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Last Look At New Jersey's 12 Congressional Races: Your Guide To The 2024 Election Last Look At New Jersey's 12 Congressional Races: Your Guide To The 2024 Election
Last Look At New Jersey's 12 Congressional Races: Your Guide To The 2024 Election More than 1.9 million people have already cast their vote in New Jersey ahead of the 2024 election. Here's one last look at who's on the ballot in the Garden State's 12 Congressional races, and what you need to know. District 1: All of Camden County, as well as parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County. Teddy Liddell and Donald Norcross. Teddy Liddell for Congress/Donald Norcross Facebook photos Democratic candidate Incumbent Rep. Donald Norcross: A father of three and electrician, Norcross was elected in 2014 having previously served in both the State Senate and Assembly. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
These Two New Jersey Counties Flipped From Red To Blue In 2020 These Two New Jersey Counties Flipped From Red To Blue In 2020
These Two New Jersey Counties Flipped From Red To Blue In 2020 As President Joe Biden cruised to victory in New Jersey in the 2020 presidential election, he got some help from two counties that went his way after voting for former President Donald Trump in 2016: Morris and Gloucester. Morris County went to Biden, 51.14% to 46.90%, 153,881 votes to 141,134 votes. It was a remarkable turnaround for a county that hadn't voted Democrat at the presidential level since Lyndon Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater in 1964.  In 2016, Morris County voted for Trump, who defeated Clinton 126,071 votes to 115,249 votes, 49.72% to 45.46%. In 2020, Sen. Cory Booker…

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by Sam Barron
Lifestyle
Winning Numbers For Monday, Nov. 4 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $65M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Monday, Nov. 4 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $65M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Monday, Nov. 4 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $65M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Monday, Nov. 4 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $65 million with a $30.7 million cash option after a player in Georgia recently won the jackpot and reset the prize pool.  If no winner claims the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7, when the jackpot will hit an estimated $75 million with a $35.4 million cash option. The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were 06-18-33-48-53 with a Powerball of 21 and the Power Play was 10. Lottery players have a 1 in&nbs…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Home Invaders Posed As Police Officers, Restrained Children In Bergen County House: Prosecutor Home Invaders Posed As Police Officers, Restrained Children In Bergen County House: Prosecutor
Home Invaders Posed As Police Officers, Restrained Children In Bergen County House: Prosecutor A New York trio has been arrested in connection with a home invasion earlier this month in Bergen County, authorities said. Diogenes A. Rosario, 49, of New York, NY; Leonel Perez, 38, of New York, NY; and Misael Diaz, 38, of Yonkers, broke into a multi-family home on Crescent Lane in Cliffside Park around 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. All three were wearing dark-colored clothing and facemasks, and were outwardly displaying imitation police-style badges, portraying themselves as police officers, Musella said.  Once inside, the suspects fo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Fast Facts About New Jersey Native Just Named New Orleans Saints Interim Head Coach Fast Facts About New Jersey Native Just Named New Orleans Saints Interim Head Coach
Fast Facts About New Jersey Native Just Named New Orleans Saints Interim Head Coach The New Orleans Saints' new interim head coach may be familiar to football fans in the Northeast. Darren Rizzi, who has served as the Saints special teams coach since 2022, was named interim head coach on Monday, Nov. 4, after the team fired Head Coach Dennis Allen.  The 54-year-old Hillsdale, NJ, native was one of Bergen Catholic's most widely recognized receivers, bringing the school's football team to the State Championship Game twice. The team won a title in 1986, and Rizzi held a BC career record of 69 receptions — a title that he held for 22 years, for 1,239 yards and 1…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Dogs Mauling Child Shot, Officer Grazed By Bullet At Central Jersey Motel, Prosecutor Says Dogs Mauling Child Shot, Officer Grazed By Bullet At Central Jersey Motel, Prosecutor Says
Dogs Mauling Child Shot, Officer Grazed By Bullet At Central Jersey Motel, Prosecutor Says A police officer and a child were both hospitalized during a harrowing incident at a Central Jersey motel, authorities said. Sayreville police responded to The Knights Inn in Sayreville in response to a distressed family member staying at the motel who called 9-1-1 saying that their family dogs were attacking a 10-year-old boy around 11:20 a.m., Monday, Nov. 4, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Arriving officers saw the dogs attacking a 10-year-old boy. To stop the attack upon the child, the officers shot the dogs, and in the process, an officer was struck and superfici…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
ID Of Tow Truck Operator Killed By Passing Car On Route 19 Released ID Of Tow Truck Operator Killed By Passing Car On Route 19 Released
ID Of Tow Truck Operator Killed By Passing Car On Route 19 Released A tow truck operator was killed by a passing vehicle on Route 19 over the weekend, authorities said. Manuel Perez, 64, was trying to hook another vehicle to his truck on the southbound side of the highway when he was struck by a Toyota sedan that then struck the tow truck and overturned around 11:40 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 at milepost 2-3,  Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Perez was pronounced dead and the driver of the Toyota was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. This investigation is active and ongoing. More information will be released when…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint: Maplewood PD Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint: Maplewood PD
Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint: Maplewood PD A delivery driver was carjacked at gunpoint in Maplewood on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 2, authorities said. At 9:30 p.m.,  a driver of a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox left their vehicle running while making a delivery to a residence on Elmwood Avenue near Meadowbrook Road, Maplewood police said.  When the driver returned to their vehicle they were met by a man dressed in all black pointing a handgun, police said.. The suspect male then entered into the vehicle and fled the scene, police said. The driver was not injured in the encounter, police said. The vehicle was later&nbs…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Irvington Man Trespassed At Daycare Center With Drug Paraphernalia: Hoboken PD Irvington Man Trespassed At Daycare Center With Drug Paraphernalia: Hoboken PD
Irvington Man Trespassed At Daycare Center With Drug Paraphernalia: Hoboken PD An Irvington man was arrested and charged with trespassing at a daycare center in Hoboken on Wednesday, Oct. 30, authorities said. At 11:45 a.m., officers were alerted that a man, later identified as Kevin Nguyen, had gotten into the playground area of a nearby daycare and was attempting to get inside the building, Hoboken police said.  Officers recognized the suspect as Nguyen, and school employees told officers he’d trespassed on school property before, police said. A search incident to arrest located two glass cylindrical tubes commonly used to smoke and ingest CDS crack cocain…

