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Ventnor City Police Sgt. Frank O’Neill would later tell investigators he was in “rush mode” when he prepared to leave for a trip to ...
7 years ago
Appealing a public records request denial in N.J.? Don’t hold your breath
For one public records requester, the wait to have her complaint ruled on surpassed two years.
7 years ago
Listen 5:20Man killed in Panera standoff was armed with what turned out to be BB gun
New Jersey officials have released surveillance footage in last month's shooting death of an armed man inside the Panera Bread restaurant, near Princeton University's campus.
7 years ago
Study finds state aid weighted against South Jersey’s poorest cities
The most economically distressed municipalities in South Jersey receive nearly a third less state aid than similarly impoverished cities and towns in Central and North Jersey.
7 years ago
Nearly half of New Jerseyans want legal recreational marijuana, new poll finds
If state legislators decide to put the issue to voters via a ballot initiative, the recent Stockton poll may indicate how much of a nail-biter a potential referendum could be.
7 years ago
Menendez announces re-election bid months after mistrial in corruption case
New Jersey's senior U.S. senator is seeking a third term.
7 years ago
Listen 2:25N.J. lawmaker wants to roll back criminal justice changes, bring back cash bail
Assemblyman John McKeon, D-Essex, has proposed returning to judges the power to require monetary bail amounts for any criminal defendant.
7 years ago
Mother of slain N.J. man blames computer program for his shooting
In New Jersey, there’s a bail algorithm designed to recommend whether you sit behind bars or walk free until your trial. The state’s court system recently abandoned cash bail.
7 years ago
Listen 9:50N.J. police departments ordered to identify problem cops, randomly drug test officers
Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said the new rules were part of an effort to increase “transparency and accountability.”
7 years ago
Philly region grapples with yet another Nor’easter
According to the National Weather Service, the storm dropped as many as fives inches of snow on the city by 7 p.m.
7 years ago
Some N.J. districts discouraged students from participating in school walkout
Not all of the events in New Jersey occurred with the blessing of school administrators. Some didn’t occur at all.
7 years ago
The school shooting threat was linked back to a 10-year-old student. And just after 11 a.m., Cumberland County College in Vineland, New Jersey, lifted its lockdown.
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