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NJ Commercial Fishermen Sue Trump For Allowing Empire Wind Off Long Branch To Proceed
Seaside Park Mayor John Peterson and the Miss Belmar fishing and whale-watching boat, under Captain Alan Shinn, also joined the lawsuit.

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Seaside Park Mayor John Peterson and the Miss Belmar fishing and whale-watching boat, under Captain Alan Shinn, also joined the lawsuit.

The smash-and-grab robbery occurred at 12:40 p.m. Saturday. Four men entered the store, smashed jewelry cases and then ran off.
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Tuesday is the primary election where voters will choose which candidate from each party will run in the general election in November.
Tuesday is the primary election where voters will choose which candidate from each party will run in the general election in November.
Tuesday is the primary election where voters will choose which candidate from each party will run in the general election in November.
Primary election day has arrived in New Jersey. Polls are open from 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Primary election day has arrived in New Jersey. Polls are open from 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday.
An NJ 101.5 reporter said it was during the day, and it was while he and his son were riding bikes between Highlands and Atlantic Highlands.
Authorities said Rashid Bynum shot Eunice Dwumfour 14 times at close range on the night of Feb. 1, 2023, killing her.
The boys both attend Secaucus Middle School. The boy who was shot was hit multiple times throughout his body, and also shot in the face.
A Secaucus man, 55, is accused of hitting someone during an argument in Buchmuller Park at 7:28 p.m. Sunday.
Police say he entered the bank at 8:46 a.m. last Monday and passed a note to the teller demanding money. No weapon was shown.
The TD bank on Parker Road in West Long Branch was robbed last Monday. No weapon was shown.
Kevin Hart's new movie "72 Hours" is filming in New Jersey now through June 15, and also filming nightclub scenes June 17, June 24 and 26.
A Kearny heliport is apparently running more flights and longer hours than it originally said it would do.
Bruce Toomer, 58, of Perth Amboy, was arrested and charged with third-degree conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances.
An Avenel man is one of 24 people charged with being part of a large-scale drug and illegal gun ring that mainly operated in Union County.
Here's everything the American Littoral Society has planned, plus a horseshoe-tagging event in Neptune: