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1. Economic recovery? Not for workers at Woodbridge Logistics and A&P
(Opinion/Commentary)

... government till, their cherished pension checks are going to bounce. Prospects are dim for all Americans. The government has not come up with one idea for creating jobs. The railroad tunnel under the ...

2. Things you may not know about Abraham Lincoln
(U.S./Nation)

... actor and older brother of assassin John Wilkes Booth, was said to have saved Robert Lincoln, Abraham's son, from an accident at a New Jersey railroad station. After finishing his second term, Lincoln ...

3. Gov. Christie unveils $8 billion five-year mass transit, highway improvement plan
(N.J./State)

... roadway will connect St. Paul's Avenue along the CSX railroad crossing over New County Road and terminating at Secaucus Road in Jersey City. "Today, we are continuing to put New Jersey on the path ...

4. Abandoned by New Jersey during a state of emergency
(Opinion/Commentary)

... for? We eventually made it through the line and kept pressing on. We got up to just before the railroad tracks when we were stopped behind a couple of vehicles caught in the snow. The area was incredibly ...

5. 2010: A memorable year for New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... called a halt to construction of a Hudson River railroad tunnel that would have linked New Jersey with Manhattan because it could have gone billions of dollars over budget. The Camden County Democratic ...

6. Innacuracies in your Report
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... was railroaded, not given a fair trial, and certainly did not deserve the sentence he received, even if he was in technical violation of the law. Every law abiding citizen has an interest in making sure ...

7. REVIEW: Princeton Triangle Club has best show in years with ‘Family Feudalism’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... yore, the show opened just before the Christmas break, then climbed aboard railroad cars for a holiday tour, mostly of the Midwest. In fact there was considerable competition as to which city would get ...

8. 13 New Jerseyans, towns, organizations and companies honored for environmental efforts
(N.J./State)

... police station, a railroad commuter jitney program, programs to foster bicycle transportation, purchasing of biodiesel fuel for municipal vehicles and revamping of the township's recycling program. CLEAN ...

9. Menorahs around the globe: A light unto the world
(World/International)

... Wolff of Chabad Finland lit a giant Chanukah menorah made of ice near the city's railroad station, at 3 in the afternoon. More important than the traditional latkes and donuts were the gallons of hot ...

10. Popular ‘Spirit of the Jerseys State History Fair' resurrected by N.J. DEP and preservationists
(Life/Style)

... the antique train that runs through it on the Pine Creek Railroad. Also, the Manasquan River winds through the park, which is a habitat for a wide variety of wildflowers, trees, plants, birds and other ...

11. Arrest made in murder of Yessenia Feliciano in Elizabeth
(N.J./State)

... the Homicide Task Force located the suspect inside a NJ Railroad Avenue apartment in Newark. He was taken into custody without incident. He is charged with murder and weapon offenses. The suspect is ...

12. Movie review: ‘Unstoppable’ (with trailer)
(Entertainment/Movies)

... plug Denzel Washington's rail engineer Frank Barnes into this formula as Mr. Y and we're off! One of America's last remaining industrial workers, Frank is about to retire before the railroad relocates ...

13. David Meggett, sentenced to 30 years in prison for rape, had history of sex offenses
(Sports/Professional)

... told police she met Meggett through a mutual friend and he forced her have sex at a Railroad Avenue home after inviting her to breakfast. Prosecutors aren't sure if they will pursue that case, which ...

14. Amtrak interested in ARC tunnel for high speed rail
(N.J./State)

... Vice President of High Speed Rail said the railroad was beginning to explore what value there is in the ARC (Access to the Region's Core tunnel) work that can be salvaged. According to Reuters, Amtrak ...

15. Fawn Hill estate in New Vernon on auction block
(Money/Economy)

... holdings, railroads, inland marine transportation, and named Graymar Farm. In 1937, Kirby razed the original stone manor house and hired the architectural firm Inness and Levy from Wilkes-Barre, Pa. to ...

16. World War I at the Cresskill Circle
(Life/Style)

... paved roads; a mile long railroad spur connecting the West Shore Railroad to camp warehouses; eleven miles of water lines from the Hackensack Water Company's plant at Oradell; 267 miles of electric wire, ...

17. REVIEW: ‘The Scottsboro Boys’ thrills with Broadway expertise
(Entertainment/Movies)

... entertainers in burnt-cork drag. The presentational style and broad comedy of minstrelsy brightens what otherwise would be a gloomy tale of nine young, poor African-American men railroaded into long ...

18. Lautenberg investigating decision to kill ARC tunnel project
(N.J./State)

... in Washington to send more federal railroad funding to New Jersey instead of other states like Florida and California. Instead of launching another political witch hunt, perhaps Senator Lautenberg should ...

19. Things you may not know about George Gershwin
(Entertainment/Movies)

... around." Another time, he and Levant were sharing a railroad car. Gershwin got into the more desirable bottom bunk, leaving the top one for Oscar. The top bunk is for talent, he said, the bottom for ...

20. Chris Christie on shutdown of ARC tunnel project (VIDEO)
(N.J./State)

... use it and would not reduce, in the end, any significant way the price that New Jersey tax payers would be on the hook for. Next, the idea of financing this project through the Federal Railroad Rehabilitation ...