N.J. to unveil policy allowing towns to submit beach access plans

April 3, 2011

New rules, to be published Monday, would reject setting a one-size-fits-all requirement for towns to provide beach access, and instead allow the N.J. to work out separate arrangements

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Monroe man, 20, charged with DUI in Manalapan crash that left 2 teens with life-threatening injuries

April 2, 2011

Google MapsRoute 9 south approaching Taylors Mill Road, where police say a Monroe man tried making an illegal left turn last night and was struck by another car. MANALAPAN — A 20-year-old Middlesex County man was charged with underage driving…

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Teenager is fatally struck by NJ Transit train in Long Branch

April 2, 2011

Google MapsStreet view of NJ Transit train tracks from Broadway in Long Branch, where a teen was killed last night. LONG BRANCH — A 17-year-old boy was killed in Long Branch Friday night when a train struck him as he…

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Monmouth County man charged with having sex with boy, 15, is found dead

April 1, 2011

Google MapsA man facing charges of having sex with a teen was found dead in his MIllstone home today, according to an APP.com report. MILLSTONE (Monmouth County) — A man charged with having sex with a 15-year-old boy was found…

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Today in Trenton: Acting education head Cerf gives keynote at principals association conference

April 1, 2011

Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerActing Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf speaks at a conference in Monroe this morning. TRENTON — The New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association hosts its 2011 Legislative conference this morning. Acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf attends, along with Brian…

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Atlantic Highlands man is accused of fatally stabbing his dog

April 1, 2011

Google MapsA map view of Whippoorwill Valley Road in Atlantic Highlands, near where a man allegedly fatally stabbed his dog. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS — A 29-year-old Atlantic Highlands man is accused of stabbing his dog to death in a wooded area,…

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Newark woman pleads not guilty to abusing pit bull thrown down trash chute

March 31, 2011

Kisha Curtis is accused of tying the dog to a railing, then leaving N.J.

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Today in Trenton: Assembly holds budget hearing

March 31, 2011

lou-Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerAssemblyman Lou Greenwald (D-Camden) is chair of the Assembly Budget Committee. TRENTON — The Assembly Budget Committee takes testimony from transportation experts today. Expected to testify at 10 a.m. are AAA New Jersey, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and…

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Tea party group to demonstrate in support of map they submitted to N.J. redistricting commission

March 30, 2011

NEW BRUNSWICK — A tea party group plans to hold a demonstration in New Brunswick this evening, right outside the hotel where members of the commission redrawing the state’s 40 legislative districts has been holed up. Tea party member…

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Newark woman tied pit bull to railing, left N.J. for a week, prosecutors say

March 29, 2011

Faces up to 18 months in jail if convicted of dumping the starved pit bull

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