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What happens to No. 1 and 10 more boys basketball bold predictions for the weekend

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What will happen this weekend in boys hoops?


N.J. drug company fined $5M over alleged use of non-child proof packaging

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Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc., the Plainsboro-based subsidiary of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited

A New Jersey drug company has been fined $5 million after cutting a deal with the feds over allegations that the company sold prescription drugs in non-child proof packaging, according to authorities. 

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc., the Plainsboro-based subsidiary of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited, which is headquartered in India, was accused of knowingly using unapproved blister packs in 2012 despite objections from its employees, the Department of Justice announced Friday

"Dr. Reddy's failed to ensure that children were protected from potentially harmful prescription drugs," Acting Assistant Attorney General Chad A. Readler said. "The government will continue to take seriously alleged violations of laws meant to protect consumer safety."

As part of the consent decree, in which the company admits no wrongdoing, Dr. Reddy's will create a compliance program.

Calls the company were not immediately returned. 

In a release in December, Dr. Reddy's had reached an agreement with the government and the products have not been distributed since June 2012.  

Craig McCarthy may be reached at 732-372-2078 or at CMcCarthy@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @createcraig and on Facebook here. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

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Man shot in Trenton last summer dies, investigation ongoing

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Michael Anthony Jr. was shot several times just before midnight on June 6

A Trenton man who was severely injured in a Trenton shooting last summer died Monday, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.

An autopsy was performed Tuesday, Jan. 16, on Michael Anthony Jr., to determine the cause and manner of his death. The results are pending, the prosecutor's office said.

Anthony, 52, was shot several times just before midnight on June 6, 2017 at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Wayne Avenue.

The night of the shooting police found Anthony after responding to a ShotSpotter notification and a phone call. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Trenton police say two males were seen running north Wayne Avenue, but no arrests have been made. The investigation into the shooting remains ongoing, police and the prosecutor's office said.

Anthony had been in several different care facilities over the past several months due to the extent of his injuries, the prosecutor's office said.

Olivia Rizzo may be reached at orizzo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @LivRizz. Find NJ.com on Facebook

 

Man arrested following afternoon shooting in Trenton

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Officers recovered a handgun at the scene in North Trenton

Ricky Platt.jpgRicky Platt

A Trenton man was shot in the chest inside a city home Thursday afternoon, and a man arrested at the scene was charged with the crime, police said Friday.

Police received a call at 1 p.m. Thursday reporting someone had been shot inside a home on the 300 block of Brunswick Avenue.

At the scene, police found 29-year-old male had been shot in the chest. The victim was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Medical Center in Trenton.

Police interviewed several people inside the home and ultimately arrested 28-year-old Ricky Platt, who was at the scene, police said.

No motive or theory behind the shooting was publicly offered by police.

Officers also found a semi-automatic handgun, which they believe Platt used to shoot the man. Platt was being held Friday at the Mercer County Correction Center pending a detention hearing.

Olivia Rizzo may be reached at orizzo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @LivRizz. Find NJ.com on Facebook

 

Famed, retired N.Y. clarinetist playing one-time N.J. youth show

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The Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey's winter concert features the renowned Stanley Drucker Watch video

The hallways of the music wing of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North were littered with instrument cases, backpacks and winter coats as the jumbled sounds of musicians tuning their instruments filled the air.

The organized chaos is all preparation for the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey's winter concert.

This year, though, YOCJ members were practicing with renowned clarinetist Stanley Drucker, who is coming out of semi-retirement for the Sunday evening show.

Drucker is 88 and spent 60 years in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, retiring in 2009 as its principal clarinetist.

drucker.jpgStanley Drucker 

To mark the end of his career there, the New York Times wrote, "Mr. Drucker...will soon enter something bigger than folklore. Legend maybe? History?"

On Sunday, at The College of New Jersey, he will be joining the YOCJ's Symphonic Orchestra in performing Carl Maria von Weber's first Concerto.

