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3 North Jersey Athletes On 'American Ninja Warrior' 3 North Jersey Athletes On 'American Ninja Warrior'
3 North Jersey Athletes On 'American Ninja Warrior' Three North Jersey athletes are competing for $1 million on "American Nina Warrior." Season 11 of the NBC show's finals will air Monday night at 8 p.m. -- with 90 people (and three from New Jersey) vying for the grand prize. Many of the athletes have been on before. Here are some you may recognize, either from television of your neighborhood. Sean Bryan: Cranford native, Seton Hall Prep. grad, 34 years old. This will be Bryan's fourth season. Sean Bryan@papalninja Joe Capobianco: Lives in Gillette (Long Hill, Morris County) 25 years old. Works as the director at the Centercourt Ninja …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
5 From N.J. Plead Guilty To Loansharking, Other Mob-Controlled Rackets 5 From N.J. Plead Guilty To Loansharking, Other Mob-Controlled Rackets
5 From N.J. Plead Guilty To Loansharking, Other Mob-Controlled Rackets A group of men pleaded guilty to loansharking, money laundering and other charges after they were nabbed in "Operation Fistful," an investigation by authorities in New York and New Jersey into illicit activity by New York's Genovese organized crime family, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday.  “When those involved in traditional organized crime engage in schemes such as loansharking and illegal gambling, they profit at the expense of victims who are struggling with debt, gambling problems, and other issues,” said Grewal. “By prosecuting the men who ran these schemes and put…

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by Paul Milo
News
NEW RANKINGS: These North Jersey High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S. NEW RANKINGS: These North Jersey High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S.
NEW Rankings: These North Jersey High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S. Where does your high school rank nationally? Now, you can find out. More than 17,000 schools nationwide are numerically ranked, up from last year's 2,700 schools in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best high schools in the nation. The six factors weighed in the rankings were graduation rates, number of AP courses offered, college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, and underserved student performance. "Our mission with the Best High Schools rankings has always been to educate families about the schools in their district," said…

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by Cecilia Levine