News from September 3

OP EDS/ COLUMNS
 

• Face facts: Climate change is unfolding as predicted

 

• Call centers look to cheap American labor

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY

• Ousted Newark superintendent to remain in post at start of school year

 

• Lee Evan's cousin charged in 1978 Newark slayings case pleads not guilty

• Newark students start school year amid series of changes

 
 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• Earl path to remain offshore, tropical storm warning issued for NJ coast

• Earl path is expected to alter Labor Day weekend shore plans

 

• N.J. is among coalition of states awarded Race to the Top funds to assess standardized tests

 

• N.J. faces class-action lawsuit by immigrants denied FamilyCare in budget cuts

 

• WNBA's New York Liberty will play next three seasons at Newark's Prudential Center

 

• N.J. exterminators use dogs to sniff out growing bedbug infestation

• Paterson ordered to pay back $1.3M for mismanaging federal funds

• Gov. Christie pushes bill to convert New Jersey Network into independent entity

• Seton Hall Law School in Newark, NJ suing state over loss of legal immigrants ...

 
NATIONAL
 

• Jobless rate climbs to 9.6%

• Frequently asked questions about bedbugs

 

• New Yorkers Want Islamic Center Moved

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September 3 - City Hall, Some City Services to Close for Furlough Day

Mayor Cory A. Booker and Acting Business Administrator Michael E. Greene, Esq. announced today that the City of Newark will continue its mandatory furlough days for all non-uniformed municipal employees, with the exception of the Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services, on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, after the observance of the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 6. Municipal employees will not be paid for each furlough day. Police, Fire, and other uniformed emergency services are exempt from the furloughs and will be unaffected.
 
All employees of the Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services will be furloughed separately on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, to ensure that the City’s garbage and recycling pick-up services will not be interrupted. Residents are reminded that the City of Newark will not pick up bulk trash on the scheduled furlough day. The last scheduled bulk pick-up for 2010 for Zone A is September 15 and for Zone B is September 22.  Residents setting out bulk at any other time are subject to fine, effective September 1, 2010. In addition, all municipal recreation centers and swimming pools will be closed on the scheduled furlough days.

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September 3 - 25-Mile "Bicycle Tour of Newark" Kicks Off September 18

Mayor Cory A. Booker announced today that the City’s “Bicycle Tour of Newark,” will hold a 25-mile non-competitive bicycle ride through all five of the City’s wards, on Saturday, September 18, 2010. The rain date is September 25. Check-in and registration for the event will start at 7 a.m. on the steps of City Hall, at 920 Broad Street. The event will also include a 5-mile Family Ride through Newark’s Downtown, which is suitable for families and children aged 8 to 14. The tour and Family Ride will both start promptly at 9 a.m.

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News from September 2

OP EDS/ COLUMNS

• Hoping for a star to run the city schools

 

• The Manhattan mosque: It's not the terrorism, stupid

 

• Setback in Newark schoolyard shootings

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Newark Public Schools to open with more than 20 new principals

• Newark Schools Chief Out

• Newark superintendent replacement will have a tough task ahead, experts say

• Protest, pawning, and politics in post-MUA Newark

• Newark library frequenters hold read-in vigil to protest reduced hours

 
NJ STATE NEWS

• Hurricane Earl is expected to bring relief to hottest N.J. summer on record

 

• Christie to Bring In New Newark Schools Chief

 

• Ex-N.J. education chief Schundler releases chronology, says Christie 'defamed' him

 

• NJ program for women- and minority-owned businesses celebrates first anniversary

 

• Passaic County man, 86, is third confirmed N.J. West Nile virus case

• NJ Transit hoping to add Wi-Fi to commute

 

• NJ agency examining procedures after murder suspect escaped from hospital

 

• N.J. approves controversial change to dispatching medical helicopters

 
 
NATIONAL

• East Coast casts watchful eye as Earl gets closer

 

• Rutgers survey finds most Americans expect economy to stay in recession or worsen

 

• Discovery Channel 'all clear' after sweep

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News from September 1

OP ED/COLUMNS

• Race to the Top, Gov. Chris Christie and Bret Schundler: Bloggers on NJ's $400 ...

