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1. Christie eliminates prescription cost hikes for 164,000 seniors and disabled
(Health/Healthquest)

... rebates to hundreds of thousands of senior and disabled homeowners" Christie opposes the restoration of the surcharge. PAAD and Senior Gold provide prescription drug assistance to nearly 164,000 low-income ...

2. Live hand grenade found while digging in N.J. yard
(N.J./State)

... pin inside it, police said. The man, who owns the home at 22 Chamberlain St., moved the bag to the backyard and called police, who dispatched the Picatinny Bomb Squad to the scene. The homeowner ...

3. Does renting beat buying a home in New Jersey?
(Money/Economy)

... each. For renters, the cost is simply the amount of monthly rent and possibly utility costs. For prospective homeowners, figuring whether the costs of home ownership fit within the monthly budget is more ...

4. Did New Jersey's winter storms damage your home? Here's IRS help
(Money/Economy)

BY GERALD J. ROBINSON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Uncle Sam, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, stepped in to help homeowners after New Jersey was hammered with storms and floods last winter. ...

5. N.J. ‘Millonaire’s Tax’ is just shameless legal plundering by Trenton
(Opinion/Commentary)

... tax rebate for senior and disabled homeowners and renters and eliminate higher deductibles and co-pays for seniors and the disabled under the state's prescription drug plan. In short, Trenton's Democrats ...

6. N.J. 'millionaire's tax' restored by committees in Trenton
(N.J./State)

... state-run prescription programs pay higher co-pays and deductibles. The money would also restore the property tax rebate for senior and disabled homeowners and renters. Christie opposes the restoration ...

7. N.J. receives federal aid for foreclosure prevention counseling
(Money/Economy)

... Mitigation Counseling Program. "I am very pleased to have received this grant award in order to continue the vitally important task of helping distressed homeowners keep their homes," HMFA Director Marge ...

8. Pregnant drunk driver Carina Madison smashes into N.J. home
(N.J./State)

Cherry Hill police say a 24-year-old pregnant woman lost control of her car and crashed into a home while she was intoxicated and driving recklessly Monday night. Thankfully, the homeowners, who sitting ...

9. Record number of applications forces N.J to temporarily shut down solar rebate program
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  The BPU was swamped when it briefly re-opened the program for new applications this month. At least 1,240 homeowners and small businesses applied, most on May 3, the first day, according to spokesman ...

10. Surcharge on 16K millionaires will help N.J. senior citizens through true shared sacrifice
(Opinion/Commentary)

... rebate checks for more than 600,000 senior homeowners and tenants would be restored to last year's levels, providing as much as $1,295 to senior and disabled residents. We've heard Gov. Christie vow ...

11. N.J. AFL-CIO boss Charles Wowkanech critical of Christie
(N.J./State)

... the cost of higher education for them and their children are skyrocketing, the cost of food and gas is growing dramatically, the cost of car and homeowner insurance grows, the list goes on and on. "When ...

12. Bills seeking N.J. "millionaire's tax,'' and dedicating $637 million for seniors, disabled scheduled for approval
(N.J./State)

... annually in an attempt to raise $637 million. The other measure would dedicate the revenue to restoring property tax rebates for senior and disabled homeowners and renters and eliminating proposed hikes ...

13. Moriarty says Christie’s government reform bill will not be held hostage for millionaire’s tax
(N.J./State)

... seniors in two state programs and bring back property tax rebates for senior and disabled homeowners and renters. Moriarty said Assembly and Senate committees can be expected to vote Thursday on restoration ...

14. N.J. citizens need to see property tax reforms now
(Opinion/Commentary)

... checks for more than 600,000 senior homeowners and tenants to last year's levels; and to protect 105,000 senior and disabled citizens in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled prescription ...

15. Democrats unveil legislation to restore income tax surcharge on 16,000 New Jerseyans who earn over $1 million annually
(Money/Economy)

... the disabled pay more for prescription drugs. The revenue would also be used to restore property tax rebates for 600,000 senior homeowners and tenants. "From day one, the governor's plan to protect ...

16. N.J. DEP testing for chemical vapors in soil in Pompton Lakes
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Some homeowners, however, remain hesitant to get vapor mitigation systems installed without first having soil-vapor testing done. The DEP, in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ...

17. Bill to promote growth of insurance industry in New Jersey to be introduced
(Money/Economy)

... insurance coverage not available from admitted companies in the regular market; e.g. if admitted companies limit writing of homeowner's insurance in coastal areas, surplus lines make additional coverage ...

18. Christie Whitman: Wall Street wasn’t alone in causing financial crisis
(Opinion/Commentary)

... lowering of lending standards to encourage homeownership, regardless of the borrower's ability to repay their mortgage. In November 2003, the chairman of President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers ...

19. New Jersey homeowners can get 'For Sale By Owner' help
(Money/Economy)

BY GERALD J. ROBINSON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Say you're about to put your home on the market, but are reluctant to pay 5 or 6 percent of the selling price as a commission to a broker. Should you join ...

20. Greece and New Jersey: Both on the same sinking ship
(Opinion/Commentary)

... just as homeowners and companies declare bankruptcy when overwhelmed by debt. One huge expense item disappears from the budget and all contractual arrangements for the favored many will be broken. We can ...