Top NJ news stories for Monday

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⬛How to fight a cell phone ticket in New Jersey
In 2022 alone, municipal police departments across New Jersey issued more than 27,000 tickets for cell phone use behind the wheel, according to the New Jersey Judiciary.

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⬛ Cops: NJ man who stole 220 pairs of underwear also had child porn
William Borrero of Marlton is accused of stealing over 200 pairs of women's and children's underwear and having child porn.

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⬛ Driver of burning car found dead in Lincoln Park, NJ woods
Investigators are probing the link between a burning car in Lincoln Park and a dead body found near Lynn Park on Saturday morning.

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⬛ NJ 'threat assessment' teams will spot 'students of concern'
Garden State schools are working to get in line with a relatively new state law that officially takes effect in the fall of 2023.

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⬛ Snow coming to NJ?
Another storm system moves into New Jersey this Wednesday, and it could bring snow.

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The 99 top paying jobs in New Jersey

How much do you make? These are the occupations in New Jersey with the highest median annual compensation. Source: Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2022

LOOK: Here's where people in every state are moving to most

Stacker analyzed the Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey data to determine the three most popular destinations for people moving out of each state.

How much does the average NJ home cost? Median prices by county

Everything is costing more these days — and housing is certainly no exception in New Jersey.

Data for 2022 from January through August, compiled by New Jersey Realtors, shows that South Jersey has been seeing homes hit the market and sell in less than a month, on average.

Median prices for single-family homes have reached $500,000 and above in nine counties in North and Central Jersey.

All but two counties have seen houses go for more than the list price, on average, this year.

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