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  • August 2007

    • 4th Suspect Sought in Schoolyard Executions

      Star-Ledger  |  Aug 12, 07 10:31 AM CDT

      4th Suspect Sought in Schoolyard Executions

      (Newser) - An arrest warrant has been issued for a fourth male believed to be involved in a triple schoolyard execution that has rocked the community of Newark—and as many as six people may have been involved, reports the Newark Star Ledger . Nicaraguan national Rodolfo Godinez, 24, is considered a "principal player" in the crime, according to police.  More »

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      murder  • shooting  • school shooting  • New Jersey  • Newark  • Rodolfo Godinez

    • 3rd Suspect Held in NJ Slayings

      Star-Ledger  |  Aug 10, 07 4:23 PM CDT

      3rd Suspect Held in NJ Slayings

      (Newser) - A teen wanted in connection with the slayings of three college students and the attempted murder of a fourth in Newark was taken into custody today, and authorities are seeking two more suspects implicated in the execution-style homicides. Another suspect, Jose Carranza, pleaded not guilty this morning; the third, a 15-year-old boy, is being held pending a detention hearing. More »

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      murder  • crime  • shooting  • New Jersey  • illegal immigrant  • homicide  • Newark  • Jose Carranza

    • Second Suspect Surrenders in Newark Killings

      Star-Ledger  |  Aug 9, 07 1:37 PM CDT

      Second Suspect Surrenders in Newark Killings

      (Newser) - A man Newark's mayor called the "principle suspect" in last weekend's brutal schoolyard murders turned himself in to police this afternoon, the Star Ledger reports. Jose Carranza was picked out of a photo array by the lone survivor of the killing spree several hours after cops arrested a 15-year-old boy whose fingerprints were found at the crime scene. More »

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      murder  • shooting  • New Jersey  • Newark  • Cory Booker  • Jose Carranza

    • NJ Mayor Under Gun in Triple Killing

      New York Times  |  Aug 7, 07 4:34 AM CDT

      NJ Mayor Under Gun in Triple Killing

      (Newser) - Jersey residents shocked by the shooting deaths of three students at a Newark schoolyard this weekend are lashing out at a young mayor who rode a wave of hope and idealism into office, the Times reports. Cory Booker, 38, is facing a wall of public hostility—and calls for his resignation—after the gruesome shootings and a homicide rate that refuses to fall. More »

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      murder  • crime  • New Jersey  • mayor  • homicide  • gun violence  • Newark  • Cory Booker

    • Fire-Ravaged Montana's Burning

      Associated Press  |  Aug 5, 07 7:32 PM CDT

      Fire-Ravaged Montana's Burning

      (Newser) - After over a month of wildfires throughout Montana, a fire that started Friday near Missoula prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency. No homes have burned, but 200 were evacuated and a 30-mile stretch of highway was closed. The state fire information officer estimated containment at 0%, " only because there isn't a lower number." More »

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      California  • Michigan  • New Jersey  • wildfires  • Montana

  • July 2007
  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M

      New York Times  |  May 23, 07 10:33 AM CDT

      NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M

      (Newser) - Breaking up really is hard to do, especially if you're the governor of New Jersey and your ex is a state employees' union president. Jon Corzine and Carla Katz split up in 2004, and Katz got more out of their 2-year relationship than a threadbare couch and some mix tapes, the Times reports: a settlement worth more than $6 million. More »

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      divorce  • ethics  • New Jersey  • Jon Corzine

    • McGreevey Makes a Leap Of Faith

      Star-Ledger  |  May 3, 07 7:29 AM CDT

      McGreevey Makes a Leap Of Faith

      (Newser) - James McGreevey, who resigned as New Jersey governor to avoid being outed by a former gay lover, plans to become an Episcopalian priest. McGreevey, who had been a Catholic, was received into the faith at St. Bartholomew's Church in Manhattan Sunday, and has been accepted into the Master of Divinity program at General Theological Seminary. More »

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      religion  • New Jersey  • custody  • Episcopal Church  • gay priests  • James McGreevy

  • April 2007

    • Corzine Crashed at 91 MPH

      Associated Press  |  Apr 18, 07 8:15 AM CDT

      Corzine Crashed at 91 MPH

      (Newser) - Not only was Jon Corzine not wearing a seat belt, the SUV in which he was riding shotgun was clocked at 91 mph seconds before its crash last week. The trooper driving the New Jersey governor was going 26 mph over the limit on the Garden State Parkway—which he's allowed to do in an emergency. More »

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      New Jersey  • Don Imus  • car crash  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights  • Jon Corzine  • black box

    • N.J. Governor Injured in Car Crash

      Star-Ledger  |  Apr 13, 07 9:54 AM CDT

      N.J. Governor Injured in Car Crash

      (Newser) - New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was critically injured last night after a pickup truck struck his motorcade. "He's in serious shape, but he's alive and going to survive," says state senate president Richard Codey, acting governor until Corzine can resume his duties—which could be weeks. Cops are still looking for the driver responsible for the crash, who took off. More »

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      New Jersey  • car accident  • car crash  • SUV  • Jon Corzine  • Driving

    • Fired Imus Meets Players

      CNN  |  Apr 13, 07 9:17 AM CDT

      Fired Imus Meets Players

      (Newser) - Don Imus sat down with the Rutgers women’s basketball team last night, hours after he became a former radio star for calling them “nappy-headed hos.”  The meeting, which included their coaches and parents, took place at the New Jersey governor’s mansion, whose proprietor, Jon Corzine, was en route when he was seriously injured in a car crash. More »

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      CBS  • racism  • radio  • New Jersey  • Don Imus  • Rutgers

    • Atlantic City Trumps The Donald

      New York Times  |  Apr 11, 07 7:02 AM CDT

      Atlantic City Trumps The Donald

      (Newser) - Donald Trump's casinos are faltering in Atlantic City, the very seaboard Vegas the flamboyant developer helped build in the 80s and 90s.  The Taj Mahal is still flush, but Trump's two other hotels are last in revenues. And analysts aren't betting on them, thanks in part to the share the city is losing to slot parlors in NYC and Philly. More »

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      Las Vegas  • New Jersey  • gambling  • casino  • Donald Trump  • Atlantic City

    • Lamoriello Pulls Another Riley

      Sports Illustrated  |  Apr 2, 07 7:02 PM CDT

      Lamoriello Pulls Another Riley

      (Newser) - Despite his team's first-place standing in the NHL's Atlantic Division, New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello has summarily dismissed coach Claude Julien and will coach the team himself for the remainder of the season, which consists of a week and then the playoffs.  This is the second time in as many years the perfectionistic Lamoriello has taken his own coach's job. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • NHL  • hockey  • sports  • New Jersey Devils  • New Jersey  • Dwyane Wade  • Pat Riley  • Stan Van Gundy  • Claude Julien  • Lou Lamoriello

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