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1. N.J. Assemblyman Gary Schaer’s foreclosure bill is finally signed into law
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to distressed homeowners who were swindled out of their remaining savings by consultants who pretended to offer assistance in keeping their homes and the few resources they had left. An original version ...

2. Wall, N.J. homeless man, seen beaten by teens on YouTube, finds local support
(N.J./State)

...  The rise of homelessness has reached epidemic proportions, according to Wild, who points to the current economy and lack of affordable housing in New Jersey as the culprits. “The most financially distressed ...

3. Christmas ornaments mistakenly sent to families of deceased soldiers
(U.S./Nation)

... Tuesday, Mayer says, "This initiative was meant to thank combat-wounded Marines and sailors for their service." So far, about three dozen distressed families contacted the Marines, with the majority ...

4. Chase Bank provides $4M for affordable housing in Newark
(Money/Economy)

Chase Bank has given $4 million to New Jersey Community Capital to help provide affordable housing as part of its attempt to revitalize distressed urban neighborhoods, especially Newark. The announcement ...

5. Cockroaches on Air Tran flight lead to lawsuit
(U.S./Nation)

... of the alleged mental and emotional distress caused by the incident. Their lawsuit claims that other passengers also saw the creatures and were distressed, and that the couple had to throw away some ...

6. N.J. Assembly Speaker Oliver and Senate President Sweeney re-elected to head Legislature
(N.J./State)

... taxes, provide working class tax relief and reform education, while fighting cuts to health care programs for women and the poor and to programs that help distressed cities. “I’m honored to once again ...

7. bad energy policies
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

I am distressed by the direction that President Obama is taking the nations' energy policies; the approval of the Keystone pipeline, scrapping the smog rule and giving in to PSEG's expanded exportation ...

8. Christie conditionally vetoes foreclosure scam bill
(N.J./State)

... “rescue” scams against distressed homeowners. The governor took the action in what is described as an effort to avoid unintended consequences of provisions “contained in an otherwise well-intentioned ...

9. Worst mistake that investors make
(Money/Economy)

... in general (the S&P 500). It’s a go-anywhere fund, and can invest in stocks, bonds, inside and outside the U.S., liquidations, mergers, distressed debt, and so forth. Minimum is $10,000. Money in the ...

10. $47.9M federal grant to help 13,800 low-income students get a chance at college
(N.J./State)

... program to help hundreds of new students. "New Jersey's GEAR UP program will focus on 40 middle schools and 18 high schools in eight of the state's most distressed communities," Hendricks said. "This ...

11. N.J. Assemblyman Gary Schaer urges Gov. Christie to sign bill protecting New Jerseyans from foreclosure-related fraud
(Money/Economy)

... for their distressed property, if anything at all. Similar legislation was signed into law in Minnesota and Illinois by Republican and Democratic governors, respectively. Schaer said the Republican Texas ...

12. Samuel Goodwin III of Gloucester City ordered to repay foreclosure victims
(Money/Economy)

... desperate and vulnerable – people suffering from the anguish of losing their homes,” Consumer Affairs Director Thomas R. Calcagni said. “Our Financial Fraud Unit continues its fight to protect distressed ...

13. Camden County, city of Camden and state agree to seek regionalized police department
(N.J./State)

... distressed municipalities that continue to deal with difficult budgetary pressures, increasing costs and tough choices by providing an avenue for cost savings, while maintaining a high level of public ...

14. Christie announces attempt to expand Harlem Children's Zone's child guidance program into more cities
(N.J./State)

... to expand the program to other New Jersey cities. “Fundamentally changing the results we are getting in our country’s most distressed communities means taking a completely different approach ...

15. Gov. Christie moves to restore $149 million in state aid to cities and towns
(N.J./State)

... the resources for DCA to continue its vital work overseeing and enforcing accountability in the program, and serving as a partner with urban cities and distressed municipalities.” Oliver responded, “Assembly ...

16. Mix-up by Rosehill Cemetery in Linden prompts $25M lawsuit
(Life/Style)

... Don Dahler, Hortense Edwards said she was shocked and distressed to learn her and her family had been mourning at the site of a stranger’s cemetery plot instead of their mother. Adding insult to injury, ...

17. N.J. voters can look forward to hearing about Gov. Christie’s mean-spirited and cruel budget vetoes
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Republican response will be consistent — the state is financially distressed, there’s no money to pay for new or expanded programs, and the Democrats’ budget is typical of the party’s tax and spend philosophy ...

18. 2 sides of vivisection issue: Princeton University and animal research watchdog group
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... for ease of cleaning, many of them “literally lose their minds.” The 15 pages of USDA inspection reports on Princeton for 2008-2011 include allusions to a distressed marmoset ready to give birth and ...

19. White House informs local officials of effect of federal government shutdown
(N.J./State)

... that finance businesses and create jobs in distressed neighborhoods. Inspections of stock brokers, receipt and publication of corporate financial disclosures, and routine oversight of financial markets ...

20. N.J. Consumer Affairs takes action against 11 unlicensed mortgage businesses
(Money/Economy)

...  Additionally, financially distressed homeowners, or homeowners who have received foreclosure notices or court complaints, can learn about the state’s Judiciary Foreclosure Mediation Program at www.nj.gov/foreclosuremediation. ...