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News from April 24

OP/ED-COLUMNS

Should Boston Marathon bomber get death penalty?

Bloomberg sees new interpretation of Constitution in post-marathon world

NJ should take another whack at tobacco

NJ lottery deal needs closer scrutiny – fast

A plan to end the bullying crisis at Rutgers University

Boston enters a terrible club no one should join


NEWARK/ESSEX

Newark felon shoots himself in leg, arrested after hospital stay

Newark man convicted in 2011 gang-related slaying

Flight delays triple as furloughs continue at Newark Liberty and other airports

Newark school superintendent gets unprecedented no-confidence vote

Call for artists: Newark wants your designs for Super Ball Formations


STATE

I Raids targeting drug ring in Middlesex County result in 26 arrests, seizure of heroin and cash

After Sandy Roundup: Most insurance claims settled, $2M more for Sandy Hook roads

College of New Jersey football coach is suspended following altercation with Kean U. security officers

NJ.com By The Associated Press 

Police attempt to locate father of two boys found living in Ewing self-storage locker with their mom

Alleged travel scammer and wife indicted on new charges

NEA delays grants to state partners, funds 8817 projects nationwide

Stun grenade used by police in drug bust was legal, court rules

Fairleigh Dickinson U. names longtime administrator Sheldon Drucker new president

College of Saint Elizabeth names new president; Helen Streubert first lay leader

Retired justice Virginia Long named keynote speaker for Rutgers University commencement
 
 

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News from April 15

OP/ED-COLUMNS

Crosswalk stings remind drivers they don’t own the whole road

DiVincenzo feats on the contractor’s dime

Enough with the overpaid political hacks

Immigration reform: A Q&A with Sen. Robert Menendez

Five reasons to clean up the Passaic River

A grand adventure on the Passaic River: A Q&A with Mary Bruno

Codey Watch Part 3

Clinging to Pals Cabin

NJ vows to continue fight to legalize sports betting

NEWARK/ESSEX

Urban farm in Newark helps bring residents back to the land

New flavors in a Newark neighborhood

Global Hockey Legends event in Newark raises more than $50K for Sandy relief

Teachers Village in Newark moves into 2^nd phase; Schools will be ready by summer

2 Newark cops hurt when cruisers collide during chase

Military Park Building in Newark reaches full occupancy

School board elections in 3 Essex County municipalities coming up this week

NJPAC’s Sounds of the City receives $1 million grant from Horizon Foundation 

STATE

NJ Assembly bill criminalizing unauthorized use of public resources in emergencies hits home in Warren County

Jersey City, northern New Jersey, an example of gentrification going on in communities nationwide

New Jersey Schools conducting surprise security drills

Behind the foreclosure surge in New York, New Jersey

Army Corps surveys Sandy’s offshore impact ahead of proposed dredging projects

Debate over whether Rutgers whistleblower was fired, as case involving Rice heads to courts

In Elizabeth, Robinson’s legacy touches hearts and minds

New Brunswick residents still angry at police response to block party

Police Chief sets goal of $1M for shore

Terror case sentencing set to begin for North Bergen, Elmwood Park men 


NATIONAL

Justice decline to take gun case, New York law stands

Trial starts for aides of NYC Mayoral hopeful

Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell’s murder trial sparks political firestorm

GOP super donor Bob Perry of Texas dies at 80

GOP reports slams Obama Labor nominee over DOJ-brokered deal

Bill Maher slams Paul Ryan, Rand Paul for “ruining” libertarianism

Aggressive talk from North Korea concerns US leaders 

  

 

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News from April 3

OP/ED-COLUMNS

 

Shooting at IHOP in Newark shows need for armed guards

Hard to tell if North Korea’s latest act is a rerun or something new

 

Is gay marriage ripe for a straight scam?: Editorial

 

NJ families want the future to be stable for the developmentally disabled

 

NEWARK/ESSEX

 

Newark’s yearlong jazz party: TD James Moody festival returns for second year, but that’s just the start

 

18-year-old man found shot in Newark is hospitalized

Rutgers-Newark marks deaths of two campus officials who died on same day 

Authorities investigating fatal Newark shooting

Vigil held in Newark for slain IHOP manager

Newark doctor aims to be education’s “Michael Jordan”

5^th person charged in murder of Newark man left to die in North Bergen lot

Essex County Executive DiVincenzo outlines 37^th annual Cherry Blossom Festival


Essex County wrestler tops dad’s record

 

 

STATE

Amid abuse backlash, Rutgers fires coach Mike Rice

Mike Rice and his abusive behavior have public questioning his future

2 N.J. men who admitted to terror plot could face stiffer sentence after fight in jail

Pro-immigration advocates meet in Jersey City to call for reform

 

Union claims in suit that Meadowlands Hospital failed to pay some employees' medical claims

Two admit roles in scheme that defrauded schools in N.J., 11 other states

NATIONAL

Despite resistance in Congress, WH continues gun law push

Democrats are all talk on gun control 

Transgender man to appeal after denied divorce

The only thing the GOP has to fear on immigration reform is the GOP itself

Immigration puts GOP in tight spot

AP no longer uses “illegal immigrant” to describe a person

NY politicians arrested in alleged mayoral race bribe scheme

Atlanta educators face hefty bail over cheating scandal

Atlanta school teachers “Stole the hopes and dreams of innocent kids”

Michelle Obama challenges kids with lunch contest

Obama is in Colorado to continue push for gun control measures

Stanford to join Harvard, MIT in online education

Jackie Robinson biopic “42” gets high praise from Michelle Obama
 

 

 

 

 

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News from April 2

 
OP/ED-COLUMNS

Newark's Ironbound needs breathing space as Bayonne Bridge renovates: Editorial

An ounce of prevention is worth $5 billion of cure 

A fairer way to hire minorities in N.J.: Opinion 

Marriage ‘equality’ is about more than love: Opinion 

Was the Google Doodle tribute to Cesar Chavez appropriate?: Editorial

 

NEWARK/ESSEX

 

Police respond to incident at Maplewood convenience store

Four-alarm fire destroys two Newark buildings, leaving five people homeless

 

Fire guts at least 6 Newark apartments

Newark Doctor Aims To Be Education's 'Michael Jordan' 

High School Fair is Saturday

STATE

Princeton consolidation pays off: $61M budget comes with tax rate decrease

WWE investors have eye on network, box office

 

South Jersey jail deal: Lawsuits loom; ACLU, public defenders claiming prisoner rights violations

 

 

NATIONAL

 

Obama to Unveil Initiative to Map the Human Brain

 

Obama announces $100M for brain mapping project that could help Alzheimer’s, other diseases

Obama chooses economic adviser Deese as deputy budget director 

Obama's day: A visit from Singapore

Cape May council to vote on higher elevations for oft-flooded buildings, report says

 

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News from April 1

OP/ED-COLUMNS

Editorial: Kinetic shoes, soil virus discoveries - A salute to N.J. innovative students

Justice Scalia sticks his foot in it, again: Editorial 

Quit the foot-dragging on halfway house reform: Editorial

 

 

NEWARK/ESSEX

Civilian review boards not coming to Newark until 2014

 

Camden joins the fold, but does N.J. takeover of schools actually improve them?

