Monday, February 1, 2016

Man charged in early morning Newark stabbing; victim in critical ... and other top stories.

  • Man charged in early morning Newark stabbing; victim in critical ...

    Man charged in early morning Newark stabbing; victim in critical ...
    A Newark man was arrested after a stabbing in the city's South Ward early Sunday morning. (Star-Ledger file photo) NEWARK – A city resident has been arrested in an early morning stabbing that left a man in critical condition. Gary Austin, 34, is facing aggravated assault and weapons charges after the assault at the Osborne Terrace apartment he shares with his two daughters and their mother, Newark Police Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement. The 31-year-old victim was stabbed "sever..
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  • Newark double homicide victims identified

    Newark double homicide victims identified
    NEWARK — Authorities identified the man and woman killed in shooting at a Clinton Place home as Newark residents Ashley Jones and Jarrell Marshall. Jones, 23, and Marshall, 28, were pronounced dead at 9:49 p.m. Saturday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement. Three children, ages, 1, 3 and 4 were in the apartment, authorities said. They were initially taken to University Hospital. Family members and the New Jer..
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  • Springsteen's The River in Newark: Fan photos, videos of the crowd ...

    Springsteen's The River in Newark: Fan photos, videos of the crowd ...
    VIDEOSubscribe to New Jersey 101.5 FM on YouTube video posted by Larry Rulz Too It’s been 36 years since Bruce Springsteen released “The River,” his fifth album. And while Bruce and the album have aged, both seemed fresh and full or energy as he brought its lineup to the Prudential Center in Newark Sunday night. From the time Springsteen and his E Street Band opening with album outtake “Meet Me in the City,” the ultimate Jersey Boy had an exuberant audience captured. The concert also featured ..
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  • Dog attack dash cam video on the docket

    Dog attack dash cam video on the docket
    Buy PhotoTuckerton K-9 Officer Justin Cherry and his dog, Gunner, on their first day on the job on May 5, 2008. Cherry is charged with unjustifiably setting his dog on a woman in 2014, and the dash-cam video of the event is the topic of a court battle.(Photo: PAULA SCULLY/ASBURY PARK PRESS)Buy PhotoWendy Tucker was driving home to Barnegat through Tuckerton the night of Jan. 29, 2014 when she saw the flashing lights of a patrol car behind her, signaling her to pull over.Tucker said she was distr..
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  • Meet the top donors to Chris Christie's presidential campaign

    Meet the top donors to Chris Christie's presidential campaign
    WASHINGTON â€” Gov. Chris Christie raised $1 of every $2 in the last three months of 2015 from just two states. Christie took in $1.2 million from donors in New Jersey and $320,825 from donors in New York, Federal Election Commission filings show. That was half of the $3 million he raised from October to December. He spent $3.2 million. Since the beginning of his campaign, Christie has raised $7.2 million and spent $6 million. He entered this year with $1.1 million in the bank. Combined with h..
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  • Feds appeal sentences of ex-Army major and wife who abused kids

    Feds appeal sentences of ex-Army major and wife who abused kids
    NEWARK — Federal prosecutors last week filed appeals of the sentences of a retired U.S. Army major and his wife who were convicted of abusing their children after a judge drastically reduced the punishment sought by the government. Mark E. Coyne, chief of the U.S. Attorney's Appeals Division, filed the notices Jan. 26 to appeal the sentences of former Army Major John E. Jackson and his wife, Carolyn.  U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden sentenced Jackson to probation and a $15,000 fine a..
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  • Investigation begins into N.J., N.Y. port walkout, as dockworkers return

    Investigation begins into N.J., N.Y. port walkout, as dockworkers return
    NEWARK—Cargo operations at the region's ports resumed over the weekend, as the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor said it was opening an investigation into who orchestrated what it called an illegal walkout on Friday. Port officials expect a normal workday today, after dockworkers walked off the job without warning on Friday, shutting down the busiest waterfront on the East Coast. The longshoremen came back Friday night and worked over the weekend, said Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the..
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  • North Arlington woman found ax in her home weeks before she was ...

    North Arlington woman found ax in her home weeks before she was ...
    NORTH ARLINGTON – Luisa Pleger found an ax inside her apartment and gave it to her sister a few weeks before she was found dead in the home on Friday, according to her family. The 47-year-old woman's husband, Eric Pleger, has been charged with her murder and is being held in the Bergen County Jail on $2 million bail. "She found the ax and she didn't want to keep it," Lusia's father, Nelson Hernandez, said Monday. "She said (Eric) said he had it for protection, but I don't think she believed hi..
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  • February to get off to mild start in N.J.

    February to get off to mild start in N.J.
    The mild weekend weather that ushered out January will continue into the month. February gets going Monday with several days of mild temperatures expected across New Jersey, according to forecasters. Temperatures will climb into the 50s in most of the state this afternoon, the National Weather Service says. While it will be more than 10 degrees above normal for this time of year, the sun won't be out. Expect mostly cloudy skies with a chance of afternoon showers.  While highs will be about 15 ..
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  • POLL: Will Devils or Rangers finish higher in the standings?

    POLL: Will Devils or Rangers finish higher in the standings?
    NEWARK — Would you have guessed that the Devils would be only two points behind the Rangers in the standings at the All-Star break? Many thought this would be a rebuilding, and probably a non-playoff season, for the Devils. And just as many figured the Rangers might have another (a last?) shot at winning it all this season with the current group of players. RELATED: Are Devils happy with their first 50 games? The two rivals will meet Tuesday night at Prudential Center and again Monday night ..
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