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The artwork sold at auction for $1.9 million last week at Christie's auction house to an anonymous buyer. Terrence T. McDonald/The Jersey Journal http://connect.nj.com/user/T_thornton/index.html

History-makers Buzz Aldrin and James Watson also participated in the gala Amy Kuperinsky/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/amykup/index.html

The new safari officially debuts Saturday, with big trucks that can go 'anywhere' Amy Kuperinsky/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/amykup/index.html

Obama's visit comes roughly 200 days after he toured the region with Gov. Chris Christie in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/dgiambus/index.html

North Wildwood and Ocean City kicked off Memorial Day weekend on Friday with two unusual holiday traditions, Eggs with Peg and the Business Persons Plunge. Lisa Rose/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/Lisarose07102/index.html

The top aide to Newark Archbishop John J. Myers has been demoted over the scandal involving the Rev. Michael Fugee Mark Mueller/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/mjmuelle/index.html

Reward increased to $6,000 - and Justin has been released from vet into care of a foster home Seth Augenstein/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/saugenstein/index.html

The jury of six men and six women deliberated for a day and a half before finding Tina Lunney guilty of murder. Julia Terruso/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/juliaterruso/index.html

James Welch, 51, perpetrated all nine of the burglaries by himself between April 18 and his arrest Wednesday night, police said. Alex Zdan/The Times http://connect.nj.com/user/azdan/index.html

There was disagreement between the attorneys over whether Chester Ward knew what he was doing was illegal Ben Horowitz/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/behorowi/index.html

The Essex County Sheriff's Bureau of Narcotics set up several operations resulting from neighbor concerns about drug activity in Newark's North Ward. Julia Terruso/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/juliaterruso/index.html

Erika Romero was crossing Route 206 in front of the 900 block of Route 206 when she was struck by a delivery truck, police said. Christina Izzo/The Times of Trenton http://connect.nj.com/user/cizzo/index.html

The hour-long off-road tour begins by departing on a 32-passenger safari vehicle with an overhead canopy and television screen Nicole Mulvaney/The Times of Trenton http://connect.nj.com/user/nmulvaney/index.html

Plesi Nichols' attorney announced today that she wishes to withdraw her guilty plea. Brendan McGrath/The Times of Trenton http://connect.nj.com/user/BMcGrath/index.html

A Vineland man who has been charged with four others in the murder of a Franklin Township man will have his bail kept at $1.5 million, a Superior Court judge ruled on Friday. Jessica Beym/South Jersey Times http://connect.nj.com/user/jbeym/index.html

Linda Stimmel-Keay, of Wayne, pleaded guilty in April to 11 counts of theft by deception, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. Ben Horowitz/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/behorowi/index.html

Prosecutor's office confirms wife's death was a homicide, husband killed himself. Louis C. Hochman/NJ.com http://connect.nj.com/user/lhochman/index.html

The National Transportation Safety Board said it has not yet determined a cause of the May 17 crash that injured more than 70 people and disrupted service for days The Associated Press http://connect.nj.com/user/njoapnews/index.html

“I’m so happy,” his mother told The Jersey Journal this afternoon. “Thank you so much.” Terrence T. McDonald/The Jersey Journal http://connect.nj.com/user/T_thornton/index.html

An Archdiocese of Newark official who was born and raised in Jersey City is apparently taking the fall for the Rev. Michael Fugee scandal. Ron Zeitlinger/The Jersey Journal http://connect.nj.com/user/rzeitlin/index.html