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Kingston Man Among Seven Arrested In Secret Drug Network Bust At Rutgers, Prosecutors Say Kingston Man Among Seven Arrested In Secret Drug Network Bust At Rutgers, Prosecutors Say
Kingston Man Among Seven Arrested In Secret Drug Network Bust At Rutgers, Prosecutors Say A covert social media network used by Rutgers University students to buy and sell drugs led to seven arrests following a months-long investigation, authorities said. The seven were arrested as part of the "Operation RU Pharm" investigation, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release on Thursday, Dec. 5. The undercover operation exposed a private social media network used by Rutgers students to distribute and purchase drugs. Investigators said they uncovered the online platform created by a former Rutgers student. Dealers posted menus of drugs for students w…

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by Chris Spiker
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Biden's Visit Expected To Cause Hours-Long Traffic Delays In Parts Of Hudson Valley Biden's Visit Expected To Cause Hours-Long Traffic Delays In Parts Of Hudson Valley
Biden's Visit Expected To Cause Hours-Long Traffic Delays In Parts Of Hudson Valley A visit by President Joe Biden to the Hudson Valley is expected to create hours-long road closures and cause heavy traffic delays. The president will travel to Dutchess County to speak at IBM’s campus off Route 9 in Poughkeepsie at around 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. Biden is due to depart the White House around 10 a.m. Thursday and then arrive at Newburgh's Stewart Air National Guard Base in Orange County. During the IBM visit, the president is expected to speak on creating jobs in the Hudson Valley and ensuring the future is "made in America." "Route 9, between Marist College and I…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Sergeant Justified In Shooting Hudson Valley Man During Struggle Over Gun, AG Says Police Sergeant Justified In Shooting Hudson Valley Man During Struggle Over Gun, AG Says
Police Sergeant Justified In Shooting Hudson Valley Man During Struggle Over Gun, AG Says A police sergeant was justified in fatally shooting a New York man who jumped him and tried taking his gun during a furious struggle on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway, a grand jury has found. New Jersey State Police Staff Sgt. Randall Wetzel ended what had been a series of interactions between Dutchess County resident Maurice Gordon, age 28, of Poughkeepsie, and law enforcers in Brick Township, Waretown, Stafford, and, ultimately, Bass River in New Jersey, in an encounter two years ago that was captured on video. New Jersey law required a grand jury review of the incident des…

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by Jerry DeMarco