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1. N.J. community colleges have their advantages
(Life/Style)

... Camden County College at an earlier age. "The average age of our students used to be 26 or 27. Many come in right from high school, and are 18 to 21 now." Victoria Lees of Stratford was older than that ...

2. U.S. Marine Cesar Laurean goes on trial for murder of another Marine
(U.S./Nation)

... request Durham be returned from a training mission in California for questioning. January 11, 2008: Authorities believe Laurean flees Jacksonville at 4 a.m. They receive Laurean's note from his wife, ...

3. N.J. prison population shrinking while other states struggle
(N.J./State)

... of America Community Resource Center's jail-based prisoner re-entry program in Camden has helped parolees stay out of prison through it's seven-day-a-week program that requires parolees to take classes, ...

4. New Jersey’s Carl Lewis using Olympic fame to fight hunger
(Sports/Professional)

BY NANCY GREENLEESE VOA NEWS ROME — Carl Lewis, who graduated from Willingboro High School in South Jersey, dominated the sport of track and field for nearly two decades, earning nine Olympic gold ...

5. New health law: An explanation of benefits
(Health/Healthquest)

... will be frozen starting in 2011, and cut in the following years. If you're one of the 10 million enrollees, you could lose "extra" benefits that many of the plans offer, such as free eyeglasses, hearing ...

6. Christie’s prescription plan hurts N.J. seniors
(Opinion/Commentary)

... until they save up. It's not that seniors aren't already paying for a portion of their drug costs. Senior Gold enrollees will continue to pay 15 percent plus half the cost of the prescription and ...

7. N.J. MVC runs out of letters for license plates
(N.J./State)

... which are manufactured at Bayside State Prison's auto-tag shop in Leesburg, the boot a year later. The state has been using the current goldfinch yellow (the state bird) reflectorized plates since 1992. ...

8. Shift in Medicaid drug rebates confirmed by officials
(Health/Healthquest)

... care. Though 70 percent of Medicaid enrollees receive benefits through managed care plans, only 25 states use these plans to administer drug benefits. An additional nine states allow managed care firms ...

9. Guide to health care reform changes
(Health/Healthquest)

... starting in 2011, and cut in the following years. If you're one of the 10 million enrollees, you could lose extra benefits that many of the plans offer, such as free eyeglasses, hearing aids and gym memberships. ...

10. Morgantown, WV and Pittsburgh, PA Prostituion Ring
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... favor Ricketts, fix (change) your ads. http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/docs/spring06/32896.htm http://www.google.com/url?q=http://pittsburgh.backpage.com/FemaleEscorts/2-girl-shows-304-284-8161-21/ ...

11. Don’t let the light go out of the NJ STARS program
(Opinion/Commentary)

... a college education on a budget of $17.8 million, which is a drop in the bucket when compared with the state's $28.3 billion budget. Governor Christie's insistence on cutting funding for new STARS enrollees ...

12. Pension System
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... Wyoming. That would not support the lavish life style they obtain in the Metropolitan NYC area. And puhleese…don’t tell me about their tax problems. They actually only pay an average of 16.5% because much ...

13. Report: 8 reasons why health care reform is better for N.J. than most states
(Health/Healthquest)

... completely closed by 2020 and enrollees this year will receive a $250 rebate. This will provide about $57 million in relief for 227,000 beneficiaries in New Jersey. New Jersey's state budget also benefits ...

14. Questions and answers on health insurance reform
(Health/Healthquest)

... the 10 million enrollees, you could lose extra benefits that many of the plans offer, such as free eyeglasses, hearing aids and gym memberships. To cushion the blow to beneficiaries, the cuts to health ...

15. Following the story!!!!!!
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... to do a drug transaction (may be meet someone else there). Drug deal goes on, 4th person starts shooting. Nick flees the scene in his car. I am just saying. I know the area very well. There are 2 exits. ...

16. State Senate approves New Jersey pension reform bills
(N.J./State)

... 55. Also, the number of "high salary" years used for calculating benefits for workers in the public employee and teacher pension systems would be raised to five years from the current three; enrollees ...

17. N.J. pension reform bills approved by Senate committee
(N.J./State)

... 55. Also, the number of "high salary" years used for calculating benefits for workers in the public employee and teacher pension systems would be raised to five years from the current three; enrollees ...

18. New Jersey’s Meryl Streep a ‘once in a generation’ actor
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY NANCY GREENLEESE VOA NEWS Mary Louise Streep or Meryl, as she's known, seems to collect an award with every appearance: Oscars, Emmys, an Obie, even a Grammy nomination. But the renowned theater ...

19. N.J. state pension and benefits reforms move forward
(N.J./State)

... 55. Also, the number of "high salary" years used for calculating benefits for workers in the public employee and teacher pension systems would be raised to five years from the current three; enrollees ...

20. Rutgers study offers recommendations to prepare state prisoners to re-enter New Jersey life
(N.J./State)

... 80 percent of STARS enrollees or graduates rated the experience good or higher and would encourage a peer to enroll. More than 80 percent admitted to social functioning skill programs rated instruction ...