Newark, NJ – Iselin, NJ – Gospel fever returns to the New York Tri-State area on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the Prudential Center (165 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ). After auditions in January 2015, the competitors will be preparing to share the stage with the top Choirs and Quartets in the Nation, including Bishop Hezekiah Walker & LFC, Ricky Dillard & New G, Mighty Clouds of Joy, The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Mississippi Mass Choir, The Thompson Community Reunion Choir, Greater Allen AME Cathedral Mass Choir, Doc McKenzie & The Hi-Lites and back by popular demand The Clark Sisters.

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The study by two fellows at Harvard University\’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics received responses from 280 reporters from every state except Louisiana, where none of the individuals contacted participated in the survey. Louisiana, the study said, is \”historically one of the more corrupt states in America.\”

North Bergen man draws 30-year prison term in 2011 hammer slaying in Fairview

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A North Bergen man described as \”remorseless\” by the Morris County prosecutor was sentenced Friday to 30 years in state prison for fatally striking a man in the head with a hammer in Fairview more than three years ago and then dumping the body in Lincoln Park, authorities said in a release.

Carlos Rojas

Carlos Rojas, 24, won’t be eligible for parole for at least 17 years following a sentence imposed by Superior Court Judge Robert J. Gilson in Morristown, according to Morris County Prosecutor Frederic Knapp. A jury found Rojas guilty on Oct. 30 of aggravated manslaughter, kidnapping and other offenses related to the Aug. 3, 2011 killing.

Police say Rojas killed a 27-year-old friend, Esteban Hernandez, who also lived in North Bergen, by repeatedly striking him in the head with a hammer. The killing occurred at a Fairview home where Rojas worked for a man who ran an auto-repair garage, authorities have said. The victim’s body was found in the trunk of a car in a wooded area of Lincoln Park one day later.

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Morris County Prosecutor Frederic M. Knapp said on Friday that it was \”an especially brutal homicide\” and added that \”the defendant has shown no remorse or contrition for his acts.\”

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(NewsUSA) – The holidays are here, and while you\’re admiring all of the beautiful presents wrapped and sitting under your tree, or getting excited about travel plans, it\’s also the perfect time for burglars and muggers to steal some seasonal cheer. (Remember the movie Home Alone?) It\’s enough to cast a Scrooge-like pall over what is traditionally \”the most wonderful time of the year.\”

The 2014 Christmas advert from Sainsbury’s supermarkets in the United Kingdom is inspired from events that took place during World War One a hundred years ago in 1914. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day the fighting stopped for brief periods of time as both the Biritish and German soldiers took a moment to celebrate the Christmas holiday. The chocolate bar in the video is on sale at Sainsbury’s supermarkets with all profits being given to the The Royal British Legion. To learn more watch The Story Behind Sainsbury’s Christmas Advert.

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Viewers can watch live online to see if the whitetail is the largest on record in Pennsylvania.

Jeff Lenzi, of Allegheny County, poses with the buck that has potential to top the Pennsylvania records book for typical bucks. Lenzi harvested the buck Oct. 10, and on Tuesday, Dec. 16, he’s scheduled to bring the rack to Harrisburg to have it scored officially and find out if it’s the new No. 1.

By now, you might have heard about an Allegheny County buck taken two months ago during the statewide archery season; a buck so large it might be a new Pennsylvania state record.
Will it measure up as the No. 1 buck on record?
That remains to be seen, but viewers everywhere can watch live online as the buck is measured and its official score recorded
Allegheny County hunter Jeff Lenzi, who harvested the massive 10-point buck Oct. 10, is scheduled to bring the rack to the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s headquarters on Tuesday, Dec. 16, to have it officially scored.
And the 9 a.m. scoring session will be streamed live on the Game Commission’s website, www.pgc.state.pa.us.
Most big-game animals can be measured officially to see where they rank all-time. Pennsylvania launched its Big Game Records Program in 1965, and today, records are kept of all official measurements recorded for white-tailed deer, black bears and elk that meet minimum qualifications for entry into Pennsylvania’s records book.
Records are split into a number of categories, based on things such as the configuration of a deer’s or elk’s rack, and whether the animal was taken with a firearm or archery gear. A successful hunter must take his or her trophy to an official scorer.
It appears likely that Lenzi’s buck will be scored in the typical category, meaning its rack does