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Proposed Hess Plant in Newark Faces Community Opposition

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Some Newark residents will continue voicing their opposition to a proposed natural gas power plant at a Planning Board meeting at City Hall Wednesday night.

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NJ Mom Accused of Taking Daughter in Tanning Booth

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

A New Jersey mom is accused of taking her 5-year-old daughter into a stand-up tanning booth, and authorities say the girl suffered burns.

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Christie Travels to Wisconsin to Support Governor in Recall Fight

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

New Jersey’s governor is making an appearance on the national political stage – this time on behalf of the embattled Wisconsin governor.

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Ex- Rutgers Student Wants Hate Crime Convictions Dismissed

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

A former Rutgers University student who was convicted of hate crimes for using a webcam to see a snippet of his roommate kissing another man is asking a judge to overturn the jury's verdict.

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Christie Shrugs Off Kimmel's Fat Jokes

Monday, April 30, 2012

Governor Chris Christie says having a sexy television star seated beside him made it easier to absorb the fat jokes Jimmy Kimmel made at his expense during the White House Correspondents' Club dinner.

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Christie: Trooper Transfers Were Not My Doing

Monday, April 30, 2012

Governor Chris Christie said he was not involved in the decision to transfer 10 New Jersey state police commanders as the investigation into high-speed escorts of luxury sports cars continues.
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Details Begin to Emerge about Highway Escort of Sports Cars

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

State troopers reportedly escorted a group of expensive sports cars traveling at 100 mph down the Garden State Parkway last month. It’s raising question about whether New Jersey is sending mixed messages about aggressive driving.

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NJ Dems Rip Proposed Rutgers-Rowan Merger

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Some New Jersey Democrats took aim at a controversial plan to merge the Rutgers-Camden campus with Rowan University during a hearing on higher education funding Wednesday.

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'Ellen' Inflates Newark Mayor's Achievements

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

A glowing video about Newark Mayor Cory Booker that aired on Ellen DeGeneres’ daytime talk show Tuesday made some dubious claims about his tenure – including a claim that crime has dropped “almost 50 percent” under his leadership.

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Top NJ Officials Discuss High-Speed Police Escorts

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

New Jersey's top state law enforcement officials discussed high-speed police escorts during a meeting Wednesday.

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Mr. Rowan Hopes Rutgers Merger Won't Mean the Loss of His Name

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The monied benefactor after whom Rowan University is named said he doesn’t want the New Jersey school to lose its namesake if it merges with Rutgers-Camden.

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2 NJ Troopers Suspended Amid Highway Escort Probe

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

New Jersey officials are investigating allegations that state troopers escorted “high-end” sports cars, without permission, along several state highways last month.

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Nets Fall in Final NJ Home Game

Monday, April 23, 2012

The Philadelphia 76ers spoiled the Nets' final game in New Jersey with a 105-87 victory Monday night. For New Jersey fans it was a bittersweet game. In the fall, the NJ Nets will be re-billed the Brooklyn Nets and play in the yet to be completed Barclays Center.

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NJ Launches Evaluation Pilot for School Principals

Friday, April 20, 2012

A year into New Jersey’s teacher evaluation pilot, the Christie administration is moving on to the next job to go under the microscope: the school principal.

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Lautenberg, Port Authority Exec Spar Over Tolls

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

A Senate committee hearing on the fairness of toll hikes devolved into a slugfest between Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)  and Bill Baroni, deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

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NJ Is Skimming Our Tax Revenue: Mayors

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Mayors from across New Jersey are calling on the state to stop skimming tax revenue from utility companies they say rightly belongs in local coffers.

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State Agency Proposes Natural Gas Pipeline Through Liberty State Park

Monday, April 16, 2012

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A Spectra Energy pipeline project is one of several natural gas pipeline proposed — spurred by the discovery of large fossil fuel deposits in Pennsylvania and New York.  The plan to have it connect through Liberty State Park on its way to New York City has generated much controversy.

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NJ Gives Group 1st Permit to Grow Pot Legally

Monday, April 16, 2012

New Jersey has issued its first permit for a nonprofit group to grow medical marijuana legally.

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Spring’s No Break for Tuesday’s School Vote Holdouts

Monday, April 16, 2012

The sudden move this winter by a vast majority of New Jersey school districts to November elections has drawn much of the public’s attention, but don’t tell that to a handful of districts still heading to the polls this Tuesday.

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Newark Mayor Cory Booker Rescues Neighbor From Burning House

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Newark Mayor Cory Booker was treated and released from a hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation and second-degree burns.

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