1. Sen. Menendez Concerned Sequester Cuts Will Slash Millions For NJ Students
(Opinion/Commentary)

... as long as we have enough billionaire bankers sitting on trillions of unpaid taxes in off-shore shelters, all is right in the world. The automatic cuts were vigorously supported by all-of-a-sudden fiscal ...

2. War on the Syrian People: Years of Turmoil with Little End in Sight
(World/International)

...  The United Nations' Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports over 2,400 schools have been damaged or destroyed. Another 1,500 are being used as shelters for displaced civilians. Attendance for many schools ...

3. New Rehab Center in Madison Gives Abused Dogs Another Chance
(N.J./State)

... stressful for them. Dogs that complete the rehabilitation program will be placed within ASPCA shelters across the country for adoption. ASPCA spokeswoman Emily Schneider said the first dogs would be ...

4. Booker Speaks, Gets Paid But Hardly Keeps A Dime
(N.J./State)

... Peterkin Bell said, “The mayor has never accepted an honorarium from New Jersey public institutions.” The money from TCNJ, she said, " was donated to soup kitchens, homeless shelters and other Newark ...

5. Former Monmouth SPCA Head Charges Animal Control Officers Kill Cats
(N.J./State)

... rabies prep.” But a notation on another form noted emergency rabies treatment had not been started on the exposed individual. Even for animals taken to shelters, life can be short. Exact figures are ...

6. Christie's State of the State Address: Did it Pack a Wallop?
(N.J./State)

... the toughest fertilizer law in America. * We have helped get temporary rental assistance for 41,000 New Jersey families, and where necessary, secured transitional shelters in hotels or motels or even ...

7. Big Business Perks Thanks to Fiscal Cliff Deal
(Money/Economy)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM You probably won’t find this shocking, but special interest groups received many of the benefits of the last minute fiscal cliff legislation. Big business has never ...

8. New Year's Eve Parties Include a 100-Pound Bologna Drop
(Entertainment/Movies)

... 16th time again this year. According to Travel and Leisure, the big bologna weighs more than 100 pounds, and is later donated to local shelters. Out in Eastover, North Carolina, there will be a Pest-acular ...

9. Holiday pet adoption heads hazards list
(Life/Style)

... which offers year-round tips for healthier, happier pets. And then, once past the holidays, visit shelters near you and check Petfinder. You and your new pet will both be better for it. *** *** *** ...

10. What's happening in N.J. Legislature: Agenda for Assembly Democrats
(N.J./State)

... including the impact on infrastructure, the challenges of education students after the storm, the displacement of students and personnel and the uses of school buildings as shelters. *        ...

11. Mahwah Native Murray Named Top NCAA Kicker
(Sports/Professional)

... for a program where players read to elementary school children in the Bronx. He is also active with the Part of the Solution (POTS) program, working with teammates at local food shelters. Murray also serves ...

12. American Red Cross leads the way in Hurricane Sandy continued relief
(N.J./State)

... were impacted and spent the night in 16 shelters in New York and New Jersey. In many ways, the damages that the storm caused were unexpected. Some residents took necessary precautions and others did ...

13. Countdown on to find new homes for shelter pets before Dec. 31 closing
(N.J./State)

BY CHRISTINE VALDEZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM As the year heads into it’s final days on the calendar, it will also be the final days of one of New Jersey’s animal shelters. The Sayreville Pet Adoption ...

14. Hurricane Sandy impacts New Jersey and NYC homeless harder than most
(N.J./State)

... outside, where they faced conditions that had already caused a number of fatalities. The same can be said for Hurricane Sandy when homeless shelters were shut down due to overcapacity and limited resources. ...

15. Japan helping N.J.'s Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts
(N.J./State)

... said 3,100 homes have been so damaged that resident cannot move back in. Whether they will have to be demolished has not yet been determined. He said the two country shelters, which served 1,000 people, ...

16. Get a date with a star! Community FoodBank of N.J.’s celebrity auction proceeds help provide food relief to Hurricane Sandy victims
(N.J./State)

... state, including local and emergency shelters, food pantries and its traditional distribution network. About Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) The Community FoodBank of New Jersey, a member ...

17. Inspections Reveal New Risks at Oyster Creek: Governor, Feds Urged to Enforce Safety Measures Before Nuke Plant Re-Opens
(N.J./State)

... centers in evacuation shelters and other places, clogged streets with debris and construction vehicles, and displaced emergency responders; * Sandy proved the design basis (how strong a storm the plant ...

18. Hurricane Sandy heroes and monsters
(N.J./State)

... – volunteering at shelters, donating supplies, rescuing total strangers, and so on. Cries of “Jersey Strong” and vows to rebuild the shore were abundant. My grandfather, who lives alone and is on oxygen ...

19. N.J. snow accumulation totals: Freehold wins!
(N.J./State)

...  Before the latest storm, New Jersey work crews pushed sand dunes back to the beaches to protect the coast, and new shelters were opened. Governor Christie said, "I am waiting for the locusts and pestilence ...

20. Jersey City Sandy Recovery answers the call for help
(N.J./State)

... 300 families and seven shelters in the two cities. Other volunteers helped clear the streets of debris, loading 15 dumpsters and three dump trucks.  ...