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Rallies planned Sunday in response to student facing discipline over tweets
It all began a few days ago, when Bethany Koval, a 16-year-old Israeli Jew from Fair Lawn, tweeted, "i'm sooooo glad that pro-Israel girl from my school unfollowed me! I'm so FREE now like."
According to news reports, Bethany’s tweet set up a chain reaction of events at Fair Lawn High School, after she was called into the principal’s office for allegedly bullying and making politically i

Family devastated when deceased woman’s belongings disappear in UPS shipment
A NJ man was devastated to discover the disappearance of his deceased sister's most precious belongings. The United Parcel Service box, which weighed 51 pounds when Gerald Betzner mailed it, weighed about less than 2 pounds when it arrived.
Election watch 2016: Key dates to remember
The horse race is far from over, especially on the Republican side, so here are a few key dates to keep in mind.

Child dies in New Year’s Day Route 1 crash
A 13-year-old child has died from a car crash on Route 1 in South Brunswick on New year's day. Two other victims, aged 19 and 21, remain in critical condition. The crash may have been caused by distracted driving while using a cell phone, police said.

Deal police captain killed in car crash
An off-duty police captain was killed on Saturday morning when his car flipped over and crashed into a utility pole in Ocean Township, authorities said.

Did you feel the earth move?
A 2.07-magnitude earthquake was felt north of Ringwood at 12:58 a.m. Saturday. NJ 101.5 Meteorologist Dan Zarrow said this one was mild, which is typical for earthquakes in New Jersey.

Route 1 crash leaves three young people critically injured
A two-car crash on Route 1 that left three people critically injured on Friday may have been caused by a driver using a cellphone, the South Brunswick Township Police Department reported.

First baby of 2016 was born one minute after midnight
Coming into the world at 12:01 a.m. on New Year's day, tiny Madison Patrice Ely-Gaskill was New Jersey's first baby of 2016.

Bear snoozing in tree surprises Summit residents
A black bear gave some Summit residents quite a surprise on New Year’s morning when they woke up to find him snoozing in a tree in their neighborhood.

Singer Natalie Cole is dead at 65
Cole died Thursday night at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, "due to complications from ongoing health issues."