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

... the bill. Sponsors of A-359 are Assembly members Gary S. Schaer (D-Passaic), John J. Burzichelli (D-Gloucester), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer), and Wayne P. DeAngelo (D-Mercer), and Senators Shirley ...

2. N.J. using $147K in federal aid to provide state-grown vegetables, fruit to food banks
(N.J./State)

... food banks Tuesday during a visit to the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank in Ewing. The funding is made available through the Community Services Block Grant, a federal, anti-poverty fund which supports ...

3. N.J.'s Crossroads of the American Revolution awarded $10K by Seward Johnson Sr. Trust
(Life/Style)

... Jersey’s heritage area comprises 213 cities and towns within 14 counties from Fort Lee in Bergen County to Fort Mercer in Gloucester County. —TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM  ...

4. N.J. schools' anti-bullying laws could be costly in long run
(N.J./State)

... According to MercerSpace, Hamilton Township has named the first week of October the “Week of Respect,” meant to make children aware of the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights. Hamilton director of educational ...

5. Christie to seek constitutional amendment if N.J. Supreme Court sides with judges
(N.J./State)

... the judicial process," Feeney said. "Further, his personal criticism of Mercer County Assignment Judge Linda Feinberg is unwarranted and irresponsible. "Judge Feinberg has a sterling record for integrity ...

6. As N.J. legislative election nears, Democrats have raised more than Republicans
(N.J./State)

... reserves, all are senators. They are Richard Codey (D-Essex), $902,159; Stephen M. Sweeney (D-Gloucester), $840,410; Shirley K. Turner (D-Mercer), $580,987; Donald W. Norcross (D-Camden), $538,035; Thomas ...

7. Change in N.J. payroll tax deduction rate to save workers an average of $87 in 2012
(Money/Economy)

... in 2012, the worker maximum contribution will be $61. The tax change was sponsored in the Senate by Senators Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) and Fred Madden (D-Camden). “Even if we had to wait three months ...

8. Indian Point vs. Hudson River: hearings begin on cooling system impacts
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... is tremendous, particularly at nuclear sites. The thermal discharge at PSEG’s, coal powered, Mercer Generating Station in Hamilton, NJ, for example, dumps about 1.5 billion BTUs of heat into the waterway, ...

9. Central Jersey artists’ group relieves isolation, spurs joint exhibition
(Entertainment/Movies)

... N.J., where she worked as director of the YWCA artisans guild for nearly a decade. Her work has been recognized at regional venues including Ellarslie, the Trenton city museum, the Gallery at Mercer County ...

10. More N.J. charter school oversight pushed by lawmaker
(N.J./State)

...  Ralph Caputo (D-Essex), and Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer). The bill was approved in the Assembly by a vote of 47-17 with 14 abstentions. The other bill (A-3356), would create what is described as greater ...

11. Recall of Trenton's Mayor Mack is justified
(Opinion/Commentary)

... your own experience or conviction.” It is important for me to point out that I do not reside in the City of Trenton. I have been a Mercer County resident for more than 40 year and for more than two decades ...

12. $47.9M federal grant to help 13,800 low-income students get a chance at college
(N.J./State)

... and the community colleges of Passaic, Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Mercer counties. Schools that will be helped by the GEAR UP program are: Atlantic City/Pleasantville: Dr. Martin Luther King, ...

13. Legislation planned to enable N.J. towns to provide hurricane recovery aid
(N.J./State)

... but, in many cases, it simply isn’t enough to get a home or small business fully operational again,” Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo (D-Mercer) said. “ Many working families do not have the financial resources ...

14. N.J. seeks federal disaster aid for 5 counties
(N.J./State)

Hunterdon, Mercer, Passaic, Sussex and Warren were hard-hit by Tropical Storm Lee Act. Gov. Kim Guadagno Thursday announced the state government is seeking a federal major disaster declaration, including ...

15. New report places seven New Jersey counties among nation's 20 smoggiest areas
(N.J./State)

... are ranked 17th; and the city of Trenton in Mercer County is ranked 20th. Other New Jersey areas are ranked high on the list of smoggiest, although not in the top 20 overall. Newark is the 29th smoggiest ...

16. Cat ‘Adoption Day’ and ‘Pet Expo’ converge at Trenton’s Waterfront Park
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY PAT SUMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Think of Mercer County’s Waterfront Park and you’d probably think of Trenton Thunder baseball games. But next Saturday, September 24, the park will be all about ...

17. Whoa There! ;-)
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

It's 'Sgt. Preston' vs. 'Roy D Mercer'. --- Campig must be laughing his back-side off! ;-) ;-) ;-) ...

18. Petty's Run archeological site partially saved
(N.J./State)

... been partially saved from burial through a $1.6 million agreement between the state Department of Environmental Protection and Mercer County. The agreement calls for the state to contribute $800,000 ...

19. Feminist hero Gloria Steinem to appear in Princeton, N.J.
(Life/Style)

... Association of the Mercer Area and Planned Parenthood Affiliates of New Jersey. Steinem has been a strong advocate of reproductive freedom as well as other social justice issues for the past 40-plus years. ...

20. Maxim Healthcare agrees to $150M, 41-state settlement over federal health benefits fraud
(Health/Healthquest)

... Atlantic and Mercer counties. “False billing to government health care programs has become a blight on our state,” Dow said. “Companies like Maxim, that provide health care services to Medicaid patients, ...