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1. Is nuclear power facing a reversal of fortune?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... 2 and 3 and turned them in to steady, baseline generators producing electricity and making money 95 percent of the time. That wasn't easy. Entergy pumped some $500 million into Indian Point to replace ...

2. U.S. stimulus results in $27 light bulbs in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... two remote car starters for $500 each. Two agencies were paid a total of $32,700 "although no services had been performed," the audit said. After weatherization was done, it was not always properly inspected ...

3. Now Gov. Christie’s fighting NJEA over crayons
(N.J./State)

... njea.org reports NJEA President Barbara Keshishian mentioned a NorthJersey.com report which shows that teachers spend between $500 and $1,000 of their own money each year on school supplies. "So much ...

4. Donald Codey gets probation for stealing and condoning bad checks at Freehold Raceway
(N.J./State)

... Anonymous. They were ordered to make weekly payments against the restitution amounts of $1,000 for Thomas and $500 for Siragusa. Siragusa and Thomas pleaded guilty before Scully on Aug. 10 to accusations ...

5. N.J. home improvement contractors nailed by state for not being registered
(N.J./State)

Face fines of $5,000 to $500 Twelve unregistered home improvement contractors are facing fines of $5,000 to $500 after they were caught in a state Division of Consumer Affairs sting in a vacant house ...

6. Nine Trey Headbustas indicted for racketeering
(N.J./State)

... carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in state prison. The first-degree charges also carry a fine of up to $200,000, with the exception of the money laundering charge, which carries a fine of up to $500,000. ...

7. Paul Moriarty panders to unemployed constituency he created
(Opinion/Commentary)

... misguided speech restrictions. You can bet that, at $5000 for the first violation and $10,000 for each subsequent violation of the bill's restrictions, many companies will choose the safer course and ...

8. New Jersey cities and towns awarded $18M in state aid
(N.J./State)

... and Mount Arlington, $500,000. North Arlington, $400,000; Penns Grove, $1 million; Prospect Park, $400,000; Salem, $300,000; Sussex, $100,000, and Washington (Warren), $400,000. East Newark, Keansburg, ...

9. FCC wants proof Cablevision, News Corp. negotiating
(Entertainment/Movies)

... for up to two years — a savings of nearly $500. "It seems unfair that only customers who call, wait on hold for up to 30 minutes and threaten to leave are receiving this rebate," News Corp. said. "After ...

10. Wal-Mart agrees to pay state $775,000 for selling expired infant formula and over-the-counter drugs
(Health/Healthquest)

...  Under the terms of the settlement, Wal-Mart will pay $500,000 in civil penalties, plus reimburse the state $160,000 for its legal expenses and $40,000 for its investigative costs. Additionally, Wal-Mart ...

11. 544 New Jersey police agencies share $3.5 million to purchase bullet-proof vests
(N.J./State)

... bail. The cost of body armor varies, but the minimum grant amount is $500. No requests for aid were denied. "We are pleased to restore dedicated funding for this year to a level consistent with the history ...

12. What to expect by inaction on Bush tax cuts
(Money/Economy)

... that their heirs of George Steinbrenner, the late owner of the New York Yankees who died in July, saved almost $500 million in federal estate taxes, on a $1 billion estate. This pales in comparison to ...

13. Sweeney proposes tax break for middle-class seniors
(N.J./State)

... income tax exemption. Sweeney said data from the state Division of Taxation, state tax returns show the number of filers with incomes of more than $500,000 increased by nearly 80 percent from 2003 to ...

14. Appeals court holds state standards blocking availability of affordable housing in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... housing units to be provided by 2018, is widely acknowledged as being inflated and unsustainable. The League, backed by financial pledges of $500 from over 250 cities and towns, filed a challenge to ...

15. Playing politics with transportation projects is dangerous for New Jersey
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the refinancing of up to $500 million in existing debt for transportation projects that need to be completed by mid-2011. (I would never play a game of "chicken" with Chris Christie.) So who really ...

16. Antwon Horton
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Antwon Horton should not have a $500000 bail. Thats redicously high. I think it should be like $20,000 max. These judges be retributed for all there wrong doing in the courts of law. ...

17. Lawmakers approve Christie's $1.25B bond sale to refinance road and bridge projects
(N.J./State)

... administration plan to sell $1.25 billion in bonds and to refinance up to $500 million for the nearly busted fund for highway, bridge and rail repairs, a move that would also put over 2,000 construction ...

18. Yu Jane Chen pleads guilty to role in $1.1M mortgage and credit card scheme
(Money/Economy)

... $500,000. A co-defendant Yi Feng Reid, also known as Penny Reid, 49, formerly of Closter, and now of Irvine, Cal., was sentenced to three years by DeAvila-Silebi. Reid pleaded guilty on May 6 to second-degree ...

19. Wayne Bryant’s corruption story still unfolding
(N.J./State)

... the law firm as a private company located in Teaneck with current estimates showing annual revenue of less than $500,000 and a staff of approximately 1 to 4 people. The charging documents allege ...

20. Elvis Manuel Sanchez-Vazquez, ex-East Orange grocer, pleads guilty to stealing $500,000 in federal funds
(N.J./State)

... he knowingly purchased fraudulent WIC vouchers from another defendant in the case, Benedicto Bernal, and deposited them in a bank account he controlled in order to fraudulently collect more than $500,000. ...