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Lakewood business owner coping with possibility his sister was killed in Mumbai attacks
Local business owner Moshe Shvarzblat remains in Israel today trying to sort out the details surrounding the death of a woman in the Mumbai terrorist attacks feared to be his sister.
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Fire engulfs computer store, damages Toms River DMV
A fire at a shopping center on Hooper Avenue Sunday afternoon left one business burned and two others with smoke damage, according to Police Chief Michael G. Mastronardy.
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Lakewood man's sister may be India terror victim
A Lakewood man has flown to Israel to confirm whether his sister was one of the six people killed at the Chabad House in Mumbai, India, during that country's terror attacks.
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Police investigate Lakewood fire ignited with Molotov cocktails
Police say they are investigating an early morning fire at the High Point Condominiums that was apparently started by a pair of Molotov cocktails thrown through a window.
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Backyard Skywatchers Find Tool Bag Lost in Space
Amateur astronomers have been monitoring a shiny tool bag that has been orbiting Earth ever since it was dropped last week by an astronaut during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
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Murder defendant skips court
One of the men charged with trying to orchestrate the murder of a witness against him in the recently concluded Lakewood barbershop murder trial told his attorney that he didn't feel up to appearing before a ...
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Toys for Tots drop off at Covington Village in Lakewood
'tis the season and Matzel Development is collecting unwrapped toys for the local Toys For Tots at Covington Village, 70 Jared Court in Lakewood in Ocean County, this holiday season.
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Skywatchers spot a losta space tool kit
A A Tool bag not lost in space? Nov. 25: A veteran space observer claims to have seen the tool kit that escaped from the grip of an Endeavour astronaut last week.
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Fugitive subdued by would-be hostages in Lakewood
A local man remained in jail Monday, accused of forcing his way into the home of a woman he encountered while she was taking out trash and briefly held her family at gunpoint in an attempt to hide from police ...
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NJ Transit to stop buying compressed natural-gas buses
New Jersey Transit's nearly decadelong, multimillion-dollar trial run with low-polluting buses that burn compressed natural gas is over - for now.
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Lakewood development focus of controversy
Sonny Wells relights a cigarette, leans his forearms against the corral fence and explains why he doesn't belong.
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Defense lawyer balks at conspiracy charges
"I don't believe it." It was a phrase uttered with shock and resignation by Paul Bergrin, the defense counsel for Tyleek Baker, as he reacted to the news that Baker's two co-defendants were charged with ...
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Fifth suspect charged in Lakewood slaying
Another person has been charged in the murder of a Lakewood woman in what authorities say was an attempt to kill a witness to a gang-related murder.
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Church's giveaway warms many hearts in Lakewood
A blustery, cold wind blew through Town Square Saturday afternoon, but the turkey dinners were hot and the coats distributed by members of the Church of Grace and Peace in Toms River warmed many people who came ...
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Fifth accused conspirator in Lakewood murder makes court appearance
The latest man arrested for playing a role in the murder of a woman whose daughter's boyfriend testified in the Lakewood barbershop murder trial appeared in court this afternoon after being charged with helping ...
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Three charged in alleged bias attacks in Lakewood
An Ocean County grand jury handed up a 13-count indictment which includes charges of the attempted murder of a rabbi and accuses three men of bias intimidation against members of the Orthodox Jewish community ...
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Authorities: He meant to kill all
A 20-year-old Lakewood man intended to kill everyone in the home where a Lakewood woman was murdered last month, hours before the start of a gang-related murder trial at which her daughter's boyfriend was to ...
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Three arrested on drug charges after Lakewood traffic stop
Three people were arrested following a motor vehicle stop on Maple Street at about 10 p.m. Monday made by members of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Special Operations Group.
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Polish Heritage Afternoon set for Dec. 6 at Lakewood library
The Lakewood branch of the Ocean County Library, 301 Lexington Avenue, will present Polish Heritage Afternoon 2 p.m. Saturday December 6. Students from the Polish Supplementary School, Lakewood, will present ...
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Killers ordered execution of witness, Ocean prosecutor charges
Two of the three alleged gang members convicted earlier this week of murdering a barbershop patron ordered the execution of a trial witness and two others with whom he was staying, authorities said today in ...
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