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North Jersey’s American Pharoah First Triple Crown Winner Since 1978

  • Horse owned by Teaneck’s Ahmed Zayat wins Belmont Stakes.

Giants’ Weatherford Survives Turnpike Crash, Saves Driver On Flooded Road

  • New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford was victimized by Sunday storms after returning from birth of his daughter in California.

Prosecutor: Man Killed by Cops Pointed Loaded Shotgun at Officer

  • Ronald Neal, 56, was hit with one round in the torso, pronounced dead at the hospital.

Hoboken Streets Flood As Storm Hits

  • The National Weather Service’s prediction of flash flooding in Hoboken came true.

Cops: Man’s Heroin Overdose Reversed by NARCAN

  • Thanks to quick thinking by a Morris Township police officer and the implementation of Naloxone, a Morris County man was saved from a potentially fatal drug overdose.

Yes, Christie Spent $82,000 At NFL Games. No, We Don’t Know What He Bought

  • Receipts for governor’s purchases at Giants and Jets home games during the 2010 and 2011 seasons are reportedly missing.

Plans Unveiled For Casino At The Meadowlands

  • Officials said $1 billion project could help slice into the gambling revenues of New York and Pennsylvania.

Benz Driver Accused of Hit-And-Run Turns Self In, Cops Say

  • Chester man allegedly tailgated another vehicle, smashed rear-end and forced rollover, police report.

(140) Letters From Prison: ‘Real Housewives’ Star Tweets From Jail

  • Teresa Giudice hit the Internet for the first time since she went behind bars in January.

Police: Missing Sex Offender From Middlesex County Found

  • Paul Timmendequas, 51, was arrested around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Bridgewater, after police got a tip from someone who spotted him fishing at the Washington Valley Reservoir

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