Newark school board candidates change tone on charter schools

 

STATE

WrestleMania 29 at MetLife Stadium expected to rope in more than $100M

 

In aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Hoboken joins United Nations' Making Cities Resilient campaign

 

Spike in tax breaks awarded to N.J. businesses yields few results, group says

 

NATIONAL

Obama Walks the High Wire, Eyes Closed

 

Obamas Welcome Children to Annual Easter Egg Roll

Obama's point man on greening the government 

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama Has Tight Iran Timeline

Barack Obama offers 'wise words' to RGIII about injury

 

White House April Fools' Day Prank Features Kid President

 

 

 

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News from March 26

OP-ED/COLUMNS

Opinion: Closing Trenton-Mercer Airport control tower means 'increased possibility of mid-air collisions

 

Moran: Where is the sin in Cryan's tawdry sex e-mails?

 

Editorial: N.J. should move forward with dyslexia testing, intervention for students

 

Opinion: N.J. Supreme Court Justice Anne Patterson - A voice of reason

 

Editorial: Officials' reaction to kid-with-gun photo crossed line

 

NEWARK/ESSEX NEWS

Fight over money led to Newark stabbing, police say

 

Jump in Land Assessments Shocks Newark Business Owners                                                 

 

Reporter Offers Perspective on Newark at Talk Thursday

Man Wanted for Questioning in Newark IHOP Shooting

 

 

STATE NEWS

 

Daily ritual pays off for Passaic man who hit $338M Powerball jackpot

 

Defense of Marriage Act decision could separate this same-sex New Jersey couple

 

New Jersey gets poor marks in emergency preparedness

 

Trenton police director's four-point crime plan receives mixed reviews from council

 

NATIONAL NEWS

 

A historic moment as same-sex marriage arrives before Supreme Court

 

US home prices rise in January by most since mid-2006, as housing recovery strengthens    

 

As sequester furloughs loom, federal workers turn to local union leaders                            

Obama demands Congress ‘finish the job’ on immigration reform 

Obama's day: Sports teams from Los Angeles

Newark College Student Recognized for Volunteerism

 

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News from March 25

OP-ED/COLUMNS

 

A Newark rabbi, mentioned by Obama in Israel, still revelant today: Opinion

 

Opinion: Make N.J. Ethics Commission responsible for town, school ethics reviews

 

A better E-Verify key to immigration reform: Editorial

Spying on Muslims: A Q&A on the lasting damage of NYPD's surveillance

 

 

NEWARK/ESSEX NEWS

The Auditor: Grace Spencer gets a new public gig, Charles Mainor's unusual research techniques, Steve Kornacki's new job — and more

         

New Mini-Precinct Opens in West Ward Friday

 

'From Newark With Love': Two NJIT grads create customized postcards of city landmarks

The 'Other Rosa Parks' Speaking in Newark and a 250-Year-Old House for Sale 

Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair helps Newark congregation 

 

STATE NEWS

Spring snowstorm in N.J. expected to dump 2 to 4 inches
 

Six Hudson County towns agree to settle polluted Passaic River lawsuit

 

As Newark Battles School Takeover in Court, Is Camden Next?

 

For first time since Sandy, electric trains running to Hoboken

 

 

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Pennsylvania Study Finds Halfway Houses Don’t Reduce Recidivism 

 

Infants Are Fed Solid Food Too Soon, C.D.C. Finds

 

President Obama's bracket surges into Sweet 16

 

How Barack Obama Brought Turkey and Israel Back Together

 

Obama wants quick action on immigration overhaul 

 

With Climate Change, Obama Faces One Of His Biggest Challenges     

 
DEP's waiver from reality: Editorial

 

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News from March 22

OP-EDS

Opinion: Top 5 ways to save water in N.J. through food choices
 

Poll: Should the Democrats relent on new taxes?

Star-Ledger.Com, by Guest Columnist John G. Sierchio

 

 

 

NEWARK/ESSEX COUNTY NEWS

Next Year in Newark, Say Manischewitz Execs
 

New charges make for three Newark women charged with murder of man left for dead

 

Newark Students’ ‘Bottle Cap Van Gogh’ Has Its Museum Debut  
 

St. Michael's Hospital Opens New, Larger ER

Bergen County PD nabs Newark halfway house escapee in stolen car

Essex County Freeholder who crashed his Jeep while texting says he’s lucky to be alive
 

 

NEW JERSEY NEWS

NJ Assembly approves bill pushing state takeover of Edison police internal affairs

 

NJ Assembly passes bill toughening penalties against texting, talking while driving 

NJ Assembly sends early voting bill to Gov. Christie’s desk

 

Campaign finance watchdog agency says outside Democratic group must adhere to contribution limits
 

Bill to ban companies from asking about workers’ Facebook accounts is headed to governor

 

Bill ending mandatory health insurance for NJ county college students passed by Assembly
 

Bill creating integrity monitors for Hurricane Sandy funds heads to Christie

 

Shipping companies fined $10.4 million for illegally dumping tainted water

 

NATIONAL NEWS

American Academy of Pediatrics announces support for same-sex marriage

 

3 dead, including suspect in Marine base shooting

 

Democrats join push to dump Obamacare tax

A fresh start? Hopes linger as Barack Obama heads home from visit aimed at boosting Israeli-Palestinian relations

 

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News from March 21

OP/ED-COLUMNS
Was the state overzealous in checkout boy with rifle? 

Ex-Gov. Jim McGreevey describes his “fall to Grace” nearly a decade after scandal

NJ congressmen must step up for vets… 



NEWARK/ESSEX COUNTY NEWS 
Newark business owners get sticker shock as property values skyrocket

Goodbye, Newark, the place Roth never left

Two “community guns” confiscated during patrol of Newark housing project 

46 officers graduate Essex County Police Academy

 

2014 FIFA World Cup Winner’s Trophy on display in Essex County

 

 

STATE NEWS

New Jersey lawmakers considering new medical marijuana provision

 

FEMA head says he can’t guarantee elevation maps won’t change for Sandy victims

 

State calls on PSE&G to provide more details to its $2.9 billion infrastructure plan

 

NATIONAL NEWS

Over six in 10 Americans back citizenship

 

More and more hate crime victims don’t file reports, believe police can’t or won’t help

 

 

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News From March 20

OP/ED-COLUMNS

Momentum for assault weapons ban fades, just as NRA knew it would

 

Ads on schools? Revenue or shill?

