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1. N.J. Consumer Affairs obtains freeze of over $285K in Arkansas
(Money/Economy)

... the weight and traction of motor vehicles, when such was not the case. Driveways that should have lasted years began to disintegrate within months. Senior Investigator Katrina Eberly of the Burlington ...

2. Detention of non-violent New Jersey juvenile delinquents saw over 50 percent decrease in 2011
(N.J./State)

... Camden, Essex, Hudson, Monmouth, Bergen, Burlington, Mercer, Ocean, Union, Passaic, Somerset, Middlesex, Cumberland, and Warren. “Due to the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, New Jersey continues ...

3. Detention of non-violent New Jersey juvenile delinquents saw over 50 percent decrease in 2011
(N.J./State)

... Camden, Essex, Hudson, Monmouth, Bergen, Burlington, Mercer, Ocean, Union, Passaic, Somerset, Middlesex, Cumberland, and Warren. “Due to the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, New Jersey continues ...

4. Lampitt: Gov. Christie should explain Scott Walker's 'Equal Pay Enforcement Act' repeal
(N.J./State)

(VOORHEES)—On Wednesday, Assembly Women & Children Committee Chairwoman Pamela Lampitt (D-Camden/Burlington) released the following statement on the news that Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) has signed ...

5. Ocean County firefighters confronting 20-acre wildfire
(N.J./State)

... in Burlington County on Monday is described as 75 percent contained. Firefighters are expecting full containment by Tuesday evening. The state Forest Fire Service is continuing to gather evidence into ...

6. N.J. wildfire has burned over 600 acres of Pinelands in Burlington County
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A massive wildfire pushed by gusty winds has burned 600 acres of the Pinelands in Burlington on Monday, and firefighters have yet to bring it under control. ...

7. State Forest Fire Service issues statewide fire danger alert and campfire restrictions
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... windy conditions continue statewide. The fire danger level is determined to be very high by the Forest Fire Service in Burlington, Monmouth and Ocean counties, as well as Middlesex County south of the ...

8. Ex-Chicago cop Howard Morgan, shot by white officers, could spend life in jail
(U.S./Nation)

... Sun-Times, Morgan, a detective for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad was off-duty when he was stopped for driving the opposite way on a one-way street. Yet what seemed to be a regular traffic ...

9. Christie calls Lautenberg 'hack' for questioning Rutgers-Camden/Rowan merger
(N.J./State)

... going to listen to partisan hacks like Frank Lautenberg,” Christie said at a public meeting he called in Manchester, Burlington County. He added, "Let’s reject Frank Lautenberg’s style of politics." Rounding ...

10. Let N.J. voters be charter school decision makers
(Opinion/Commentary)

... - District 6, Burlington and Camden). According to the language of the bill: “An application to establish a charter school shall be submitted to the commissioner and the local board of education ...

11. N.J. lakes to be stocked with trout for spring fishing
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Pond (Passaic County), Crystal Lake (Burlington), Echo Lake (Monmouth), Holmdel Park Pond (Monmouth), Manny's Pond (Hunterdon), Ponderlodge Pond (Cape May), Seeley's Pond (Union), South Vineland Park Pond ...

12. New Jersey gets $27.8M in homeland security aid
(U.S./Nation)

... county will receive: Atlantic - $260,884 Bergen - $335,204 Burlington - $197,218 Camden - $229,264 Cape May - $182,132 Cumberland - $133,552 Essex - $347,050 Gloucester - $175,399 Hudson ...

13. 40 faith-based N.J. organizations sharing over $1M in state aid
(N.J./State)

... as Second Language initiatives. Servicios Latinos De Burlington County of Mount Holly, Koinonia Family Life of Camden, and Horizons Community Development of Orange are each in line for $100,000 “Faith ...

14. Christie unapologetic to William Brown, the ex-Navy SEAL, Rutgers law 'idiot'
(N.J./State)

... last week in Burlington County. "He acted like an idiot. He's an idiot. I don't have any regret about it at all," said Christie to reporters Monday after touring a regional high school in Bordentown ...

15. U.S. Route 130 still most dangerous N.J. road for pedestrians
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The Tri-State Transportation Campaign has released its Most Dangerous Roads for Pedestrians report, and its not good news for the stretch of Route 130 in Burlington ...

16. (VIDEO) Chris Christie calls William Brown, Iraq war veteran, an 'idiot': Gov. Tony Soprano strikes again
(Opinion/Commentary)

... during a town hall meeting in Burlington County to consider how the merger would affect students as well as veteran students in particular before executing his plan. Without even so much as addressing ...

17. Christie kicks William Brown, ex-Navy SEAL, Rutgers law student, out of town hall meeting
(N.J./State)

... in Burlington County. Inside the meeting, Christie explained those students who are currently in Rutgers-Camden will graduate with a Rutgers degree, just like Brown. But Brown says it isn’t about ...

18. Dion Waiters provides Syracuse a spark vs. UConn as their sixth man
(Sports/Professional)

... — all that type of stuff. You're in All-Star games,” the Burlington Life Center Academy, N.J. product said. “At the end of the day it was I wasn’t going to be selfish.” In the end, his selflessness has ...

19. N.J. schools could receive $1 million to combat bullying
(N.J./State)

... Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen), Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) and Sen. Diane Allen (R-Burlington) praised what they called a bipartisan solution to help school districts fully comply with the law. “I’m ...

20. Assembly, Senate committees to examine Christie's Medicaid and state budget proposals
(N.J./State)

... hearings for public input. The first of two all-day sessions will be held March 13 at Montclair State University in Montclair. The second will be held March 22 at Burlington County College in Pemberton. ...