"It's the easiest thing I do," Drucker said, "I play because I like it, it's part of me and its fun."

The concert, at the college's Mayo Hall, will feature six orchestras comprising students in elementary school through high school across their 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. performances.

The YOCJ is slightly unique compared to similar youth orchestras, as members are required to be taught privately and participate in their school's band or orchestra.

Since his formal retirement, Drucker has played with small regional orchestras and has hosted masterclasses, sharing his decades of experience with younger performers, and he doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon.

"Music enriches a lot of young people, it makes them a part of something," Ducker said at the rehearsal.

His advice to young musicians - like the ones he is performing with: love to practice and love your instrument.

First chair violin Rayomd Jia, is excited to see how Drucker will work with the orchestra as a whole.

"Usually there is a lot of miscommunication where we have soloist who is following the orchestra or the orchestra is following the soloist, instead of just meshing," Jia said.

Max Taub, 17, is also a clarinetist and looks forward to learning new techniques from Drucker and watching him perform in general. Taub plans to continue playing music in college and has been practicing for auditions to Drucker's masterclass this spring.

During the Tuesday night rehearsal, it's clear Drucker knows his craft better than anyone else. He doesn't mind stopping in the middle of a piece to correct the tempo, or playing the same section over and over again until he is sure that the orchestra has it down.

It is also clear that he loves playing and loves performing, swaying from side to side, lifting his clarinet up in the air and raising his eyebrows in time with the music during parts of his solo.

"The excitement you get from (playing) is what's worth it," Drucker said.

Olivia Rizzo may be reached at orizzo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @LivRizz. Find NJ.com on Facebook

 

PennEast Pipeline gains federal approval, 2018 construction start eyed

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the controversial natural gas line just before a government shutdown.

The PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC consortium of natural gas companies received federal approval Friday to build the roughly 116-mile, 36-inch-diameter line from Pennsylvania into New Jersey.

PennEast had planned to begin construction in 2018, pending a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

FERC awarded the certificate Friday in a 4-1 vote, capping a contentious review that started with the announcement of the proposal in August 2014.

Saying he disputes the need for the pipeline and that the benefits outweigh its harms, commission member Richard Glick dissented from his colleagues, Chairman Kevin J. McIntyre, Cheryl A. LaFleur, Neil Chatterjee and Robert F. Powelson in the decision.

The pipeline is designed to provide up to 1.1 million dekatherms per day of natural gas from Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region for domestic energy use. Its route takes it from Luzerne County through Carbon, Northampton and Bucks counties, then across the Delaware River into Hunterdon County to Mercer County. 

penneast-pipeline.jpgThis PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC shows the route of its proposed 116-mile, 36-inch-diameter natural gas line from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, to Mercer County, New Jersey, as of September 2016, the most recent map available on the energy company consortium's website. Visit penneastpipeline.com for a more detailed version. (Courtesy image | For NJ Advance Media) 

"We find that PennEast has sufficiently demonstrated that there is market demand for the project," the order issuing the certificate states. "PennEast has entered into long-term, firm precedent agreements with 12 shippers for 990,000 Dth/d of firm transportation service, approximately 90 percent of the project's capacity. ...

"Those shippers will provide gas to a variety of end users, including local distribution customers, electric generators, producers and marketers and those shippers have determined, based on their assessment of the long-term needs of their particular customers and markets, that there is a market for the natural gas to be transported and the PennEast Project is the preferred means for delivering or receiving that gas."

Construction is expected to take about seven months, PennEast spokeswoman Patricia Kornick said last month. 

The New Jersey Sierra Club, a staunch opponent of the plan, described as shameful the decision announced late Friday night, shortly before a federal government shutdown over a budget impasse in the U.S. Senate.

Jeff Tittel, the club's director, maintains PennEast's environmental impact statement "has missing and even false information" and that its New Jersey-issued and federal permits for the project are incomplete.

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"FERC is basically working for the pipeline companies rather than for the people they are supposed to represent," Tittel said in a statement. "It's shameful that FERC can approve a pipeline without even applications for state or federal permits. FERC is the 'Federal Expedited Rubberstamp Commission.'

