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Cancer Con, 'Facebook Stalker,' Student Lunch Strike Top State News

Other top stories from around the state this week include a Princeton University store employee charged with prostitution and a deadly shooting at a popular restaurant in Newark

Delran Woman Allegedly Swindled Friends with Cancer Scheme

Friends and family came to the aid of a 40-year-old Delran woman -- bringing her food, paying for her wedding and fundraising thousands of dollars -- believing she was dying of bladder cancer. Police now say she was never diagnosed nor treated for the deadly disease.

Police: 'Facebook Stalker' Terrorized Victims Throughout South Jersey

A 20-year-old Hamilton Township resident was charged with multiple counts of making terroristic threats, theft of services and harassment for allegedly terrorizing random victims on Facebook since the summer. 

Parsippany Hills Students Organize School Lunch Strike

A new, reportedly healthier school lunch program being offered in Parsippany public schools has not received an enthusiastic welcome from some students at Parsippany Hills High School.

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Princeton University Store Employee Charged with Prostitution

An employee of the Princeton University Store has been charged with prostitution after he allegedly engaged in paid sexual acts in the store after hours with a woman he met on Craigslist, according to Princeton Borough Police.

One Dead, Two Injured in Newark Restaurant Shooting

A shooting inside a popular family-owned Newark restaurant Thursday morning left one dead and two others wounded, authorities confirmed. A Newark man has been charged in the shooting.

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River Dell Student Killed in Route 4 Pedestrian Accident

A 17-year-old Oradell boy killed on Route 4 late last Saturday was a senior at River Dell High School. River Dell students mourned the loss of Rafael "Raff" Acosta this week after they learned of the accident and the victim's identity.

Patch Sues Washington Twp. for Access to Assembylman Arrest Video

Gloucester Township Patch's parent company wants to force Washington Township Police to turn over the footage of the Assemblyman Paul Moriarty's July 31 arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.


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