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1. Gov. Christie gets annual $95K private expense account
(N.J./State)

... receptions in the state and other expenses. The $95,000 expense account is added to the $175,000 a year salary that Christie gets as governor. And according to the Trentonian, there is no law, rule or ...

2. Wisconsin public workers get support from N.J.
(N.J./State)

... more than a dozen Tool Kit bills still waiting to be heard that comment is not only premature, it is astonishing. In addition to what he described as the Assembly Democrats’ lack of attention on pension ...

3. N.J. doctor Edwin Bliss Struve says he's 'guilty as sin' in marijuana bust
(N.J./State)

... programs. According to the Trentonian, the program uses therapy, counseling and medication to address psychiatric problems behind the commission of crimes. If the judge accepts the agreement on sentencing ...

4. REVIEW: ‘Cactus Flower’ fails to bloom
(Entertainment/Movies)

... romantic farce, “Cactus Flower” centers on Julian, a swinging Park Avenue dentist who is enjoying an affair with kooky Toni, who’s been deceived into believing he is married. When Julian decides to wed ...

5. Return of The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
(Life/Style)

... tonic for me. To our left is a wall mounted television. The closing prices scroll continuously across the bottom of the screen. Pete strikes up a conversation with a middle-aged waiter who says he ...

6. Gov. Chris Christie: ‘Let’s get rid of civil service’ for collective bargaining
(N.J./State)

... representing some 37,000 employees, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) bargaining for about 9,900 state workers. The Trentonian reports CWA says it has made ...

7. Mega Millions winning numbers hit $105 million
(Money/Economy)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The jackpot is back over three figures for tonight’s multi-state Mega millions lottery. Tonight’s prize is $105 million, with a cash option for $66.1 million. The ...

8. Jordanian Prince takes shot at Trenton on Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show'
(World/International)

... High Class of 1979 graduate. The Trentonian reported the prince was looking to plug the King of Jordan’s new book, and when Stewart told him it was time for a commercial break, the prince quipped: “Please ...

9. Rev. Edward Fairley of Paterson accused of stabbing Rev. Simone Shields
(N.J./State)

... pair worked at the Koinonia and Christian Ministries that Fairley started 15 years ago. An Associated Press report in the Trentonian says that according to police, at some point they were in a relationship. ...

10. IBM’s Watson loses on ‘Jeopardy!’ to N.J. Congressman
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the TV version. "I played a full round against @IBMWatson tonight and was proud to hold my own," the 12th District congressman tweeted after his win at the Liaison Capitol Hill hotel. The final score ...

11. Rutgers to allow co-ed, gender-neutral housing
(Life/Style)

... choose either male or female roommates. Heterosexual students will also be permitted to live in co-ed rooms with their boyfriends, girlfriends or platonic friends of the opposite sex. Gender-neutral ...

12. Is Dave Duerson’s death just another football casualty?
(Sports/Professional)

... that may be a major hurdle for the former players. The men were supermen on the field and the injuries became kryptonite for them. “We don't hear about them, because they quietly suffer, “said one football ...

13. Ascendant plutocracy: Is America’s middle class withering away?
(Money/Economy)

... of all privately held United States wealth and the next 19 percent — managerial, professional and small business — held 50.5 percent. Added together, the top 20 percent of households owned an astonishing ...

14. NY Jets’ Bart Scott ‘can’t wait’ for TNA Impact wrestling debut
(Sports/Professional)

... Hogan, who is just returning from extensive back surgery, as his inspiration for trash-talking. Scott’s postgame rant with ESPN's Sal Paolantonio following the Jets' 28-21 victory over the Patriots in ...

15. Jahmal McNeil of the G-Shine Bloods street gang convicted of eluding
(N.J./State)

... the detectives of VIPER for making the people of Essex County safer tonight by helping to put this man behind bars,’’ Assistant Prosecutor Borasio said. She said very often cases involving gang members ...

16. Feed those birds so they survive winter
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... sparrows, with a greenish brown back and flashy black and white barred wings. It was astonishing to find so many varieties listed. Like sparrows, it is large family and it can be hard to tell the different ...

17. lachlan correction
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Your information is incorrect. Spent fuel contains a basket of material, including plutonium and uranium, which are fissionable. Another byproduct is ruthenium, which makes the zirconium cladding on the ...

18. N.J. priest Terence O. McAlinden’s sexual abuses still being investigated by Trenton Diocese
(N.J./State)

... at the time of the alleged sexual assault, according to the Trentonian. The men said they have joined forces with Rev. Robert Hoatson, a priest who runs Road to Recovery, an advocacy program for victims ...

19. Newark making room for more charter schools
(N.J./State)

... district’s buildings. While the charter schools’ plan is unclear, according to Heyboer’s report, it is definite that there will be five new public schools. The news was announced tonight during a 6 p.m. ...

20. Celebrate National Margarita Day: Recipe included
(Entertainment/Movies)

...  The margarita represents 18 percent of all mixed drink sales in the U.S., according to the New York Daily News. (The martini is second, followed by rum and coke, and then vodka and tonic.) According ...