"Now the fight begins," he continued. "We will organize to stop this pipeline that people vigorously approve. PennEast has a long way to go and many permits to get. We also have a new Governor who opposes the project. We won't stop until we stop this dangerous and unneeded pipeline."

FERC's certificate sets numerous requirements for PennEast to satisfy prior to construction. They can be found toward the end of the document on file under Decisions & Notices at ferc.gov.

"Regarding the project's impacts on landowners and communities, the project would impact approximately 1,588 acres of land during construction, and approximately 788.3 acres of land during operation," Friday's order states. "Approximately 44.5 miles, or 37 percent of the 120.2 mile-long pipeline route, will be located alongside existing rights-of-way.

"While we are mindful that PennEast has been unable to reach easement agreements with a number of landowners, for purposes of our consideration under the Certificate Policy Statement, we find that PennEast has generally taken sufficient steps to minimize adverse impacts on landowners and surrounding communities."

PennEast is a joint venture owned equally, with 20 percent stakes each, by Red Oak Enterprise Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of AGL Resources Inc.; NJR Pipeline Co., a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources; SJI Midstream LLC, a subsidiary of South Jersey Industries; UGI PennEast LLC, a subsidiary of UGI Energy Services LLC; and Spectra Energy Partners LP.

New Jersey Resources is pursuing a separate natural gas pipeline running through Northampton County, as well. Its subsidiary Adelphia Gateway applied Monday to FERC for a certificate of public convenience and necessity. 

That line would convert the remaining length of an 84-mile oil pipeline to natural gas between Martins Creek in Lower Mount Bethel Township to Marcus Hook, Delaware County, outside Philadelphia, and would carry 250,000 dekatherms of Marcellus Shale natural gas per day for domestic energy use. 

Kurt Bresswein may be reached at kbresswein@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @KurtBresswein. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.

'She hadn't even started her life,' mom of woman killed in river crash says

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Ina White said her daughter loved Jacob Garrett, but police say he left her in a submerged, flooding car Watch video

On Sunday afternoon, Ina White opened the door of her Burlington City home and saw police officers.

They told her news she couldn't comprehend: her daughter, Stephanie White had been killed when the car her boyfriend was driving crashed into the icy Delaware River not far away. White was 23.

"It didn't sink in right away and as they were talking, I just went numb," she said.

She had no idea that there was more to the story until she went to the hospital to see the boyfriend, Jacob Garrett, 24, to talk to him about what happened. She saw police guarding his room, and they wouldn't let her inside.

Jacob GarrettJacob T. Garrett

Now, on top of grieving for her only daughter, Ina White is trying to reconcile that the man her daughter loved so dearly is accused of leaving her to die, submerged in freezing water, while he fled.

"She was a beautiful person," she said. "She hadn't even started her life. She was only 23. Now here I am, trying to bury my daughter."

In an interview Friday, Ina White and her sister, Roselle "Rosie" White, described Stephanie as a smart, soft-spoken young woman who worked hard and would do anything for her mother. She had a new job and was also looking to get an apartment with Garrett, whom she had dated for a year.

"Jacob was like her life. She loved that man," Ina White said.

Investigators have charged Garrett with causing death while driving with a suspended license, among other charges.

The Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said his car was speeding along Riverbank Road in Burlington City when it struck a parked van, vaulted off the river wall and plunged into the water.

Witnesses described him Garrett pulling himself out of the car, which was flooding with water, and running away as he told them, "Help my girlfriend," authorities have said.

Stephanie was wearing her seatbelt and submerged water when emergency responders pulled her out. She was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

A police dog tracked Garrett's scent to the Riverline station and he was arrested on a northbound train, the prosecutor's office said. A hearing on whether he should be held pending trial is scheduled for Tuesday in Superior Court of Burlington County.