 

 

NEWARK/ESSEX NEWS

4 arrested, 3 guns confiscated, in Saturday patrols in Newark

 

Hamilton, Newark fire departments to face off in ice hockey game for Hurricane Sandy charity

 

School bus involved in Newark crash, 10 kids and 2 drivers taken to hospital

 

Three people shot after fight in Newark’s East Ward

 

Roth’s 80^th cause for Newark celebration

 

Bus tour brings Philip Roth’s Newark to life

 

Newark celebrates author Philip Roth’s 80^th birthday

 

Jersey’s literary lion Philip Roth still roars at 80

 

Philip Roth’s 80^th birthday celebration

 

Essex County College President Edythe Abdullah leaving for new job after three controversial years

 

Victim killed in Newark bodega shooting identified, additional victim found at area hospital

 

 

STATE NEWS

Poll says NJ voters support for online gambling has increased

 

New Jersey surpasses 1 gigawatt of installed solar energy

 

Yankee Stadium concessionaire picked to run World Trade center observation deck

 

Study: Preschool boosts disadvantaged NJ kids

 

Family says New Jersey overreacted to boy’s gun photo on Facebook

 

National report says higher ed cuts may harm NJ students for years to come

 

As “American Dream” moves forward, officials want guarantees project will use NJ labor

 

Spring brings NJ a blush of warmth today – but not for long, say forecasters

Once again, Hunterdon is NJ’s healthiest county

 

Passover French toast? New Jersey food writers whip up holiday surprises

 

NJ has second costliest winter for snow removal, DOT says

 

Montclair State launching partnership with 6 NJ media companies; expanding new communications school

 

Following Sandy damage, Statue of Liberty to reopen on Fourth of July

 

Study: Preschoolers in poorest districts made “significant gains” through 4^th and 5^th grades

 

Developer close to buying former Bell Labs site in Holmdel

 

 

NATIONAL NEWS

US judge oks Hostess Twinkies, Ding Dongs sale

President Obama picks Indiana to win NCAA Title

 

South Korean banks and media report computer network crash, causing speculation of North Korea cyberattack

 

1 in 50 school kids has autism, CDC says

 

Obama stands firm with Israel on first official visit

 

James Oliver Seevakumaran to-do list photo 911 cell call audio, video

 

Supreme Court gives American consumers victory over copyright owners in Kirstaeng v. John Wiley and Sons

Equality House is Westboro Baptist Church’s bright new next door neighbor

 

Why the Easter Bunny and White House tours have become the public face of sequestration

 

Sanford headed for SC House runoff: Colbert’s sister wins Dem nod

 

Assault weapons ban dropped, gun control supporters move on

 

School secretary: All safe in Minnesota lockdown

 

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News From March 18

OP/ED-COLUMNS

Google's growing monopoly: Editorial

 

Kean & Byrne: Two sides to closing N.J. developmental centers

Editorial: Don't mess with the thirst amendment - Sugary drink ban goes too far

 

Opinion: Hidden credit cards swipe fees are costing consumers, businesses billions

Overall, NJ’s Sandy plan takes sensible approach

 

A Republican senator changes his mind about same-sex marriage

 

Behind the nuclear threats: A Q&A on tensions between North and South Korea

 

Sandy victims find emotional life raft in flood of post-storm struggles

 

NEWARK/ESSEX COUNTY NEWS

Bloomfield School District braces for layoffs of nearly 100 teachers and staff

 

Arrests made in two false bomb threats at Newark airport

 

The All Stars Project of New Jersey opens new after-school center in Newark

 

Philip Roth and Fans Return to Newark for his 80^th

STATE NEWS

N.J. paid more than $49M in lawsuits last year, nearly $25M to private lawyers

 

2,000 students attend Special Olympics Project Unify rally to foster respect for all students

 

N.J. Senate panel considers bill outlawing anti-gay 'conversion' therapy

 

Same-sex marriage fight in New Jersey not over

 

Hollywood-style caper in $80M theft obtained security plans to get inside

 

Seaside Heights official had ties to towing company that billed owners up to $2,500 after Sandy, report says

 

Union Beach family becomes first in NJ to have FEMA trailer on resident-owned land

 

Watchung Mayor Gerald “Jerry” Mobus has died, borough announces

 

At Sunday Mass, NJ Catholics inspired by the new pope

 

 

NATIONAL NEWS

Obama nominee for Labor secretary could face questions on New Black Panther testimony

 

Obama to Nominate Justice Aide for Labor Post

 

President Obama to pick Tom Perez for Labor

 

Justice official to be nominated to top Labor slot

 

Obama to nominate Thomas E. Perez as Labor secretary

 

Obama to tap Thomas Perez for labor secretary

 

Obama to nominate Tom Perez as next Secretary of Labor

 

CNN becoming more like Fox, MSNBC, Pew report finds

 

NYPD’s Stop-and-frisk goes on trial in Manhattan courtroom

 

Leo. W. Gerard: Paul Ryan disses “the Help” again

 

Joe Cassano, son of FDNY Boss, racist on Twitter

 

CNN is getting hammered for Steubenville coverage

 

Steubenville Rape trial: football stars convicted

 

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News From March 13

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News From March 12

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News From March 11

OP/ED-COLUMNS

The latest strike at abortion rights: Editorial

Opinion: Why America demonizes its teachers

New Jersey is still corrupt, but much improved: Editorial

Another president evolves on gay marriage: Editorial

NEWARK/ESSEX COUNTY NEWS

Newark teen gunned down in city's South Ward

Newark Police officer fatally shoots armed robbery suspect, authorities say

Battle within Democratic party proves for fierce primary in Essex County

Morgan Stanley exec to speak at ECC

NJ STATE NEWS

New Jersey Supreme Court sides with North Bergen in dispute over sewage fees

Frank Lautenberg misses U.S. Senate votes due to leg pain
 

Bamboozled: Medical biller's error turns to collections, credit score plunge for Piscataway man

N.J. Supreme Court declines to hear case of state trooper charged with auto assault

NATIONAL NEWS

 

Obama's charm offensive gets tested 

President Obama's 3-day Capitol Hill stand (and what else is Congress doing ...

The Morning Plum: Didn't we just have an election?

Obama Gets A Charm School Report Card

Conservatives Avoiding Obama's Charm Offensive             

A guide: serious plans vs. talking-point 'plans'

Obama could get things done by governing today

Wonkbook: The budget battles begin

 

Can Obama build on his outreach to GOP?

Obama agenda: Outreach

First Thoughts: The budget beat goes on

Obama hopes to rescue deficit-cutting deal

Obama to continue so-called "charm offensive"

 

 

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News From March 8

OP/ED-COLUMNS

Don’t buy this NCAA olive branch, New Jersey

 

Cannibal cop’s fantasy defense falls short

 

Shore finally on a lucky streak

 

Oversight or obstruction? NJ sends mixed messages to state’s lone medical marijuana center


 

NEWARK/ESSEX COUNTY NEWS

 

Art Resource fair tomorrow at Newark Public Library

Prominent Newark attorney to chair Essex County heart walk 

Registration for Mayors Spring Break basketball tournament underway

April 13^th open house at Rutgers University, Newark, welcomes freshmen, undergraduate transfers 

Essex County Executive DiVincenzo and Labor Commissioner Wirths visit Hurricane Sandy clean-up site


 

NJ STATE NEWS

Gas prices down 5 cents along New Jersey toll roads

Christie administration announces extension of FEMA transitional sheltering assistance program

Longshoremen reach tentative deal at NY, NJ ports
 

Local port employers and longshoremen reach tentative deal 

Shore residents duel with state over FEMA’s new house elevation requirements 

What happens when the weather forecaster gets it wrong? 

