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1. Car crash during sex leads to fake carjacking story by woman
(N.J./State)

... that a 2003 Kia Sorento registered to Blasse's father had been involved in a crash and was found abandoned and smoldering in Chesilhurst. The vehicle had been set on fire intentionally, police said. NJ.com ...

2. Newark police misconduct demonstrates a disturbing pattern and jeopardizes community safety
(Opinion/Commentary)

... ACLU of New Jersey has combed court databases, City Council minutes and other public records to find settlements. We found that since January 2008, nine lawsuits by Newark police officers against the ...

3. Elders fare better in their own homes
(Health/Healthquest)

BY CAROL ABAYA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SANDWICH GENERATION Question: My father, 80, had a stroke, and his right arm is paralyzed. He can no longer live alone because he can't take care of himself ...

4. Losing prime farmland even more troubling in New Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the most comprehensive natural resource database in the nation. It is conducted each year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service in cooperation with Iowa State ...

5. Former New Jersey POW Vito ‘Al’ Trause: ‘God has taken good care of me’
(Life/Style)

...  As a high school football player, Vito had been racing toward the goal line when he tripped over his own shoelaces; Celebrating his return from the war, he went to the Copacabana --- and on being ...

6. Iran: A train wreck in the making
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... just put your name in their database! BTW, you showed your ignorance again by writing: "Arabian Gulf, formerly known as the Persian Gulf" which is a blatant lie. Persian Gulf name was used for thousands ...

7. Soda tax losing steam nationally
(U.S./Nation)

... 395,000 signatures, much higher than the 240,000 required. The American Beverage Association (ABA) is supporting the campaign for Initiative 1107 by funneling money to its Washington State branch, ...

8. N.J. libraries get help with federal stimulus grant
(N.J./State)

... like the interlibrary book-loan service have been cut back, and subscriptions to electronic databases in areas such as genealogy have been eliminated. "Overall our broadband is pretty good," Blake said, ...

9. N.J. property tax cap compromise was a defining moment for Gov. Christie
(Opinion/Commentary)

... with so many exemptions that a gubernatorial veto was inevitable. Christie responded by abandoning his insistence on a Constitutional amendment, ordered the Legislature into a special joint session, ...

10. Bret Michaels keeps adding chapters as life unfolds
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band performed a free concert on July 1 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The event showed support of residents and businesses affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Other ...

11. End of life issues confuse caretakers
(Health/Healthquest)

BY CAROL ABAYA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SANDWICH GENERATION Question: My father, 88, has been in a nursing home for three years. Mini-strokes over a ten year period have decreased his physical capabilities. ...

12. Jayme Lowenberg dies in Jamesburg fire after saving child
(N.J./State)

... the fire are, 2-year-old Alyssa Gonzalez, her 11-month-old brother, Adam Gonzalez, and their 10-month-old cousin, Derrick Lowenberg. All three are in critical, but stable condition at St. Barnabas Medical ...

13. Prescription medications can cause deadly falls
(Health/Healthquest)

BY CAROL ABAYA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM SANDWICH GENERATION With one of the highest number of seniors and elders in the country, New Jerseyeans need to beware of the dangers of many commonly prescribed ...

14. Christie can cut billions more from N.J. budget if he really believes in limited government
(Opinion/Commentary)

... unabashedly and unapologetically the principles of limited government and free enterprise, his next three budgets will reduce spending by billions of dollars. At the end of his first term, state spending ...

15. NBA free agency is here, but where would LeBron James be without their help?
(Sports/Professional)

... to ABA's Carolina Cougars and left the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. He went to court challenging the NBA's option clause and won as the a court ruled that he did not have to sit out because the Hawks' offer was ...

16. progress of America will be stalled by such incidents
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... town homes, streets with abandoned houses.Non competitive schools that can only produce workers whose job will be outsourced eventually. ...

17. U.S. State Department not surprised by Russian spy ring
(U.S./Nation)

... not far enough to prompt Moscow to abandon intelligence operations in the United States. "We would like to get to the point where there is just so much trust and cooperation between the United States ...

18. Why is the N.J. DEP supporting the interests of polluters over oyster restoration?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... sewer overflows by mandating, rather than suggesting, that municipalities adopt low-impact development plans to manage stormwater runoff. Let's put the resources of the department behind pollution abatement ...

19. What is a lunar eclipse?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, explains the out-of-this-world phenomena in earthly terms. "You could have a light source and one human body could come between that light source and ...

20. Handling a dental emergency while on vacation
(Health/Healthquest)

...  Soft-tissue injuries — Injuries to the tongue, cheeks, gums and lips can bleed easily. Rinse mouth with a mild salt-water solution. Hold a damp piece of gauze or a teabag to the site that is bleeding ...