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The leaders of the state’s thoroughbred and standardbred horse racing industries announced an agreement on Monday — on the eve of today’s North Jersey casinos vote — that could raise the quality of racing in the state as well as help balance the industry’s books.

The city has endured a five-year spike in homicides after the layoffs of 125 police officers in 2011, a surge of more killings than during any equivalent time period in Paterson in almost three decades.

Relentless and determined, the candidate at the microphone kept talking despite several attempts by the debate moderator to get him to conclude.

In the race for president of the United States, everyone's vote counts. But some count more than others.

An NBC News report Monday night said Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres directed city public works employees to do personal tasks for him months after he was already under the spotlight of a highly-publicized state Attorney General’s Office investigation involving similar allegations.

Police blotter items reported in Belleville as of Nov. 7, 2016.

American consumers boosted their borrowing in September, a potential sign that recent job growth and wage gains have left them slightly more comfortable with holding debt

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, the international business-to-business technology services giant based in Teaneck, said its previously disclosed internal investigation into possible violations of a U.S. law against bribing foreign officials has led to more changes at the senior management level.

Governor Christie’s approval rating has hit a record low among New Jersey voters, falling to 20 percent in a Rutgers-Eagleton survey released Monday. Support for Christie declined as two of his former aides, Bill Baroni and Bridget Anne Kelly, were standing trial over the George Washington Bridge lane closures.

Paul Ribau, 20, of Belleville is wanted in connection with a Newark robbery.