Wet snow falling over most of NJ 

NCAA lifts ban on postseason tournaments being held in New Jersey 

NJ lawmakers press state and public utilities to focus on communication with customers 

 

Election Day could become two weeks long under NJ Democrats’ bill 

Some snow expected in NJ tonight, but a rare phenomenon could bring more 

Drug testing NJ middle-school students cuts back on future use, study says 

Route 9: A journey down New Jersey’s liveliest highway 

Anthony Ashnault seeking to become first undefeated four-time New Jersey state champion/ 

 

Winter storm hits New Jersey towns impacted by Sandy 

3 plead guilty to defrauding FEMA after 2010 nor’easter and Hurricane Irene 

No relief yet: Winter weather advisory until noon Friday for North Jersey 

NJ law mandating autism treatment coverage needs work, parents and lawmakers say

  

NATIONAL NEWS

 

Army orders reforms for mental health care treatment

US childhood obesity fight sees some success: group

 

Employers add 236,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 7.7 percent 

Bin Laden’s son-in-law pleads not guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to kill Americans 

Farewell to Hugo Chavez 

Conclave to elect pope expected to start early next week: Vatican 

Immigrants yearn to be Americans, not a permanent underclass 

Obama aide: Recovery “gaining traction” 

Suspect in hit-and-run crash that killed New York family charged

Bill Clinton: Defense of Marriage Act that I signed is unconstitutional

Gun trafficking bill moves toward Senate vote

2 Civil War sailors from the Monitor to be buried in Arlington

With Brennan as CIA chief, Obama puts in place 3^rd key member of his national security team

 

 

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News From May 18

OP-EDS/ COLUMNS

• Fix Chris Christie's tax burden

• Not just another sex scandal

• Pipeline has no place in NJ's Jersey City

• Of budgets hostages and deficits

• BOB INGLE: NJEA offers revised history on one tax

• U.S. Senate vote expected on bill to cut oil company tax break 

 

NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY

• Developers Rediscover Newark

• Acting Newark police director Samuel DeMaio vows changes, shrugs off controversy

• Not Guilty Pleas in 5-Year-Old's Death

• 10 Images and Ideas Inspired by the Newark Peace Summit

• Newark Mayor Cory Booker (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty)

• Multi-car accident on Route 280 in Newark injures several people

• Newark police honor 21 officers, 2 squads during annual awards ceremony

• Newark woman charged in fatal beating of her 5-year-old daughter pleads not guilty

• Homebuilders still face bleak construction market

 
NJ STATE NEWS

• Wildlife officials plan to combat fungus killing thousands of NJ bats

• Extra NJ revenue could go to property tax rebates, education

• New Jersey Lotto Winner Apparently Leaped to Death

• New Jersey's wealthiest pump up tax revenue: report

• Greenwald Urges Using N.J. Revenue Gain for Tax Relief

• NJ Human Services Police Captain Charged

• NJ students perform modern interpretations of Shakespearean plays

• Jersey programs win $1.3 million in NEA grants

• Policymakers cast critical eye on health care

• Hoboken woman's iPhone photos of space shuttle go viral

• NJ human services police captain is charged with falsifying time sheets

• Rainy weather disrupts Montclair State University graduation schedule

• North Jersey under flood watch, rain expected all day

• FDU graduation set for today

 

NATIONAL

• Cornel West Spars With Ed Schultz About Obama (VIDEO)

• Geithner: Republicans responsible if US defaults

• US Postal Service (USPS) Faces Financial Shortfall Unless Congress Addresses ...

• Deal on Deficit Reduction Unlikely as Coburn Quits 'Gang of Six' Talks

• Obama heading to Massachusetts for fundraisers

 
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News From May 16

OP-EDS/ COLUMNS

• Barnegat is worth it: Christie erred by vetoing bill to help keep ...

• Chaos in Edison police department

• Braun: NJ Supreme Court lacking available justices to rule on ...

NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY

• NJ crime increases raise issue of police layoffs

• Hand-carved skulls to be returned to Indonesia

• Newark looks to apply peace strategies from weekend's summit

• Newark civic leaders irate at being left out of schools ...

• Newark woman remains critical after car leaves I-287 and crashes ...

• Newark School of the Arts Students to Play Carnegie Hall

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NJ STATE NEWS

• Gov. Christie to give commencement address at Seton Hall graduation

• Democrats lead Republicans in fundraising ahead of primaries

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• Commuters Feel Pinch as Christie Tightens

• Greg David on Cuomo's odds in next big battle

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• Christie faces chilly reaction at Seton Hall

• Plainfield seeks answers as gang violence rises

• Thousands graduate, Toni Morrison speaks as Rutgers commencement ...

• New Jersey ranks as fourth most expensive state in which to live

• 'Real Housewives of New Jersey': Melissa Gorga, Teresa Giudice's ...

• NJ, Boston firms seek insulin-injection options

• N.J. creates mortgage relief program for unemployed homeowners

• Your comments: Higher fees considered for NJ state parks

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NATIONAL

• And she's gone: Space Shuttle Endeavour blasts off on final mission

• What happens if debt ceiling isn't raised?

• The week ahead: Senate Democrats to continue push for oil tax breaks repeal

• Gingrich slams GOP Medicare plan despite the fact he once said he'd vote for it

• Michelle Obama Inspires Spelman College Class of 2011

• President Obama Heads to Flood-Ravaged Memphis

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News from May 10

OP-EDS/ COLUMNS
 

• Probe should look at senior officers, not just troopers

• Newark should welcome fed probe of police department

• Release Newark police director's disciplinary records

• Gov. Chris Christie wrong on Newark schools

 
 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Federal investigation of Newark Police Dept. launched; Mayor Booker welcomes probe

• Police Dept. In Newark Is Facing US Inquiry

• Feds launch investigation of NJ police department - Yahoo! News

• Civil Rights Probe in Newark

• Chicago mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel's office reacts to Newark PD investigation

• Feds launch probe into department led by incoming top cop Garry McCarthy

 

• 5-Year-Old Boy Killed in Newark

• Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson Steps Into the Spotlight

• Two late night car accidents block traffic along Rts. 1&9 in Newark

 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• Derailment, crash fail to deter NY-area commuters

• Feds steer $450M to N.J. for high-speed rail

• N.J. couple take up volunteer rescue mission saving abused, special needs dogs

• Allergy season hits N.J. hard thanks to tree pollen

• Gov. Chris Christie signs bill ending early-release program for inmates

• Trenton Mayor Tony Mack considers State Police lieutenant as city police director

• N.J. Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf, state Dems discuss education reform

• Lyndhurst to lay off 20 municipal workers

• N.J. Assembly unanimously passes bill that would suspend licenses of doctors who dump illegally

• N.J. Assembly passes bill allowing adopted adults to learn parents' names

 
NATIONAL
 

• Microsoft to buy Skype

• Residents pray as flooding threatens

• Schwarzenegger, Shriver split after 25 years

• Obama to Texas to 'elevate debate' on immigration policy reform

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News From May 9

OP-EDS / COLUMNS

• Close the Terror Gap in Gun Laws

• Give first responders a public safety network

• State's top court intruding on policy

 

NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY

• Dalai Lama to visit Newark on Friday

• Justice Department probes Newark Police

• Newark's New School Superintendent in Her Own Words

• Law & Order in Essex County

• Newark cockfighting bust leads to four arrests

 
 
NJ STATE NEWS

• PATH train crash injures 34 passengers

• NJ ranked 47th as place to do business in CEO poll

• NJ faith group to highlight Muslim contributions

• NJ father David Goldman hopes bitter custody battle for son will help parents ...

