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May 9, 2023

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NOWAYNJ! State rejects thousands of lewd, crude vanity license plates. We got the list.

NJ Advance Media obtained eight years of letter and number combinations the state MVC rejected. That totaled more than 7,000 requests.

By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Len Melisurgo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Murphy makes it law — N.J. drivers can’t get a ticket for these license plate frames

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law that decriminalizes having a license plate frame that partly covers "New Jersey" or "Garden State" on license plates.

By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Garbage truck driver was on phone when he slammed into SUV in fatal wreck, cops say

The 45-year-old garbage truck driver was charged with reckless vehicular homicide.

By Chris Sheldon | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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A meteorite may have crashed through the roof of an N.J. home, police say

It may be related to a current meteor shower called the Eta Aquariids, officials said.

By Chris Sheldon | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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George R.R. Martin supports writers strike with ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff on hold

Martin, a member of the Writers Guild of America, expressed his 'full and complete and unequivocal support' for the guild.

By Amy Kuperinsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Ray Liotta’s cause of death shared in report

Liotta died unexpectedly last year when he was in the Dominican Republic filming a movie.

By Amy Kuperinsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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New N.J. food festival to deliver the best of ‘boujee’ eats

The new fest takes over a historic location for two days in June

By Karim Shamsi-Basha | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Sports

N.J. college wants to keep separate sports teams after merger with Montclair State

By Rob Jennings | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Yankees pitcher’s wife calls ‘bullsh*t” on tweet about husband from team media partner

By Kevin Manahan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

How Yankees’ Oswaldo Cabrera is striving to break out on offense

By Max Goodman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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Obituaries

Brown, Sister Barbara

Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth Sister Barbara Brown, 86, formerly Sister Michael Rose, a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, died Wednesday, May .....

Connolly, Joan D.

Morristown Medical Center nurse, loving mother & grandmother Joan D. Connolly, 80, passed away May 7, 2023. Joan was born in Brooklyn, NY, and .....

Gruttadauria, Guy

Retired from 40-year engineering career, grandfather, avid golfer Guy Gruttadauria, age 86, of Brick, died Monday morning at home with family. Originally from Dunmore, .....

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