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Essex County fireworks canceled due to heavy rains (The Star-Ledger)
Mark Dye/For the Star-LedgerThe fireworks display put on by Garden State Fireworks for the display in Morris Plains on June 27, 2009. ESSEX COUNTY -- Heavy rains forced Essex County to cancel tonight's Summer Music Concert featuring the New Jersey...Passaic County takes steps toward juvenile justice reform (The Record and Herald News) The closing of the Passaic County Juvenile Detention Center in April was not just a cost-cutting measure. It was supposed to usher in a new era of juvenile justice in the county, one going beyond the “lock ‘em up and throw away the key” approach that has guided policy for decades.
Essex County Hospital Center to be razed for parkland (The Star-Ledger) CEDAR GROVE -- In the fresh ruins of "BLDG 24" were the twisted remains of steel lockers, smashed bicycle wheels, discarded family snapshots and even a 1988 baseball card featuring Detroit Tiger power hitter Matt Nokes before he donned...
Bergen woman is New Jersey's 6th swine flu victim (The Record and Herald News) A Bergen County woman has become the state's sixth confirmed death as a result of swine flu, a state health official said Monday. The woman was in her 40s and had underlying health conditions, said Dr. Susan Walsh, deputy commissioner for public health at the state Health Department.
Phillipsburg coach among 33 charged in OxyContin bust (The Morning Call) Kevin Kane is associate head football coach. Two other teachers among those charged A day after an assistant Phillipsburg football coach was arraigned in connection with what is being called one of New Jersey's largest prescription drug rings, colleagues in the school district still can't believe the man they know could be involved.
Passaic County takes steps toward juvenile justice reform (The Record and Herald News) The county is accepted into the state’s Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative, which joins the courts, police and families in an effort to drastically reduce the number of youths behind bars
Fireworks in the New York City area (WABC-TV New York) Find fireworks displays in the New York City area.
Two state judges begin appointments in Essex (The Star-Ledger) NEWARK -- A former assistant Essex County prosecutor and a seasoned civil litigator began their appointments as state judges today, officials said. Carolyn Wright, a former prosecutor's office homicide squad director and trial division head, and Thomas Moore, who specialized...
Lady Lions finish season with 22 softball wins (The Progress) CALDWELL - Life, as well as the softball season part of life, is often a very funny thing. After enjoying the services of one of the best pitchers in Northern New Jersey, Amanda Stacevicz, for the previous four years, but winning more than one championship in a season only during her frosh and sophomore campaigns, the softball squad from Mount St. Dominic Academy was expected by many to ...
Four Phillipsburg area teachers among 34 suspects charged in prescription drug bust (The Express-Times) Suspects implicated in the Oxycontin distribution ring hail from Northampton and Lehigh counties, as well as Warren, Morris and other New Jersey counties. Watch VIDEO.