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1. N.J. pet adoption takes a downturn with economy
(N.J./State)

... pounds of pet food since they began in April 2008. The rescue groups try to send people to resources that will help them to keep their pets whenever possible. The Humane Society offers a comprehensive ...

2. Pharmacists Nadeem Akhtar and Omar Mohammad of Upper Saddle River, N.J. plead guilty to Medicaid fraud
(Health/Healthquest)

... to probation. In pleading guilty, Akhtar, who was a licensed pharmacist at Orange Drugs in Newark, admitted that between May 11, 2006 and Oct. 15, 2008 he offered bribes to Medicaid beneficiaries to ...

3. America is on the right path to clean energy security
(Opinion/Commentary)

... from 446 million barrels in 2008 to an estimated more than 600 million barrels in 2010. Safely developing oil and gas in our oceans is a key component of a balanced energy plan. But the Obama administration ...

4. Baseball players like Wilson Ramos are becoming kidnapping targets
(Sports/Professional)

... boy was returned. That same year the mother of pitcher Victor Zambrano was rescued after a kidnapping. In 2008, the brother of catcher Henry Blanco was shot and killed by kidnappers after being abducted ...

5. Madonna, rumored Super Bowl halftime star, angered by new song leak
(Entertainment/Movies)

... debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart in the United States in 2008. Madonna will be front and center in 2012, according to Rolling Stone, which reported that she is in negotiations to do the ...

6. clarification
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Bob - You really misinterpreted - and missed the point of - a quote taken from a different context. I don't believe that at all. In fact, quite the opposite. Motor Voter and the 2008 registration drives ...

7. Penn State riot focused on Joe Paterno, not Jerry Sandusky's alleged victims
(Sports/Professional)

... eight boys between the mid-1990s and 2008. Philly.com reports that state police said a ninth man has come forward to say he had also been abused by Sandusky. The report said that a graduate assistant saw ...

8. Hoboken man and family looking for parking spot since April
(Life/Style)

... visiting Heidi's mother, Bernice, in Brooklyn. After almost three hours, they could not find a spot for their 2008 ocean pearl Prius. And after more than six months of looking, they still have not found ...

9. Herman Cain and Jon Corzine have faltered in the political Arctic Circle
(Opinion/Commentary)

... of people who were often—to put it charitably—less than candid about their motives and intentions. In 2008, the year before he ran for re-election, Corzine paid a visit to my home to chat about his Administration ...

10. Social Worker Mary Rizzuto of Toms River sentenced to prison for health insurance fraud
(Health/Healthquest)

... Work Examiners concerning her license. In pleading guilty on Sept. 12, Rizzuto admitted that between Jan 3, 2003 and Nov. 22, 2008, she fraudulently obtained money from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield ...

11. Gov. Christie announces Greystone Psychiatric Hospital demolition plan for open space
(N.J./State)

... Psychiatric Hospital property in Parsippany, Morris County, to open space parkland. The original state-run Greystone psychiatric hospital closed after 132-years of operation in 2008. The modern replacement ...

12. Diabetes in N.J. and healthy foods that can help
(Health/Healthquest)

... 20-74 years of age. It is also the leading cause of kidney failure, accounting for 44 percent of the new cases in 2008 according to the CDC. Additionally, more than 60 percent of leg and foot amputations ...

13. Macy's to beat Black Friday rush with Thanksgiving midnight sale
(Money/Economy)

... to only allow a few dozen people inside every 20 seconds or so. They also will be adding crowd-management workers and offering store maps to shoppers. Many may still remember back in 2008, when a stampede ...

14. Halloween 2011: Safety tips for trick or treating
(Life/Style)

... tips each year since starting my MiddletownMike blog back in 2008, when the HS&E manager at my place of employment handed them out to everyone, this year is no exception. I hope that readers will heed ...

15. ‘60 Minutes’ digs into a Bernie Madoff happier in prison
(U.S./Nation)

... why is your stuff stuff, and other people's stuff ... Should N.J. profit from Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme? Boston.com reported that Bernie Madoff was arrested on Dec. 11, 2008, the morning after his ...

16. Nazi-named Phillipsburg, N.J. children still not back in parents' custody
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM In 2008, Heath and Deborah Campbell of Phillipsburg, New Jersey were denied a request by Shop-Rite to put their son's name on a birthday cake. The couple thought their ...

17. N.J. study reveals Alzheimer’s progression may be reversed with new drugs
(Health/Healthquest)

... of these two drugs began in 2008, and results are expected to be published next year. If successful, this protocol will be a dramatic breakthrough in treating AD and enabling people to have a better quality ...

18. Rutgers Football vs. West Virginia
(Sports/Professional)

... fourth in RU single-season history - and is on pace for 111 receptions. Former first round NFL pick Kenny Britt holds the RU single-season record with 87 receptions in 2008 while Larry Fitzgerald’s 92 ...

19. N.J. health officials find no unusual cancer rate in contaminated Garfield neighborhood
(Health/Healthquest)

... what was the E.C. Electroplating Co. from 1993 to 2008 found no unusual trends or significant increases in cancer. She said the Health Department would continue to monitor the neighborhood because it can ...

20. Suspended Westfield schools' administrator Robert Berman pleads guilty to contractor scheme
(N.J./State)

... roughly $13,000 worth of window glass and doors installed at his home by Metropolitan Metal Window Co. from 2004 to 2008. He further admitted that, as business administrator, he issued written recommendations ...