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Incoming Rutgers AD Comes Under Fire, Man Auctions Spot in Heaven Top State News

Other top stories this week include two New York Rangers fans who allegedly attacked an Englewood boy they mistook for a playoff ticket scammer and a Massachusetts woman who pleaded guilty in a murder plot.

Teaneck Man Tries Selling His Spot in Heaven

Online auction site eBay nixed a Teaneck man's effort to sell his spot in Jewish Heaven after bids reached nearly $100,000, according to the Jewish Forward.

Incoming Rutgers Athletic Director Involved in Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit While at Louisville

Incoming Rutgers Athletic Director Julie Hermann came under fire this week after volleyball players she coached at the University of Tennessee alleged she emotionally abused them and the New York Times reported she was the target of a sexual discrimination lawsuit while at Louisville.

A 17-year-old Englewood boy was assaulted by two enraged New York Rangers fans who mistook him for a man they claimed sold them bogus playoff tickets a week earlier, according to Englewood police.

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Mass. Woman Pleads Guilty to Shooting Mother Walking with Toddler on Boonton Street

Nearly two years after a woman was shot dead on a Boonton street one summer night while walking with her toddler son and the boy's father, the woman accused of shooting her pleaded guilty to murder.

'Cops' Charged in Robbery Spree

Two men spent Memorial Day in the Morris County Department of Corrections after being charged in three robberies while allegedly impersonating police officers and targeting residents based on their immigration status.

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Lost iPhone Turns Into Surveillance Camera

A Gloucester Township worker, who lost his phone in an unusual way, had to watch as his lost phone’s new “owner” uploaded pictures of himself to the cloud.

Infant Porn Pics Get Parsippany Man 11 Years in Prison

A Lake Hiawatha man who authorities say  on his electronic devices was sentenced to 140 months in prison on Wednesday, according to U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman.

Man Admits He Helped Killer of Newark Cop Flee State

A Paterson man admitted Wednesday in Passaic County Superior Court that he helped the killer of Newark Police Det. Michael Morgan flee the state during a manhunt following the murder, The Record of Woodland Park reported.

West Deptford Police Seize Nearly $20K of LSD and Stun Gun in Highway Stop

A routine highway stop led to four arrests of Delaware residents and a haul of illegal drugs for West Deptford police.

Moody’s Investor Service downgraded Rutgers University’s bond rating from Aa3 to Aa2 and issued a negative outlook for the short term, due to the university’s pending merger with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.


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