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'I think it's an exceptional place to grow up,' said Gandolfini, of New Jersey. 'But then I'm totally, completely biased.' Stephen Whitty/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/sjwhitty/index.html

James Gandolfini, the 'Sopranos' actor, is remembered as 'a true Jersey guy' Mark Mueller/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/mjmuelle/index.html

The seizure was part of an ongoing investigation led by Newark detectives working with the prosecutor’s office VIPER Task Force, which targets illegal drug and gang activity in the county. Tomás Dinges/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/tdinges/index.html

Bernardo Rompich had spent the majority of his Father's Day drinking before the fight began, police said Dan Ivers/NJ.com http://connect.nj.com/user/DanIvers/index.html

U.S. Attorney Paul FishmanDan Goldberg/The Star-Ledger  The owner of telecommunications companies in Germany admitted in federal court Wednesday to his role in a sophisticated hacking scheme that used the telephone systems of large U.S. corporations to make unauthorized calls to... Jason Grant/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/jgstarledger/index.html

NEW YORK — A judge who heard prostitutes testify that a father-and-son pimp team made them feel like family cleared the two men of sex trafficking charges Wednesday. The men's supporters in the Manhattan courtroom cheered the verdict, but... The Associated Press http://connect.nj.com/user/njoapnews/index.html

James Gandolfini, the larger-than-life star of "The Sopranos" television series has died, HBO confirmed. He was 51. Bobby Olivier/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/BOlivier/index.html

A 3-year-old Jersey City girl got her head stuck in a fence at Hamilton Park this afternoon and firefighters had to cut the fence to free the frightened child, officials said. Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal http://connect.nj.com/user/mconte/index.html

Manuel Gutierrez Vazquez, 27, of Camden, now faces two counts of death by auto in the fatal crash that took the life of a Trenton father and daughter. Alex Zdan/The Times http://connect.nj.com/user/azdan/index.html

Edison police officer Michael Dotro, charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to his captain's home, has been freed on $2 million bail Mark Mueller/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/mjmuelle/index.html

School board President Tony Monteiro rebuked Mayor Chris Bollwage for trying to "undermine" city schools Richard Khavkine/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/RichardKhavkine/index.html

Carlia Brady, 41, of Woodbridge, has been suspended without pay from her $165,000-a-year job, a court official said Bill Wichert/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/billwichert/index.html

WEEHAWKEN -- Ground was broken today on a 10-story, 280-unit luxury rental complex on Port Imperial Boulevard. The $100 million RiverParc is being built by Mack-Cali Roseland and will be completed in the fall of next year, officials said. The... Marli Horwitz/The Jersey Journal http://connect.nj.com/user/MHorwitz/index.html

Gov. Chris Christie is getting questions about his political aspirations from just about everybody, and children are no exception. A girl in Lakewood today asked if he was running for president. The governor is seen here speaking to students in... Ryan Hutchins/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/rhutchins/index.html

Five Hudson County residents are among 15 people indicted on charges they conspired to steal $700,000 from the state by filing false unemployment claims, the Attorney General's Office announced today. Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal http://connect.nj.com/user/mconte/index.html

Inclusion on list intended to aid local effort to preserve Jet-Age terminal now slated for demolition Steve Strunsky/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/sstrunsky/index.html

Lee Williams, 47, was cited after witnesses provided police with his license plate number Dan Ivers/NJ.com http://connect.nj.com/user/DanIvers/index.html

Legislation heads to state Senate Thursday Louis C. Hochman/NJ.com http://connect.nj.com/user/lhochman/index.html

Eric Kanefsky, the director of the state Division of Consumer Affairs, called the agency's spending "lopsided" and warned residents to research charities before making donations. James Queally/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/jqueally/index.html

NEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral, but his tombstone has the wrong birth date. NBC 4 New York reported Monday that the headstone lists his birth year as 1942 instead... The Associated Press http://connect.nj.com/user/njoapnews/index.html