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1. Mayor Langford: Atlantic City is New Jersey's prostitute
(N.J./State)

... be a new area of the CRDA that focuses on aiding development and improvements for residential areas, including those outside the district. The division is not part of the requirements of the state law ...

2. N.J. unemployment rate climbs to 9.3 percent
(Money/Economy)

... indications of some brightening locally. The pickup in hiring is consistent with the recent marked improvement in income earned by New Jerseyans; this is starting to feed through to higher spending and ...

3. New Jersey prepares for latest battle in decades-old Abbott v. Burke war
(Opinion/Commentary)

... significant improvement. The Governor has expressed the same sentiment, suggesting the only way to change the Court’s approach was to change the Court’s composition. The Court has a great deal at stake ...

4. N.J.'s 31 lowest-performing schools eligible for $11 million in federal aid
(N.J./State)

Includes schools in Newark, Jersey City, Camden, 6 other cities BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The state Department of Education has received $11 million in federal school improvement grants ...

5. Favorability ratings for Obama and Christie drop slightly among New Jerseyans
(U.S./Nation)

... or “F” (21 percent); 20 percent place him in the middle at “C”. The 46 percent positive to 35 percent negative is an improvement from the 38 (A, B) to 34 percent (D, F) rating the governor received in ...

6. NJDOT report declares 50 percent of state roadways in need of repair
(N.J./State)

Christie states finding shows need for his $8 billion, 5-year improvement plan BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Fifty percent of the 8,402 miles of New Jersey highways maintained by the state ...

7. New Jersey awards $157 million for open space preservation and parks projects
(Life/Style)

... and nonprofit projects to be funded include helping a partnership of local and nonprofit groups develop a waterfront park along the Passaic River in Newark's Ironbound section; improvements to Camden County's ...

8. Farm Bill debate must focus on agricultural education of young farmers
(Opinion/Commentary)

... development to quickly give the nation’s agriculture educators this important tool to instruct a new generation of farmers and agriculturalists. Agricultural education improvements coupled with stronger ...

9. Gov. Christie's 2011 Homestead Benefit Program for N.J. property tax relief has limits
(N.J./State)

BY DANIEL ULLOA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Governor Chris Christie’s proposed property tax relief falls short of previous relief efforts by past administrations, but is a slight improvement over last year’s ...

10. Reshaping of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts falls in favor of Democrats
(N.J./State)

...  Rosenthal said both the Democratic and Republican maps were an improvement over the Democratic map created in 2001. He said both maps provided the opportunity for minorities to win election to the Legislature. ...

11. You are wrong on all counts
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... with all inexperienced teachers is a recipe for disaster, not improvement. You are also grossly mistaken in what motivates teachers. What you are suggesting is cut throat capitalism with employees ...

12. N.J. Department of Transportation to carry out $3.5 billion improvement plan
(N.J./State)

Transportation chief details 2011-12 road and transit improvement effort BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM New Jersey motorists and their fellow travelers from out of state left over 500 tons ...

13. CSA farms benefit New Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... steward in N.J. Urge Gov. Christie to veto ‘Time of Decision' bill that only benefits developers Farm to School Improvement Act is a win-win for New Jersey N.J. farm preservation battles ‘The ...

14. Opening Day: Baseball season is here
(Sports/Professional)

... Walker wants the money for road improvements but the feds want the rail line and the feds were willing to pick up most of the maintenance costs on the rail line. That is not good for Attanasio's business ...

15. Feds rate New Jersey’s nuclear fleet ‘safe’
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Rather than spend the money to upgrade, the recommendations were widely ignored, and the NRC turned them in to formal rules in 2009. These improvements included requirements for spare backup diesel generators ...

16. N.J. high school seniors struggle with alternative graduation test
(N.J./State)

... the state Department of Education indicate some modest improvement in passing rates but raise continued concerns about similar test given in early 2010 that led to the denial of diplomas to an estimated ...

17. Christie proposes spending $3.5 billion for highways, bridges, mass transit in 2011-12
(N.J./State)

$2.3 billion would go to state DOT, $1.2 billion to NJ Transit BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Gov. Chris Christie Thursday proposed spending $3.5 billion in highway and mass transit improvements ...

18. Appointment of Ronald O'Malley to Upper Saddle River office angers Assemblywomen Handlin and Muñoz
(N.J./State)

... County Improvement Authority, is facing federal charges that he used the county position to falsify employment records to mislead banks into giving mortgages to his clients. Assemblywomen Amy H. Handlin ...

19. Report: N.J. tourism is up; 67.7 million tourists visited last year
(Money/Economy)

... Thursday by the state Department of State. The increase marks the first improvement since the industry’s pre-recession high of $39.5 billion set in 2007. Overall domestic tourist visits to New Jersey ...

20. Sports owners are entitled to lion’s share of stadium revenues – and here’s why
(Sports/Professional)

... 1998 lease agreement between Wilson and Erie County that called for $63.25 million worth of improvements at the Orchard Park facility. The Empire State Development Corporation gives $3 million a year to ...