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N.J. Targets Electric Cars For Flat Fee

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 11:34
N.J. Targets Electric Cars For Flat Fee
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Senator Jim Whelan has changed his plan to replenish New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund into a flat fee of $50 for operators of green energy vehicles.

Whelan’s original bill would charge electric plug-in and alternative-fueled vehicles 0.00839 cents for each mile they travel.

The Atlantic City senator argued that operators of alternative vehicles are not currently paying a gas tax in New Jersey. "For 98% of the drivers with gas-powered cars, they pay a tax to support the upkeep of roads,” Whelan said, according to an Asbury Park Press story in USA Today.

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Chris Christie spotted at Goldman Sachs

Thursday, 16 May 2013 18:46
Chris Christie spotted at Goldman Sachs
BY REBECCA SHEEHAN
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been quite a busy man this week among the paparazzi.  Making his way along the Jersey Shore as a demolition crew took...

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Broccoli Attack Gets N.J. Mother Arrested

Saturday, 18 May 2013 10:36
Broccoli Attack Gets N.J. Mother Arrested
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Debates about the value of broccoli may have been going on longer than those about gun control, but broccoli was the weapon of choice during a domestic issue in Jersey ...

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Sandy-affected home buyouts to start in Sayreville, South River

Friday, 17 May 2013 11:48
Sandy-affected home buyouts to start in Sayreville, South River
BY REBECCA SHEEHAN
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Superstorm Sandy destroyed so many low lying areas of New Jersey along the shore that, still seven month later, victims are looking for answers to put back the p...

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Forget Bingo – This Senior Center Has Drugs and Prostitution

Tuesday, 14 May 2013 18:41
Forget Bingo – This Senior Center Has Drugs and Prostitution
BY PAM LOBLEY
WWW.NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
NOW THAT'S FUNNY

Police have arrested three people for drug and prostitution activities at the Vincente K. Tibbs Senior Citizen Building in Englewood, New Jersey.&...

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Cory Booker Donated Over $600K in Speaking Fees

Monday, 20 May 2013 10:54
Cory Booker Donated Over $600K in Speaking Fees
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Newark Mayor Cory Booker has proven to be a popular- and expensive – commodity on the lecture circuit over the past few years.

Booker has revealed earning more...

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N.J. Teen Suicide Stopped From California

Thursday, 16 May 2013 10:45
N.J. Teen Suicide Stopped From California
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

A New Jersey teen who blogged about her depression was saved from overdosing on pills by an Internet follower of hers from California.

Jackie Rosas, 18, of Cathedral Cit...

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11-Month-Old N.J. Foster Child Dies in Bathtub

Thursday, 16 May 2013 11:26
11-Month-Old N.J. Foster Child Dies in Bathtub
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

An 11-month old baby has died in a bathtub in her foster home in Newark.

Essex County prosecutors say the case is still under investigation.

New Jersey Department of Chil...

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Rutgers Graduation Sets Record

Monday, 20 May 2013 09:53
Rutgers Graduation Sets Record
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

For the fourth straight year, the graduating class at Rutgers University has set a school record.

About 30,000 people saw 14,302 degrees awarded to graduates on a rainy ...

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