'The kid you only dream of having'

Stephanie White was known to most of her family and friends as Birdie, a nickname her godfather gave her as a baby. But Roselle White, of Neptune, said she always called her niece "Miss Purty."

"She was the kid you only dream of having," Roselle White said. "She never once talked back to me, rolled her eyes or stomped her feet."

Stephanie was lovable, soft-spoken and sensitive as a girl growing up in Freehold, she said. She graduated from Freehold Borough High School and earned a certificate in horticulture from a Monmouth County vocational school.

She loved flowers, especially orchids, and could always be trusted to doctor a dying plant back to health, her aunt said.

"She was very positive, she had a good attitude about things," Ina White said.

Ina and Roselle White said Stephanie preferred to work and spend time at home, and wasn't interested in partying or going to clubs. She had been loving her new job loading trucks at the new FedEx shipping center in Hamilton, her family said.

Roselle White said Stephanie was selfless and kind to everyone, but she especially "had her mom's back."

She said her niece helped Ina White any way she could, including assisting with her foster kids, pitching in financially and giving her rides to Freehold so she could accompany Stephanie's grandmother to medical appointments.

Ina White said she has raised 12 foster children over the last seven years, and her daughter, who lived with her, loved to care for the kids, too. She is currently fostering a seven-year-old boy.

"She'd help him with his homework. They'd watch movies together," Ina White said of their relationship.

Now, she said, the boy misses Stephanie and the house is oddly quiet. "It's worse being home. Her memory is right there," Ina White said.

Stephanie also leaves an older brother, Steffon White of Howell, and her father, Martin Peterkin of Neptune, along with many other relatives and friends.


'Help my girlfriend'

Ina White said she got to know Garrett over the year he dated her daughter, and he never did anything to make her worry about Stephanie's safety.

"It's worse because it was not something we expected," she said. "He presented himself as a hardworking young man that really loved my daughter. He did have a temper but never to the point where he'd put hands on her."

She said he worked as a forklift operator and she thought he was "on a good path."

She overheard them arguing on the phone the night before the crash, she said, and her daughter told Garrett she wasn't "going to listen to it anymore."

"I don't know what they were arguing about. Maybe I should have said something?" Ina White said. "Some of these scenarios go through your mind, the coulda, woulda, shoulda. It probably wouldn't stop what took place but you wonder."

One of the things she wonders about is if his anger caused him to do something rash Sunday. Ina White said she saw no skid marks at the scene, and has questions about how the car crashed into the water.

"I have a million and one questions," Ina White said. "Every day I'd see my daughter. I'll never have those times again."

Ina White said she does not know how she is going to pay for Stephanie's funeral and burial in Freehold, so Roselle White started a Gofundme page. It had raised almost $1,500 of the $7,000 goal by Friday afternoon.

Stephanie White will be laid to rest Wednesday following a fineral at United Baptist Church, 603 3rd Ave. in Asbury Park at 12 noon, with viewing from 10 a.m. to noon.

Rebecca Everett may be reached at reverett@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @rebeccajeverett. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

2 charged with supplying heroin that killed Ocean County woman

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The Mercer County suspects were also charged with bringing drugs to Jackson last summer, when the woman died

A Trenton man and a Robbinsville woman arrested on heroin dealing charges in Jackson last summer have been charged with supplying the drug to a woman in the town who overdosed the same day, authorities said.

Genuine Baines, 19, and Lindsay Robson, 28, are charged with strict liability drug induced death and related crimes for the Aug. 1, 2017 death of Lisa Guadagno, 42, Ocean County authorities announced Friday.

MC_011918.jpgLindsay Robson and Genuine Baines 

Baines and Robson, and a third suspect, were pulled over on Hyson Road near Jackson Mills Road on the evening of Aug. 1 after police were tipped about them possibly transporting drugs.

Officers found 50 doses, or "decks" of heroin, authorities said in August 2017, a day after their arrests.

On Friday, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said Jackson police had gone to Guadagno's home that day on a medical call and found her unresponsive. Attempts to save her life did not work.

