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New Jersey HS baseball team uses hidden ball trick to win game

A New Jersey high school baseball team went viral because of how it was able to pick up a victory on the diamond. Delsea Regional High School was in a tight matchup against Audubon High School on Saturday. In the seventh and final inning, Audubon had runners on first and second base with two outs and down one run. CLICK …

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Banana-focused food truck in New Jersey serves up fruity, frozen treats: 'Clean and refreshing'

It may be time this spring and summer to consider giving the cold shoulder to ice cream, frozen yogurt and milkshakes and instead indulging in a fruity, health-centric frozen treat — at least according to the passionate co-owners of Amanda Bananas. Found on Pier 13 in Hoboken, New Jersey, the Amanda Bananas food truck offers fruity, refreshing frozen treats. Located …

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First dead whale of the season washes up on Jersey Shore

A dead humpback whale that washed ashore on New Jersey’s Long Beach Island on Thursday was the first such death in the state this year, according to a marine mammal rescue group. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said it received a call at 6:45 a.m. reporting a dead humpback whale in the surf in Long Beach Township. It said the …

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Islamic center at Rutgers University broken into, trashed during Eid al-Fitr, authorities say

The Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University in New Jersey was broken into and trashed overnight, days after anti-Israel agitators interrupted a town hall and Jewish students had to be ushered out by police. A video posted online by the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) shows glass shattered on the floor as well as damage to televisions, printers and …

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NJ Transit board approves 15% fare hike, effective July 1

New Jersey Transit’s board of directors has unanimously approved a 15% fare increase for bus and train riders, the first time its rates will rise in nearly 10 years. COMPANY BEHIND NEW JERSEY’S 3 NUCLEAR PLANTS TO SEEK 20-YEAR APPROVAL TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS HOBOKEN, NJ – OCTOBER 10: A New Jersey Transit train arrives at Hoboken Terminal during morning rush …

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NJ county clerks withdraw appeals to primary ballot ruling

New Jersey county clerks have withdrawn their appeals to a federal court ruling requiring them to redraw primary election ballots that some argued favored candidates backed by the state’s Democratic Party. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals based in Philadelphia dismissed the appeals on Friday in response to the clerks’ action. U.S. Judge Zahid Quraishi had ordered Democrats to scrap …

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Atlantic City casino profits down in 2023, despite online gambling boost

Atlantic City’s casinos were less profitable in 2023 than they were a year earlier, even with help from the state’s booming online gambling market. Figures released Monday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the nine casinos collectively reported a gross operating profit of $744.7 million in 2023, a decline of 1.6% from 2022. When two internet-only entities …

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2 New Jersey police officers attacked while responding to 911 hang-up call, 1 stabbed in the face

Two police officers were hospitalized with injuries after they were attacked Sunday night in New Jersey. Galloway Township police officers responded to a home on Cresson Avenue in Galloway Township at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday in response to a 911 hang-up call, the department said in a news release. As two officers were investigating the call, both were attacked by …

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Solar eclipse: Researchers warn about increased risk of deadly crashes during spectacle

The increased traffic and spectacle of the total solar eclipse on Monday could imperil motorists, with researchers warning that fatal collisions increased during previous eclipses and law enforcement bracing for the event. There was a 31% increase in fatal traffic accidents during the 2017 total eclipse – and even in the days before and after the astrological event – according …

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Container ship's engines die outside NYC, comes to stop near Verrazzano bridge

A large container ship lost propulsion in waters near New York Harbor Friday evening before tugboats pulled it to a stop at an anchorage near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. The scene evoked last month’s tragedy in Baltimore Harbor when another container vessel slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, knocking it down and killing a half-dozen people who were conducting maintenance …

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