 

• Schundler flap shows Christie's a born lawyer

 
NEWARK/ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Newark-based Big Brothers Big Sisters Agency Produces Top Two NJ Mentors

 

• Essex County officials authorize first step toward selling Newark properties ...

 

• Newark superintendent Clifford Janey's contract is not renewed

 

• Newark schoolyard slaying appeals court ruling on Miranda violation signals ...

 

• As Southwest begins NJ flights soon, industry watchers predict lower fares

 

• The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Receives Grant to Increase the Number of ...

 

• Irvington residents galvanized against tax hike

 
NEW JERSEY

• Gov. Christie seeks delay in releasing school spending review

 

• Race to the Top, Gov. Chris Christie and Bret Schundler: Bloggers on NJ's $400 ...

 

• NJ Democrats push for hearing on Race to the Top error, despite Christie's ...

• Governor asked to apologize over $400M mistake

 

• NJEA, Christie at odds over application for education-jobs aid

 

• Tight budgets force local colleges to lay off employees

 

• Gov. Chris Christie signs bill allowing towns interest-free loans for clean ...

 

• Hurricane Earl path is likely to spare NJ

 

• Passaic County man, 86, is third confirmed NJ West Nile virus case

 

• Family, friends honor NJ soldier killed in Afghanistan

• Judge throws out NJ lawsuit against Bruce Springsteen ticket resellers

 

• NJ wins suit over sale of dangerous yo-yo toys

 

• N.J. takes suicide prevention program for veterans online to reach more in need of counseling

• Moody's downgrades Westfield's bond rating

 

• Jersey City to get first black fire chief

 

• Hoboken police unions to host press conference, continue the fight against demotions and layoffs

 

• After decades of service, 2 women bid farewell to NJ Turnpike Authority

 

• N.J. Turnpike, Garden State Parkway projects worth nearly $138M approved

 

• Five New Jersey Students Awarded Verizon Foundation Scholarships

 

• Former BCIA chairman O'Malley indicted in mortgage fraud scheme

 

• Judge throws out NJ lawsuit against Bruce Springsteen ticket resellers

 

• PNC pledges more than $900 million in community reinvestment

 
NATIONAL

• Farmer's Almanac weather predicts less snowy winter 2011

 

• A.M. Top News: Democrats fall behind Republicans in latest Gallup poll

 

• Obama's speech on August 31 declares combat in Iraq over

 

• Social media wrap: Obama retweets his own Iraq speech to a deafening silence

• Michelle Obama Launches White House Dance Series

• Obama Girls: High Profile Parents, Low-Key Lives

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September 1 - City Hall Will Be Closed For Labor Day

Mayor Cory A. Booker reminded residents today that City Hall will be closed and all non-emergency Newark municipal services will be suspended on Monday, September 6, for the observance of the Labor Day holiday. Police, fire, and other uniformed emergency services will be unaffected.
 
All street-sweeping, garbage and recycling collection services that would normally occur on Monday, September 6, will take place during the next normal collection day on Thursday, September 9. Residents must place their refuse at their curbs by 6 a.m. Any garbage put out on September 6, may result in a fine.

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News from August 31

OP ED / COLUMNS

• Schools have little choice but to cut back on courtesy busing

• Schundler flap shows Christie's a born lawyer

• Newark public schools need revolutionary reform

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY

• Donors send Haiti earthquake survivor to St. Benedict's Prep in Newark

• Newark schoolyard slaying appeals court ruling on Miranda violation signals more delays in case

• Statement of suspect in Newark schoolyard killings is thrown out by court

• Southwest Airlines plans to fly into Newark, NJ

• Parents of 6 deceased soldiers sue Prudential Financial over benefits

 
NJ STATE NEWS

• Hurricane Earl heads toward United States

• Fired N.J. education chief Bret Schundler says he made 'Race to the Top' error

• Ex-NJ education boss says grant mistake 'my error'

• NJN interim director announced departure as public hearings on station's fate near

• Ex-employee of N.J.'s DYFS is sentenced to prison for $800K tax fraud

• Continental Airlines Offers $1000 Reward For Missing Dog

• New Jersey City University theft suspect's husband also charged in $167,000 plot

• Suspended N.J. State Police sergeant files whistleblower lawsuit

 
NATIONAL

• Hurricane Earl nears East Coast

• Obama's speech on Iraq carries political pitfalls

• Civil rights groups sue federal government for targeted killings of suspected American terrorists

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August 26 - Departure of Communications Director Desiree Peterkin Bell

 “We are bidding farewell to one of the most dedicated and hard-working members of the Newark municipal team,” Mayor Booker said. “During her time with us, Desiree restructured the City’s Public Information Office to be more responsive, effective and innovative. Her creativity and commitment to redefine how municipal government communicates to better inform residents has been invaluable. I wish her all the best as she continues her public service career in the Nutter Administration,” said Mayor Booker.

