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4 accused of kidnapping in Vt.

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:04:31 -0400

BRATTLEBORO, Vermont - Police say four people have been arrested on charges of forcing two women into a car at gunpoint in Brattleboro.

Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:14:40 -0400

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - A goat escaped on one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.

Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:37:35 -0400

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.

NJ ex-priest arrested after working with kids

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:20:43 -0400

A New Jersey priest who resigned this month after admitting he worked unsupervised with young people despite a legal agreement that barred him from doing so was arrested Monday.

Jersey City mayor-elect 1 of NJ's new, young pols

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:15:55 -0400

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - Steven Fulop stood near a subway entrance, waving to commuters as onlookers stopped to snap photos of the city's mayor-elect.

Boy killed, dad wounded in Jersey City shooting

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:56:13 -0400

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - Authorities say a 12-year-old Jersey City boy was killed and his father was wounded when shots rang out on a city street.

Fulop wins mayor's race in Jersey City

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:33:50 -0400

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - It remains to be seen whether the new mayor of New Jersey's second-largest city will have an easy time governing when he takes office on July 1.

Woman shot outside bar hosting NJ political event

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:26:06 -0400

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - Authorities have arrested a man suspected of shooting a bystander outside a bar where Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy was attending a campaign event.

Report: 3 NJ colleges improperly awarded loans

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:59:54 -0400

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey - After an office manager for New Jersey City University admitted embezzling $486,000 in student funds three years ago, the U.S. Department of Education began auditing the use of all federal money by the state college.

NYC man charged in fatal NJ hit-and-run accident

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:29:14 -0400

HOBOKEN, New Jersey - Authorities say a New York City man was driving drunk when he struck and killed a 22-year-old pedestrian in northern New Jersey.

Authorities: 4 shot at Jersey City housing complex

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:19:11 -0400

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - Authorities say four people shot at a Jersey City housing complex are expected to recover from their wounds.

The Jersey Journal names new publisher

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:11:30 -0400

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - An advertising executive for the Houston Chronicle has been named the new publisher of The Jersey Journal.

2 students stabbed outside Jersey City high school

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:45 -0400

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - Jersey City police say two students were stabbed outside high school, but their wounds are not considered life-threatening.