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1. New Ben and Jerry’s flavor Schweddy Balls salutes ‘Saturday Night Live’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... last Thursday by Vermont-based B & J, the limited-batch flavor will be released on September 24, marking the 37th season premiere of SNL, reports LongIslandPress.com. In a delicious bit of luck, Baldwin ...

2. FEMA, SBA and IRS can help small businesses recover from Hurricane Irene
(Money/Economy)

... to rebuild. Business owners can approach the government for FEMA assistance due to the damages inflicted by the storm. Sections of North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and Vermont have been declared federal ...

3. Petition for Bert and Ernie's gay marriage gets Facebook support
(Life/Style)

... Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, Maine or New Hampshire, the wedding would also be legal. But the Christian Science Monitor mentioned that if they lived in Washington, New Jersey, Oregon, Nevada, Illinois, ...

4. Mark W. Biedron of Tewksbury appointed to New Jersey state Board of Education
(N.J./State)

... materials. He has a degree in business administration from the University of Vermont. Aponte has served on the board since 2005. He previously served as vice president from 2006 until being elected ...

5. State of New Jersey opens exhibit to educate public about tree-killing insects
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... urasia and North Africa and can be up to 1.5 inches in length. Identified in New York state in 2006, it has since affected many other states including Michigan, Ohio and Vermont. If the pest continues ...

6. Beer Briefing: Tap into summer beers
(Life/Style)

... alcohol by volume & 5% alcohol by volume The Vermont brewery known for colorful labels and a whimsical attitude has released two beers this summer that played an important role in their history and ...

7. N.J. gay advocacy groups will try to prove civil unions are not equal to marriage rights
(N.J./State)

... gay marriages: Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Washington, D.C. and the Coquille Indian Tribe in Oregon. Last week, New York became the sixth state to legalize gay marriages when ...

8. ‘Wedding Crashers’ movie leads to poisoning in N.J.
(N.J./State)

... give them diarrhea. Louniakova was found guilty of second-degree reckless endangerment and sentenced to two years probation. A Vermont woman was arrested in June 2009 after she slipped a co-worker a ...

9. N.J. schools lead nation in graduation rates but state officials not satisfied
(N.J./State)

... state officials announced that a new, more rigorous state reporting system would likely bring future graduation rates closer to the Diplomas Count number. The State of Vermont has the second-highest graduation ...

10. Christie calls Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative a gimmick and failure
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... 2011-12 state budget. The money is supposed to be used for green energy programs. Christie's decision quickly drew criticism from the Democratic governors of Maryland, Vermont and Massachusetts, states ...

11. Should you ever invest in a new mutual fund?
(Money/Economy)

... Trauner studied history at Middlebury in Vermont. Ok, a tricky question. What do they think of St. Joe? That’s a stock that Fairholme owns a lot of, and Berkowitz is working mightily to turn around. ...

12. David L. Rebuck named director of N.J. Division of Gaming Enforcement
(N.J./State)

... in higher education administration from the University of Vermont in 1978, and his law degree from Delaware Law School of Widener University in 1986. He was associate dean of student life at Ursinus College ...

13. Barry Bonds trial fails to resolve steroids issue
(Sports/Professional)

... She set a May 20 hearing to discuss that and to schedule a sentencing date for Bonds. Vermont Law School Professor Michael McCann said, "The government has spent millions of dollars and hours and is ...

14. ‘Wretches & Jabberers’: Movie review and trailer
(Entertainment/Movies)

... communication. Both men live in Vermont. Larry, the calmer and gentler of the two, lives with his sister. We see him prepare breakfast for her — coffee and pancakes — in what appears to be a loving way. ...

15. PSEG Nuclear monitors Fukashima reactor crisis while South Jersey nuke plan proceeds
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... generated in the state, which ranks second in the United States after Vermont. That total stands to drop if PSEG Nuclear does not go ahead with its new project. In December, the Christie Administration ...

16. Ski Mont Sutton, Quebec: Fewer crowds, French food just 7 hours from N.J.
(Life/Style)

... in Vermont – which just happened to be the mountain we ski each year – adding, “But my wife and I prefer to ski two hours north at Mont Sutton, Quebec.” He described how there were fewer crowds, no hordes ...

17. N.J. among states considering lower cigarette tax
(N.J./State)

... reducing theirs, in the hope of drawing smokers from other states and increasing revenue. Supporters argue reducing the tax by a dime would make New Hampshire more competitive with Maine, Vermont and ...

18. Japan’s nuclear plant design flaw was raised years ago
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... like Vermont Yankee, you have the spent fuel on top of the reactor and you don’t have that luxury – if you have a problem with either the reactor or the spent fuel pool, you’ll have a problem with both.” ...

19. N.J. to join state challenge of federal rule that extends time for nuclear waste storage
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

New Jersey has four operating nuclear power plants The state government Monday sought permission from a federal appeals court to join a legal action with New York, Vermont, and Connecticut that challenges ...

20. Poll: N.J. still among 10 worst states for 2010 employment
(Money/Economy)

...  New Jersey, Vermont, and New York, Montana and Wyoming ranked among the five state with little or no job outlook improvement between 2009 and 2010. Reflecting the growth of the federal government, ...