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Candidates Scramble to Replace Longtime US Senator in August 13 Primary Elections

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg's death came with nineteen months left in his six-year term, and a controversial decision announced by Governor Chris Christie has acclerated the schedule of a mounting electoral campaign to replace Lautenberg in the Senate.

The late senator passed away just one week ago, but candidates to replace him are required to submit 1,000 signatures from registered members of their political party by today at 4pm.

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Racketeering Charges For 15 Alleged Gang Members Arrested in 2012 Stray Bullet Murder Case

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) announced today that 15 alleged gang members and associates are being charged with racketeering for engaging in a turf war that claimed the life of an innocent man last May.

All 15 were officially charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering, the first time the MCPO has ever issued such a charge.