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1. N.J. ADRC provides elderly and disabled new help resource
(Health/Healthquest)

... transportation, caregiver assistance, health promotion and disease prevention services, and Medicare, Medicaid and other insurance options. A statewide toll free number can help provide easy access to ...

2. 'The Campaign' movie review, trailer: Ferrell and Galifianakis's funny antics can't match real-life politics
(Entertainment/Movies)

... labor and, of course, environmental rules. You know, over-regulation. That will cut the transportation costs the brothers now pay to ship their products back here for sale. Already, Apple has delayed ...

3. NASA invests 1.1 billion in private sector space travel
(U.S./Nation)

... new transportation into space for its astronauts. The program is designed to provide reliable and cost-effective transportation to the international space station and low-earth orbit, according to NASA’s ...

4. Turnpike pay cuts cited in suicide death of toll collector
(N.J./State)

... ... You can do the right thing now. You can give our toll collectors back this last $8,000 pay cut." Ehret’s comments drew fury from State Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson, who said it was “tasteless” ...

5. Obama's tax cut to better serve 95% of New Jerseyans
(Opinion/Commentary)

... funds in FY 2012 to help it plan, build, and repair highways and bridges and support other transportation improvements. These investments in infrastructure help all New Jersey residents travel more safely ...

6. N.J.'s 85 red-light cameras back in action after accuracy test
(N.J./State)

... Jersey Department of Transportation spokesman Timothy Greeley. He said the lifting of the suspension at each affected intersection makes the tickets handed out valid again, according to the Daily Record. ...

7. Food for thought on sustainable living
(Opinion/Commentary)

... your heart: Distill it down to the top sustainability issues that really matter to you, whether it’s environment, energy, agriculture, technological innovation or public transportation. Express your ...

8. New Jersey is better off that the Olympics are in London
(Sports/Professional)

... system will be snarled as part of the plan to get athletes around the city to compete in events which includes the use of public transportation. The NYC2012 bid included the use of mass transit and the ...

9. GW Bridge commuters can thank construction for major delays starting soon
(N.J./State)

... Hamilton  will extend that bridge’s life another 75 years. State transportation agencies in New York and New Jersey said commuters should anticipate significant delays and consider alternate routes. ...

10. N.J. ranks 41st overall in the business world
(N.J./State)

... cost of living (45th), cost of business (43rd) and infrastructur and transportation (41st). Though not in the bottom fifth, New Jersey also had less-than-desireable scores in economy (39th) and workforce ...

11. Gazprom dethrones Nestle to become world's most profitable company
(Money/Economy)

... took first place as the world’s most profitable company. Gazprom is a global energy company—stating on its website that, “Its major business lines are geological exploration, production, transportation, ...

12. The impact of diverting federal conservation funding in N.J.
(Opinion/Commentary)

... uses. Unfortunately, a recent effort to secure more Land and Water Conservation funds through a federal transportation bill was not successful.  New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt led a bipartisan ...

13. Stricter cell phone laws approved in N.J.
(N.J./State)

... because of distracted drivers. Also, according to School Transportation News, the New Jersey Senate's Law and Public Safety Committee approved a bill sponsored by Senator Richard Codey that would ...

14. 8 screeners at Newark Airport fired for negligence
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The beat goes on for the Transportation Security Administration, as eight workers were fired at Newark on Wednesday. "Something is failing in this system," said ...

15. N.Y. Giants, Jets taking American Dream megamall to court over traffic
(N.J./State)

... "a transportation nightmare" and will adversely affect football fans, according to CBS News. Hallelujah! "We are disappointed that this issue could not be resolved prior to filing suit," Giants co-owner ...

16. Lack of bipartisan support crippling N.J.'s budget
(Opinion/Commentary)

... revenues that will have to be made up in next year’s budget. Maybe they oppose borrowing $260 million to support transportation projects that were supposed to be pay-as-you-go. If these were the reasons ...

17. Ku Klux Klan and ACLU? Georgia highway adoption could have strange parents
(U.S./Nation)

... group. The Ku Klux Klan’s application to adopt a portion of Route 515 in northern Georgia was denied earlier this week by state transportation officials that reasoned signs with KKK group names could ...

18. Parents of N.J. teens may be forced back to driver's ed
(N.J./State)

... to an Associated Press report on NBC 10 Philadelphia, the bill was approved unanimously by the Assembly Transportation and Public Works Committee, and now moves to the entire Assembly. The bill states ...

19. N.J. adds over 17K jobs as unemployment creeps up
(Money/Economy)

... "leisure and hospitality," which added 9,900 jobs. The opening of Revel Atlantic City, a new hotel and casino was partially responsible for these gains. Other sectors posting gains included trade, transportation ...

20. NJPP: N.J. company tax breaks are hindering an economic comeback
(Opinion/Commentary)

... jobs in Basking Ridge. In the current economic environment, there is no shortage of cutbacks. We keep hearing that the state cannot afford to invest in essentials like public schools, transportation ...