Prosecutor's Detective John Carroll later linked Baines and Robson to the drug that killed Guadagno, the prosecutor's office said. How exactly the suspects' arrests on Aug. 1 played into the investigation could not immediately be learned.

After examining the final toxicology and autopsy report, Carroll issued warrants for Baines and Robson. Police arrested Robson in mid-December, but Baines was not located until this week, when a U.S. Marshals task force tracked him down in Hamilton.

Guadagno was a Brooklyn, N.Y. native who graduated from high school in Marlboro and leaves behind a son, her obituary said. "While she faced a long and hard battle with addiction, she will be remembered for her big heart, infectious laughter and beautiful smile," it said.

The obituary said she loved carrying on family traditions, like making her Aunt Helen's pizza, and always went overboard buying gifts for others. "She was constantly looking for love and acceptance in every person and animal she met," it said.

Kevin Shea may be reached at kshea@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter@kevintshea. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

 


The U.S. poet laureate stars at Trenton Public Library open mic night (VIDEO)

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Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Tracy K. Smith reads from her latest collection Watch video

The poets revealing their thoughts and works at an open mic night at the Trenton Public Library Thursday night had good reason to be nervous.

Many not very experienced at performing, especially in front of such a packed house. Audience members who could not find a seat lined the stairs and peered from balconies.

They were there to see Tracy K. Smith, the poet laureate of the United States.

Smith, a Pulitzer-Prize winning poet who teaches creative writing at Princeton University, could not have been more gracious.

In his remarks, host Todd Evans referred to her as "such a humble spirit."

After a diverse assortment of local poets had their say, the nation's poet took the mic.

"It's a gift to be here and share," Smith said, noting the "sense of community" in the room.

Her first reading was the title poem from her latest collection, "Wade in the Water." You can hear it in the video below.


This was the fourth session of monthly open mic nights at the Trenton Free Public Library, sponsored by The African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County (TAACC). The next one is scheduled for Thursday, February 15.

Michael Mancuso may be reached at mmancuso@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @michaelmancuso Find NJ.com on Facebook.

Made in Jersey: Singer sewing machines had the market sewn up

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There's a good chance that someone in your family owned a Singer sewing machine in days gone by.

ELIZABETH -- Whether they used one that was powered by a treadle or a pedal, there's a really good chance that someone in your family owned a Singer sewing machine.

singer1.pngAt one time, Singer sold more sewing machines than all of its competitors combined. 

In 1873, the Singer Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co. purchased 32 acres of land in Elizabeth and established its first factory in the United States (the company also had a plant in Kilbowie, Clydebank, Scotland). The company isn't credited with inventing the sewing machine, but founder Isaac Singer made crucial improvements to machine designs, patenting 12 ideas in 1857 alone.

By the time the Elizabeth factory opened, Singer was selling more sewing machines than all of its competitors combined.

The 6,000-strong workforce at the plant in the 1870s was the largest in the world at the time for a single establishment. For the 109 years that the factory operated in Elizabeth, a large proportion of residents were employed there at some point or were directly related to someone who was.

The company had promotional ideas ahead of their time. It was the first company to spend $1 million a year on advertising, and offered giveaways such as free sewing machines for the wives of clergymen.

Singer2.jpgSinger sewing machines were manufactured in Elizabeth for 109 years. 

The iconic machine with the ornate cast iron framework was a staple in homes around the world. To this day, the simple, efficient design of the treadle-powered flywheel and drive belt on the late-19th century models operates flawlessly and quietly.

At the turn of the century, Singer employee Phillip Diehl developed an electric motor for use with the machine (later founding the Diehl Manufacturing Co. in Elizabeth) that modernized it further. Eventually, the more compact machines of the 1950s through 1970s evolved.

By the 1970s, however, the company was facing stiff competition from low-priced imports and a general decline in sewing machine sales. In 1982, the last 560 workers at the 1,400,000 square foot Elizabeth factory were laid off and the facility closed. The site at First and Trumbull streets is now home to an industrial park.

