Hazing in Sayreville, mysterious deaths, heroin rampant, deadly bear...

... remembered a fallen Waldwick officer and took a look at soaring heroin usage. And a new mayor took the reigns in Newark. In Essex County , the teenager accused of killing three other teens last Christmas was prosecuted and given a 40-year sentence. ...

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