 

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News from August 25

OP ED / COLUMNS
 

• The $400 million error: Did incompetence kill New Jersey's chances in the Race to the Top?

 
 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Newark council proposes selling city properties to close budget gap

• Newark councilmen request federal review of fatality involving police detective

• Newark nonprofit hosts annual tribute to Michael Jackson

• Slaying of Newark teens decades ago inspires South River man to pen poem for families

• Fairfield-based Covanta sued for pollution by Connecticut attorney general

• Controversial Seton Hall gay marriage course will go on as scheduled

 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• Error on 'Race to the Top' application costs N.J. $400M in federal funds

 

• Brick mayor will also head Toms River MUA

 

• Gov. Christie vetoes bill giving N.J. businesses bordering eligible areas access to low-interest loans

• N.J. man with counterfeit bills is accused of cheating at Delaware blackjack game

 
 
 
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
 

• A.M. Top News: In Arizona primary election results, Sen. John McCain prevails

• Trapped Chilean miners carefully rationed 2-day supply of emergency food after collapse

• Home sales plunge 27.2 percent in July

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August 24 - Furlough Day is Friday, August 27; Some Services to Shut Down Wednesday, August 25

Mayor Cory A. Booker and Acting Business Administrator Michael E. Greene, Esq. announced today that the City of Newark will impose its mandatory furlough days for all employees of the Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services starting on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. All municipal recreation centers and swimming pools, including Camp Watershed, will be closed this Wednesday. In addition, bulk trash will not be picked up. Garbage and recycling pick-up services will not be interrupted and will continue with the normal schedule.

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News from August 23

OP ED / COLUMNS
 

• Truth in pensions: Just how big a hole are we in?

 

• U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman denies 'culture of corruption' in New Jersey

 
 
 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Newark teens compete in hip-hop competition

• Adamek outpoints Grant at Newark, NJ's Prudential Center to remain ...

• Newark man loses 2-year battle to open liquor store

 
 
 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• NJ clergy, residents gather for prayer event after Newark's 10th fatal shooting

• NJ parents much less willing to vaccinate their children

• Gov. Christie's attitude toward N.J. education bewilders, hurts his former teachers

 

• N.J. Senate to vote on whether to review Kyleigh's Law

• Uninsured in N.J. slow to sign up for coverage

 
NATIONAL

• FDA chief: We need more power

• Wyclef Jean says he is not abandoning Haiti presidential bid

 

• Proposed mosque near Ground Zero draws hundreds of demonstrators

 

• Other mosque proposals also face opposition

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August 20 - Three Wilson Avenue Intersections to be Modernized

Wilson Avenue’s intersections with Lafayette Street and Houston Streets in the Ironbound’s residential area, and that with Avenue L, in the neighborhood’s industrial zone. Plans call for the installation of new traffic signal systems, LED warning signs, curbing, sidewalks, paving, striping, and crosswalks at the sites, with construction beginning in 2011. Learn More

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August 20 - Newark Riverfront Boat Tour Schedule

“Our city exists because of its river,” said Mayor Booker. “It is the reason that people came to this place: Native Americans, European Puritans, American Industrialists, and the Great Migration of African-Americans. But for too long Newarkers have been alienated and blocked off from their riverfront. My administration is dedicated to bringing Newark and Newarkers back to the water.” Learn More

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August 23 - "School Bus Express" Immunization Program

The program starts Monday, August 23, 2010, and runs through Saturday, September 18, 2010. Hours are: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.; and Saturday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Services are being offered at the Department of Child and Family Well-Being, 110 William Street, Newark. The clinic will be closed on the Labor Day Holiday and any scheduled furlough days. Learn More

