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• Judge dismisses charges against Jersey City's ex-top cop in political ...

  

  JERSEY CITY -- A judge has dismissed all charges against former Jersey City Police Chief Robert Cowan in a lawsuit filed by a city police officer who was charged with drunken driving in 2013 and claimed his arrest was an act of political revenge. Officer Michael Lang, a 10-year veteran of the department, alleged officers violated his civil rights when they arrested him on June 9, 2013 after a night drinking at Healy's Tavern celebrating a friend's birthday. Lang, a supporter of former Jersey C..

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• Hudson County prepares for Tropical Storm Hermine

  

  With the National Weather Service issuing a tropical storm watch for our area for Tropical Storm Hermine, local agencies are getting ready for the storm. The storm is expected to impact the area from early Sunday morning through Wednesday, and gusty winds could cause power outages and some flooding in low laying areas from surge and high tides. The Jersey City Office of Emergency Management says it is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Hermine. According to the office, current forecasts indicat..

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• Sanoh Brace Sparks #NJCUMSOC to Dominant 3-0 Win Over ...

  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Sophomore forward Theo Sanoh (Jersey City, N.J./Dickinson) helped produce three goals, scoring twice ...

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• Pittar's Produces Two More Double-Doubles; NJCU Splits Two ...

  ... two more double-doubles—her second and third straight to open the season—and the New Jersey City University's women's volleyball team went the distance ...

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• Five Gothic Knight Golfers Separated by Four Shots in Season ...

  CANTON, N.Y. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | All five New Jersey City University men's golfers are within four shots of each other after the first round of the ...

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• Law student who was former FBI investigator killed in Newark hit ...

  

  Mauricio Silvera(Essex County Correctional Facility)  NEWARK — A Rutgers University law school student was killed when she was hit by a car while she was crossing the street in Newark early Saturday morning, authorities said. Christina E. Cassidy, 25, of Jersey City, was struck by a Honda Civic while she was crossing the street near McCarter Highway and Raymond Boulevard at 3:25 a.m., said acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. The dr..

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• Man shot last night on Grant Ave. and MLK Drive: cops

  

  Jersey City police are investigating the shooting yesterday of a 32-year-old Newark man at Grant Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, according to a spokesperson.  The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, according to Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill. The victim left the area and was brought to Jersey City Medical Center in a private car, she said. His injuries are not life-threatening, she added. The investigation into this incident is ongoing, she said. This is the second sh..

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