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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Bomb-Making Chemicals, Sen. Sues Hometown Top State News

Fatal Garden State Parkway accident, student accused of college dorm fire also make headlines.

Assault rifles and a large quantity of materials used to make bombs was found in the Ridgewood home of Roberto Rivera, 60, on Saturday, according to police. Rivera, a New York doctor, was charged with recklessly creating a risk of widespread injury or damage. FBI agents said he was active in the Occupy Wall Street movement. State Sen. Stephen M. Sweeney is suing his hometown over what he labeled an unlawful arrangement in which a $13.1 million settlement payment was made to Sunoco, the owner of the Eagle Point refinery, for tax appeals. In exchange for the payment, Sunoco made a $750,000 donation to the township to pay for a pair of new fire trucks. A 23-year-old Bloomfield man was pronounced dead on the scene of an Irvington exit on the …

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