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1. Shivonne Dlacy Forde of Orange gets probation for role in Medicaid fraud ring
(N.J./State)

... as a result of Operation PharmScam, an ongoing investigation targeting Medicaid fraud that began in 2008 and has been conducted by the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor's Medicaid Fraud Control ...

2. Commercial bakery moving to Hackensack with aid of $250,000 state loan
(N.J./State)

... have been in operation for at least one year or not-for-profit organizations in operation for at least three years. The program offers an expedited approval process and provides below-market financing ...

3. Kid drinking beer at Phillies game latest fan incident (VIDEO)
(Sports/Professional)

... when an unidentified boy in the stands was caught twice on tape drinking from a beer bottle. No word on what was in the bottle, if anything, but the video, and the speculation accompanying it, sent the ...

4. Isley Brothers lose Marvin, 56
(Entertainment/Movies)

... by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh: "I had been looking at the world scene quite a bit and I wasn't pleased with what I was seeing. I just felt that we all needed a positive message. I had the melody in my ...

5. Diana Hoffman faces life in prison because of death of N.J. State Trooper Marc Castellano
(N.J./State)

... emotionless Hoffman who yawned during her court hearing. Hoffman, 30, of Blackwood, has been charged with eluding police, resisting arrest, hindering apprehension, possession of cocaine and heroin ...

6. States gradually tap economic stimulus funds to weatherize homes
(U.S./Nation)

BY CHRISTINE VESTAL STATELINE.ORG Of all the programs funded by the federal economic stimulus law, one of the most criticized has been the boost given to weatherizing homes. Taxpayer groups and critical ...

7. Pape Michael Seck gets 3 years in prison for life insurance scam
(Money/Economy)

A New Jersey insurance agent has been sentenced to state prison for attempting to defraud two insurance companies in a life insurance scheme. Pape Michael Seck, 39, of New York City, was sentenced to ...

8. $100K salaries a plenty at Port Authority of N.Y. & N.J.
(N.J./State)

... Executive Director Christopher O. Ward said in the annual report. "In 2009, we implemented a zero-growth operating budget and kept the agency's headcount flat." The agency has been "crying poverty and ...

9. life
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

i dont think if your shot and hurt that you wud jump in the water and i heard that a jersey city rapper that goes by the name albee al had somthing to do with the killing and please catch this guy because ...

10. Fixing the funding model for N.J. colleges
(Opinion/Commentary)

... has been faltering for many years — and is now broken. State tax appropriations in 2010 per full-time equivalent student at four-year public colleges and universities were approximately 12 percent lower ...

11. Tipper and Al: (No longer) perfect together
(Life/Style)

... the vice presidential mansion in Washington, D.C., and almost The White House. Indeed, to use the phrase coined for New Jersey, "Tipper and Al: Perfect Together" would have been the right bumper sticker ...

12. N.J. DEP bans shellfish gardening in Jersey waters
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... shellfish industry. The ban sinks the longtime efforts of the activists of the Keansburg-based New York-New Jersey Baykeeper, which for years has been attempting to revive oyster farming in the Hudson-Raritan ...

13. Former N.J. state clerk Stefan Arteaga-Pitzenbaurer gets a year in jail for stealing $8,584
(N.J./State)

... Maura. Arteaga-Pitzenbaura and Maura admitted that, through the scam, they stole the $8,584. Unclaimed property is property, excluding real estate, that has been unclaimed by its rightful owner for a ...

14. Crack the Monopoly?????
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Are you serious? You are working for the exact people who are trying to monopolize every thing in the state.. How many bakeries and private pharmacies have you been too lately? You are leaving out one ...

15. Newark’s Jose Colon busted for drugs by Essex VIPER Unit
(N.J./State)

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino Monday announced Jose Colon, 19, of Newark has been arrested on narcotics possession and distribution charges. Detectives from the Prosecutor's VIPER ...

16. Interracial marriages in U.S. double
(Life/Style)

... U.S. Census Bureau. That figure is an estimated six times the intermarriage rate among newlyweds in 1960 and more than double the rate in 1980. This dramatic increase has been driven in part by the ...

17. Buying alcohol in supermarkets: Time for N.J. to crack the monopoly and enter 21st Century
(Opinion/Commentary)

... is the problem and why hasn't this simple change in the state's liquor laws been made already? The answer is simple: The "chosen few" — a protected class of New Jersey packaged goods owners — such as Buy ...

18. Algonquin Arts Theatre’s annual gala will feature a 1930s jazz club vibe
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Christina Sanes. These honorees have been selected for their service and commitment to the arts and the local communities. Since 2008, PNC has served as the leading financial supporter of Algonquin Arts ...

19. ‘Republican Tea Party Approved’ challenging in N.J.
(N.J./State)

... District in parts of Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Sussex, incumbent Republican Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen has been running campaign ads reminding GOP voters, in part, that he is tough on terrorism, ...

20. Genetically-modified trout could feed growing populations
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY ZULIMA PALACIO VOA NEWS RHODE ISLAND — For many years millions of people around the world have been fed by genetically modified crops. Soon, some food animals will be genetically modified as ...