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Turkey Crashes Windshield, Fire Scorches Park, Murder-for-Hire Plot Foiled Top Regional News

Missing Hillsborough woman, gun buyback program also make headlines.

Police Seeking Information About Missing Hillsborough Woman

Police are seeking information about the whereabouts of Paige Aiello, a senior at The College of New Jersey, who hasn't been seen since Tuesday. 

State police said a Pequannock driver was startled and suffered scrapes and cuts after a live turkey crashed through her windshield and ended up alive in her backseat on Route 80 in Montville Monday morning.

Fire Scorches 1.5 Acres at Schooley's Mountain Park

A late Tuesday night brush fire scorched 1.5 acres of land at Schooley’s Mountain Park, requiring multiple fire companies to respond and cut down the flames, Washington Township police said.

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Trade Center Brush Fires Under Control

Agencies from throughout Morris County assisted to quell blazes in Mt. Olive.

Tick Tock Diner Manager Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot

The manager of the iconic Tick Tock Diner in Clifton tried to have his uncle killed in an elaborate murder-for-hire plot, state police said at a news conference Wednesday.

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To Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano, the 1,302 rifles, shotguns, handguns and assault weapons purchased over the course of the county's first gun buyback program last week was an "outstanding success."

He made it to the semifinals in season two of NBC's "The Voice" and is preparing for the release of his first album in July — and now New Yorker Jamar Rogers also is serving as an advocate for diagnostic testing through Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a company with its headquarters on Route 202 in Raritan.

Discarded Cigarette Causes Fire that Closes Fuddruckers

A discarded cigarette started a fire that closed Fuddruckers restaurant, authorities said.

House Catches Fire After Possible Lightning Strike

A Brahma Avenue home is not liveable after it caught fire from possibly being struck by lighting Wednesday night.

Christie: 'I Don't Think Teachers Are the Problem... Unions Are'

Gov. Chris Christie said there is an "extraordinary divide" between teachers and the unions that represent them during a stop Thursday at Raritan Valley Community College.

Resident Threatens Suit When Silenced at Council Meeting

A Parsippany resident said she will talk with an attorney and the American Civil Liberties Union to pursue legal action against the township attorney and town council after she was denied the chance to speak Tuesday about allegations levied against the administration.

Morristown Compromises on Tashmoo's Liquor License

Thunder clapped outside as about 50 people filed in shaking their wet umbrellas to hear the vote on the liquor license transfer of Tashmoo Restaurant & Bar on DeHart Street.

First Responders Unite to Send Kids of Couple Killed in Sandy to Disney

Mendham Township rallies to send the children of Rich and Beth Everett on Florida vacation.

4-Year-Old Cancer Patient Made Honorary Policeman

The Bridgewater Township Police Department recognized its newest honorary member with proclamations from both the township and the state—and that honor went to 4-year-old Malik Campbell.


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