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1. Billboards warn of date world will end in 2011
(Life/Style)

New Jersey man advertises Judgment Day BY PAT SUMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Edwin Ramos, of Vineland, New Jersey, wants to spread the word about when the world will end — May 21, 2011, to be precise. ...

2. Bernice Burgos of Palisades Park arrested for allegedly striking 14-year-old girl
(N.J./State)

... under the direction of Captain Benjamin Ramos. On December 14, 2010, members of the Bergen County Prosecutors Office Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit and the Palisades Park Police Department arrested ...

3. Assembly panel approves bill to improve Cedar Brook Hospital in Plainfield for Huntington's disease patients
(Health/Healthquest)

... disease it's imperative that we ensure that patients in New Jersey have access to proper treatment and care," Assemblyman Ruben J. Ramos (D-Hudson) said. "Expanding their capacity so that more families ...

4. Former Perth Amboy mayor Joe Vas pleads guilty to corruption charges
(N.J./State)

... aide, Melvin Ramos, 54, of Perth Amboy, pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree conspiracy and third-degree financial facilitation of criminal activity before Judge Mellaci. Under Ramos' plea agreement, ...

5. State Labor Dept. awards N.J. companies $3.4M to train current and new employees in workplace skills
(Money/Economy)

... provide assistance throughout the application process. Assemblyman Ruben Ramos and Assemblywoman Caridad Rodriguez (both D-Hudson) applauded the aid awards. "This is great news for our residents," ...

6. Melvin Ramos guilty of money laundering, conspiracy
(N.J./State)

Aide to former Perth Amboy mayor Joe Vas likely to get 7 years in plea deal Melvin Ramos, a longtime aide of former Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring with Vas to obtain ...

7. REVIEW: Windy ‘After the Revolution’ winds down
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Meredith Holzman offers a warmly human presence as Emma's black sheep of a sister. Designer Clint Ramos' single setting of comfortable furniture and proletarian artwork is cunningly highlighted in various ...

8. Jenicar Builders of Newark and Kearny pleads guilty to role in Perth Amboy corruption scandal
(N.J./State)

... in a May 21, 2009 indictment obtained by the Division of Criminal Justice, which also charged Vas and his longtime aide, Melvin Ramos. The company pleaded guilty to an amended charge. In pleading guilty, ...

9. Frank Dominguez of Chester and Richard Briggs of Long Valley plead guilty in Perth Amboy corruption scandal
(N.J./State)

... Ramos. The company pleaded guilty to an amended charge. Imperial Construction was contracted as a city vendor for Perth Amboy under Vas, who also is a former Democratic Assemblyman. In pleading guilty, ...

10. Newark, Essex County embark on 10-year program to end homelessness
(N.J./State)

... Newark Councilwoman Anibal Ramos, who is also director of the county department of citizen services. The 10-year plan is the first one presented in the nation, said Michael German of the U.S. Interagency ...

11. ‘The Winter’s Tale’ warms up eventually in Central Park
(Entertainment/Movies)

... puppets of lambs and birds occasionally pop up among the characters whose colorful garb by Clint Ramos suggests Middle-Eastern places way back when. Ken Posner's vivid lighting and Mark Wendland's stark ...

12. Former N.J. corrections official Gerald Kennedy of Red Bank gets 7 years for rigging state contracts
(N.J./State)

... judge sentenced Jasher Guerrero Ramos to five years in prison, and Alfred "Buddy" Canale to three years. Ronald Hayes was sentenced to two years probation and was ordered to perform 300 hours of community ...

13. Former Perth Amboy official Jeffrey D. Grumbs gets jail time in Vas corruption case
(N.J./State)

... 21, 2009, Vas was charged in a second 19-count indictment along with his longtime aide Melvin Ramos, 54, two corporations that were city vendors, and two owners of one of the firms. The indictment alleges, ...

14. Mark Stermer, contractor, gets 3 years for role in N.J. government bid rigging scheme
(N.J./State)

... that he steered contracts totaling approximately $348,000 to Pro General Contracting Inc., also known as Pro Painting & General Contracting Inc. Another person in the case, Jasher Guerrero Ramos, was ...

15. 2010 World Cup will cost Mexicans a bundle to see on TV
(World/International)

BY EMILIO GODOY IPS NEWS AGENCY MEXICO CITY — Horacio Ramos is not bothered about paying an extra 50 dollars on his television subscription so that he can watch the entire FIFA World Cup, which kicks ...

16. Christie signs legislation to protect developmentally handicapped from caregiver abuse in N.J.
(N.J./State)

... of the legislation are Sweeney, Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth), Assemblyman Angel Fuentes (D-Camden) Huttle, Assemblyman Ruben J. Ramos, Jr. (D-Hudson), Assemblyman Frederick Scalera (D-Essex), and Assemblywoman ...

17. Ana Patrana gets probation for stealing Perth Amboy funds
(N.J./State)

... indictment along with his longtime aide Melvin Ramos, 53, two corporations that were city vendors, and two owners of one of the corporations. The indictment alleges, among other things, that Vas and ...

18. Hudson County Assembly members to hold public hearing on ways to improve New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... They are Quigley, Caridad Rodriguez, Vincent Prieto, Ruben Ramos, Anthony Chiappone and Charles Mainor. — TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM  ...

19. Red Bank contractor pleads guilty in New Jersey Department of Corrections' kickback scheme
(N.J./State)

... Inc., also known as Pro Painting & General Contracting Inc. Another defendant in the case, Jasher Guerrero Ramos, was listed in corporate records as owner of Pro Painting, but Kennedy actually controlled ...

20. New Jersey sports betting, raising Bayonne Bridge, consumer protections top Assembly committee agendas
(N.J./State)

... M. Voss (D-Bergen), Ruben J. Ramos Jr. (D-Hudson), Gordon Johnson (D-Bergen) and Coutinho. "Technology is so readily at our fingertips in this day and age, but our laws haven't kept pace when it comes ...