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1. N.J. Sen. Barbara Buono is not afraid to speak out on sensitive issues
(Opinion/Commentary)

... are put out for bids, but not before. Buono has introduced a bill that will change that. Matt Boxer, the State Comptroller, has stated that perhaps thousands of municipal contracts are concluded without ...

2. My new roof just cost me $9K
(Money/Economy)

... company because it had seemed efficient. I had gotten six or seven bids, and its bid was near the low end. Besides, the contract specified PAY WHEN DONE. I liked the idea of not having to pay anything ...

3. N.J. municipal bond users to share $2M as part of $58.7M settlement with Wachovia Bank
(N.J./State)

... that certain large financial institutions, including national banks and insurance companies, and certain brokers and swap advisors, engaged in various schemes to rig bids and commit other deceptive, unfair ...

4. Newt Gingrich can thank the mainstream media for his rise
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to the major bowl? [I would have actually used the NCAA hoops Big Dance at-large bids, but you get the picture.] It can be argued that Gingrich’s “sins” - both personal and political – are substantively ...

5. 3 N.J. men sentenced for rigging bids on contracts with Oakland, Lincoln Park, Haledon police
(N.J./State)

Peter Meich, Joseph Romano, Ralph Capozzoli get probation must pay $24,360 to state Three employees of an information technology company were sentenced Friday for rigging bids for computer contracts ...

6. Martin Starr and Stephen Gallagher of Cliffwood Beach, N.J. plead guilty to bid rigging school contracts
(N.J./State)

Helped inflate repair costs in Westfield and Scotch Plains-Fanwood districts Contractors Martin W. Starr and Stephen M. Gallagher, both of Cliffwood Beach, pleaded guilty Thursday to rigging bids and ...

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

... a record lease sale for Montana and the Dakotas that generated $66 million in bonus bids. At the same time, we have worked hard to increase certainty for industry by reducing the conflict, litigation ...

8. Bad news: ‘You need a new roof’
(Money/Economy)

... are discouraged from adding a third layer.) In general, the bids were for removing the existing asphalt shingles, installing flashing, removal and installation of a drip edge, and a hauling and dump ...

9. N.J. Supreme Court to decide if judges must pay more for pension, health benefits
(N.J./State)

... in July, shortly after the benefit hikes went into effect, DePascale, who sits in Jersey City, argues the state Constitution specifically forbids judges’ and justices’ salaries from being reduced. Long ...

10. REVIEW: ‘Chinglish’ laughs about miscommunication
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... slope himself while attempting to get a toehold in China. Not only does Daniel not know the language, he also is ignorant regarding Chinese ways of indirectly doing business. When Daniel bids ...

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

... 12 to taking thousands of dollars in kickbacks from 2001 to 2010 on contracts he recommended that involved rigged bids and fraudulently inflated costs. The state will recommend that Disko be sentenced ...

12. Kenneth Disko of Mountainside pleads guilty to rigging school construction contracts
(N.J./State)

... school districts, pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking thousands of dollars in kickbacks on contracts he recommended that involved rigged bids and fraudulently inflated costs. Charges are pending against ...

13. Space junk: Odds of NASA satellite hitting a person are way better than winning the lottery
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... a piece of the satellite, the US government forbids you from selling it on eBay. The debris remains the property of the United States and has to be returned to authorities. Fox News allows you to track ...

14. It is Hudson County for god's sake.
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... bid for Hoboken was not the highest, there were other interested qualified parties with bigger bids that did not win. So Bayonne's owner won, because the Hoboken machine (Russo, Scarinci,etc) wanted it ...

15. Nike Mag: ‘Back to the Future’ Air McFly sneakers taking off (PHOTO/VIDEO)
(Entertainment/Movies)

... According to missinfo.tv, all proceeds will go to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Fox also announced that that Google cofounder Sergey Brim has agreed to match bids or donations ...

16. What has Dominique Strauss-Kahn left in his wake?
(Life/Style)

... have concocted the assault or the subsequent story. Call me naïve, but I just don’t believe that the woman from Guinea—whose Muslim religion forbids any sexual activity outside of marriage and who struggled ...

17. ‘A Dance with Dragons’ by George R.R. Martin book review
(Entertainment/Movies)

...  Meanwhile, the big news is that there is a potential new Targaryen heir, or at least pretender, who bids to shake up the political landscape long before Daenerys and her restless dragons can shape up. ...

18. JP Morgan to pay New Jersey municipal bond holders $1.3 million in restitution
(Money/Economy)

... various schemes to rig bids and commit other deceptive, unfair and fraudulent conduct in the municipal bond derivatives market. The investigation, which is continuing, revealed collusive and deceptive ...

19. Tips on renovating: Picking a contractor and using New Jersey's Better Business Bureau
(Money/Economy)

... to look at the contractor's completed work. Many people are pleased to show off their renovated homes if they are proud of the results. Before you settle on a contractor, get two or three written bids. ...

20. UBS AG and NJ reach $90 million deal; Swiss bank defrauded towns, non-profits
(Money/Economy)

... rig bids and engage in other anti-competitive conduct in connection with the sale of municipal bond derivatives to state agencies, local governments, school districts and not-for-profit entities who issued ...