The modern consumer era brought a decline in sales of sewing machines but they appear to making a comeback. SVP Worldwide, the current manufacturer of Singer-brand machines, says sales topped three million in 2012, which was twice as many as were sold 10 years before.

Greg Hatala may be reached at ghatala@starledger.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregHatala. Find Greg Hatala on Facebook.

Alex-is United, as Sanchez joins Red Devils' trophy chase from Arsenal

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Sanchez has now found himself headed to the red half of Manchester to join the Red Devils.

ALEXIS SANCHEZ JOINS MANCHESTER UNITED"S RACE FOR SILVERWARE

Welcome to Manchester, Alexis Sanchez.

After a hard fought 1-0 win Saturday over Burnley, which briefly cut the lead at the top of the table to nine points and increased the gap to fourth place Liverpool to six points (before those teams took the pitch), the news got even better for Manchester United fans. 

Sanchez, who had a move to Manchester City shot down in the final minutes of the summer transfer window, has now found himself headed to the red half of Manchester to join the Red Devils. 

The move, which had been in advanced talks all week, has been completed according to numerous sources pending Sunday's medical. Henrikh Mkhitaryan will move the other way in the deal to Arsenal.

Sanchez joins a Manchester United team that has started to regain its form after a festive period wobble. The Red Devils will travel to Yeovil Town Friday, for a F.A. Cup fourth round match, and play Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League round-of-16.

David De Gea kept his 14th clean sheet of the season for United Saturday, which is the most for a keeper in all European leagues, while Anthony Martial got the game winner with his 10th goal of the season

PREMIER LEAGUE SCORES

Brighton 0-4 Chelsea

Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace

Burnley 0-1 Man. United

Everton 1-1 West Brom

Leicester 2-0 Watford

Stoke 2-0 Huddersfield

West Ham 1-1 Bournemouth

Man. City 3-1 Newcastle

Southampton 1-1 Tottenham

Monday

Swansea vs. Liverpool, (3 p.m. EST NBC Sports)

Premier League streak is over, as Liverpool holds on against City Sunday

MARCO SILVA SHOWN THE DOOR AT WATFORD

When Marco Silva was hired in May to take over Watford, he was the ninth manager to take charge of the Hornets since 2012.

Now, they are looking for their 10th.

Silva was fired Sunday, with the Watford hierarchy blaiming a poor run of form (one win in 11) and the failed Everton approach for Silva earlier in the season, for the sacking.

He was the eighth Premier League manager to be sacked this season.

ARE PROMOTED TEAMS NOW IN TROUBLE, AFTER GOOD FIRST HALF?

Huddersfield Town was one of the non-Manchester City stories of the first half of the Premier League season.

The Terriers, who came up from the EFL Championship along with Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle, started the campaign off strongly. Huddersfield got seven points from its first three matches, just like Hull City last year, and lost just once in its first six matches.

But it has all gone sideways of late for the Terriers. They have lost three straight matches in the league, and are winless in six, to drop to 14th in the table on 24 points. Huddersfield has Liverpool (H), Manchester United (A), and Tottenham (A) in its next five matches.

Brighton is now in 16th on 23 points, with Newcastle on spot ahead in the table on the same points. With a F.A. Cup weekend coming up, any of the teams could find themselves in the relegation zone by the time the next two rounds of Premier League play are completed on February 5.

EDEN HAZARD SHOWS HIS CLASS FOR CHELSEA

The 2014-15 Premier League Player of the Year has not been prolific in front of net for the Blues this year, but on his day, the player can be world class.

Saturday was one of those days.

Hazard had two goals in Chelsea's 4-0 win over Brighton, to move his team up to third in the table. His first goal was sublime, and when he is playing at his best, the Blues are as well.

The big question now becomes, will Hazard sign a new deal, or will Real Madrid come calling this summer? According to reports, it looks like the Belgian will extend his stay in London.

GAME OF THE WEEK

The cup competitons return this week, with the Carabao Cup semifinals in the midweek, and the F.A. Cup fourth round on the weekend.

