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1. Hurricane Earl expected to brush New Jersey Thursday night into Friday
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... has taken only one direct hit from a hurricane and it was a Category 1, the weakest, according to meteorologists. Delaware has never had a direct hit while Texas has had 158, 64 of them considered major. ...

2. N.J. police officers paid hush money
(N.J./State)

... guidelines require the OK of the governing body, the report said. An Associated Press report in the Asbury Park Press said some members of the township council also claim that they did not know about ...

3. N.J. state colleges need opportunity to control workers compensation
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  The county colleges, in fact, provide the model for our JIF legislation. They have had the authority to administer their workers compensation coverage under a JIF since 1985, and their program has been ...

4. Brian Hinkel of Newfield charged with wielding gun at troopers, possession of illegal rifles
(N.J./State)

... used a false identity to lease a 45-foot box trailer, which was delivered to his address and was allegedly loaded with equipment stolen from the three farms. Hinkel faces numerous weapons offenses. The ...

5. N.J. Democrats still pushing for emergency college security plans prompted by Virginia Tech massacre
(N.J./State)

... a tragic situation." "Among its provisions, the legislation would require security protocols to spell out a clear delegation of authority and lines of administrative succession, identify and provide ...

6. 9/11 can be a National Day of Service
(Life/Style)

... and deliver a floral or craft decoration to a senior center Make tray favors to be distributed to those who receive meals on wheels Offer to sweep a sidewalk or do some gardening for someone who is ...

7. Linda McMahon, you’re no Christie Whitman!
(Opinion/Commentary)

... figures, Joni Mitchell and Tiny Tim. So our nation and military were much better off when I received a delay of active duty to attend the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1971. After graduation, ...

8. Distance traveling
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

I agree with most of what you said except for distance traveling. Last year my wife and I traveled for two weeks in the car. We drove from Pennsylvania (Southeast Delaware County, outside of Philadelphia) ...

9. ‘Centurion’ is more than hard-edged action: Movie review (with trailer)
(Entertainment/Movies)

... same can be said for its best character, who certainly is not blank slate Dias. Instead, she's Etain, a tracker played by model-slash-actress Olga Kurylenko. Given what's ahead in "Centurion," that "slash" ...

10. Edward Alvarez of Clifton found guilty of kidnapping Union woman
(N.J./State)

... later contacted police. Alvarez was arrested later that day in Brooklyn. Alvarez was found guilty after a three day trial and several hours of deliberation. He faces up to 30 years in prison when ...

11. A fired Bret Schundler not going away quietly
(N.J./State)

... of some 10,000 teachers and support staff. In July, Christie signed legislation that made changes to unemployment benefits, including eliminating or delaying benefits to workers who lose their jobs due ...

12. New Jersey teachers' union calls Bret Schundler a scapegoat
(N.J./State)

... to prepare the state's next application as the Race to the Top guidelines require. Together we can create a strong, winning application that brings sound reform and critical resources to New Jersey's public ...

13. Constellation Energy offering cheaper electricity in N.J.
(Money/Economy)

... Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) and Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) service areas two ways to save on electricity: an 18-month pricing plan delivering an estimated savings of ...

14. NJEA: Christie dragging feet on federal aid while teachers wait on unemployment line
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Congress, would put 3,900 laid off school employees back to work. More than two weeks after publicly questioning whether he would apply for the money at all, he continues to stall. His indefensible delay ...

15. Movie review: 'Killer Instinct' examines life of a thieving, murderous French criminal
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Abdel Raouf Dafri, who wrote the screenplay for the well-reviewed "A Prophet," managed to make this event-filled life seem so dull, but they've succeeded in convincing this viewer of the banality of crime. ...

16. Christie fires Schundler over costly $400M Race to the Top education aid debacle
(N.J./State)

... celebrating the awarding of $400 million to New Jersey schools. "Instead we're left to watch New York and Delaware qualify for nearly $1 billion in Race to the Top funding for their children,'' Wisniewski ...

17. Monmouth soccer ready to rise to lofty expectations
(Sports/Professional)

... after his team beat Delaware, 1-0, Thursday night in its second preseason game at the PDA Complex in Zarephath. The Hawks' home field, The Great Lawn, is unplayable because of complications related to ...

18. Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s ‘No Man’s Land’ is worthy of Tony Award consideration
(Entertainment/Movies)

... a definite statement, he may very well not mean it. Four of the finest actors in regional theater have been assembled for the show and they have a delicious time batting Pinter's dialogue around ...

19. N.J. Devils continue to make all the right moves
(Sports/Professional)

BY JOE FAVORITO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM ON N.J. SPORTS MARKETING Is there a professional team in the corridor from Philadelphia through Connecticut that has made more positive branding strides in the ...

20. When they called it "New Yorksey & New Pennsey"
(Life/Style)

BY ERIC MODEL NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM JOURNEYS INTO NEW JERSEY We always thought New Jersey's identity crisis was a modern day thing. Back in college a few decades ago, a friend from Wenonah near ...