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News from August 17

OP ED/ COLUMNS
 

• How to make a dent in Newark’s budget hole? Bottle (and sell) the city’s water

• NJ court rightly urges Legislature to act on end-of-life issues

• Keeping Casino Reinvestment Development Authority funds in Atlantic City makes sense

 
 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• N.J. actor obsessed with street sweeping becomes focus of Oscar-winning screenwriter's film

• Ex-Essex County jail unveils top-floor conference center with Newark skyline panoramic view

• Newark NJ hit-and-run: Police find car believed to have hit, killed girl

• Newark studio debuts PolyYester: Vintage Vinyl by Natasha Diggs

• Montclair mayor heading back to China for international conference on sustainable development

 
 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• N.J. education chief seeks longer, more frequent school days

• N.J. bill places cap, restrictions on retirement payouts for current public employees

• Gov. Christie responds to criticism over N.J. Supreme Court decision not to hear gay marriage case

• NJ Transit seeking federal funds to ease its summer of woes

• PC Richard & Son executive admits taking bribes, steering jobs to NJ ...

• N.J. lawmakers approve allowing towns, counties to issue bonds without 5-percent down payment

• New Meadowlands Stadium opens to Giants, Jets fans in East Rutherford

• NJ Sen. Robert Menendez says Republicans attempt to score points from Ground ...

 
 
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Obama and the mosque: Other politicians weigh in

• ONE FIFTH OF PAKISTAN UNDER WATER

 

• Mom says she kills her boys

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August 12 - "Lead Safe House" In West Ward

The City of Newark, The Kresge Foundation and the Newark Partnership for Lead Safe Children held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of the city’s first “lead safe house” in the West Ward. An increased demand for relocation resources and lead safe housing prompted Mayor Booker to seek funding to increase lead safe housing opportunities across all ofNewark’s neighborhoods. In addition to the new West Ward lead safe house, the city has two houses with a total of seven units, located in the South Ward, designated as lead safe homes where families relocate during remediation of lead at their homes. Learn More

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News from August 10

OP ED/ COLUMNS

• Jewish Daily forward is voice of reason in mosque debate

NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY

• Newark Public Library to hold U.S. Census 'America by the Numbers' exhibit

• Groups join forces to rebuild Essex County

• Soup kitchen patrons turned Ph.D. candidates marry at St. John's in Newark

• Dozens of towns reassessing property values after housing market dropped

• Judge hears testimony to determine if Elizabeth election had invalid results

NJ STATE NEWS

• Steamy weather to stick around N.J. for at least one more day

• Your comments: Christie administration may not apply for $268M in federal education aid

• Survey shows more than 80 percent of N.J. public schools to see fewer teachers in September

• N.J. Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver recognized by Black Caucus Foundation

• Camden mayor fights to keep city libraries open

• Former N.J. union chief admits taking $10K in kickbacks

• N.J. theaters to be redesigned to offer 'Fork and Screen' experience

• Anti-abortion group appeals for Gov. Christie to allow 'choose life' license plate

NATIONAL

• Reports: Former Sen. Stevens aboard downed plane

• Jet Blue flight attendant argues with passenger, flees plane with beer on slide

• Pentagon to slash jobs

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August 8- African Diaspora Festival

  WHO:             Members of the City of Newark African Commission and Africa Newark International.

 
WHAT:           Will host the City of Newark’s Second Annual African Diaspora Festival.

           

WHEN:           Sunday, August 8, 2010.

                        Noon

                       

WHERE:        Lincoln Park
                     Broad and Washington Streets
                     Newark

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News from August 5

OP ED/ COLUMNS
 

• Religious freedom and the mosque near Ground Zero

• Christie's move casts a shadow on the bench

• Prediction: California same-sex marriage decision will be reversed on appeal

 
 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Newark City Council, Mayor Booker scramble to fill budget hole after MUA plan is defeated

• Newark African Commission to host annual diaspora festival

• Hayward Pool Products Donates $150000 to Newark Community to Keep

• Essex County is ordered to perform repairs on long-vacant Newark hospital site

 
 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• N.J. Assembly committee to discuss $10.5B budget deficit

• N.J. resident Wyclef Jean is expected to announce run for Haiti president

 

• Heat advisory is in affect for most of N.J.