• NJ Urges Motorists & Motorcyclists To Safely „Share The Road‰

• Crunch of pension, benefit costs may be hitting NJ now

• Iowa donors court Chris Christie for presidential bid

• Gov. Chris Christie set to meet with Jon Huntsman

• Xanadu II a bad dream

• Christie to speak at B'nai Jeshurun

• Century-old Mountain Lakes mansion ruined in fire

• Did travel scammer book a return trip?

• Retired judge left record of speedier justice

• Community grieves after Hopewell Twp. teen is killed in car crash

NATIONAL

• Majority agree with Obama decision on bin Laden photos: poll

• What Michelle Obama is telling graduates this year

• US Congress to see more theatrics over high oil

• Pakistan Premier Defends Country in Bin Laden Case

 
 
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News From May 6

OP-EDS / COLUMNS
 

• As McCarthy leaves for Chicago, police director can take a bow

• Smith's latest assault on abortion rights

• DeMaio gets the nod

• Gov. Christie's tools aren't the sharpest in the shed

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Former FBI Official Outlines New Fears in NJ Appearance

• Charged in 1978 murder of 5 NJ teens, Lee Evans wants to represent himself

• APNewsBreak: Custody dispute raging over NJ pit bull 'Patrick' found starving ...

• Newark woman accused of abusing pit bull Patrick to appear in court

• Environmental groups take legal action in attempt to stop power-line project

• School bus driver charged with DWI in Bloomfield

• Two arrested for allegedly stealing copper siding from old hospital center

NJ STATE NEWS
 

• NJ unemployment claims rise most in the nation

• Carl Lewis is back on New Jersey ballot | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-06

• ACLU sues in NJ over FBI ethnic data collection

• Gov. Christie's 'tool kit' reform package stalls in the Legislature

• NJ Assembly committee advances bill to extend domestic violence laws to pets

• Loans increased at most northern NJ commercial banks

• PSEG reports lower earnings, looks for new acquisitions

• NJ Turnpike Authority plan to end E-ZPass discounts ignites fear of 'border war'

• Authorities search for well-dressed bank burglar who hit 4 banks in Essex ...

• North Warren Regional lacrosse player Mark Griffin takes center circle after ...

• Feds won't appeal corruption ruling

 
NATIONAL

• Boy meets Obama at 9/11 site where dad died

• Recommended: First Thoughts: Pivoting back to jobs

• FACTBOX-Energy bills moving through the US Congress

• Ground zero crowd voices hope, apprehension

• Strong Job Report Shows US Economy Gaining Steam

• U.S. economy adds 244000 jobs in April

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News From May 5

OP-EDS / COLUMNS

• Newark's new superintendent, Cami Anderson: A capable woman who will need a lot of help

 
 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• New Newark schools superintendent says her family background prepared her for role

 

• Newark schools to remain in state hands, Gov. Christie says

 

• Quick Lessons in Newark

 

• For Next Chief of Newark Schools, Hard Choices

• Resident to organize yoga for peace summit

• Newark airport continues to have highest average fare for domestic flights

• Luggage mix-up briefly closes Newark airport security checkpoint

•  N.J. Sen. Codey leads call to shut down Newark boarding home following attack on resident

•  Former NJ Gov. Wants Newark Boarding House Shut Down

• Hospitals in Essex, Passaic, Hudson counties to use federal funds to convert ...

•  Essex County executive raises $300K for re-election campaign at West Orange gala

 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• N.J. Muslims debate whether Osama bin Laden's death will dispel anti-Islamic sentiment

• Christie refuses to talk about flouting NJ Supreme Court if it orders more ...

 

• In UMDNJ lab, a discovery could boost body's resilience

• Camden is told to repay grant money for unfinished housing projects

 

• ACLU sues in NJ over FBI ethnic data collection

• Federal court to rule on Carl Lewis bid for Senate seat, request to delay printing of ballots

 

• N.J. Senate Democrats question Christie budget cuts to low-income health centers

• N.J. Chamber optimistic about profits, not jobs

 
 
NATIONAL
 

• President Obama visit to New York is intended to have somber tone

• Heavy security planned for President Obama visit to Ground Zero

• Graphic photos of bin Laden raid released by Reuters

 

• New claims for unemployment benefits jump 43,000

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News From May 4

OP-EDS /COLUMNS

• A decade in Afghanistan is enough

• Chris Christie blinked during court contretemps

• A Q&A with ... Robert Menendez: What's next with Pakistan?

• Bin Laden's Death May Be Marker in US History: Jonathan Alter

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY

• Deputy Chief Samuel DeMaio is named Newark's acting police director

• Today in Trenton: Gov. Christie with Mayor Booker at Newark school

• Newark police arrest suspect in death of 70-year-old shot as he sat on his ...

• Reorganization of Newark School Advisory Board shows North Ward power broker's ...

• NJ Sen. Weinberg demands Christie restore funding for family planning centers

• Ex-Adviser to Booker Is Expected to Lead Newark's Schools

• Christie to tap NYC educator for Newark

 

• Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners security chief, most of force is terminated

• Three men injured in Newark boarding house flash fire

 

NJ STATE NEWS

• Christie vows to fight Obama administration in court over $271M for scrapped ...

• Piscataway girl, 15, decides to go to Harvard after being accepted to 13 colleges

 

• FBI: MKA teacher had child porn on home computer

•  Carl keeping up pace in NJ fight

•  Triple Five Looks to Find American Dream in Xanadu

•  New owners of American Dream, formerly Xanadu, say change to structure's ...

•  NJ rental costs among highest in the nation

•  Gov. Christie pushes for stricter rule for white-collar workers to qualify for ...

 
 
NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL
 

• Obama's Big Bet on Ground Zero Speech

• Bin Laden death boosts Obama, fears of attack: polls

• Hispanic lawmakers press Obama on immigration

• Remember that time Michelle Obama did the Running Man?

• Michelle Obama gets down

• Congress Questions US Aid to Pakistan

• Afghan officials say Pakistan should have known bin Laden was there

• Osama Bin Laden Escape Plan: Money Found Stitched in Bin Laden's Clothes

 
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News from May 3

OP-EDS/ COLUMNS  

• The end of Osama bin Laden

• It’s satisfying, but bin Laden death changes little, says N.J. former governor Tom Kean

NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Newark police director McCarthy accepts job as Chicago's top cop

 

• Little League Season Kicks off in Newark’s North Ward

• N.J. officials launch investigation into possible double-dipping by sheriff's officers

 

• N.J. sheriff says of Osama bin Laden: 'May he burn in hell for eternity

 

• Authorities arrest West Orange bar owners on drug possession, child endangerment charges

 
NJ STATE NEWS  

• Port Authority, NJ Transit increase security presence following killing of bin Laden

 

• Family of N.J. residents killed on 9/11 say bin Laden's death stirs renewed sense of loss

• Trenton Mayor Mack's chief of staff put on unpaid suspension

• Notebook: NJ students, leaders, travelers reflect on Osama bin Laden's death

• Wig helps woman escape robbery

• HUD awards $16M in grants for homeless-intervention programs | The ...

