public Sector Cuts


New Jersey Unemployment Drpos To 8.7% Despit Weak Job Growth And Continued Public Sector CutsNew Jersey added only 3,300 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate declined to 8.7 percent.

Compared to April of last year, the unadjusted workweek decreased by 1.0 hour, average hourly earnings decreased by $0.42, and weekly earnings were lower by $36.43.

Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victim


Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victimSHOUT OUT Members of the Lodi Police Department shaved their heads to raise breast cancer awareness and show support for Alicia Veri-Rodriguez, who is battling the disease. As soon as Veri-Rodriguez’s cousin, Lodi Police Officer Dominic Miller, offered to shave his head, brother officers took up the cause, as well. Handling the clippers was Alicia’s [...]

NJ STATE SENATE APPROVES GUN SAFETY BILLS


NJ STATE SENATE APPROVES GUN SAFETY BILLS The Senate on Monday approved a number of bills that are part of a comprehensive package on gun safety. Approved today were 10 bills that will help keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, crack down on gun trafficking, improve reporting and tracing of illegal firearms by law enforcement and find ways to reduce violence and improve school safety, among other actions.

WORKERS INSTALL FINAL SECTION OF SPIRE ATOP ONE WTC


WORKERS INSTALL FINAL SECTION OF SPIRE ATOP ONE WTC One World Trade Center now stands a symbolic 1,776 feet high, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and third tallest in the world

With the final section of spire now in place, One World Trade Center stands as the Western Hemisphere’s tallest icon of freedom, resilience and the indomitable American spirit,” said Port Authority Vice Chairman Scott Rechler.

Christie Vetos Early Voting Bill


Christie Vetos Early Voting Bill“The governor’s rejection of this legislation is out of step with the majority of states in the nation and out of touch with New Jersey’s hardworking families. Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia provide for early in-person voting, and as a result of the veto our residents’ access to the polls will be restricted to only one day.


Merck insomnia drug is safer at lower dose, FDA staff says

Merck & Co.'s experimental insomnia drug, designed to turn off wakefulness rather than subdue the brain into slumber like Ambien, may be safe only at doses lower than what the company has proposed, U.S. regulators said.

Bus collides with truck in India, killing 11

Police say a bus has collided with a truck in northern India, killing 11 people including seven members of a wedding party.

Medical examiner 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.

Photos Fair Lawn High School Marathon

Fair Lawn High School held its kickoff to its annual Marathon event on May 17. The 46th annual Marathon — a senior class effort to give back to the community — originated in 1967. Members of the high school senior class plan activities with the goal of raising money for local charities as well as other organizations that are being researched by the senior class Marathon committee.

More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts.

Jury Caroline Kennedy served on acquits NYC drug dealer

Police say a bus has collided with a truck in northern India, killing 11 people including seven members of a wedding party.

Glen Rock school board revises plans for activity fees

Only students who participate in extracurricular activities will be charged.

The pope and the devil Is Francis an exorcist?

The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, shook, and he then slumped in his wheelchair as Francis prayed over him.

Kathleen Raines Awarded 2013 GSADE Distinguished Service Award

HackensackUMC’s Kathleen Raines, APN, CDE, administrator of Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital, Diabetes Inpatient and Outpatient, Pastoral Care, and the Planetree Alliance has been awarded the 2013 Garden State of Diabetes Educators (GSADE) Distinguished Service Award.

Ridgewood schools to leave national lunch program

Ridgewood school administrators receive financial update from business administrator.

Paramus police issue warning to motorists Click it or Ticket

Annual public safety initiative will run through June 2.

Organ donors are saluted at Valley Hospital

New memorial tribute at The Valley Hospital honors organ donors.

Elderly man's body found on sidewalk in Pequannock

Calling it an ""unattended death,"" police report that the body of an elderly man was found lying on the sidewalk Sunday morning.

The Rev. Fugee makes first court appearance

The Rev. Michael Fugee, a former Wyckoff associate pastor who was allowed to continue working as a priest despite confessing to groping a 13-year-old boy, was arrested Monday. He had purposely disobeyed the judicial order that prohibited him from having contact with children, a prosecutor said during the hearing. Fugee had heard confessions from minors and attended a youth retreat on two occasions, the prosecutor said.

Verona school district commences new five-year plan

Verona High School student Mira Braneck discusses the school district's process of writing a new strategic plan.
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