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• Coat drive helps Newark's working poor keep warm this winter | NJ

  NEWARK—People lined up outside of St. Rocco's Church in Newark early this morning, sipping hot chocolate and eating cookies as they waited for their turn to pick out a winter coat.Franciscan Charities, a non-profit organization, along with St. Anne's Soup Kitchen holds their annual coat drive at St. Rocco's Church in Newark. The event is for families of the working poor.About 60 volunteers were on hand to assist each client to find a coat, hat, scarf and pair of gloves.Last year, more than 800..

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• How Rutgers turned an abandoned skyscraper into a luxury dorm

  NEWARK—For decades, the cavernous building on Washington Street was one of Rutgers University's biggest embarrassments.The 1920s skyscraper, built as the grand headquarters for a Newark insurance company, served as the home of Rutgers-Newark's law school. But, by 2000, it had grown so rundown, the school moved out and the building was closed up.Rutgers officials proposed new uses for the abandoned building over the years as the skyscraper became the target of vandals. Butnone of the renovations ..

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• Christie's mystery meeting over Atlantic City | The Auditor

  

  When Gov.Chris Christieconditionally vetoed three bills aimed to help rescue Atlantic City, he and state Senate PresidentStephen Sweeneyreleased a joint statementsaying they would soon meet and put together a "final and fast resolution path" to give a jolt to the financial struggling gambling resort.Nearly two weeks later, Sweeney said he hasn't yet sat down with Christie and he's still uncertain what will happen with the legislation — whether they will compromise on changes or present something..

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• Massive water main break near Hoboken-Jersey City border

  

  HOBOKEN - There is a massive water main break in the area of Newark and Harrison streets near the Jersey City border. According to police radio ...

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• Vaunted hoops coach out at William Paterson

  

  "The University has taken action to remove me," wrote Jose Rebimbas, who has won 384 games in 20 seasons.Jose Rebimbas(Photo: WPUPioneers.com)Jose Rebimbas, one of the nation’s most respected Division III men’s basketball coaches, is being pushed out at William Paterson University just one week into the season.The stunning news was delivered by Rebimbas, who played on Seton Hall’s 1989 Final Four team, via Facebook Saturday night.“It is with great sadness and extreme frustration that after today..

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• 14 things we learned at the Stephen Colbert, J.J. Abrams N.J. 'Nerd...

  

  About 15 years ago,Stephen Colbertspied a giant ad for a new TV series called "Alias." He thought he was seeing things.The woman in the skintight bodysuit — Jennifer Garner — used to be his daughter's babysitter.He informed his wife, Evelyn, of the news about Garner, who he had first met on the set of the Michael J. Fox sitcom "Spin City.""Shewasn't hot," Evelyn told him, in disbelief."Yes, she was," Colbert said."Well, you never said anything," she replied.Colbert bested Abrams in many realms o..

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• Newark man's killer caught, cops say

  

  Photo Credit Alex_Schmidt / ThinkStockAuthorities say a man wanted in connection with the killing of a 64-year-old in Newark this week has been arrested.Prosecutors told NJ.comthat 37-year-old Nestor Francisco Canela was arrested in New York on Friday.Authorities say Canela is accused of killing Charles Jeffery, in his Elm Street home in Newark on Thursday.He is being held on $1 million bail in New York. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney to comment on the charges.Police have not ..

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• Pushcart Players prepares 'Season of Miracles'

  

  “A Season of Miracles,” a multicultural theatrical production by Pushcart Players, will be performed at the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum on Sunday, Dec. 6. Besides being designed for audiences of all ages, the performance is geared to be accessible to children on the autism spectrum.(Photo: ~Photo by Gerry Goldstein)Story Highlights“A Season of Miracles” will be presented by Pushcart Players at the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum on Sunday, Dec. 6The original production includes ..

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• Road Warrior: Homeless find ways to bypass station rule

  Like a driver parked overtime at a meter, the big man with the scruffy beard was nervous. "That cop over there is gonna tell me to move soon," he said.Move? Homeless and too poor to own a car, the big man was sitting on a hard bench in Newark’s crowded Penn Station waiting room. But 10 minutes later — at 8:10 a.m. — an NJ Transit cop with a gun on his hip and three stripes on his shoulder demanded to see everyone’s ticket to ride, or "please leave the area," he declared.At least 15 people, some ..

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• Cheserek does it again! Becomes first to win 3 straight NCAA cross...

  

  Hail to the King!!!!Edward Cheserek,or "King Cheserek" as he's commonly called, added another jewel to his crown on Saturday when the junior at Oregon became thefirst person to ever win 3 straight NCAA Division 1 Cross-Country National titles.RELATED:FULL RESULTSCheserek, who starred in high school at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, N.J., broke away from Patrick Tiernan of Vlllanova just before the 9-K mark and went on to win the 10-K race by 26 seconds in 28:45.8 at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in Lou..

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