• PSE&G use of out-of-state workers upsets union

• Gov. Christie to unveil further plans for Xanadu when he visits long-stalled complex

• N.J. appeals court agrees Olympic medalist Carl Lewis cannot run for Senate

• Galloway man accused of throwing 3-year-old daughter off Driscoll Bridge to appear in court

• U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sotomayor to speak at Ramapo graduation

NATIONAL

• Is the U.S. safer today than before 9/11?

• California company announces grape tomato recall

• 6 missing Boy Scouts found in Arkansas woods

• Mavericks rally to stun Lakers in Game 1

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News from May 2

OP/ED COLUMNS

• Gov. Chris Christie shouldn't consider a retreat on global warming

• Di Ionno: Late night crowds flock to White House in celebration of bin Laden's ...

• Bamboozled follows up in Cranford and Jersey City

 
NEWARK/ESSEX COUNTY

• Emanuel set to name pick for police superintendent

• Chicago is set to name Newark police director Garry McCarthy its superintendent

• Rahm Emanuel is set to name Garry McCarthy new Chicago police superintendent ...

• Newark police search for two carjackers

• After two decades, prime Newark lot will finally see development

• How to Get the Newark Experiment Back on Track

• Danbury, CT Mayor Big on Social Media (#BigPoppagotanewtoy)

 
NEW JERSEY

• NJ Gov. Christie says Bin Laden death delivers justice for NJ families touched ...

• NJ lawmakers react to news of bin Laden's death

• NJ, NY residents gather at Ground Zero to celebrate bin Laden's death and ...

• AP: NJ officials make deal on Supreme Court spots

• 22 arrested over first 2 days of Bamboozle

• Fight looms over Barnegat Bay restoration

 
NATIONAL

• Alabama Fatalities Steady at 25

• White House Calls for Improved Hispanic Education

• Ground Zero: Once Solemn Site Erupts in Celebration

• City Room: At Ground Zero After News of bin Laden's Death

• World leaders hail bin Laden death but fear revenge

• Struggle Looms on Controlling Deficit Spending

• Proposal for Medicare Is Unlike Federal Employee Plan

• Oprah show featuring Obamas airs Monday

• ABC7Chicago.com

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News from April 19

OP-EDS/ COLUMNS
 

• Birthers' real concern is race

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• On a hiring spree, McDonald's wants to fill 50,000 jobs

• Prudential Center and Nautica meld music and fashion at event announcing summer concert series

• Awaiting overdue back pay, laid-off Newark cops struggle to get by

• Star-Ledger reporter Amy Ellis Nutt honored with Pulitzer Prize for 'The Wreck of the Lady Mary'

• Suspect arrested in last week's Newark shooting

• Suspect in 1978 killing of 5 Newark teens wants to represent himself in court

 
 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• More April showers on the way this week

• Gov. Christie plans to file for a tax extension

• NJ taxpayers protest corporate 'dodgers'

• N.J. entomologist, Rutgers land $100K bedbug research grant from EPA

• N.J. deputy attorney general is fired after being charged with tax evasion

• N.J. defense contractor pleads guilty to fraud

• N.J. corrections officer convicted of smuggling drugs, cell phones to inmates faces 14 years in prison

• Tough talk could become political vulnerability for Gov. Chris Christie

• N.J. man accused of sending threatening e-mails to 5 Latino civil rights groups gets 4 years

• Telephone and cable deregulation bill's future uncertain in N.J. Senate

• N.J. judge to hear arguments on whether Carl Lewis meets residency requirements to run for state Senate

NATIONAL
 

• Arizona governor vetoes 'birther bill'

• Midwest braces for more storms

 

• Fires burn across Texas with no end in sight

• Duke lacrosse accuser charged in killing

• Air controller suspended for on-duty DVD watching

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News from April 15

OP-EDS / COLUMNS
 

• As September approaches, plenty of answers still sought

• Lewis has offered lunch, but his opponent won't bite

 
 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• 'X Factor' singing auditions draw 20,000 hopefuls to Newark's Prudential Center

• Obama to award Medal of Honor to Belleville Army veteran decades after his death in Korean War

• TSA addresses airport screening concerns at Newark Liberty by forming working group

• NJPAC taps producer John Schreiber as next CEO

• Woman killed, man injured in Newark shooting at Broad, Market streets

• Ex-Newark funeral director in prison for stealing body parts admits to practicing without license

 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• Democrats say Gov. Christie went too far with remark about N.J. Sen. Loretta Weinberg

• Trenton New Black Panther Party denounces neo-Nazi rally set for N.J. Statehouse

• N.J. leases 'Pothole Killer' trucks that fill in road craters in 30 to 90 seconds

• Contract clause allows Garden State Parkway toll collectors to 'bump' people from other union jobs

• N.J. adds 56 districts to interdistrict school choice roster for upcoming year

• N.J. sees rise in job numbers, unemployment rate

 

• Soldier killed in Afghanistan by small-arms fire to be buried in N.J. hometown

• Union City investor sentenced for using charity to help launder $200K for paying off public officials

• Alleged inside man in $34M trading scheme to appear in N.J. court

 
NATIONAL
 

• Massive storm heading east

• Georgia passes immigration bill

• Budget passes, but conservatives let down

• Official: FBI searched computer in probe into possible Long Island serial killer

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News from April 13

OP-EDS / COLUMNS
 

• How to Save a Trillion Dollars

• Tax refund loans are a rip-off

• Lifting the veil on French ban

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Facebook foundation hands out first installment of $100M gift to ...

• Crowd of about 10,000 is lining up in Newark to try out for Simon Cowell's 'The X Factor'

• ZaGO Joins "Made In Newark" Campaign

• Mayor Cory A. Booker, Newark Municipal Council & Essex County ...

• Cory Booker Talks Media And Morality At NYU Tonight · NYU Local

• Reputed gangster convicted of Irvington robbery, but jury deadlocks on four killings

 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• State officials luring Hunts Point wholesale produce market to New Jersey

• Increasing school funding formula would lower percentage of aid to N.J.'s poorest districts, analysis shows

• Calif. foundation pays consultant $60K to help retool N.J. education department

• Gov. Christie says extra aid to 31 of N.J.'s poorest school districts is driving up taxes

• N.J. senator proposes restoring earned income tax credit for working poor to previous level

• New Jersey man pleads guilty to sexually abusing sleeping woman on ...

