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A Nassau bagpipe band has passed on the Jets’ invite to play during halftime over NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem, officials said Friday. A Jets group sales representative asked the Nassau County Firefighters Pipes and Drums Band early this week to entertain the crowd during the Nov. 2 game against the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, said band manager Bobby Hughes, an original member of the band and an East Meadow volunteer firefighter. “We don’t feel we belong there,” said Hughes, a longtime Jets season ticket holder. “We cannot in good...

RIOTING broke out at MetLife Stadium tonight at the Summer Jam Concert. It was a hip hop/rap concert hosted by Hot 97. Tyson TrishVerified account ‏@tysontrish OC gas being deployed outside MetLife Stadium Summer Jam concert @NorthJerseybrk East Rutherford, NJ Protesters threw bottles and glass objects at the police.East Coast 911 reported: EastRutherford Personnel continue to operate at MetLife Stafium, the venue for the Hot 97 Summer Jam music event this evening, where a riot & multiple fights broke out this evening. Law Enforcement personnel have had bottles/glass & other objects thrown at them. At least 1 trooper has been...

Before the Jets-Patriots game on Sunday, Jets Nick Mangold was seen wearing an NYPD hat in honor of the two NYPD police officers who were tragically killed on Saturday.

TRENTON — The former longtime Middlesex County Sheriff Joseph Spicuzzo was arrested Monday morning and accused of selling jobs to “young recruits” and taking bribes of at least $50,000. Spicuzzo, 65, the chairman of the Middlesex County Democratic party, turned himself in Monday and was charged with official misconduct and bribery. He faces a mandatory minimum of five years and up to 10 years for each charge, the attorney general’s office said. Spicuzzo served as sheriff for three decades, announcing in 2010 he would not run again for health reasons. He is accused of demanding bribes of up to $25,000...

Governor Christie today called on Joseph Spicuzzo to resign from the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, one day after his arrest on charges of bribery and official misconduct. "In light of the disturbing allegations ... I call upon you to immediately resign your position," Christie wrote. "The conduct of one individual commissioner cannot be permitted to cloud the work of the entire NJSEA." But a lawyer for Spicuzzo said the former Middlesex County sheriff has already stepped down. New Brunswick attorney Steven Altman said Spicuzzo sent resignation letters to both the sports authority and the Middlesex County Democratic Organization,...

The Meadowlands is home to 78 species of bees, including two native to Europe and North Africa never before seen in North America, according to a recent study. The bee survey is part of a larger effort by the Meadowlands Commission to document animal and plant species and better understand how changes to the environment are affecting the region's biodiversity. "I was amazed by the amount of bee species found. I was thinking 12, maybe 13 species," said Francisco J. Artigas, executive director of the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute. Prompted in 2007 by the collapse of honeybee colonies, the institute...

A group of protesters ultimately stopped the New Jersey State Assembly from approving a bill that would have added state debt for a new sports arena in an illegal manner. Activists from stopthedebt.com, United Taxpayers of New Jersey, and other citizens' advocacy groups packed the room where the Assembly hearing was held in Trenton. The hearing was called for 2 pm. By 3 pm, the room was totally packed with activists, business interests, media, and legislators. At 3:00, NJ Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Bret Schundler appeared, ready to make a statement at the hearing. A few minutes later, the hearing ...

Real estate mogul Donald Trump said Wednesday he has signed a deal to take over the Meadowlands EnCap golf and housing project, bailing out the struggling development. Trump promised a “spectacular” project that would be “the finest of its kind anywhere in the world.” “I’m a miracle worker,” Trump said. Trump's talks with a bank syndicate connected to the project were first reported in Wednesday’s editions of The Record. The deal, described as a “binding term sheet,” is subject to approval by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission. It calls for a luxury golf course and a combination of housing, office,...

NEWARK, N.J. -- The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority says it will provide a special area for anyone who wants a place to pray while at Giants Stadium or the Continental Airlines Arena -- a reaction to Muslim groups' outcries after several fans who prayed at a New York Giants game were detained and questioned by the FBI in September. Sohail Mohammed, the lawyer for the Totowa-based American Muslim Union, met Sunday with officials from the sports authority, the FBI and private companies that work at the Meadowlands to educate them about Islam and the cultural and religious practices...

With hopes dimming for their $2 billion dream stadium in Manhattan, the Jets are closing in on a 10-year extension to the team's lease at Giants Stadium, state officials said yesterday. The new lease would firm up the Jets' right to remain in Giants Stadium until 2018, providing the team with a serious backup plan if its proposed West Side stadium project falls through. It also gives the team major leverage in upcoming talks with the Giants, who need the Jets' approval to build a $750 million stadium in the Meadowlands next to the existing one. Carl Goldberg, chairman of...

Springsteen bringing tour to N.J. Tuesday, October 5, 2004 The Vote for Change tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will roll through New Jersey after all. The pro-Democratic traveling concert has scheduled a finale for Oct. 13. at Continental Arena. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The concert will also feature performances by Jackson Browne, John Fogarty, and Patti Scialfa. The stated aim of the 12-state tour, which launched on Friday, is to help oust President Bush from office on Election Day. Proceeds go to America Coming Together, an...

Crusaders split over how to confront, cope with Xanadu Friday, May 7, 2004 By ALEX NUSSBAUM STAFF WRITER TARIQ ZEHAWI / THE RECORDEnvironmentalists are split on Xanadu. Hackensack Riverkeeper "Captain Bill" Sheehan, above, supports the marshes for Xanadu trade-off. Left photo, the Sierra Club's Jeff Tittel, left, has questions. Fourteen months ago, environmentalists were popping champagne corks.The deal to build a $1.3 billion consumer playground around Continental Arena also meant that 600 acres of wetlands would be permanently preserved. After a decade of fighting, a developer would get to build, but local activists had also saved a marsh in the...

but the pro Bush rally was 35 strong, we were behind a barricade and for the most part, had a few thumbs up. Care to guess how many Kerry supporters were there to counter protest us? ZERO!!!!!!! Only a few middle fingers from drive bys BUT I did witness some liberal idiotness@@ One of the organizers was a blind man working for one of the county's Republican committees. Anyway, apparently he was Jewish and some loser came up to him and shook his hand and then proceeded to say, " YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY!" The gentlemen...

<p>EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Authorities closed highways and the New Jersey Turnpike's western spur after a Greyhound bus carrying 16 passengers was stopped and evacuated Sunday.</p> <p>Greyhound spokeswoman Kim Plaskett said the FBI is involved.</p> <p>Local police and the FBI did not release any details for several hours after the incident, which began just before noon.</p>