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News Articles: New Jersey

Hundreds of pounds of pasta were found along the Iresick Brook in Old Bridge, N.J., setting off questions about where the noodles came from — and why they were dumped.

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  • Strange News

A massive dump of pasta in New Jersey sets off a fury of interest, and also a fury

"My initial reaction is exactly what yours was," a resident of Old Bridge, N.J., told NPR about the pounds of pasta found along a local brook. "It was funny and humorous and mortifying."

May 05, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
GPB News NPR

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  • Animals

8 dolphins died after washing ashore in New Jersey

Two dolphins were discovered on the shore in Sandy Hook Bay in New Jersey last week. By Tuesday, rescuers had discovered eight stranded dolphins in total.

March 22, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks at the groundbreaking celebration for a new development in the city on April 26, 2022.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The city that fell for a hoax

The fact it was hoodwinked into sisterhood with a fictional city means that Newark, N.J., is more trusting and innocent than one would think.

March 18, 2023
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  • Scott Simon
GPB News NPR

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  • Climate

Dead whales on the east coast fuel misinformation about offshore wind development

Experts don't know what's behind the years-long trend of whale deaths. But there's no evidence connecting the deaths to offshore wind development, which is less noisy than fossil fuel exploration.

February 25, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky (WNYC-FM) and
  • Kaitlyn Radde
Bobbi Wilson holds her collection of spotted lanternflies as she is honored at the Yale School of Public Health on Jan. 20.

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  • Science

Yale honors the work of a 9-year-old Black girl whose neighbor reported her to police

Bobbi Wilson went on a mission to save New Jersey's trees, capturing spotted lanternflies. That frightened her neighbor, who called the cops. Now, her bug collection is part of a Yale museum.

February 04, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo
Police in Bloomfield, N.J. are looking for the suspect who hurled a Molotov cocktail at the entrance of a synagogue early Sunday morning. Surveillance video shows him wearing a ski mask and skull and crossbones top.

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  • National

A community is on edge after a man threw a Molotov cocktail at a New Jersey synagogue

New Jersey officials are condemning the attempted arson attack as well as an unrelated "possible bias-motivated incident" at a church over the weekend. The state is no stranger to antisemitic threats.

January 30, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
In this image made from video, an empty classroom is shown at David Ellis Academy in Detroit on Feb. 8, 2021.

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  • Education

A middle school teacher faces charges from alleged drug overdose in classroom

The art teacher is being charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and endangering the welfare of children.

January 09, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Hoboken Police officers stand watch outside the United Synagogue of Hoboken last Thursday in Hoboken, N.J.

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  • National

A man has been charged in connection with a threat to synagogues in New Jersey

An 18-year-old is accused of posting a broad online threat that spurred heightened security at Jewish synagogues and schools in New Jersey.

November 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Hoboken Police officers stand watch outside the United Synagogue of Hoboken, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, in Hoboken, N.J. The FBI says it has received credible information about a threat to synagogues in New Jersey.

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  • National

The FBI warns of a 'broad' threat to synagogues in New Jersey

The alert was posted after officials discovered an online threat directed broadly at synagogues in New Jersey, a law enforcement official said.

November 05, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks to reporters during a briefing in Trenton, N.J., on Feb. 7, 2022.

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  • Business

New Jersey touts abortion protections to lure businesses

Gov. Phil Murphy sent a letter to nearly 60 businesses suggesting they could expand into New Jersey because the state protects abortion rights.

June 15, 2022
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  • Joe Hernandez
This image from video provided by Mikey B shows a fire near a New Jersey chemical plant, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 in Passaic, N.J.

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  • National

An 11-alarm fire from a chemical plant is raging through Passaic, New Jersey

Passaic Mayor Hector Lora told residents in a video posted on Facebook to stay away from the area and keep their windows closed.

January 15, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
JaShyah Moore, 14, of East Orange, N.J., was last seen on Oct. 14 at Poppies Deli. Authorities announced Thursday that she was found safe in New York City.

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  • National

A missing N.J. teen is safely located in New York City after almost a month

Essex County, N.J., officials said that 14-year-old JaShyah Moore was spotted in Harlem and that it "appears she was a runaway." Prosecutors charged her mother with child endangerment.

November 12, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
JaShyah Moore, 14, of East Orange, N.J., was last seen on Oct. 14 at Poppies Deli. Authorities from various law enforcement agencies in New Jersey are working together to try to find her.

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  • National

A New Jersey teen vanishes after a trip to a local deli. She's been missing 3 weeks

JaShyah Moore, 14, was last seen in East Orange, N.J., on Oct. 14. Authorities from various law enforcement agencies in New Jersey are working together to try to find her.

November 04, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Rugby player Tevita Bryce collapsed midway through a match in New Jersey and went into cardiac arrest. Quick thinking from bystanders and an AED on site may have saved his life.

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  • Sports

A rugby player survived a mid-game heart attack with quick thinking from bystanders

Tevita Bryce may not have survived when he went into cardiac arrest in the middle of a rugby game last weekend. But with help from the opposing team and fans, he's now in recovery.

October 27, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Peter Hemans spent the night at New Jersey's Hackensack Middle School, where he is the head custodian, to make sure emergency sump pumps were working properly.

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  • National

This Custodian Stayed At His School All Night Pumping Water During Ida's Storms

The hurricane's remnants hit New Jersey just days before classes were to begin at Hackensack Middle School. Its custodian was determined to keep the students on track.

September 11, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
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