Thursday, August 4, 2016

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  • Home fix up work by sewer commission employees sends their ...

    Home fix up work by sewer commission employees sends their ...
    PATERSON—Two former high-level supervisors at the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission who put agency employees to work as their personal home handymen, while they were supposed to be on the clock, were sentenced to prison Tuesday and permanently banned from public employment. Another top executive and former commissioner—the agency's one-time ethics officer—was given 90 days in jail in connection with the unauthorized work, and a fourth received probation. Kevin Keogh, 50, of Roseland, the form..
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  • Beekeepers swarming at Stockton conference

    Beekeepers swarming at Stockton conference
    GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Beekeepers are easy to identify. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. Please click the button below to manage your account. Subscribe Thank you for continuing to visit pressofac.com. You have reached your monthly article limit. To continue reading, subscribe for unlimited access. ..
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  • Live coverage: Democratic National Convention Day 2 [video]

    Live coverage: Democratic National Convention Day 2 [video]
    11:00 p.m. After a video of various celebrities singing "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten, actress Meryl Streep -- a Somerset County native -- spoke about other women pioneers in American history, including Amelia Earhart, Sally Ride and Harriet Tubman. Thomas P. Costello/Asbury Park Press Hillary Clinton is named the 2016 democratic nominee during the 2016 Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday. "Nearly 100 years aft..
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  • Mount Olive Chief Mark Spitzer leaves legacy of professionalism ...

    Mount Olive Chief Mark Spitzer leaves legacy of professionalism ...
    MOUNT OLIVE TWP. – Mark Spitzer had led the police department during difficult times but none as trying as they have been in recent days, weeks and months.Spitzer, 54, a police officer for 33 years, will retire on Friday, July 29, after serving as chief for nine years. He reflected on Monday on what he considers his achievements and the ongoing challenges for law enforcement, particularly in light of the ongoing claims of police bias by the nationwide organization, “Black Lives Matter.”Thousand..
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  • New block of Springsteen tickets: See when you can get seats to ...

    New block of Springsteen tickets: See when you can get seats to ...
    EAST RUTHERFORD — Fans hoping to rock with Bruce Springsteen in August will soon be granted another shot at scoring some seats. MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford — where The Boss and his E Street Band will play Aug. 23, 25 and 30 — announced Tuesday a new block of tickets set to go on sale soon, due to production and stage updates. Tickets will be priced at $45, $68, $105 and $150, and will go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster's website as well as by phone, at 1-800-745-3000. As ha..
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  • Under Cory Booker's glitz is a tough politician | Moran

    Under Cory Booker's glitz is a tough politician | Moran
    PHILADELPHIA â€”To his detractors, Sen. Cory Booker has always been a showboat who loves the stage, but loses interest when it comes to the hard work of governing. They have it half right. He loves that stage, as the nation saw Monday night when he offered a prime time speech that was half-sermon and half pep-talk. He was hoarse and jagged at the start. But by the end, the crowd here was roaring, and Booker was, working them with the natural ease of a champion bullfighter waving his red cape. ..
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  • A job for Barnegat VP's brother?

    A job for Barnegat VP's brother?
    DNC Day 2; Hurricane Sandy aid; Germany still investigating terror attacks Buy PhotoFILE PHOTO(Photo: Asbury Park Press file photo)Buy PhotoBARNEGAT – The Board of Education is facing criticism after offering the vice president's brother a job for a salary worth nearly $20,000 more than Barnegat's average teacher pay.Eric Geddes, brother of Board of Education Vice President Robert Geddes, was offered nearly $88,000 to work as the high school's physics teacher, but some residents and par..
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  • Gubernatorial politics begins

    Gubernatorial politics begins
    Buy PhotoRetired General and former Presidential candidate Wesley Clark (right) shakes hands with Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop after he spoke to NJ Delegates to the Democratic National Convention at the Airport Rennaissance Hotel in Tinicum Township, PA, Tuesday, July 26, 2016.(Photo: THOMAS P. COSTELLO)Buy PhotoTINICUM, Pa. — Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop insisted that any New Jersey Democrat was welcome at his breakfast at the Renaissance Airport Hotel ballroom Tuesday.And most of the New Je..
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  • Police seeking suspect after Newark bank robbery

    Police seeking suspect after Newark bank robbery
    NEWARK â€” City police were searching for a man who robbed a Ferry Street bank on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. According to Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose, the lone suspect passed a note to the teller at Crown Bank and fled with an undetermined amount of money. The suspect did not use a weapon in the robbery, Ambrose said. He was last seen walking east on Ferry Street. 24 arrested in latest Newark crime sweep A detailed description of the robber was not immediately avai..
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  • Newark residents say flooding issues persist in the city after heavy ...

    Newark residents say flooding issues persist in the city after heavy ...
    NEWARK - Several Newark streets were shut down Monday after heavy rainfall caused localized flooding, and residents say that this is a common occurrence when it rains in the Brick City. South Street saw two intersections closed due to flooding: South Street at Adams Street and South Street at Pacific Street. Neighbors in the area say that the flooding was so bad that the water was strong enough to carry a couch a block away. “It’s not good,” says Newark resident John Timoteo. “I had to move my ..
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