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Here are the top New Jersey news stories for Tuesday: Nearly 690 lives lost should never be seen as good news. But the number of fatal crashes and road fatalities did decrease in 2022, according to statistics released in late 2023 by the New Jersey State Police. There's another glimmer of hope for breweries in New Jersey that are wondering how to move ahead with operations in 2024.

There may be a last minute effort in Trenton to once again advance legislation that would scrap a list of restrictions related to events and food at craft beer taprooms. Hundreds of migrants have been arriving in New Jersey by bus from the U.S./Mexico border. The busses came from Texas and Louisiana.

Gov. Phil Murphy has been silent about the arrivals and what New Jersey is doing about it. NEWARK — A cat rescued in North Jersey on Christmas Day will have a second chance at finding a loving family in the new year. Merry nearly starved to death after getting her head stuck in a jar in Irvington.

She was rescued outside of a home on Hennessy Place by a group of people including Long Island resident John DeBacker on Christmas morning. A New Jersey man was arrested in Michigan on Christmas Day and charged with planning the kidnapping of an ex girlfriend. George Mandarakas, 36, of Randolph began dating the Trenton, Michigan woman while she attended Notre Dame in 2019, according to the federal court affidavit.

When she found out this October that Mandarakas was lying about his age, she ended their relationship and wanted no further contact with him. Gallery Credit: Gallery Credit: Dan Alexander Start your day with up to the minute news, traffic and weather for the Garden State. New Jersey's First News with Eric Scott is the longest running news program in New Jersey.

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