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1. Daryl Turner of Cherry Hill charged with stealing more than $75K from client vacationers
(N.J./State)

... in state prison and a criminal fine of $150,000. Det. Richard Loufik and Deputy Attorney General Mark Kurzawa coordinated the investigation. Deputy Attorneys General Lorraine K. Rak, Chief of the Consumer ...

2. 35 N.J. tourism promoters to share $400K in state aid
(Money/Economy)

... Theater Co. - $10,500 Cape May Bird Observatory – $9,000 Celebrate New Jersey - $15,000 Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce - $9,000 Festival of Ballooning Inc. - $9,000 County of Salem - $14,985 ...

3. N.J. State Museum announces 9/11 10th anniversary commemoration
(N.J./State)

... $150 for individual tickets to $50,000. The exhibit and related educational programming is made possible in part by lead underwriters NJM Insurance Group and PNC. NRG Energy has made a commitment at the ...

4. Is buying lunch ruining your retirement fund?
(Money/Economy)

... = $790 X 35 = $27,650 Energy shot — $3.99 X 5 = $19.95 X 40 = $798 X 35 = $27,930 Muffin — $3 X 5 = $15 X 40 = $600 X 35 = $21,000 Lunch — $8 X 5 = $40 X 40 = $1,600 X 35 = $56,000 “If you were ...

5. N.J. Democrats again fail to override Christie budget vetoes
(N.J./State)

... funding to cities facing extraordinary circumstances: Special Municipal Aid, Extraordinary Aid and Trenton Capitol City Aid. In 2011-12 budget, 22 municipalities shared in a total of $157 million – approximately ...

6. Christie administration allocates $850M in additional school aid
(N.J./State)

... $450 million for the 31 so-called Abbott or financially-struggling urban districts, and an additional $150 million for non-Abbott districts. Officials were quick to point out that with the new funding, ...

7. N.J. Senate Democrats fail to override $1 billion in Christie budget vetoes
(N.J./State)

... $927.6 million - up $31 million Senior and disabled tax relief: $231.4 million - up $58.9 million Special education: $152.7 million - up $22.6 million Housing for mentally ill: $65.6 million - up ...

8. Kingwood in Hunterdon County plans $7.5 million 313-acre park overlooking Delaware River
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Office of Natural Resources Restoration, $150,000; Kingwood Township's Open Space Trust Fund, $1.1 million; and the Conservation Foundation, via a Hunterdon Land Trust open spaces grant, $444,000. The ...

9. Former investigator Darrin DiBiasi charged with collecting bribe for ex-sheriff Joe Spicuzzo
(N.J./State)

... a maximum sentence of 10 years in state prison and a criminal fine of $150,000. If convicted, Spicuzzo and Lucarelli would face a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison without parole because ...

10. Poll: Gov. Christie's 'millionaire's tax' veto can't make upper income New Jerseyans stay
(N.J./State)

... $150,000 a year say their finances are good, compared to 48 percent of those earning less than $25,000. And while they have higher opinions of the quality of life offered in their corner of New Jersey, ...

11. N.J. Lottery drawings may return to TV after Internet run
(Money/Economy)

... to justify the cost. But she said after spending $150,000 one time for a high-definition camera, studio and set, the lottery staff will save more than a million dollars a year producing the broadcast themselves. ...

12. Does N.J. stand to benefit from free trade deals with South Korea and Latin America?
(N.J./State)

... from the U.S. Census Bureau. That changed in 1995 to deficits of $15.8 billion with Mexico and $14 billion with Canada. The gaps continued to grow until the eve of the Great Recession, to deficits of ...

13. Is Sweeney trying to shake loose from Christie after deal on N.J. pensions and health benefits?
(N.J./State)

... million in tax credits for the working poor, $9 million in health care for the working poor, $8 million for women’s health care, and $9 million in mental-health services. But the governor added $150 million ...

14. 2011 NBA lockout can trace its roots back to 1983
(Sports/Professional)

... would get more than $15 million from the NBC and TNT and more from local cable contracts. Cable consumers would help pay for the lockout unknowingly. Cable consumers did not receive any rebates from games ...

15. Christie vetoes $15M state Racing Commission allocation for race purses
(N.J./State)

Says it goes against his effort to make horse racing self sustaining Gov. Chris Christie on Friday scratched the minutes of Wednesday meeting of the New Jersey Racing Commission for its approval of $15 ...

16. FEC approves Stephen Colbert's super PAC but not without controversy
(U.S./Nation)

... can only contribute hard funds to candidates ($5,000 annually), parties ($15,000 annually), or other PACs. According to the National Journal, reform advocates were concerned that Colbert's request, apparently ...

17. N.J. welfare recipients to receive cut in stipend
(N.J./State)

... of Family Development has ordered the counties to reduce monthly stipends to families and single adults by $15 per person. In Ocean County alone, 3,133 residents benefit from the State's General Assistance ...

18. Rick Ross concert planned for Atlantic City Summerfest 2011 raises security concerns
(N.J./State)

... owner is suing Ross for $15,000 in damages and court costs. Members of the community have voiced concerns over the crowds the hip-hop concert will bring to the city Atlantic City Councilman Marty Small ...

19. Three alleged New Jersey con men charged with defrauding brokers in shipping scam
(N.J./State)

... prison and a $200,000 fine, while second-degree charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in state prison and a $150,000 fine. The money laundering counts carry an enhanced fine of $500,000, plus an ...

20. N.J. Assembly approves 'millionaires' tax' and $600 million in school aid
(N.J./State)

... to receive Social Security payments and make $100,000 or less in annual gross income may exclude $20,000, $15,000 or $10,000 of various pension, annuity and retirement benefit income, depending on their ...