• N.J.'s largest state workers union rejects raising dues to push back against Christie claims

• Basking Ridge teen to be honored at U.N. for work in Africa

• N.J. lease deals with utility companies continue to cost taxpayers

• Sweeney says Senate wants N.J. plan to save horse racing, casinos industries

 
 
NATIONAL
 

• California's same-sex marriage ban is overturned

• White House has eye on Illinois

• FCC draws fire over Internet talks

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News from August 4

OP ED / COLUMNS
 

• House of exploitation

NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Newark City Council may again defer vote on Mayor Booker's ...

• Gay-rights groups, Essex officials meet in wake of fatal Branch Brook Park shooting

• Orange wants to reassess properties in hopes of lowering taxes

 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• American Idol audition at Izod Center in N.J. draws thousands of hopeful singers

• NJ State Opera owes $230K to vendors, contract workers months after 'Porgy and ...

• Signs of NJ's Energy Future Rise on Site of Industrial Past

 

• Goethals Bridge complex project balloons to $28M after mid-construction delays

 
NATIONAL
 

• With stagnant economy, military retention and recruitment are booming

• Oil From Spill Poses Little Additional Risk

• N.Y.C. Mayor Michael Bloomberg praises commission's approval of mosque near ground zero

• Mosque Plan Clears Hurdle in New York

• After Haiti Quake, the Chaos of U.S. Adoptions

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News from August 3

OP ED/ COLUMNS
 

• Honesty on taxes: President Obama would repeal cuts only on rich

• New Jersey is a good place for kids

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNT
 

• Payne will vote no on the MUA

• Disadvantaged Essex County kids get a back-to-school shopping spree

• "NEWARK GOES FARM FRESH"

• Bloomfield fire station closes again due to staffing shortage

NJ STATE NEWS
 

• NJ senators vow to reschedule BP-Lockerbie hearing

• N.J. Democrats to launch campaign to override Christie's veto of $7.5M family planning funds

• N.J.'s new eligiblity rules for summer educational programs to save $7M, make system more 'equitable'

• N.J. firms that are hiring may get a tax break

• N.J. lawmakers introduce bills to deter street gang activity

• N.J. starts U.S.-funded health insurance for patients with pre-existing conditions

• Star-Ledger Publishes Corzine Private E-Mails

• 100 dogs victimized by BP oil spill coming to N.J. animal shelters

 
NATIONAL
 

• Exiting immigrants still face risks

• Waters denies any wrongdoing

• For Congress, a New Vigilance in Policing Ethics Cases

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July 29 - Summer Youth Employment Program Provides More Than 1500 Jobs

Mayor Cory A. Booker, Deputy Mayor of Economic and Housing Development Stefan Pryor, Newark Workforce Investment Board Executive Director Nelida Valentin, and Youth One Stop Career Center Assistant Director Terrance L. Bankston announced today that more than 1,500 Newark high school-age youth, ages ranging from 14 to 21,  are spending the summer learning valuable workplace lessons through the City’s paid Newark summer youth employment program which runs from Tuesday, July 12 through Friday, August 19, 2010.

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July 29 - City of Newark Expands Red Light Camera Program

Mayor Cory A. Booker, Acting Engineering Director Mehdi Mohammadish, and Police Director Garry F. McCarthy announced today that the City of Newark will expand its “Project Red Light” Automated Photo Enforcement System on Sunday, August 1, 2010, by ending its 30-day warning period at the intersections of McCarter Highway and Edison Place and McCarter Highway and Market Street.

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July 29 - Philanthropic Donation to Keep Municipal Pools Open

Mayor Cory A. Booker joined with Hayward Industries, Inc. executives this afternoon for a press conference to announce the company is making a corporate philanthropic donation of $150,000 to help the City of Newark keep its six municipal swimming pools open for three more weeks so that Newark residents can enjoy recreational swimming until the end of the summer swimming pool season. The announcement was made at the John F. Kennedy Recreation and Aquatics Center in the city’s Central Ward.

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News from July 27

OP EDS/ COLUMNS
 

• NJ Attorney General's Office should handle Newark park shooting probe

 
 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Hundreds of Newark residents attend Booker municipal authorities hearing

 
 

• Ambitious New Model for 7 Newark Schools « E3 (Excellent Education ...

