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NJ town mayor turns 100 years old. Will oldest mayor in US run for reelection in 2025?
Vito Perillo ran for and was elected mayor of his New Jersey hometown when he was 93 years old. Now, he’s just turned 100, and as the community celebrates him, the question is: Will he run for another term?
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Truck carrying over half a million shrimp stolen en route to NJ Costco
Just over half of a million frozen shrimp worth more than $300,000 were stolen, along with the truck they were being transported on, from a New Jersey industrial lot, according to police.
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This NJ town has one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, survey finds
The real estate market is booming in New Jersey, and one community about an hour outside of New York City is garnering a lot of attention in particular from potential buyers — so much attention that it is now among the hottest markets in the country.
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Woman who nearly lost her hand while taunting tiger at NJ zoo gets charged
A woman seen on video hopping a fence to taunt a tiger at a New Jersey zoo — and very nearly getting her hand bit — has been charged for the dangerous encounter.
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Video shows blast at NJ holiday party that left man badly hurt by flying shrapnel
Security camera footage showed the moment an explosion in a New Jersey park was set off, sending shrapnel flying as far as a football field away — leaving one victim with critical injuries, and landing a father-son duo behind bars.
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Newark Airport's Terminal A named the best in the world after $2.7 billion overhaul
Excitement is sky-high at Newark Liberty International Airport after a much-needed, $2.7 billion facelift completed recently has landed it with a prestigious award. Complete with all the new bells and whistles, Terminal A the the New Jersey transit hub received the World’s Best New Airport Terminal Award by Skytrax, the preeminent industry ratings firm.
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What scientists are hoping to learn from the NJ earthquake and aftershocks
Researchers from as far away as the University of Texas were in New Jersey to install a seismometer, a tool that can measure aftershocks near the epicenter and give scientists a better sense of the fault that shifted on April 5 — then delivered the area its largest earthquake in more than 100 years.
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Sand collapses on toddler at Jersey Shore beach, burying him
A 2-year-old boy gave his parents the scare of their lives over the weekend when sand collapsed and buried him alive as he played at a Jersey Shore beach, authorities said Monday. Sea Girt Police say they were called to Neptune Beach shortly before 11:30 a.m. Saturday for a report of a missing child. When they got there, they encountered…
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Taylor Swift deepfake nudes highlight threat of AI-generated porn, as NJ teens experienced
As deepfake images of Taylor Swift spread quickly online earlier in the week, a group of high school students in New Jersey were all-too familiar with the nightmare it can be for the victim — and now they’re working with a congressman to fight back.
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Double broods of cicadas will emerge (loudly) this summer — what it could mean for NJ
Much of the U.S. will encounter something not seen in this country since the Thomas Jefferson administration. But don’t expect New York and New Jersey to be impacted too heavily.
