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1. New Jerseyans can now deposit unneeded prescription drugs at 7 police departments
(N.J./State)

... police departments and sheriff’s offices. Residents can use the boxes 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays, to dispose of unused and expired prescription medications. Depositing the ...

2. On Tax Day, N.J. activists offer to move Prudential so taxpayer dollars can pay for schools, health care and safe streets
(N.J./State)

... employees from its offices at Gateway Plaza to a new office tower within blocks of its corporate headquarters. The state initially agreed to grant Prudential a 12-acre parcel of land on Center Street, ...

3. State report finds State Police complying with efforts to end racial profiling
(N.J./State)

... Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards (OLEPS) with regard to its oversight of the trooper disciplinary process. Overall, the State Comptroller found that both offices are effectively performing ...

4. MLB remembers Jackie Robinson, while number of African American players declines
(Sports/Professional)

... 10 days before he passed [in 1972], he wouldn't be satisfied until we had a black manager and general manager,” Selig said. “If he went through all of our front offices today in baseball, he'd be proud.'' ...

5. Mega Millions lawsuit? Maryland McDonald's worker not sharing...if she won
(Money/Economy)

... Lottery offices Monday afternoon. The winning ticket for the Mega Millions drawing was purchased at a 7-Eleven in Milford Mill. Lottery director Stephen Martino said state officials have video of the ...

6. Possible Facebook 'Hate Button' could lead to cyber bullying
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... be one of those things that you Like to Hate? Or would you Hate the Like button but … oh, never mind. TechCrunch reports that debate is raging inside the Facebook offices as to the merits of a Hate ...

7. N.J. to debut TRU-ID licenses in wake of federal REAL ID Act
(N.J./State)

... 2014, reports Bob Jordan for the Asbury Park Press. "We're trying to help customer flow by having a two-tier system," Martinez said. "It's so we don't get killed with extremely long lines in our offices." ...

8. N.J. Merrill Lynch financial advisors: A formidable father-daughter team
(Money/Economy)

... offices are not huge, although Howard has been with Merrill Lynch since 1977 and is now senior vice president of investments. On his wall hangs a framed article about him that appeared in 1990 in another ...

9. Occupy Entergy: No More Fukushima's Peace Walkers began at Oyster Creek
(Opinion/Commentary)

... They actually made it to the Entergy offices and began reading their demands. Of course the police were immediately called. They responded with six police cruisers, a fire truck and a water cannon. When ...

10. Sweden may go cashless: Physical crime vs. cyber crime
(Money/Economy)

... via a cell phone text message. A growing number of businesses are starting to take only cards while some bank offices have completely stopped handling cash and make money on electronic transactions. Even ...

11. Atheists to hold Secular Coalition's Lobby Day for Reason event on Capitol Hill Friday
(U.S./Nation)

... are 50 meetings scheduled with U.S. Senate offices and over 100 meetings scheduled with the offices of U.S. Representatives. The Secular Coalition staff plans to continue adding meetings until the days ...

12. Are private healthcare exchanges the future?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... all vendors of that service, including doctors. Physician offices will become more aware of patient retention rates customer satisfaction programs that the retail world is accustomed to. My company, ...

13. Snowmobile racing becoming popular outdoor winter sport
(Sports/Professional)

... large exposition hall with corporate offices, and finally special VIP suites at each end of the stadium. The track, in fact, is a half-mile run with a 30-degree bank. A separate sno-cross track exists ...

14. Christie calls for expansion of mandatory drug treatment for non-violent criminals
(N.J./State)

... programming. The programmatic component of the expanded Drug Court program would require substantial coordination with the judiciary, the state Division of Addiction Services, county prosecutors’ offices, ...

15. Christie takes his 10 percent income tax cut proposal to the air
(N.J./State)

... for by the Republican State Committee and even has the telephone number for Assembly Democratic offices in Trenton where the Governor urges residents to call them directly. The “substantial ad buy” will ...

16. Medicaid dentist
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Medicaid dentist is a resource for finding federal and state funded programs for providing basic dental services from clinics and individual dentist offices and practices for eligible individuals and families. Medicaid ...

17. Capt. Brian Brady of Sparta, state Human Services officer, indicted on string of charges
(N.J./State)

... Human Services police, reporting to the chief and the director. The Human Services police provide services at state developmental centers and psychiatric hospitals. They are also assigned to protect offices ...

18. Christie team's YouTube ambush should be on themselves, not NJEA
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY JOSHUA HENNE COMMENTARY  (NEW JERSEY) – In light of today’s news that Governor Chris Christie’s backers were staking out New Jersey Education Association offices in an attempt to ambush staffers ...

19. N.J. auditor Jerry Moore of Mays Landing charged with demanding bribe
(N.J./State)

... and powerful message to government employees who think they can use their public offices for personal profit or advantage.” “This investigation started when a member of the public alerted the Division ...

20. F3 Engineering of Paterson, Dept. of Defense contractor, opens new faciility
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... square foot offices. While sometimes lacking resources, small business can have the advantage of nimbleness. Rosenbaum said F3 recognizes the need to keep evolving. "The companies that stay static ...