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Hudson GOP leaders praise Palin as McCain VP pick

by Amy Sara Clark/The Jersey Journal

Friday August 29, 2008, 7:13 PM

Several Hudson County Republicans embraced Sen. John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate, saying the 44-year-old Alaska governor would energize the campaign and perhaps even attract Democratic and independent women voters to the ticket.

"It's a good choice," said Debra Cuseglio, vice chair of Hudson County's Republican Party. "Half the country are women. Don't you think we should be represented by a woman also? It's about time."

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Shots fired at dice game, police say

by Paul Koepp

Friday August 29, 2008, 6:42 PM

A game of dice nearly turned deadly last night in the Greenville section of Jersey City, as shots rang out but apparently did not hit anyone, police said.

A group of men told cops they were gambling in front of a building at Rutgers and Stevens avenues shortly after 9 p.m. when three men wearing black hooded sweatshirts approached from the west, reports said.

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Red Bulls sign Touray

by The Associated Press

Friday August 29, 2008, 6:22 PM

The New York Red Bulls signed forward Sainey Touray of Gambia to a developmental contract today.

Touray, 18, played for Wallidan FC of the Gambian first division from 2005-08, scoring a team-high nine goals when Wallidan won the league title in 2008. He started his career in 2003 with Tallinding United of the Gambian second division.

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Cops: Beaten up by ex-girlfriend

by Paul Koepp

Friday August 29, 2008, 2:15 PM

A homeless man was beaten and robbed by his ex-girlfriend last night on a church stoop in Jersey City, police said.

The 62-year-old victim told cops he was sitting in front of St. John the Baptist Church at Kennedy Boulevard and Brooks Place at 9 p.m. when the 43-year-old woman approached, grabbed his neck and punched and kicked him in the face, reports said.

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VIDEO: Celebrity golf fund-raiser a success for St. Joseph's School of the Blind

by The Jersey Journal

Friday August 29, 2008, 1:15 PM

The proceeds from Monday's golf outing fund-raiser for St. Joseph's School for the Blind in Jersey City will go toward programs at the school's new building on Summit Avenue, said Ellen M. Felicetta, the school's director of development.

The 18th annual Phil Rizzuto Memorial/Gene Michael Celebrity Charity Golf Classic was held at the Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park..

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'Now is the time': Complete coverage of Obama's acceptance speech

by The Jersey Journal

Friday August 29, 2008, 1:07 PM

Byron Smith / Jersey JournalGrace Linkhorn who is 101 years old watches Senator Barack Obama accept the Democratic nomination with Winifred Thurston at Cafe Nostalgia in Jersey City, Thursday, August 28, 2008.

Hudson County residents came out in droves to watch Sen. Barack Obama accept the Democratic nomination last night, and, from the bars of Jersey City and Hoboken to Invesco Field in Denver, the Jersey Journal was there to see it.

Here's our complete coverage:

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At the convention with Joan Quigley: We made history, and Denver handled the crowds

by Joan Quigley/For The Jersey Journal

Friday August 29, 2008, 12:22 PM

Editor's Note: State Assemblywoman Joan Quigley of Jersey City is sending dispatches from the Democratic National Convention in Denver to Hudson County Now and The Jersey Journal.

AFL-CIO officer Laurel Brennan summed it up best when she said, "This week was physically and emotionally exhausting, but it was living history and I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else in the world."

State Dem Chair Assemblyman Joe Cryan of Union got a standing ovation from convention attendees and he truly deserved it.

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State looks to reduce revolving door to jail

by The Associated Press

Friday August 29, 2008, 11:57 AM

New Jersey wants to know what combination of services works best to keep ex-inmates from returning to state prisons after they're released.

A $2 million pilot program called "Another Chance" offers services to 1,300 people with criminal convictions, then tracks the results.

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