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by Sam Barron
News
19-Year-Old Linden Woman Killed In Crash: Roselle PD 19-Year-Old Linden Woman Killed In Crash: Roselle PD
19-Year-Old Linden Woman Killed In Crash: Roselle PD A 19-year-old Linden resident was killed in a crash in Roselle on Halloween night, authorities said. At 11:40 p.m., a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox traveling westbound, struck a curb, veered through a fence line and, continued through an open lot and came to rest in an adjoining Wawa parking lot, a spokesman for the Borough of Roselle said. The driver, Joshua Pryor, sustained minor injuries, but his sister, Jayla, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Our family suffered a devastating loss on October 31st at 11:40pm when Jayla R. Pryor, our cherished baby girl and sister, passed…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Two Teenagers Arrested For Stealing Car From Pennsylvania: Fairfield PD Two Teenagers Arrested For Stealing Car From Pennsylvania: Fairfield PD
Two Teenagers Arrested For Stealing Car From Pennsylvania: Fairfield PD Two teenagers were arrested and charged with stealing a car in Fairfield on Sunday, Nov. 3, authorities said. At 9:31 a.m., Fairfield police said they were alerted to a stolen vehicle in the township, a 2016 gray Hyundai Elantra with Pennsylvania registration, that had been stolen Friday, Nov. 1 out of Northampton County in Pennsylvania.  The vehicle was located traveling west on Route 46 and was stopped on Fairfield Road, police said. The occupants, both 16-year-olds were placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters for processing, police said. The vehicle was impounded…

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by Sam Barron
Business
These 10 NJ Stop & Shop Stores Have Closed These 10 NJ Stop & Shop Stores Have Closed
These 10 NJ Stop & Shop Stores Have Closed New Jersey officially has 10 fewer Stop & Shop stores. The 10 underperforming locations closed were among 32 nationwide that the grocer announced would be closing by year's end. Stop & Shop has kept 350 stores open, including 47 in New Jersey. The stores that closed on or before Nov. 2 were: 1083 Inman Ave., Edison 1049 US Highway 1 South, Edison 4861 US Highway 9, Howell 1278 US Highway 22, Phillipsburg 581 Stelton Rd., Piscataway 625 Paterson Ave., Carlstadt 1221 State Route 27, Franklin Township 130 Skyline Dr., Ringwood 505 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant Beach 2275 West County …

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by Cecilia Levine