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1. Sen. Codey calls on Christie to fill 11 judgeships in Essex County after thousands of cases delayed
(N.J./State)

... on the state Superior Court bench in Essex County — the state’s busiest court. “Since Governor Christie took office (in January 2010) there have been 11 judicial vacancies in Essex County, and it ...

2. On Tax Day, N.J. activists offer to move Prudential so taxpayer dollars can pay for schools, health care and safe streets
(N.J./State)

... acquired its Gateway 1 office near Penn Station in 1973, it received the remainder of a 15-year tax abatement granted to the developers in 1971. In 2010 it received a federal tax income refund of $722 ...

3. New Jersey's economy grows as residents smoke and drink more
(N.J./State)

... 2010 to March 31, 2011, state Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff announced Monday. “Growth in the New Jersey economy and hands-on management of the (state) budget have made it possible to avoid disruptions ...

4. Christie's Israel trip fit for a king: No apology to N.J. taxpayers
(N.J./State)

... office declined to release additional details about expenses, citing a legal decision from 2010 that allows the executive branch to keep records confidential for security reasons.  ...

5. IRS struggles to collect: Budget cuts, fraud, mistakes plague agency
(Money/Economy)

... without the necessity of an audit. But the New York Times reported that in 2010, the tax code saw 579 changes. Every one of them has to be explained to taxpayers, programmed into computers, and incorporated ...

6. Charities in New Jersey Marathon go the extra mile
(N.J./State)

... 2010 N.J. Marathon with a PICC line (a type of catheter) as she was battling Lymphoma, serving as an inspiration to all. • Team LADACIN (http://www.ladacin.org) - Funds raised through the N.J. Marathon ...

7. 2012 Kelly Blue Book values: Used car market has its ups and downs
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... dropped 8.9% from $20,100 to $18,535. Last year, both the 2010 Chevy Camaro (http://bit.ly/mdRgHg ) and Toyota Prius were worth more after a year on the road than the new, 2011 versions (http://bit.ly/lvPFYR ...

8. Volunteer, 89, makes sure everyone wins
(Health/Healthquest)

... stopped working in 2010, she knew that the next part of her life would be devoted to volunteering at Merwick. She started her volunteering at Merwick when it was located in Princeton, and many of the ...

9. Apple claims e-book and iBookstore prices were not rigged
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... said the talks were meant to encourage competition and instead pointed the blame at Amazon. Reuters reports that Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said, "The launch of the iBookstore in 2010 fostered ...

10. Mild winter leaves N.J. highway crews with fewer potholes to fill
(N.J./State)

... In comparison, crews filled about 108,000 in the same nine-month period in 2010-11. During period between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, crews filled over 152,000 potholes. Potholes can create safety ...

11. Rutgers' Tim Wright finally feeling like his old self
(Sports/Professional)

... beginning of training camp. The injury required surgery and sidelined him for the 2010-11 campaign. Once he was able to get back on the field, he put the injury behind him. The problem was, his right ...

12. Gov. Christie's helicopter travel costs an issue...again
(N.J./State)

... 2010. A total of $1,741 was reimbursed by the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Republican state committees for two political flights, and another was paid for by Mitt Romney's campaign. The trips included ...

13. SYG
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... nationwide numbers have increased in numbers very slightly every year (238 in 2006; 265 in 2008; 278 in 2010 – and these are total national figures – yeah, the entire nation!). In fact, if you look ...

14. Sony SmartWatch features: Google Glasses rival?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... didn’t have much success in 2010, but the SmartWatch was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, according to TechCrunch. It first showed up in the United Kingdom, and can now be purchased ...

15. Detention of non-violent New Jersey juvenile delinquents saw over 50 percent decrease in 2011
(N.J./State)

... to a state Juvenile Justice Commission report made public Thursday. When compared to 2010, figures from 15 county-run juvenile detention centers show the average daily population decreased by 54.8 percent. ...

16. Detention of non-violent New Jersey juvenile delinquents saw over 50 percent decrease in 2011
(N.J./State)

... to a state Juvenile Justice Commission report made public Thursday. When compared to 2010, figures from 15 county-run juvenile detention centers show the average daily population decreased by 54.8 percent. ...

17. 'Fight the New Drug': Group targets porn 'addicts' without religious, political ties
(Opinion/Commentary)

... “Fight the New Drug.” The group that came into existence in 2010, according to its website, purports that pornography has very dangerous consequences on our youth (mostly our youths’ socks) and its ...

18. Gordon Fuller of Plainfield, ex-railroad executive, accused of $800K fraud
(N.J./State)

... that alleged fraud after Fuller was terminated by the company in 2010. “We charge that this former railway company executive exploited a state grant program that was designed to keep our freight rail ...

19. Nokia Lumia 900 has memory problem: AT&T credit offered for Android, iPhone competitor
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... due to a less than one percent market share in the U.S. Nokia led the smartphone industry with its communicators in the late 1990s, and switched to a Microsoft Phone system in 2010. SlashGear called ...

20. States with abstinence-only education have higher teen pregnancy rates
(Health/Healthquest)

... showed that the teenage birth rate for American teenagers fell 9 percent from 2009 to 2010. The average national level is 34.3 teenage births per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 19. This is the ...