•  Essex County mom wins national mountain biking competition

• New gas plaza at Newark airport provides passenger pick-up waiting area

 

• Essex sheriff's officer who fatally shot Atlanta CEO in park sex investigation is identified

 

• Newark 7-year-old boy drowns in South Carolina pool during family reunion trip

 
 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• NJ sub shop readies for Wednesday Obama visit

 

• President Obama to visit Edison to promote loan program, tax break bill for small businesses

 

• Climatologist says July has potential to be hottest in NJ history

• N.J. ranks high in Kids Count survery for children's health, education

 

• N.J. Office of Smart Growth gets a new name, new boss in Lt. Gov. Guadagno

• New Jersey's best public restrooms

 

• N.J. food pantries see increase in bare shelves and hungry families

•  Teaneck woman scammed out of life savings may have been hit by lottery ring, police say

• DeKalb spokesman resigns after calling N.J. cop shooting 'murder ...

 
 
NATIONAL
 

• Calif. town council votes to slash officials' pay 90%

 

• Wikileaks releases the least shocking documents ever

 

• BP CEO to step down, take job in Russia after oil spill, source says

 

• BP to replace CEO Hayward with American

 

• N.F.L. Asserts Greater Risks of Head Injury

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News from July 26

OP/ED COLUMNS
 

• Students report on Haiti in effort to respond to problems after devastating ...

 
 
NEWARK/ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Ambitious New Model for 7 Newark Schools

 

• Lead Prevention Program RNs Advocate for Newark Families

• A Big-Hearted Man Takes on a Big Job

• NJ lawmakers push for more protection for domestic violence victims

 
 
NEW JERSEY
 

• Christie calls 'Jersey Shore's' Snooki 'negative for NJ'

• Proposed NJ legislation would change charter school guidelines

• NJ may privatize roadside assistance program

• NJ firefighters compete in annual bike race in downtown Stirling

• NJ's $168M seafood industry feeling the impact of BP oil spill

• Ethics probe clears Feds in N.J. case

• NJ pays $70K to settle Ancora Psychiatric Hospital worker's lawsuit alleging ...

• NJ couple win $90000 from their broker

• Two cousins drown in Sandy Hook Bay off Plum Island

• For Middlesex mom, selling home best way to get free of big debt

• Strong thunderstorms ease NJ heat wave, cause power outages

• Strong winds blow hot air balloon onto power line, causes outage

 
 
NATIONAL
 

• President Obama to appear on the ABC's 'The View'; Thursday show also marks ...

• Obama's busy week ahead: Plugging leaked documents, post-Sherrod, plant visits

• Small-Business Program From Obama May Create $300 Billion of `Junk' Loans

• Serving Big Initiatives in Bite-Size Portions

• Sen. Chuck Schumer distances himself from embattled Sen. Charles Rangel as ...

 

• BP CEO Tony Hayward Out? Decision Could Come Today

 

• BP Resumes Work at Damaged Well in Preparation for August Kill

 

• Global Economy Seen Slowing to 3.25% From 4.7% Average Prior to Recession

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News from July 22

OP ED/ COLUMNS
 

• A bold and sensible plan for a fresh start in Atlantic City and the Meadowlands

 
 
 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• A Star-Studded Line-Up Celebrates The 5th Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival

• Newark Mayor Cory Booker announces 4-day work week for non-uniformed city workers

 

• BOOKER PROPOSES FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK FOR NON - Jazz88 FM - The ...

 

• Newark landmarks commission seeks to preserve historic Essex County Jail

 

• Alleged Crips gang member convicted of fatally shooting 2 teens in Newark

• ACLU, gay rights groups call for 'thorough' investigation into fatal shooting of Atlanta CEO

 

• UMDNJ to raise tuition as much as 21 percent for some students

• Ex-South Harrison mayor sues authorities for not investigating tussle with officer

 
NJ STATE NEWS
 
 

• NJ businesses are fined nearly $640K for employing undocumented workers

• Christie's gaming industry proposal divides North, South Jersey legislators

 

• Gov. Christie says projection of $10.5B shortfall for next year is 'fake'

• N.J. arts council postpones annual meeting, grant distribution for ethics training

 
 
 
NATIONAL
 
 

