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1. Annie ‘China' Cooper of Jersey City sentenced to 6 years in prison for role in major prostitution ring
(N.J./State)

... Robinson, 31, of Newark. They also pleaded guilty to third-degree promoting prostitution and are scheduled to be sentenced by Callahan on June 4. Allen Brown, Cooper and Evans were arrested on Sept. ...

2. Pressure builds on Obama for handling of BP oil spill crisis
(U.S./Nation)

BY DAN ROBINSON VOA NEWS WHITE HOUSE — President Barack Obama is under more pressure regarding his administration's actions to deal with the month-long Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Much of Thursday's ...

3. N.J. Sports and Exposition Authority agrees to combat water pollution at Monmouth Park
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... President and CEO Dennis Robinson said. "The authority has already invested over $1 million dollars to improve the barn area and entered into a landmark agreement with the Two Rivers Water Reclamation ...

4. Allen ‘Prince’ Brown gets up to 18 years for running major Jersey City prostitution ring
(N.J./State)

... household and vehicles, and securing the women. Three men were indicted for those activities: Anthony Evans, 52, of Jersey City; Brown's nephew, Arthur Brown, 38, of Jersey City; and Jerome Robinson, 31, ...

5. ‘That Face’ looks at a chaotic family
(Entertainment/Movies)

Laila Robins heads a household from hell in a perfectly nasty British drama BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM OFF BROADWAY REVIEW An insane comedy-drama, "That Face" was written by British ...

6. Does renting beat buying a home in New Jersey?
(Money/Economy)

BY GERALD J. ROBINSON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Are you trying to figure out whether it's better to buy or rent a home in New Jersey? A recently published "rental ratio" for North-Central New Jersey ...

7. Did New Jersey's winter storms damage your home? Here's IRS help
(Money/Economy)

BY GERALD J. ROBINSON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Uncle Sam, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, stepped in to help homeowners after New Jersey was hammered with storms and floods last winter. ...

8. Happy 85th birthday, Yogi Berra! The Yankee great’s gift to President Obama remains undelivered
(Sports/Professional)

... back and Yogi graciously offered to give Murro a gift so he could give it to the Commander and Chief. "It is a classic photo," says Murro. "It is of a sliding Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

9. NFL preparing for ‘Replacements II’ sequel with possibility of 2011 lockout
(Sports/Professional)

... Virginia halfway house who were playing for a minor league team including Tony Robinson who was the quarterback of the replacement team that beat Dallas. "We did have a little philosophy on it," Casserly ...

10. New Jersey homeowners can get 'For Sale By Owner' help
(Money/Economy)

BY GERALD J. ROBINSON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Say you're about to put your home on the market, but are reluctant to pay 5 or 6 percent of the selling price as a commission to a broker. Should you join ...

11. ‘The Last Fall’ with Roscoe Orman and Lizan Michell: A review
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Smokey Robinson concert; he remembers growing up in carnival-like Trinidad. By the end of the first act, we are thoroughly charmed by the two, and we still don't know whether Neville will head uptown ...

12. Obama asks Wall Street to call off the lobbyists
(U.S./Nation)

BY DAN ROBINSON VOA NEWS WHITE HOUSE — Comparing the U.S. economy to a house on shifting sands, President Barack Obama has appealed to the U.S. financial industry to support reforms he describes as ...

13. Dinosaur Day returns to Newark Museum
(Entertainment/Movies)

... show Wildlife with Bill & Brian Robinson explores the relationship between birds and dinosaurs. At 2:30 p.m., the show Snakes & Scales & Turtle Tales examines similarities between reptiles, ...

14. The year in N.J. basketball: Call it what you will, but don't call it boring
(Sports/Professional)

... Lawrence makes his Seton Hall debut after month-plus suspension and draws some criticism. Jeff Robinson also makes his Hall debut. Nonetheless, the Pirates absorb their first loss of the year. Dec. 27 ...

15. When the Dodgers and Jackie Robinson made history in New Jersey
(Sports/Professional)

... it is perhaps best known as the site where Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier while playing in the minor leagues on Aug. 18, 1946, in a game between the Montreal Royals, a farm team of the ...

16. It was a volcanic eruption that caused New Jersey's ‘Year Without a Summer' in 1816
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the airline disruptions and news coverage David Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist, said the Iceland volcano is small stuff compared to blasts from the past. "The current Iceland volcanic eruption ...

17. N.J. taxpayers get a payback from the Meadowlands and Monmouth Park
(N.J./State)

... generated by the New Jersey Sports & Exposition is a significant contributor to the state treasury," stated NJSEA President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Robinson. "We note with pride that 2006 ...

18. Buried in credit card debt? Dig out by fighting back!
(Money/Economy)

BY GERALD J. ROBINSON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM What do you have to fear most when you're buried in credit card debt? The answer is both simple and grim: garnishment. But if you're being dunned by debt ...

19. Newark police launch manhunt for murder suspect Ali Bass
(N.J./State)

... men, identified as Arsenio Payton, 20, of Newark, and Tyree Miller, 27, of Orange, were responsible for the shooting death of 31-year-old Newark resident Quawan Robinson, who was found shot to death in ...

20. Pimp pleads guilty to in major Jersey City prostitution ring
(N.J./State)

... Jersey City; and Jerome Robinson, 31, of Newark. Arthur Brown previously pleaded guilty to third-degree promoting prostitution. The state will recommend a sentence of five years in prison. His sentencing ...