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New Jersey school district encourages use of mobile devices

It used to be mobile devices were taken away when used in class, but a school district in Bernards Township is actually encouraging stude ...

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Police say the driver of a truck lost control early this morning and flipped over several times before striking a tree in a fatal acciden ...

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Search is on for naked man in Newark, Delaware

Police in Delaware say they are searching for  man who was seen on at least five different occasions either naked or only partially ...

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Report: Child abuse cases on the rise in Chester County

A report from the Daily Local News says child abuse cases are on the rise in Chester County, with prosecutors seeing a significant rise i ...

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200 pounds of pollutants released by Delaware City Refinery

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