The showcase match comes on Wednesday, as Arsenal hosts London rivals Chelsea in the second leg of the Carabao Cup. The teams drew 0-0 two weeks ago, and with a trip to the final in the balance, the match should be a battle.

Contact Sean Miller at seanmillertrentontimes@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @TheProdigalSean His weekly podcast, Box to Box Football, can be found on iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/box-to-box-football/id1208561351?mt=2

N.J. pets in need: Jan. 22, 2018

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Dogs and cats throughout New Jersey await adoption at shelters and rescues.

It's not always easy to know what to do when adopting a rescue dog, but a new website shows what to do - and what not to do - when adopting.

Dog rescuer and trainer Julie Hart advocates for dog adopters with her new free website rescuedogsresponsibly.com. "I want to promote dog rescue by educating the dog adopter on how to select a compatible family pet," said Hart, "I want dog rescues to put the safety and needs of people first so dog adopters have a better dog adoption experience."

Navigating the dog rescue world can be daunting. Hart's website takes a multi-pronged approach to help adopters, including information on how to choose a dog rescue to adopt from, understanding dog behavior, a flow chart to help choose a safe dog and dog rescue myths.

Hart includes tips and videos on subjects like a dog's affinity of people, touch tolerance, fear, and rude dog behavior. Each video rates behavior as a preferred, medium, and poor dog behavior example. Hart also welcomes inquiries from dog rescues and shelters on how to improve the placement and selection of their dogs.

Greg Hatala may be reached at ghatala@starledger.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregHatala. Find Greg Hatala on Facebook.

31 girls basketball teams off to surprising starts in 2017-18

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See which girls basketball teams have had eye-opening starts this season.

Countdown to cutoff: 17 can't-miss wrestling matches, tourneys this week

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Check out the big wrestling events of the week

HS ice hockey: 22 can't-miss games, Jan. 22-28

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See which games you should keep an eye on this week.


Boys Basketball: Rivalries renewed and more can't-miss games through Jan. 27

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Where are the top hoops games this week?

WATCH: These Eagles fans fly to sporting good stores to get NFC champs gear

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Get that NFC championship gear while it's hot! Watch video

By Justin Decker

At about 9:30 pm on Sunday the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings for a championship slot in the Super Bowl, and by 6 a.m. the next day Dick's Sporting Goods and Modell's retail stores were ready for the crowds of fans looking to grab some championship memorabilia. 

Fans flocked to the Dick's store in Deptford immediately after the game according to the store operations manager Matt Byrnes. Long lines were also seen at Modell's in Hamilton in Mercer County. 

"As soon as the game ended we had a huge crowd come in cheering," Byrnes said. "It's just been excitement in the store, merchandise has been flying off the shelves. As it [gets stocked] from the back room it goes right out the front door."

The most popular merchandise according to Byrnes has been the men's NFC conference shirts and the game day hats, which the store just received.

One Eagles Fan, Linwood Wilmer, 68, said he tried picking up a championship hat Sunday night but the store had run out of stock by then. He came back on Monday to snag one.

Wilmer said he is very excited to see the Eagles play in the Super Bowl again.

"This has been a long time coming," Wilmer said. "I was here when [the Eagles] went to the Super Bowl before and I was disappointed when they didn't make it."

Many other fans also grabbed the coveted hats, some picking up three or four at a time.

Another fan Michael Gormley, 28, bought three championship hats saying, "Tom Brady better watch out."

Byrnes also assured customers that the Deptford store will keep receiving Eagles merchandise as the weeks progress and the store will be stocked with hats and shirts for fans. 

"We (The crew at Modell's in Hamilton Marketplace) got here last night at 8 o'clock and were told to wait," store manager Rob Velquatro said.

By halftime they started getting set up and got done just in time.

"At 9:42, I think, we opened the doors and there were already about 15 people out there coming in singing the Eagles fight song, chanting. It was pretty good. "

He added: "If they win the Super Bowl, get here early."

