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1. Verizon hears complaints, scraps $2 convenience charge for bill payment
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Some people think Verizon’s new $2 convenience charge on one-time credit card or online payments was proposed to push its customers into joining an automatic payment ...

2. Avalon, N.J. skunks have no natural predator
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Township Richard Palumbo began receiving complaints from his residents in 2009 about skunks from Avalon being left at the Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area. Avalon said they caught 74 skunks that fall ...

3. New York SantaCon 2011: Were drunken Santas too jolly?
(Life/Style)

... Lower Manhattan this month, causing complaints to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the New York Police Department. According to residents, Santas were buying six-packs of bottled beer and then standing in the ...

4. NJSIAA is dedicated to the best interest of student athletes
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to the future participation opportunities of the student athletes in our state. I must comment that most complaints I have heard raised by a small number of individuals strike me as not having been thought ...

5. Barry Bonds and Ryan Braun stories cap off bad week for sports journalists
(Sports/Professional)

... day. Meanwhile Stark's employers, Disney's ESPN, sat on the Bernie Fine accusations for nine years and everything ESPN's "news" division should be under scrutiny but the scribes have no complaints about ...

6. Wake up Tough Love
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Anyone else noticing that there was zero complaints about all of this BEFORE things started heading down the tubes? I'd be willing to wager that the public workers will not get any of this stuff back ...

7. N.J.'s 5-day bear hunt records first kills in Sussex and Warren counties
(N.J./State)

... state Department of Environmental Protection, to reduce an overpopulation of black bears in northwestern new Jersey. The DEP states the area has experienced a rising number of public complaints in recent ...

8. American Airlines named in bad chicken lawsuit after passenger dies
(U.S./Nation)

... of Transportation told MSNBC that it was not aware of any complaints of airlines that should have prevented a passenger from “boarding due to illness but who nevertheless were allowed to fly.” The plaintiffs ...

9. Austrian sex school to offer free contraception with tuition
(World/International)

... January 9, is titled "Sexual Techniques," "Advanced Intercourse" and "History of Sex" are the next classes. The school is receiving its share of complaints, with people asking about an STD clinic on ...

10. 14 N.J. gas stations accused of selling inferior grade fuel
(N.J./State)

... consumers by selling fuel with octane levels far lower than those advertised on the pumps. The civil complaints follow a two-week campaign of unannounced octane tests 325 gas stations statewide. The ...

11. N.J. black bear hunt upheld by state Appeals Court
(N.J./State)

... and a resultant increase in public complaints about bear and human encounters. This is a public safety issue that requires responsible action by the state.'' The three-judge panel rejected arguments ...

12. This is reality
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

I received a phone call from Oasis Getaway, like other people i listened to their sales pitch, i was told that i'll be receiving a free cruise. Being a legal Lawyer, i have some complaints similar to this. ...

13. Snowbirds are paying for Miami Marlins' new stadium
(Sports/Professional)

... a special election last March. Although there was a laundry list of complaints about Alvarez, the stadium expenditure seemed to be the most pressing grievance. The stadium for Loria means more money for ...

14. Arguments against N.J. black bear hunt to be heard in State Appeals court Tuesday
(N.J./State)

... and bear-related complaints can often be attributed to a singular nuisance bear within a region, living close to homes,” Tittel said. “The bears that ultimately paid the price of the hunt were those living ...

15. 'How to Turn Anger into Love' book and reducing elder caregiver stress
(Opinion/Commentary)

... attributes. Believe in these new affirmations. Remember: 75% of all doctor visits are for stress related complaints. Stress, according to the Siddiques, comes from anger, irritations, impatience, ...

16. This Thanksgiving, beware a turkey rebellion!
(Life/Style)

... Dave Shinko said he had gotten twenty complaints about the turkey. Also, years ago, an Associated Press report on igorilla.com told about a disturbance at a video store in Batavia, New York. Nancy Arena ...

17. N.J. State Troopers warn holiday shoppers of cyber scams
(N.J./State)

... going off the beaten path of mainstream online vendors. The State Police Cyber Crimes Unit detectives routinely receive complaints from citizens ripped off by crooks on the web. Troopers said many of the ...

18. Williams, Advanced Asphalt, Moore Paving, and Hot Top Paving
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... please do people a favor and call the police. There are several owners, and they are all related. They keep changing their names because of all the complaints. They also own a plant in GA. Buyers beware. ...

19. Protest of N.J. black bear shootings set for Monday
(N.J./State)

... non-lethal black bear management techniques are the only effective way to reduce nuisance complaints and lower bear fertility. The solution is within our grasp. Bear country municipalities must, in unison, ...

20. JCPL is a bunch of lying cheats and incompetent fools
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... give the same BS excuse. All you folks without out power or who have been screwed by JCPL file complaints with the NJ BPU here: http://www.nj.gov/bpu/assistance/complaints/inquiry.html ...