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Los Angeles Angels outfielder and New Jersey native Mike Trout turned 24 on Friday, and received a cute Tweet from his Mom in Millville. YANKEES: What\’s wrong with the offense lately? But that couldn\’t top tens of thousands of Angels fans singing \”Happy Birthday\” to baseball\’s best player during Friday night\’s 8-4 victory over the Baltimore…

HARRISBURG, Pa., /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania outlined its plans to help manage needs for public safety, public health and transportation during the Papal visit. 

\” Pennsylvania is committed to supporting event planning partners to prepare and help ensure a safe, secure Papal visit for residents of Philadelphia and surrounding areas in addition to all of the visitors from around the world,\” Governor Tom Wolf said. \”Due to the size and scope of the event and the large crowds expected, Philadelphia and event organizers requested assistance from the commonwealth. We are ready to assist event organizers and planners to keep people safe and make this historic Papal visit to Philadelphia a success.\”

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New Jersey might be called the Garden State, but its agriculture expands far past the gorgeous green farmland out to the coast and beyond into another realm: aquaculture. New Jersey fishermen bring in tons of fresh seafood daily along the Jersey shore for our dining pleasure. Even with all the wonderful seafood the Jersey coast has…

NEWARK, N.J. – A previously convicted felon from Irvington, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 92 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a loaded semiautomatic handgun, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

GTPD Media Release: 8-5-2015

ST. LOUIS (CN) – A federal grand jury indicted a former Missouri police officer in a small town near Ferguson on charges of conspiring with the now-imprisoned former mayor to arrest a political foe.
Former Pine Lawn police Lt. Steven Blackeney had sued the city in January, claiming he was fired for blowing the whistle in an FBI investigation of Mayor Sylvester Caldwell.
Caldwell was sentenced in July to 33 months in federal prison for extortion.

ST. LOUIS (CN) – Two journalists who were arrested covering the Ferguson protests have settled their federal lawsuits against police – one for $8,500 and expungement of his record and one for expungement but no money.
The ACLU filed the lawsuits last year against the St. Louis County police on behalf of Gerald D. Yingst III of News2Share.com and Turkish reporter Bilgin Sasmaz.

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Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday nominated a retired state police major to lead the agency two months after the Senate scuttled his first choice for the commissioner\’s job. Tyree C. Blocker, who retired in 2005 after working his way up through the ranks of the state police for 30 years, would bring a wealth of knowledge…

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Tuesday, September 8th-10th:

Miss America Preliminary Competitions

 

Friday, September 11th:

Inaugural Miss America 9/11 Military Tribute Concert & Luncheon at The Claridge Hotel

Tickets are limited so please contact

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Miracle Mile & Steel Pier Celebration sponsored by Children\’s Miracle Network Hospitals

Join the Miss America Class of 2016 in walking the miracle mile on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Registration information coming soon.

 

Saturday, September 12th:

Miss America \”Show Us Your Shoes\” Parade on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Purchase tickets for the parade today in our prime viewing area at Boardwalk Hall:

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Sunday, September 13th:

Washington, DC-Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that he’ll soon depart for Israel as part of a working trip that includes a bipartisan delegation of freshman Members of the United States House of Representatives.

While the intention of this journey is educational and was scheduled before the Obama Administration announced a nuclear dealwith Iran, that agreement is certain to be a key topic during the trip.