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Clinton Twp. police CLINTON TWP. — A child sitting on a 5-gallon paint bucket in the back of a minivan led to charges against the driver here on Thursday, police said. At around 10:50 a.m., Patrolman Lawrence Anthes stopped a... Hunterdon County Democrat http://connect.nj.com/user/njohunterdon/index.html

Weather should remain sunny with high temperatures in the mid-70s and 80s for the holiday weekend The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk http://connect.nj.com/user/njoslcnd/index.html

BALTIMORE — Maryland health officials have ordered two doctors, one of whom is licensed and has several offices in New Jersey, to stop performing abortions after a woman was critically injured during a procedure last month. The Maryland Board of... The Associated Press http://connect.nj.com/user/njoapnews/index.html

Ed Curry/For The Star-LedgerFile photo of the crowd at the Demolition Derby at Wall Stadium. WALL — Wall Stadium has closed down and car racing has been canceled due to the failure of the stadium's owners and managers to reach... The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk http://connect.nj.com/user/njoslcnd/index.html

Jerry McCrea/The Star-Ledger Bob Webster of Morris Plains; looks over structural beams identified as from the destroyed One World Trade Center (the North Tower); at the Morris County Fire Academy in Parsippany. They will soon become part of a 9/11... Jim Lockwood/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/jlockwoo/index.html

Some Shore towns said they may impose restrictions on swimmers Saturday The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk http://connect.nj.com/user/njoslcnd/index.html

BERGEN COUNTY — A New Jersey mortgage broker and former head of the Bergen County Improvement Authority accused of preparing fraudulent mortgage applications has made his initial appearance in federal court. Ronald O'Malley, who maintains his innocence, remains free after... The Associated Press http://connect.nj.com/user/njoapnews/index.html

Google MapsCentral Avenue and Seventh street, where an armed robbery occurred today. NEWARK — A 22-year-old man was arrested on robbery and weapons charges in the Central Ward, and authorities were searching for a second suspect today, police said. Darius... James Queally/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/jqueally/index.html

Google MapsA map view of New Brunswick, where a police lieutenant is charged for theft and illegally voting. NEW BRUNSWICK — A New Brunswick police lieutenant was charged today with stealing more than $500 in health insurance benefits and, in... Sue Epstein/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/sepstein/index.html

Star-Ledger File PhotoClifford Janey, the superintendent of Newark public schools, who said the Global Village will make low-performing schools high-performing. NEWARK — They say it takes a village to raise a child, and Newark educators plan to create one with... Victoria St. Martin/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/vstmartin/index.html

Google MapsA map view of Ridgewood Avenue in Glen Ridge, officials would not say whether the building the woman being filmed in was a residential or pubic building, but said it was on Ridgewood Avenue in Glen Ridge. GLEN RIDGE... The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk http://connect.nj.com/user/njoslcnd/index.html

According to students and university officials, Shaunette Ruffin-Moody also took money intended for student tuition reimbursements. Melissa Hayes/The Jersey Journal http://connect.nj.com/user/MELHAYES/index.html

Ex-education chief Bret Schundler and members of the governor's staff are invited to testify Lisa Fleisher/Statehouse Bureau http://connect.nj.com/user/lfleishe/index.html

New Jersey residents head to the beach to experience Hurricane Earl JERSEY SHORE — Most beaches will be open Saturday, but many towns along the Jersey Shore are waiting until the morning to decide whether swimming and surfing will... Megan DeMarco/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/megandemarco/index.html

Robert L. Gathers alleged sexually assaulted a young girl at his home.SALEM — A Pennsville man has been indicted by a Salem County Grand Jury here for allegedly sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl at his home earlier this year, according... Phil Dunn / Today's Sunbeam http://connect.nj.com/user/pdunn22/index.html

Google MapsA map view of South Glen Road in Kinnelon where a burglar identified himself during the invasion. KINNELON — Police were able to identify a burglary suspect partly because he gave his first name to the victim, township police... New Jersey Local News Service http://connect.nj.com/user/njolns/index.html

Ed Murray/The Star-LedgerActing Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino during a press conference by the Essex County Prosecutor regarding a smuggling ring in Essex County Jail held on Thursday July 29, 2010. NEWARK — Essex County’s 2,000-plus prisoner lockup, a... Philip Read/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/pread/index.html

Backups have started forming on the Garden State Parkway heading south due to heavy volume The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk http://connect.nj.com/user/njoslcnd/index.html

AP file photoFour Hudson County residents are among nine people charged with cloning Spring phones in a scheme that officials say racked up some $15 million in bills.Four Hudson County residents are among nine former Sprint workers accused of using... Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal http://connect.nj.com/user/mconte/index.html

Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey JournalHome health aide Carmen Pereira of Jersey City is led out of the South District stationhouse after being charged today with abusing the 91-year-old woman in her care.A Jersey City home health aide was arrested today... Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal http://connect.nj.com/user/mconte/index.html