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1. Camden library system given hope by mayor’s plan
(N.J./State)

... Frank Fulbrook says he would oppose the plan, saying the mayor created the mess: "When the crisis reached a fever pitch, she steps in to ‘rescue' the situation. I think it was all a cynical ploy." Redd ...

2. Hit-and-run accidents in Point Pleasant Beach and Montville leave one dead and another seriously injured
(N.J./State)

... at the Ocean County Jail in Toms River. The second accident occurred Friday evening while an unidentified man was crossing Route 46 eastbound near the Knights Inn Pine Brook motel in the Pine Brook section ...

3. Pras and Sean Penn come out against Wyclef Jean’s run for president of Haiti
(World/International)

... American, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, said he believed Jean's opponent Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly, is better suited for the job. "I endorse Michel Martell as the next president of Haiti because ...

4. ‘Jerseylicious’ welcomes new cast member in second season, which debuts Sept. 5
(Entertainment/Movies)

... the staff at the Green Brook, N.J., salon. It will air on Sundays but has a new time slot, 8 p.m. instead of 10 p.m. The show is part of a glut of reality shows that feature Italian Americans in ...

5. Wyclef Jean running for President of Haiti, but hurdles remain
(World/International)

...  Jean has spent most of his life trying to show the world the positive side of star-crossed Haiti. Despite his Brooklyn and New Jersey upbringing --- where he recalls weekly "beat up a Haitian" days at ...

6. Kathleen Waldron begins tenure as president of William Paterson University
(N.J./State)

... million in private money during her presidency. Before joining Baruch, Waldron spent six years as dean of business, public administration and information services at Long Island University's Brooklyn ...

7. NFL’s concussion warning poster a small step for football
(Sports/Professional)

... look at the NFL. Why should Congress be involved? Congress created today's NFL. The Sports Broadcast Act of 1961 was Brooklyn Congressman Emanuel Cellar's gift to then NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle and ...

8. Frank Dominguez of Chester and Richard Briggs of Long Valley plead guilty in Perth Amboy corruption scandal
(N.J./State)

... Freehold, state Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor said. The company they own and operate, Imperial Construction Group Inc. of Pine Brook, pleaded guilty to third-degree submission of false ...

9. Tiffany Monique out from the shadow of Beyoncé Knowles
(Entertainment/Movies)

... for Beyoncé Knowles, Tiffany already has had a taste of the big time. But her new video is taking her to another level of fame. Released July 30 on YouTube, "Nemesis" was shot in her hometown and Brooklyn, ...

10. Dean Gaymon shooting death prompts authorities to end undercover sex patrols
(N.J./State)

5-year-old program focused on reducing public lewdness in Newark's Branch Brook Park BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The shooting death of Atlanta bank executive DeFarra "Dean" Gaymon has prompted ...

11. The hybrid car can trace its roots back to Teaneck, N.J.
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... obtained his doctorate from Brooklyn Polytechnic. He's been married to his wife, Marcia, for 56 years. They have three children: a dermatologist, an economist who's an adviser to the Federal Reserve ...

12. Arnold Feldman charged with theft after leaving employees without health insurance
(Health/Healthquest)

Health insurance can be tricky enough in the United States even when you have coverage, but employees of a Saddle Brook catering firm found out the hard way that they do not, according to Bergen County ...

13. ‘Jersey Shore’ star Snooki helped Deena Nicole Cortese become new cast member
(Entertainment/Movies)

... is actually from the Shore area. Still no word on IQ testing. The Asbury Park Press reports that the 23-year-old is a former cheerleader at Brookdale Community College in the Lincroft section of Middletown ...

14. N.J. attorney general finds ‘no indication of a conflict’ in Dean Gaymon shooting death
(N.J./State)

... Brook Park. The detective, Edward Esposito, was investigating complaints about people engaging in sexual acts in the park when he says he was approached and propositioned by Gaymon, who was unarmed. When ...

15. Wyclef Jean pondering run for president of Haiti
(Entertainment/Movies)

... in the November polls. Jean, 37, was born on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince but was raised in Brooklyn and New Jersey. Jean told The Associated Press in a recent interview he intended to be involved ...

16. Down to the Shore: Life before the Garden State Parkway became a parking lot
(Life/Style)

... at Newark's Branch Brook Park in a class by itself When the Nets left New Jersey the first time St. Patrick's Day parades: A N.Y. and N.J. tradition New Jersey's tale of the two Red Banks Remembering ...

17. Identity of officer who shot Dean Gaymon reported
(N.J./State)

... has published the identity of the undercover Essex County sheriff's officer who fatally shot a prominent CEO of an Atlanta credit union in Branch Brook Park earlier this month. The officer, Edward Esposito, ...

18. Underwear found in a time capsule
(Life/Style)

... a time capsule. This is what must have happened way back in 1979 at Stonybrook Day Camp in Randolph, New Jersey. The capsule was recently unearthed and revealed the typical "kid time capsule" items ...

19. Commission recommends N.J. takeover of Atlantic City casinos district
(N.J./State)

... project in the Meadowlands, and demand the New Jersey Nets support the idea of a new NBA franchise in the state if they move to Brooklyn. At press conferences in Rutherford and Atlantic City, Gov. Chris ...

20. Officer says Atlanta CEO DeFarra ‘Dean’ Gaymon was engaged in sex act before assaulting him
(N.J./State)

Montclair native died of single gunshot wound to abdomen during attempted arrest in Newark's Branch Brook Park Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino Tuesday announced that an autopsy performed ...