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1. Garden State Parkway tolls could go cash-free in 2013
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is looking into the possibility of replacing human toll collectors with an electronic cashless system on the Garden State Parkway ...

2. Jordan Burroughs is Times Square champion with Olympic gold in sight
(Sports/Professional)

... aside the mat working on a Burroughs feature for London, and TV crews from Philly made the trip up the Turnpike to capture his Broadway performance, which obviously did not disappoint. The quick win ...

3. Dinosaur park in Secaucus, N.J. is a blast from the past
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Way, New Country Road in Secaucus. It can be reached from exit 15X on the New Jersey Turnpike; it will be open every year from Memorial Day weekend until November.  ...

4. N.J. Devils' success: Rangers or Caps, this franchise is set
(Sports/Professional)

... will come if they are in and then go back down the Turnpike or to Penn Station and head back out. If they were staying over, chances are they are heading towards LaGuardia to catch a shuttle the next morning ...

5. A match race to rival any Run for the Roses: The tragic story of Ruffian vs. Foolish Pleasure
(Sports/Professional)

... clear-blue skies welcoming the faithful as they poured through the turnstiles of racing's Grand Old Lady nestled by Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont, L.I. Joyful memories of Fourth of July parades, fireworks ...

6. Video surfaces of third State Police-escorted exotic car racing on Garden State Parkway
(N.J./State)

... New York that he was standing in a friend's driveway on Valley Road in Wayne on March 31 when he saw the caravan of Lamborghinis and Porches and other high-end cars come off the Hamburg Turnpike going ...

7. N.J. toll cheats to face registration suspension
(N.J./State)

... evaders. More than 100 companies and individuals owe New Jersey about $2.5 million in unpaid tolls and fees. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the Motor Vehicle Commission will attempt to close that ...

8. Assembly Republicans introduce legislation to promote N.J. tourism industry
(Money/Economy)

... of brochures and information of tourism attractions within New Jersey at service areas on the Turnpike, Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway. A third measure directs the state Department of Transportation, ...

9. N.J. bill will increase 'keep right' law fine in attempt to calm road rage
(N.J./State)

... Some people have told me the fines we're proposing are not high enough. They say, 'It should be execution.' Drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike seemed to support the idea, according to CBS New York. One ...

10. Even with 'Jersey Shore,' N.J. gets higher marks than Newt Gingrich in national poll
(N.J./State)

... Islanders on TV and tank farms along the Turnpike can be considered turn-offs. And it's been a long time since New Jersey had a leader more known for promoting the state Tom Kean applying his patrician ...

11. Post-Super Bowl party will be in N.J. jail cell if you drink and drive
(N.J./State)

... policy for drivers on the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike. Captain Frank McVey of the State Police told the Asbury Park Press that 24 additional patrols are scheduled to be on the Parkway ...

12. Journeying on historic U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

By ERIC MODEL NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM JOURNEYS INTO NEW JERSEY A recent toll hike on the New Jersey Turnpike has folks, for at least a moment, talking and thinking about U.S. Route 1. There have ...

13. Mural by artist Stefan Knapp for Alexander's Department Store is Paramus' forgotten landmark
(Life/Style)

... A New Jersey town truly divided Remembering the Bergen County Mall as a real town center New Jersey’s turnpike travel landmark: A ‘ship’ in a cornfield The place on 9W where Frank Sinatra was ‘discovered’ ...

14. Adios Garden State Parkway: Toll hike triggers cheap gene
(Opinion/Commentary)

... 2011 rates. The NJ Turnpike would be worse at $13.85 for the length, up $9. But paying more money to ride the turnpike would seem to be the least of your worries based on the horror show that goes on that ...

15. Football history was made at A.C.'s Boardwalk Hall
(Life/Style)

... history South Cape May: The town that vanished into the Atlantic South Hackensack: A New Jersey town truly divided Remembering the Bergen County Mall as a real town center New Jersey’s turnpike ...

16. N.J. in a hockey state of mind
(Sports/Professional)

... to engage with the team that had not existed in the not-too-distant past. Further up the Turnpike, the Rangers continue to thrive both on the ice and in the business arena, with a new partly refurbished ...

17. For some N.J. State Troopers, construction details are a gold mine
(N.J./State)

All that construction on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway has put plenty of money into the pockets of — state troopers? That’s right. Among the workers cleaning up on overtime are specially ...

18. Toll increase on Parkway and Turnpike
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

The signs alerting drivers of the increase are up indeed...but it would be nice to forewarn us with what the increase will be in dollar and cents so we can be prepared and not surprised at the toll plaza! ...

19. Garden State Parkway and N.J. Turnpike toll hikes imminent for 2012
(N.J./State)

BY ADELE SAMMARCO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Drivers will have to dig a bit deeper into their pockets if they want to take the Garden State Parkway or New Jersey Turnpike come the New Year. Beginning ...

20. N.J. school closings, delayed openings continue with power outage
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... O’Connell of Teaneck was killed when he got out of his car on the New Jersey Turnpike after his vehicle had been rear ended on Saturday in Ridgefield. He was hit by at least two vehicles when he tried ...