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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