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1. Media focus on candidates' private lives could compromise effective government
(Opinion/Commentary)

... in the region, the World Trade Center, port facilities, and numerous facilities ranging from a resource recovery plant to the World Trade Institute. During the 1980s, Mr. Leone was the President of the ...

2. Monmouth football closes spring practice with Blue-White game
(Sports/Professional)

... two chances for game action as a member of the Hawks and he made the most of them. After having two tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup last week, Irizarry followed it up with a five tackle, ...

3. Dip in March loan approval rates concerns small businesses
(Money/Economy)

... economy U.S. deficit will be cut with consumer demand and entrepreneurial growth Let's have Small Business Saturday all year long Obama's economic recovery does not have good luck America's small ...

4. Assemblyman Eustace: End oil speculation to lower N.J. gas prices
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY TIMOTHY EUSTACE COMMENTARY Our federal and state economies are just now beginning on the long, slow road to recovery.  Unfortunately, New Jersey continues to lag behind the rest of the nation ...

5. Rutgers' Tim Wright finally feeling like his old self
(Sports/Professional)

BY MATT SUGAM NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM PISCATAWAY – Tim Wright doesn’t think about what might have been. He did enough of that in his season of recovery and rehab after a catastrophic knee injury at the ...

6. N.J. government obtained $150 million in settlements, judgements in 2011
(N.J./State)

... litigation and $20 million via lawsuits related to debt recovery. The bulk of the affirmative litigation is handled by attorneys with the Division of Law, which is responsible for providing legal counsel ...

7. Assembly Democrats to introduce bill to expunge records of nonviolent Drug Court graduates
(N.J./State)

... offenders who have undergone rigorous treatment. Rather than invest in policies that might lead to recidivism and end up costing the state more in incarceration costs, let’s invest in their recovery.” ...

8. Sen. Jennifer Beck proposes 'Rail Passenger Bill of Rights' for NJ Transit and Amtrak trains
(Opinion/Commentary)

... issue regarding this bill is that the economy’s expected and badly needed recovery is dependent on people being able to get to their job sites. Hopefully this bill will help to make that possible. Dr. ...

9. Supreme Court healthcare ruling may hurt small businesses
(Money/Economy)

... to close.  The last thing that we need in this shaky recovery from the Great Recession is a law that increases costs for small businesses. For more in finance, check out NJNR's Credit Center. Physicians ...

10. Guadagno presents World Trade Center steel for Woodland Park 9/11 memorial
(N.J./State)

... that we must always be vigilant in protecting our nation and the freedoms we as Americans cherish.” During the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center following September 11, artifacts ...

11. Expansion to N.J. Drug Court treatment program awaiting Senate vote
(N.J./State)

... in current law and by creating a two-county pilot program wherein all eligible offenders would be required to participate in the recovery program,” Lesniak said Tuesday. “Under current law, robbery offenders ...

12. Strong start for 2012 gives reason for hope
(N.J./State)

... are also concerns that the recent run-up in gasoline prices will derail the recovery. Of course, the increase in pump prices drains some consumer purchasing power. On the plus side, households are also ...

13. OECD report: U.S. economy surpassing Europe’s
(Money/Economy)

... Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an international organization based in Paris that promotes policies with the intention of improving world economy. "There is a recovery which is firming ...

14. Christie details Newark air quality agreement
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... will install what is described as a state-of-the-art particulate emissions control system at the Essex County Resource Recovery Facility. "My administration has worked closely with the Port Authority ...

15. Wagner, Eustace bill for call center reform protects N.J. jobs
(Opinion/Commentary)

... not to mention compromising customer service. Our recovery is lagging behind the rest of country and we should be using NJ tax dollars to save middle class jobs not giving companies money to send these ...

16. Rutgers RB Savon Huggins' freshman struggles may have benefited him
(Sports/Professional)

... of offensive lineman Caleb Ruch who had incidentally fallen on it. He figured he’d blown out his knee and tore his ACL. Surgery would be needed followed by a long, tumultuous recovery. Fortunately that ...

17. Sen. Mark Udall’s Small Business Lending Enhancement Act helps entrepreneurs secure capital
(Money/Economy)

... cap would make it easier for small business owners to get capital and help our nation’s economic recovery.  The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act deserves bipartisan support. Rohit Arora is ...

18. Tiger Woods says Achilles injury 'minor,' ready for Tavistock Cup next weekend
(Sports/Professional)

... Phillip Kwong, a foot and ankle specialist from Los Angeles, according to the Boston Herald. Kwong believed recovery time for a Grade 1 Achilles tendon strain is 2-4 weeks, which would affect Woods preparation ...

19. 40 faith-based N.J. organizations sharing over $1M in state aid
(N.J./State)

... $300,000 will go to three organizations at $100,000 apiece to provide services related to offender re-entry programs, including efforts related to housing, transportation, substance abuse recovery and ...

20. New Jersey in top five most expensive states for renting
(N.J./State)

... boarded up foreclosed homes has depressed property values in neighborhoods, created safety problems and impeded economic recovery," Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak (D-Union) said.. "Transforming these foreclosed ...