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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

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	Hampton home leveled by possible explosion A home in Hampton was leveled by a possible explosion this morning.State police have confirmed that they received a call at around 7 a.m. about a fire at 74 New St.

	Court finds text sender could be civilly liable A New Jersey appeals court has found a person who knowingly sends a text to a driver can share liability if the driver causes an accident. A three-judge state appeals court panel stressed that drivers are obligated to obey traffic laws and not transmit or read text messages while driving.

	Today marks 2-year anniversary of Irene's arrival to NJ Today marks the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Irene's arrival to New Jersey. At that time, it was considered the worst tropical system to ever affect New Jersey. The historic storm made landfall in Little Egg Inlet early on a Sunday morning.

	Liberty Island ferry crashes into pier Three people were injured when the Miss New Jersey ferry collided with a pier at Liberty Island at around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Officials say there was damage to the ferry as well as the pier, but the incident is considered to be minor.

	Fire victim suffers double blow as mother-to-be One of the victims of Monday's devastating fire suffered a double loss when the mother-to-be lost all of her baby supplies along with her home. Tondra Taylor, on bed rest after an early labor scare, watched her home on Garside Street burn to the ground from her bed at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.