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1. Franklin Lakes, N.J.: The shameful, shocking truth
(N.J./State)

... properties would no doubt have been seized and he himself, as a leader of the rebellion, hanged. He wrote to his son, “Indeed, nothing has ever hurt me so much and affected me with such keen sensibilities ...

2. Try bee pollen as a natural cold and flu remedy
(Health/Healthquest)

... properties) over the past century. Bee pollen is made by honey bees from the pollen of the male stamen of flowers. Worker bees collect the pollen granules and transport it back to their nest inside ...

3. Anti-aging super foods: How to look healthy the natural way
(Health/Healthquest)

... particular potent anti-oxidant properties. Also, ginger is an anti-inflammatory which makes it a natural acne fighting ingredient. The antiseptic properties of ginger kill bacteria that causes acne!  ...

4. Flood Prone Properties
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

How nice. The state will ALLOW municipalities to purchase this land. Will they also ALLOW counties to do the same?

5. N.J. Assembly approves measure to allow cities and towns to buy flood-prone properties
(N.J./State)

Land would have to be used for open space or recreation The Assembly Monday approved bipartisan legislation designed to give local governments the opportunity to purchase properties that repeatedly flood ...

6. Really?
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... that cannot be developed because they are directly on the Shrewsbury or other rivers. You know they pay more than their fair share and inherited the Farmland Assessment when they purchased the properties. ...

7. NJ Farmland assessment
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... than to allow these properties to be developed, which requires taxpayer-funded or subsidized services like police, fire, utilities, etc. I believe that if you ask the majority of New Jerseyans, they would ...

8. Chase Bank provides $4M for affordable housing in Newark
(Money/Economy)

... the announcement was a home that was one of 47 vacant properties in Essex County, including 21 in Newark, which NJCC purchased at a discount from Chase in 2009. Newark resident Walter Jones was originally ...

9. Drug Court is ineffective
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... basis. In March 2009 the first break in occurred along with another two nearby properties totaling nearly $40,000 dollars of theft and damage in one afternoon. The couple was caught and claimed they ...

10. Pequannock, Pompton Lakes, Riverdale and Wayne, N.J. get $350K to clear flood-proned rivers
(N.J./State)

... due to severe weather. The package of small and large measures include enhanced efforts to buy flood-prone properties, elevate homes in flood areas, improve the operation of the Pompton Lake floodgates, ...

11. As lameduck period begins, Assembly panel to consider 'Back to Work NJ' job training bill
(N.J./State)

... throughout the state. The first bill (A-4267) would allow counties and municipalities to use open space trust funds to buy flood-prone properties. The other (A-4269) would authorize $100 million in general ...

12. Princeton, N.J. merger: Higher taxes and loss of identity causes of concern
(N.J./State)

... properties, and $240 for a township property. Average homeowner taxes are $3,222 in the borough and $3,596 in Princeton Township. NJ.com questioned whether other New Jersey communities would follow the ...

13. Gov. Christie announces Greystone Psychiatric Hospital demolition plan for open space
(N.J./State)

... averaging about $130 million a year under Governor Christie. “The governor has not released any of the funds from the 2009 bond act,” Tittel added. “The Blue Acres Program, to buy out flood prone properties, ...

14. Pumpkin seeds recipe: How to bake, roast and cook
(Life/Style)

... source of protein and vitamin K. Historically, pumpkins and their seeds were a celebrated food of the Native American Indians who treasured them both for their dietary and medicinal properties. They ...

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

... would have the consequence of freezing the marketplace for legitimate distressed residential properties – limiting options and actually hurting the very people the bill purported to help. “Wisely, the ...

16. Jong Shin found guilty in $1.2M Atlantic City mortgage scheme
(Money/Economy)

... scheme in Atlantic City that involved seven properties purchased and re-sold 17 times over a six-month period of time. Jong Shin was found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit ...

17. N.J. lawmaker proposes $2M bond issue to prevent Passaic River flooding
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... flood prone properties also know as Blue Acres. Under the Blue Acres program, money is used to buy out property that is damaged by flooding or in flood prone areas and turn the land into parks or preserved ...

18. Meadowlands, Xanadu tug of war is an interesting debate
(Opinion/Commentary)

... two years ago and have yet to pay one penny in property taxes. It seems that the properties, including buildings owned by the Giants and Jets, are sitting within the Meadowlands Sports Complex territory. ...

19. Where has state PILOT money for Trenton gone?
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  After all, Trenton has many challenges as host to a large number of tax exempt properties and must depend on extraordinary aid from the State to fund its police and other municipal services. Approximately ...

20. Plan to pay NCAA student-athletes in works
(Sports/Professional)

... does television get the billions needed to pay rights fees? That’s easy from cable TV viewers. As long as ESPN, the NBC Sports Network, USA Network, TruTV and TNT and FOX sports properties are on the basic ...