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1. KaBoom!: Red Bank Fourth of July fireworks blow up
(Life/Style)

... this year. The show that attracts over 100,000 people annually is the largest of its kind in the area, and to say that fans are “disappointed” by the announcement is a vast understatement. News of the ...

2. Proposed Carteret soil recycling facility has Middlesex County divided
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... parents' admonitions. There are also no workable alternatives for the site, "Carteret's largest unutilized industrial tract," he said. "These guys aren't the ones who polluted the site," Smith said of ...

3. China Labor Watch calls Apple factory inspections a PR stunt
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... of our largest suppliers.” According to Mail Online, China Labor Watch, a group for Chinese workers, said Apple is just trying to rebuild its positive image. The group recently wrote an open letter to ...

4. First transgender FDNY firefighter has family history of service
(Life/Style)

...  In Brooke’s current assignment, at one of FDNY’s MetroTech centers, there are a total of 100 male and 36 female staff. The FDNY is the largest municipal fire department in the United States and is ...

5. Powerball lottery drawing set for Saturday night
(Money/Economy)

... all can dream. The current Powerball jackpot makes this prize the 11th largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history and fourth-largest Powerball jackpot ever.  The largest lottery jackpot was $390 million ...

6. Michele Siekerka and Robert A. Marshall named high posts at NJDEP
(N.J./State)

... lobbyist at the Mercer County Chamber of Commerce where some of the biggest polluters in the region like PSEG and Hill-Wallack, the largest developer attorney in New Jersey are members. The head of the ...

7. Joseph Queli of Wall gets 5 years in prison for waterfront loansharking
(N.J./State)

... directly, but usually relied on others, such as Ferrandino, to collect them. The Port of New York and New Jersey is the largest port complex on the East Coast. Roughly $200 billion in cargo moves through ...

8. Newark’s long brewing tradition continues
(N.J./State)

... of beer, with some of the largest breweries of the time located here. A large German immigrant population made for a place with many brewmasters and owners who preserved the style of beer from their ...

9. New Jerseyans affected by mortgage, foreclosure abuses to share $762M
(Money/Economy)

... a national investigation into alleged foreclosure abuses, fraud and unacceptable business practices by the country’s five largest mortgage servicers and provides an estimated $762 million in direct relief ...

10. Christie’s Israel remarks: Is he thinking beyond N.J.?
(U.S./Nation)

... the stage for his future political plans remains to be seen. The annual AIPAC Policy Conference is the largest gathering of the pro-Israel movement where thousands of participants from all 50 states ...

11. Fausat Ogunbayo sues New York for $900 trillion for putting kids in foster care
(U.S./Nation)

... reported that the largest settlement to an individual from New York City came in the 2003 Staten Island ferry dock crash, when $18,278,000 went to James McMillan, paralyzed in the accident. Meanwhile, ...

12. Merck develops drug that deals with its own side effects
(Life/Style)

... mood. Ask your doctor about Lexmora©, if you have any of the above symptoms. Merck is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, with its principal place of business located Whitehouse ...

13. PETA lawsuit against SeaWorld says killer whales work in 'slave'-like conditions
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... in unnatural physical and social conditions.” Tilikum and Katina are located at the theme park in Orlando, while Corky, Kasatka and Ulises are located in San Diego. Killer whales are the largest species ...

14. Cami Anderson's plan to close Newark schools opposed by angry parents
(N.J./State)

... place of Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who set up the Foundation for Newark’s Future to oversee the Zuckerberg funds. As of November, The Star-Ledger reported that the largest recipient of the ...

15. Susan G. Komen faces politics with Planned Parenthood decision
(Health/Healthquest)

... the ability of our affiliates to make funding decisions that meet the needs of their communities." Intense fall-out grew over the nation’s largest breast cancer charity’s decision to sever ties with ...

16. Rutgers alum praised for generosity on his 100th birthday
(N.J./State)

...  Fundraising for new and existing scholarships is a key priority of Our Rutgers, Our Future, the Rutgers University Foundation’s $1 billion fundraising campaign, the largest in the university’s history. ...

17. Christie turns into Nelson from 'The Simpsons,' filled with cartoonish rage
(Opinion/Commentary)

... had the matter been put to a vote, and the mayor himself would not have had the opportunity, years later, to be elected to lead New Jersey's largest city.” However, Christie claims that those criticizing ...

18. Legalized gambling in N.J. is a slippery slope
(Opinion/Commentary)

... interests rank as one of largest sources of political fund raising in the United States. A $5 million check from a gambling mogul to the PAC backing Newt Gingrich’s campaign is a case in point. Legalizing ...

19. The NFL: A study in socialism and capitalism
(Sports/Professional)

... new Shea Stadium starting in 1964), Werblin signed Namath to a three-year $427,000 deal, the largest contract ever given to a player at that point. Namath was going to be the face of the Jets and ultimately ...

20. 16 N.J. tourism boosters to share over $1.4M in state aid
(Money/Economy)

...  Southern Shore Regional Tourism Council - $141,000 Sussex County Chamber of Commerce - $102,000 Trenton Downtown Association - $62,723 “Tourism is New Jersey’s third largest private sector employer ...