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1. Police believe Newark’s Dante Young, 13, was targeted by killers
(N.J./State)

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced Monday that a 13-year-old boy was fatally shot in the 300 block of South Orange Avenue in Newark late Sunday night. At approximately 11:30 p.m. ...

2. Non-fatal Irvington police shooting still under investigation
(N.J./State)

... are investigating a non-fatal police shooting, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced. The shooting occurred around 12:30 a.m. Thursday after Irvington police responded to a shots ...

3. The Steinbergs, Billy Conn, and classic sports: June 18, 1941
(Sports/Professional)

... Field were cheering wildly in anticipation of a classic upset. Then Billy made a fatal mistake. Inspired by his desire to impress Mary Louise, who wasn’t even at the fight, Billy tried to knock out ...

4. Irvington woman, 88, stabbed to death
(N.J./State)

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced Thursday that the preliminary autopsy results indicate 88-year-old Casetta Blunt was fatally stabbed in her Irvington home. At approximately ...

5. N.J. boating deaths are up, while national average is down
(Health/Healthquest)

BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A report released by the U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday showed recreational boating fatalities for 2010 fell to an all time national low of 672, but not in New Jersey, ...

6. Anthony Williams, 20, shot dead in Orange
(N.J./State)

... Williams, 20, of Orange. He was fatally shot on the corner of Pierson and Hickory at approximately 11:36 p.m. He was transported to University Hospital in Newark. He was pronounced dead at 2:23 am. The ...

7. Richard Jenkins of Trenton pleads guilty to manslaughter for 2005 capital city killing
(N.J./State)

... “Droop” Parker, 30, in the murder of Voorhees, 22, who was fatally wounded in gunfire on Monmouth Street on Aug. 28, 2005. The men allegedly were part of a group of gang members who targeted a car they ...

8. Arrest made in one of four Memorial Day weekend shootings in Newark
(N.J./State)

... Mt. Prospect Avenue in Newark. According to Katherine Carter, spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Nazario, 23, of Kearny was fatally shot on Highland Avenue around 2 a.m. during the ...

9. What an additional $40M means for N.J. roads
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and overall quality of life. New Jersey State Police fatal crash records shows an increase of 20 percent over last year. Deficient roads are a contributing factor in over half of fatal crashes and ...

10. Cell phones and cancer: Now on list of risks
(Health/Healthquest)

... increase in collision fatalities during the first quarter of 2011.  ...

11. Pulse Ox testing
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

I fully agree with this test being performed on newborns. However, it does not detect all life threatening heart defects. Our daughter was diagnosed at 17 days old with multiple fatal congenital heart ...

12. Arrest made in shooting death of Newark police officer William Johnson
(N.J./State)

... in Newark. The arrest occurred about a half mile from the location where off-duty Newark police officer William C. Johnson, 45, of Newark was fatally shot Thursday night. McNeil-Thomas was charged with ...

13. Unarmed police officer William Johnson shot and killed in Newark
(N.J./State)

... the fatal shooting of an off-duty Newark Police officer. The officer, William Johnson, 45, of Newark is a 16-year veteran of the Newark Police Department. He was assigned to the Communications Division ...

14. N.J. deaths from traffic-related accidents on rise
(N.J./State)

... Day weekend, eight people lost their lives on New Jersey’s roadways. Out of those eight fatalities, six were found to have drug or alcohol impairment as a contributing factor. And six of seven Memorial ...

15. N.J. State Trooper fatally shoots Willie Gibbons of Seabrook after he pulls a gun, authorities say
(N.J./State)

State's Shooting Response Team investigating The state Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team is conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of an armed man in ...

16. Study: Coffee reduces risk of cancer
(Health/Healthquest)

... amount of coffee consumed. During the period of the study, they identified 5,035 cases of prostate cancer, of which 642 were fatal cases in which the cancer was metastatic, meaning that it had spread beyond ...

17. Headless man identified after fatal plunge off Ocean Grove Pier
(N.J./State)

BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Police say a man who leapt to his death Monday with a rope wrapped around his neck was identified as John Leathermans, 43, of Ocean Grove, according to The Asbury ...

18. Camden police investigating fatal shootings
(N.J./State)

BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Camden police are investigating two weekend shootings that left two teenagers and one man dead. Investigators believe the events may be related. According to ...

19. Easter homicides remain unsolved
(N.J./State)

... and "mellow." On Easter Sunday, James Conn, of Newark was fatally shot in the 400 block of Clinton Avenue in Newark's South Central neighborhood. Conn, 24, was pronounced dead at University Hospital. ...

20. Just another form of making money.
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... accidents are fatal. But, that doesn't necessarily mean the blame goes on the skill of the rider. More of the state budget's money should go towards increasing AWARENESS of bikes on the road! I have ...