• Rutgers-Newark student sent text message to family before committing suicide

• Ex-Middlesex County lawmaker Joseph Vas gets prison sentence for campaign finance scheme

• Nearly half of N.J. residents say their financial situation has worsened in past year, poll says

• Lakewood woman slips out of handcuffs after DUI stop, then kicks and punches Brick cops

• Edison mayor fires business administrator amid controversy

 
 
NATIONAL
 

• Obama's quandary: Cut spending, keep us all happy

• Mother, 3 children dead after she drives van into river

• Body count from possible Long Island serial killer increases to 10

• $4 gas is coming to your state  

 

• More Va. ex-cons stay out of prison

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News from April 7

OP-EDS / COLUMNS
 

• Double-dipping means not having to say you're sorry

• Paul Ryan's budget plan is anything but courageous

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• N.J. Attorney General Dow announces $5.7M for 17 police departments

• Newark school board votes down 6 new high schools scheduled to open

• Cory Booker pitches Newark as a 'startup' to New York tech elite

• Center for Autism Hosts Workshops to Mark Autism Awareness Month

• Elizabeth man helps send supplies to Haiti to fight cholera epidemic

• Second fugitive captured in shooting of East Orange teen

 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• Gov. Christie calls NJEA leaders 'political thugs' in interview with Diane Sawyer

 

• Gov. Christie makes 5-year-old YouTube star N.J. governor for the day

• U.S. Homeland Security holds drill in N.J., N.Y., Connecticut to test terrorist threat response

• Teachers rally in Kearny against Governor Christie's education cuts

• Three N.J. Turnpike toll collectors accused in theft that netted $10K this year

• N.J. awards contract for prescription drug monitoring system

• Hundreds attend funeral service for former U.S. Rep. John Adler

• Family of slain Trenton woman sues city police, N.J. parole board for failing to protect her

• Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley criticizes Christie in speech at annual Democratic fundraiser

 

• California man found guilty of killing 2, wounding another in Clifton church

 
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
 

• Obama cites progress, budget negotiators talk all night

 

• Impact would be felt far, wide (Government Shutdown- Potential furloughs for 800k federal workers, disruption of D.C. services)

• Maine student born without hands honored for penmanship

• New York City lawmaker proposes fast-food toy ban

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News from April 4

OP-EDS/ COLUMNS

• Stop the early releases

• How were those school construction projects picked?

• New Jersey municipal budgets: The Kean-Bryne Dialogue

• Doblin: Joe D, the most retiring man in New Jersey

NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY

• A Few Words with the Mayor of Newark

• Jury deliberations to resume at trial of man charged in NJ schoolyard slayings ...

• Newark man denies killing Malcolm X, lawyer says

• In Patrick's name: Newark mayor calls for new shelter in honor of starved pit bull

• Following fatal Route 22 accident, Hillside officials want more traffic signals

• Bobby Lewis interview

• The Star-Ledger, NJ.com win 4 New York Emmy awards

 
NJ STATE NEWS

• Examine Gov. Chris Christie's proposed budget: We want your input

• NJ banks Wells Fargo, Chase, PNC Bank cut debit card rewards programs

• Democrats score redistricting win in New Jersey

• NJ group's animal rescuer hopes abused pit bull's story will act as cautionary ...

• Concerns rise as NJ inspections find high number of violations among same-day ...

• NJ Democrats retain advantage in upcoming legislative elections

• Nation's oldest nuclear plant in harsh spotlight

 
NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL

• Tough Timing for Obama 2012 Launch

• A Plea for Presidential Leadership on Sustainable Energy

• Clinton: Birthers shooting themselves in the foot

• 'The Biggest Loser' trainer Jillian Michaels joins NFL athletes, members of ...

• Congress remains deadlocked over US budget

• Japan's nuclear workers try to trace leak, dump radioactive water

• US Switches to Support Role in Libya

• Southwest Airlines: Cracks found in 2 more planes

• Airlines perform better but complaints are up

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News from April 1

OP-EDS/ COLUMNS

• Promises, promises: Who can keep them in Newark?

• Getting coal plants to clean up their act

• Rutgers' $30000 speaker fee sends wrong message

• US needs a crusade for Hispanic students

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY

• Newark official: $35M hotel's groundbreaking a sign of things to come

• Thomas Peele: Local news sites blur journalistic line

• Rising political star visits Hackensack church

• Newark to Get First CBD Hotel in Decades

• Heroes of the Holocaust Honored in Newark, New Jersey

• Lifelong Star-Ledger employee, Newark resident dies at 93

• Snooki's advice to Rutgers students: 'Study hard, but party harder'

• Loophole allows Essex County Executive DiVincenzo to collect full salary, pension

• Jury ends deliberations for the day in Newark schoolyard triple killing trial

• Woman Denies Starving, Tossing Away Dog

• Person dies in fatal shooting in Newark's South Ward

 
NJ STATE NEWS

• Gov. Christie grants deadline extension for Meadowlands

• Bruce Springsteen at odds with NJ Gov. Christie's budget

• New Jersey governor a strong White House contender: poll

• NJ lawmakers worry that Christie's transportation plan lacks long-term ...

• NJ top court to re-examine affordable housing laws

• Bruce Springsteen criticizes New Jersey budget cuts

• Remains found on NY beach not those of missing New Jersey woman

• Deadline approaches to complete redrawn NJ legislative map

• April Fools' storm in NJ more wet than white

• Boy cries on video because he can't be NJ governor

• NJ Transit moves to end vacation payouts for some employees

• NJ education chief to review more rigorous high school graduation requirements

• NJ developer gets prison term for money laundering, bribing Jersey City ...

• Wake Up Call

• Chris Christie iPhone app designed by former Flemington councilman

• EPA to require coal plant to cut emissions affecting air quality in Warren ...

• NJ weather forecasters expect storm, with snow, rain or slushy mix

 
NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL

• President Obama and Libya -- Now the Media Support a President Waging Another ...

• US Workers Join International Team Tackling Japan's Nuclear Crisis

• United, Continental Cutting Capacity To Japan

• Obama Official: GOP Budget Would Kill 70000 Kids

• The Note: Unemployment Numbers Brighten 2012 Picture For Obama, But Budget ...

• Poll: Obama's Approval Rating With Young Voters Rises

• In a Relationship or Just Friends? Facebook Cozies Up to Obama and Congress

• White House Hosts Teen Mentoring Party

• Michelle Obama's Former Congressional District Dead Last for 'Healthy Behavior'

• US Congress hones budget cut deal

• PHOTO: Geraldine Ferraro funeral

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News from March 30

OP-EDS/ COLUMNS

• The silence is deafening: Where is Iman al-Obeidi?

• Secondhand smoke a drag on N.J. parks, beaches

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• CNN Special Edition of Piers Morgan interview with Mayor Booker (aired last night around 9:30pm)

• Mayor Booker Welcomes Southwest Airlines to the City of Newark

• Twitter giants talk tweets on Piers Morgan

• Hundreds attend Newark school board candidate debate amid outcry over charter schools

• Newark airport in line for upgrades in time for 2014 Super Bowl in East Rutherford

• Newark woman tied pit bull to railing, left N.J. for a week, prosecutors say

• Mayor Cory Booker receives award for Twitter

• Kidnapping charges dismissed against 2 retired FBI agents, Monmouth father, son

• Verizon offers $5K reward for information on robbery, shooting of employee in Irvington

• Judge allows jury to consider duress defense in Newark schoolyard slayings

 
NJ STATE NEWS

• N.J. treasurer says Christie would veto millionaire's tax

• Republicans argue current N.J. legislative district map favors Democrats

• N.J. battle intensifies over funding for themed charter schools

• Port Authority agrees to participate in overhaul of Pulaski Skyway, other road projects

• Congress to renew talk of bus safety regulations following fatal accidents, including one in N.J.

