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Disturbing Video, State Retains Control of Newark Schools Top Local News

$588 million city budget introduced, fugitive brothers apprehended and new stop-and-search policy also make headlines.

A city man was reportedly caught on a cell phone video masturbating while driving a NJ Transit bus traveling through the Lincoln Tunnel last month. The video was made public this week.

A $588 million city budget was introduced this week calling for a tax cut as well as the hiring of additional public safety personnel, including police officers.

Mayor and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Cory Booker raised more than $4 million for his campaign, according to campaign finance data released this week. 

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Two fugitive brothers wanted for an Irvington murder last month were captured in New Brunswick.

The Newark Municipal Council approved a new policy requiring city police to collect and publicize data on stops-and-searches, internal affairs investigations and other matters. The measures drew praise the state ACLU.

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