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1. OSHA fines Eagle Recycling in North Bergen
(Health/Healthquest)

... with plain indifference to worker safety and health. The repeat violations, with a penalty of $8,000, include exposing workers to the hazard of being struck by vehicles, uncovered material chutes, a ...

2. Is your car ready for a winter emergency?
(Health/Healthquest)

... drive home, six miles away. In Laporte, Ind., more than 70 motorists were stranded for hours on Monday, after snowdrifts trapped their vehicles, according to the Associated Press. Ragone says a few ...

3. Middlesex County announces DWI checkpoints for holiday season
(N.J./State)

... travel program began last month, police have stopped 1,909 vehicles at sobriety checkpoints that were set up in North Brunswick and Plainsboro. In addition to the arrests of nine individuals on DWI charges, ...

4. 13 New Jerseyans, towns, organizations and companies honored for environmental efforts
(N.J./State)

... police station, a railroad commuter jitney program, programs to foster bicycle transportation, purchasing of biodiesel fuel for municipal vehicles and revamping of the township's recycling program. CLEAN ...

5. K-9 Schultz: N.J. police dog receives full police honors from in and out-of-state mourners
(N.J./State)

... Schultz's cremains, were escorted to the memorial service by a procession that included a horse, black hearse, police motorcycles and a long string of township police vehicles. NJ.com reports that during ...

6. New Jersey police and firefighter arbitration, horse racing bills top Assembly agenda
(N.J./State)

... operators from using an electronic communication device while their vehicles are moving top Monday's Assembly voting session. Highlights of the agenda include: Arbitration reform legislation (A-3393) ...

7. Port Authority of N.Y. and N.J. approves $7.2 billion budget
(N.J./State)

... expenses, $3.9 billion in capital expenses, $701 million for debt service and $47 million for other expenses, which include purchases of snow equipment and other agency vehicles and major technology equipment. ...

8. NJDOT expanding roadway congestion patrols to seven days a week
(N.J./State)

... minimize congestion by relocating disabled vehicles that have been involved in minor accidents from travel lanes and shoulders. Patrols will be conducted along portions of interstates and other freeways ...

9. Preventing distracted driving: A conscious effort needed to save lives
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  Distracted driving kills What is the incentive for safe vehicles without New Jersey car inspections? Keeping focus on safety saves young lives AL  ...

10. Report: New Jersey loaded with bridges in need of repair
(N.J./State)

... bad bridges is to reduce the weight limit on some of the bridges, or close a bridge deemed to be unsafe. Barring that, the ultimate cost is being borne by drivers in increased repair costs to their vehicles, ...

11. Bipartisan federal debt commission does its job
(Opinion/Commentary)

... reduce gas consumption and reduce carbon emissions. I'd propose a target tax incentive for auto manufacturers that dramatically increase their vehicles' fuel efficiency. Commission: Cut the federal ...

12. Elizabeth used car dealer agrees to pay former customers, state $140,000 for improper business practices
(N.J./State)

... transaction. According to the lawsuit, Global Auto also failed to pay off the loan balances on traded-in vehicles as promised, reported incorrect information to a lending institution in order to obtain ...

13. Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade lives in N.J.
(Entertainment/Movies)

... also structurally sound. The floats and balloons are themselves escorted to Manhattan by members of the Port Authority, New Jersey state police officers, and city police officers. The convoy of vehicles ...

14. N.J. doctor Amgad Hessein charged with $52M in health care insurance fraud
(Health/Healthquest)

... and Ashraf Sami purchased oceanfront real estate in New Jersey, commercial properties and several luxury vehicles. Those properties and vehicles, including a $1.59 million home in Belmar, N.J., as well ...

15. Renewable energy projects shouldn’t harm New Jersey’s natural resources
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to their fully-charged vehicles at the end of the day! Recognizing a potential win-win, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, to encourage ...

16. 2011 Ford Fiesta review: Lots of fanfare for a little car
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... bring the driving experience far closer to the feel of an Audi A-4 than that of the other compact vehicles nominally in its class. Inside, Ford has borrowed a lot of technology from the company's larger, ...

17. N.J. home improvement contractors nailed by state for not being registered
(N.J./State)

... contracts, in advertisements, and on their vehicles, as legally required. Each is being assessed a $500 civil penalty. Bergen-Essex B&E Contractors, Nutley; Tom Dakake of Accurate Contractors, Haskell; ...

18. Zina Martin of Jackson sentenced to prison for defrauding investors
(N.J./State)

... Dec. 1, 2006 and May 1, 2007, she defrauded investors by representing to them that their money would be placed in certain investment vehicles when, in fact, she intended to use the funds for other purposes. ...

19. Phish concert provides a heavy assortment of drugs
(Entertainment/Movies)

... in Columbia, seizing three vehicles containing drugs and more than $10,000 in cash. County police collaborated with Merriweather, providing extra forces — including officers from special operations and ...

20. New Jersey takes Steven Ashley of Cedar Grove to court over bogus car donation charity
(N.J./State)

Vehicles allegedly were for his North Carolina used car lot The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs have filed suit against a Cedar Grove resident, charging him with soliciting vehicle donations ...