• Economic reports show weakness in jobs, housing

• U.S. group teaches Haiti better farming techniques after earthquake

• Sherrod considers new job offer

• Group: Insurers kept cash while hiking premiums

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July 22 - Emergency Budget Gap Press Conference [VIDEO]

VIDEO: Mayor Cory Booker calls an emergency press conference to discuss drastic measures that need to be taken in order to fill a $70 million budget gap.
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News from July 21

OP ED/ COLUMNS
 

• Di Ionno: Sports, show business is a billionaire's, not N.J. taxpayers' game

• New Jersey taxpayers get shorted on gas pipeline

 
 
 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 
 

• In Newark, a Contract and a City Are Worlds Apart - NYTimes.com

• Square Feet - After Sports Careers, Athletes Enter the Real Estate ...

 

• Orange nonprofit group lays off hundreds

• Dozens of Verona residents are hit by higher bills after property tax revaluation

• Ex-Montclair man killed in Branch Brook Park threatened sheriff's officer, prosecutor says

• Sentencing for N.J. man found guilty in human trafficking case is delayed

 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• N.J. Gov. Christie is not expected to raise taxes to close $10.5B budget shortfall

• NJ Gov. Christie to gamble on gaming overhaul

• N.J. Gov. Christie wagers on Democratic support for sweeping gaming industry changes

• Christie's proposal may lead to Meadowlands, Monmouth Park racetracks sale, closure

• Bill would allow furloughing of police, firefighters

• N.J. could see increase in federal funding for homeland security

• N.J. gay marriage supporters, protesters prepare for Supreme Court battle

• Gov. Christie's report finds private, parochial schools save N.J. $2.7B annually

• N.J. has a history of state takeovers of local governments, agencies

 
 
NATIONAL
 

• U.S. Senate approves extending unemployment benefits to those without jobs for more than 6 months

• The secrets next door

 

• USDA firing under review

• Tech takes texting off the road

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News from July 20

OP ED/ COLUMNS
 

• Editorial: Republicans and the Constitution

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Newark council defers vote on creation of municipal utilities authority

• Is The M.U.A. Proposal Good for Newark?

• Denville becomes latest town to outlaw smoking in public parks

• West African man to face sentencing today in Newark human trafficking case

• Power is restored in Essex County after outage due to weather

 
 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• N.J. faces $10.5B budget deficit heading into next year

• NJ guv addresses part of school admin expense

• N.J. Senate Democrats challenge bill that would take income tax refunds from delinquent homeowners

• All three Camden city libraries face closure due to budget cuts

• Gov. Christie promises more public pension, benefit reforms at 6-month anniversary rally

 

• Lt. Gov. Guadagno takes control of N.J. arts council, orders ethics training after freebies request

 
 
NATIONAL
 

• Senate Set to End Stalemate and Extend Jobless Aid

• National Security Inc.

• Resignation after race comments

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July 15 - Mayor Booker Greets 200 Volunteers Building A Community Playground

WHO:             Mayor Cory A. Booker,
                       the Municipal Council,
                       Deputy Mayor of Economic Development and Housing Development Stefan Pryor,
                       representatives from KaBOOM!,
                       The Home Depot Foundation,
                       the Greater Newark Conservancy,
                       the D3 South Community Empowerment Group,
                       and other dignitaries.
 
WHAT:           Will greet more than 200 volunteers as they build a state-of-the-art, 2,500 square-foot playground.
 
WHEN:          Thursday, July 15
                        12:15p.m.
           
 
WHERE:       189-193 West Bigelow Street (at corner of Ridgewood Avenue)
 
Contact:         Newark Press Information Office – (973) 733-8004 or pressoffice@ci.newark.nj.us
                       Jennifer King, The Home Depot, -- (770) 384-4390 or Jennifer_king@homedepot.com
                       Mike Vietti, KaBOOM! -- (202) 327-0086 or mvietti@kaboom.org
 
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July 12 - Mayor Booker Greets Summer Law Interns

WHO:             Mayor Cory A. Booker and Corporation Counsel Julien X. Neals.
 
WHAT:           Greet 2010 Interns for the City of Newark Law Department’s Fourth Annual Comprehensive Summer Internship Program.
 
WHEN:           Monday, July 12
                        10 a.m.
 
WHERE:        Municipal Council Chamber
                        City Hall
                        920 Broad Street, Newark
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