Michael Mancuso contributed to this story. Find NJ.com Eagles on Facebook.

2 dead, 1 wounded in afternoon shooting in Trenton

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The victims - all males - were found shot in the Chambersburg neighborhood

Gunfire in Trenton's Chambersburg neighborhood Monday afternoon has claimed the lives of two men and wounded a third, police said.

Two of the men were taken from the Ashmore Avenue scene by ambulance to separate hospitals in the city after responding officer found them in a car. The third walked into one of the hospitals while police were there, Trenton police said.

Police did not have identities of the victims - all males - late Monday, and did not offer any suspected theories or motives behind the 2:20 p.m. shooting in the 300 block of Ashmore, near the intersection with Washington Street.

One male died at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, and one at St. Francis Medical Center, nearby, where the second arrived on his own, police said.

Trenton police did not report any arrests Monday evening. City police and the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office's Homicide Task Force are investigating.

The killings are the city's second and third of the month, and year. Last Tuesday, Jan. 16, Terrence McKinney, 46, was found shot multiple times in the parking lot behind an apartment building on West State Street in which he resided.

No arrests have been reported in McKinney's killing.

Kevin Shea may be reached at kshea@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter@kevintshea. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

 

Anti-abortion protesters in N.J. praise Trump, Christie for their support

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Opponents of abortion rallying in front of the Statehouse in Trenton praise President Trump, former Gov. Chris Christie for their support and promise to keep fighting for life. Watch video

Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Statehouse courtyard annex in Trenton Monday to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, 45 years ago.

The rally organized by the New Jersey Right to Life group was held three days after the nationwide anti-abortion rally in Washington, D.C., which included a visit and speech from President Donald Trump.

Leaders, elected officials, and clergy aligned with the anti-abortion movement addressed the crowd as they held signs distributed by the organization.  

Father Peter West, an associate pastor at St. John's Catholic Church in Orange, kicked off the rally with a prayer.

Marie Tasy, New Jersey Right to Life, executive director, praised Trump and former Gov. Chris Christie for their support of the movement. Tasy pointed out that Christie was the state's first anti-abortion governor.

"We will work to make sure that he won't be our last," she said.

The theme of the march this year was 'Love Saves Lives.'

"Ours is a movement of love and hope," she said. "It's why we continue to call for the overturning of this tragic decision."

Patti Sapone may be reached at psapone@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Instagram @psapo, Twitter @psapone.  Find NJ.com on Facebook.

 

Police investigating another late-night robbery in Hamilton

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The hold-up of a Quick Check could be the fourth, connected hold-up this month

Detectives in Hamilton are investigating a possible connection between the armed holdup of a Quick Chek store's gas station this past weekend to three other recent hold-ups.

At 3:30 a.m. Saturday, two men wearing hooded sweatshirts and ski masks held up the convenience store in the 1100 block of South Olden Avenue by demanding money from the attendant at gunpoint.

One of the robbers had a handgun and both fled on foot south, toward Atkins Avenue, police said.

Descriptions of the robbers were not as complete as prior robberies this month, but detectives will be looking for any possible connections, Hamilton Detective Lt. Michael Kelvy said Monday.

Last Tuesday, two men - one carrying a gun - held up the Gulf Gas Station in the 1100 block of Chambers Street at about 3:15 a.m.

And on Jan. 4 and Jan. 10, the 7-Eleven stores on Lalor Street and the 900 block of Arena Drive were robbed during overnight hours.

In those crimes, police believe they are connected because witnesses gave similar descriptions of the males, and in the second 7-Eleven robbery and the Gulf crime, one wore a True Religion-brand sweatshirt with a gold "U" on the front left breast and had a gold Buddha on the back.

Anyone with information for police can call detectives Matthew Donovan Thomas Clugsten at 609-581-4027 or the Hamilton police tipline at 609-581-4008. 

Kevin Shea may be reached at kshea@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter@kevintshea. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

 
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