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Murder-For-Hire: NJ Man Get 8 Years, No Parole, For Hiring 'Hit Man' To Whack Ex And Daughter Murder-For-Hire: NJ Man Get 8 Years, No Parole, For Hiring 'Hit Man' To Whack Ex And Daughter
Murder-For-Hire: NJ Man Get 8 Years, No Parole, For Hiring 'Hit Man' To Whack Ex And Daughter A 69-year-old New Jersey man must spend the next eight years in federal prison for paying a purported hit man to kill his ex-wife and her daughter. Michael Stewart of Monroe Township in Middlesex County must serve nearly the entire plea-bargained sentence handed down this week because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Stewart thought he had someone he could trust when he asked for help finding someone he could pay for the killings. He "regularly traveled to Baltimore and used a cellphone while out of state to communicate with the confidential source and others," U.S. Attorney…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Twilight Car Burglar In Bergen Nabbed By Off-Duty Passaic County Sheriff’s Officer GOTCHA! Twilight Car Burglar In Bergen Nabbed By Off-Duty Passaic County Sheriff’s Officer
Gotcha! Twilight Car Burglar In Bergen Nabbed By Off-Duty Passaic County Sheriff’s Officer An out-of-town vehicle burglar picked the wrong neighborhood, police in Franklin Lakes said. An off-duty Passaic County sheriff’s officer nabbed Tony Amandee Smith of Monroe Township (Middlesex County) on Colonial Road shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9, Capt. Mark McCombs said. The officer kept Smith in custody until borough officers collected him, McCombs said. Smith was booked and sent to the Bergen County Jail, where he remained on Monday while awaiting a first appearance on burglary, resisting arrest by eluding and hindering apprehension charges.  He also was wanted on a wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mega Millions Player Takes Home $10,000 In Central Jersey Mega Millions Player Takes Home $10,000 In Central Jersey
Mega Millions Player Takes Home $10,000 In Central Jersey A third-tier New Jersey Lottery ticket good for $10,000 was sold in Central Jersey. The ticket from Friday's Mega Millions drawing was purchased at Stop & Shop at 1600 Perrineville Road in Monroe Township (Middlesex County). The winning numbers were 08, 31, 32, 34, and 45. The Gold Mega Ball was 19, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02. The Mega Millions jackpot rolls to $82 million.

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by Jon Craig
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WATCH: Tornado Touches Down In Jersey Shore Town Leaving Thousands Without Power WATCH: Tornado Touches Down In Jersey Shore Town Leaving Thousands Without Power
Watch: Tornado Touches Down In Jersey Shore Town Leaving Thousands Without Power UPDATED: A tornado touched down in a Jersey Shore town Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service -- leaving thousands without power (scroll for videos). The tornado was over Corbin City at 9:53 a.m., the NWS said. Ocean City and the surrounding area was placed under a tornado warning until 10:15 a.m. as Tropical Storm Isaias made its way north. ALSO SEE: 1.3 Million New Jerseyans Without Power, Restoration Could Take Days More than 72,900 Atlantic City Electric customers were without power as of 11:30 a.m., the outage map shows. Reports say nearly 14,000 Ocean City reside…

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by Cecilia Levine