• Garden State Parkway to crack down on exact change toll lane violators

• More than 250 Camden County workers to be laid off next week, but it is unknown exactly which ones

• Trenton city council changes mind on contract rejections, complies with court orders

• To save money, Franklin Twp. considers eliminating its police force

• Ex-aide to Edison mayor accuses township, business administrator of wrongful termination

 
NATIONAL

• Contaminated IVs suspected in 9 deaths

• Obama signals willingness to arm Libyan rebels

• Gadhafi's son was on U.S. internship until crisis

• Police: Body of Ohio missing mother may have been found

• The day that changed presidential security forever

• Cross-burning stuns California town

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News from March 28

OP-EDS / COLUMNS
 

• GE rakes in profits but pays no taxes

• Negligent, not criminal behavior by child welfare

• Gov. Chris Christie, it's time to negotiate

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Cory Booker

• NCAA Tournament gives modest boost to Newark businesses

• NJ woman faces charges after pit bull dumped down trash chute

• Newark woman is charged in pit bull abuse case | NJ.com

• 1 dead, 4 hurt in N.J. bar shooting | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-27

• Two-alarm fire rips through restaurant in Newark's Ironbound ...

• Teen drowns in LB hotel pool

• Newark teen found dead at hotel pool on California school trip ...

• US Airport Security Fails to Spot Knife on New Jersey-bound Flight

• Kentucky Basketball: Wildcats Head to Final Four as the Favorites

• Nets' new home moving forward

• Michael Abramson dies at 62; photographed Chicago South Side's nightlife

 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• Piscataway police officer barricaded in house in standoff

• Gov. Christie makes 'unusual' appearance at commission meeting to draw new ...

• Camden manslaughter case has NJ Supreme Court questioning reliability of ...

• Doblin: Master and Commander: The far side of education

• Christie to hold town-hall meeting Tuesday in Hammonton

• Column: Affordable Housing in Limbo

• Powerful bargaining chip

 
NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL

• Rising Medicare Premiums Threaten To Wipe Out Social Security COLA

• DJ Megatron Killed In Staten Island Shooting

• Contaminated water found in underground tunnels at Japan nuclear plant

• Sandra Bullock, Gwen Stefani Donate $1 Million Each for Japan Relief

• Rush Limbaugh Talks About Why Michelle Obama Shouldn't Wear Yellow (VIDEO)

• Latino population boom will have 2012 election echoes

• Congress: Still no agreement on spending

• The US Debt Crisis: Can Congress Reach a Solution?

• Five Target Audiences for Obama's Libya War Speech

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News from March 17

OP-EDS / COLUMNS
 

• NRA misfires on gun policy discussion

 

• To serve to their country: 50 Japanese workers stay at perilous nuke plant in ...

 

• Christie's campaign promises hit some potholes

• Want to see how the government spends your tax money? Ask for a receipt.

• Opinion: For a more informed public

• Outlook: 5 myths about nuclear energy

• Gates Foundation to use Newark to develop teacher evaluation system based on ...

NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• 'Made in Newark' initiative hopes to introduce visitors to city's businesses ...

• Anti-violence clergyman in Newark loses vehicle to carjackers at church ...

• Christie cites recent slaying in push to end early-release program for NJ ...

• Authorities link gun used in Newark schoolyard triple killing to NYC case

• Newark council to vote on imposing tighter rules on awarding emergency contracts

• Newark man is charged with killing 20-month-old daughter

• UMDNJ appoints Robert Johnson as permanent dean

• UMDNJ doctor to give talk describing experience of being a stroke patient

 
 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• NJ governor: Won't negotiate union health benefits

• Gov. Christie calls for elimination of early-release program for NJ prisoners

• Aide: Gov. Christie siding with taxpayers in union talks

• Gov. Christie renews demand for extension of veto power over N.J. commissions, boards

• NTSB joins investigation into fatal NJ Turnpike tour bus crash

• Suspended NJ corrections officer pleads guilty in drug case linked to cocaine ...

• First NJ State Police trooper at fatal bus crash recalls chaotic scene

• NJ Senate, Assembly lawmakers to introduce bill banning 'bath salts' drug

• Cleaning businesses flooded with work

• Goya Foods Donates One Million Pounds of Food Through United Way to Fight Hunger

 

• Democratic lawmaker says Christie should pay for political campaigning during ...

• NJ commission considers fast-growing Hispanic, Asian populations in redrawing ...

• Legislators hear pleas for restoration of state funding

 
NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL
 

• U.S. panel calls for free baggage check among reforms to smooth airport screening process

 

• Japan nuclear crisis: US announces evacuation options

• Update on Japan's nuclear crisis

• US Stock Futures Point To Another Down Session On Thursday

• Libyan rebels struggle to hold off Gadhafi

• Obama Takes Heat for His 'March Madness' Picks Amid World Crises

 

• The White House Gets Behind New Internet Privacy Efforts

• Michelle Obama plants third White House garden

• Clinton says she's had enough, but you never know

• Insiders Sharply Split On Influence Of Unions In US Life And Politics

• Cheers! St. Patrick's Day Parade Is Today!

• Flags at half mast today honoring last WWI Veteran

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News from January 10

OP EDS / COLUMNS
 

• Braun: N.J. Supreme Court have an opportunity to end 'questionable' foreclosure practices

 
NEWARK/ ESSEX COUNTY
 

• Fire breaks out in Newark restaurant

• Newark to give Philadelphia four police horses after budget cuts close mounted police unit

• Newark police's loss is Philadelphia's equine gain

• Newark carjackings increase by 60 percent in past year

 
NJ STATE NEWS
 

• N.J. to get another round of snow by mid-week

 

• N.J. Rep. Bill Pascrell calls for 'week of solidarity' among region's clergy after Arizona violence

• N.J. native was among 6 killed in Arizona shooting rampage

• Two bills to address steroid use among N.J. law enforcement officers, firefighters

• Christie may propose cutting Medicaid spending, employee benefits to help close $10.5B budget gap

• N.J. Sen. Lesniak proposes sentence reduction, treatment program for nonviolent drug offenders

• NJ gov. to Delaware graduates: Heed your passion

• N.J. Assembly passes bill that could give companies major tax break

• NJ Transit riders disagree on meaning of 'quiet' in designated quiet cars

 
NATIONAL
 

• Moment Of Silence For Arizona Shooting Victims…

 

• Former Port Authority employees sentenced and ordered to pay restitution for falsifying records

 

• A.M. Top News: Mayor Bloomberg's staff, New York City Council to face off over blizzard response

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