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1. N.J. Assembly Speaker Oliver and Senate President Sweeney re-elected to head Legislature
(N.J./State)

... forward to accomplishing great things in this upcoming session." Weinberg said, "I am thrilled to serve in this capacity (as majority leader)… While we must work in a bipartisan manner to get things ...

2. Hunger in the U.S.: Starting a soup kitchen is 'mission possible'
(Opinion/Commentary)

... mentally ill, those suffering from substance abuse - is severely taxing the capacity of our nation’s hunger relief organizations. Food Banks have much less variety of foods, pantries are running out of ...

3. How many next times until JCP&L gets it right?
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... still no sign of JCP&L; in sight to restore the lights. When will JCP&L; get organized and have the capacity to serve their customers? Do we have to wait for another "next time?" Probably so... ...

4. N.J. joint legislative committee approves $1.3 billion in bonding for transportation projects
(N.J./State)

Sen. Bucco calls vote critical The Legislature’s Joint Budget Oversight Committee, Thursday voted to authorize the state Transportation Trust Fund Authority to use of $1.3 billion of unused bonding capacity ...

5. Rutgers Football vs. West Virginia
(Sports/Professional)

DATE: Saturday, October 29 KICKOFF TIME: 3:36 p.m. LOCATION: Piscataway, N.J. VENUE: High Point Solutions Stadium CAPACITY: 52,454 TV: ABC RADIO: Rutgers Radio Network (710-WOR; 1450-WCTC; ...

6. Rutgers Football: vs. Louisville
(Sports/Professional)

DATE: Friday, October 21 KICKOFF TIME: 8:05 p.m. LOCATION: Louisville, Ky. VENUE: Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium CAPACITY: 55,000 TV: ESPN2 RADIO: Rutgers Radio Network (710-WOR; 1450-WCTC; ...

7. N.J.'s 'Strategic Plan' for environment is the opposite of smart growth
(Opinion/Commentary)

... no capacity to support the development. We believe that this will not only undermine good planning but economic revitalization of cities and force development into environmentally sensitive areas like ...

8. Jasey wants close scrutiny of N.J. charter schools
(N.J./State)

... close those that are failing and promote collaboration between charters and traditional publics.” Jasey said she questions the DOE’s assertion that it has the capacity to provide proper oversight of ...

9. Union High School teacher Viki Knox the subject of planned gay rights protest
(Life/Style)

... Facebook page, “it is wrong for a teacher to spew anti-LGBT hatred on Facebook in her official capacity as a teacher. And in that role of teacher on Facebook, she communicated her bile to students. That ...

10. Rutgers Football Preview: vs. Navy
(Sports/Professional)

DATE: Saturday, October 15 KICKOFF TIME: 2 p.m. LOCATION: Piscataway, N.J. VENUE: High Point Solutions Stadium CAPACITY: 52,454 INTERNET BROADCAST: ESPN3 RADIO: Rutgers Radio Network (710-WOR; ...

11. What's Left?
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

“New York State law prohibits the possession and use of handguns, rifles, shotguns, short-barreled shotguns, short-barreled rifles, machine guns, semi-automatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, ...

12. Entergy Nuclear wants heavier weapons for Indian Point guards
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... shotguns, short-barreled rifles, machine guns, semi-automatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, the possession and use of which have been determined to be necessary at Indian Point for the ...

13. Rutgers Football preview: vs. Pittsburgh
(Sports/Professional)

DATE: Saturday, October 8 KICKOFF TIME: 3:32 p.m. LOCATION: Piscataway, N.J. VENUE: High Point Solutions Stadium CAPACITY: 52,454 SURFACE: FieldTurf TV: ESPNU RADIO: Rutgers Radio Network ...

14. Obama wants to accelerate major N.J. electric line for job creation
(U.S./Nation)

... levels. Project developers expect that the projects will also increase grid capacity and create jobs in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, New Mexico, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah, Oregon, and Wisconsin. “Transmission ...

15. Reginald Lee of Elizabeth and A'Jon Rogers of East Orange plead guilty to roles in stolen car ring
(N.J./State)

... by the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor into a stolen vehicle ring. The investigation involved detectives from the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor working in an undercover capacity to ...

16. New Jersey passes California in solar
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... 170% from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2011. New Jersey’s photovoltaic installations now account for 24% of those in the United States. California accounts for 94 megawatts of installed capacity ...

17. Christie’s canceled ARC tunnel project cost N.J. $95M
(N.J./State)

... of a connection to other train routes from a station planned under West 34th Street in Manhattan. The governor has said he is open to two proposals to increase train capacity under the Hudson. One is ...

18. Rutgers Football preview: vs. Syracuse
(Sports/Professional)

DATE: Saturday, Oct. 1 KICKOFF TIME: 12:08 p.m. LOCATION: Syracuse, N.Y. VENUE: Carrier Dome CAPACITY: 49,262 SURFACE: FieldTurf TV: BIG EAST Network (SNY) RADIO: Rutgers Radio Network (710-WOR; ...

19. Carrier Dome presents adverse conditions for Rutgers
(Sports/Professional)

... rich of a tradition and having half the capacity (49,292) of those schools that are in the discussion, it’s not like it should be. But the uniqueness of the Carrier Dome has its perks. Constructed in ...

20. Rutgers football preview: vs. Ohio
(Sports/Professional)

Date: Saturday, Sept. 24 Kickoff time: 2:04 p.m. Location: Piscataway, N.J. Venue: High Point Solutions Stadium Capacity: 52,454 Surface: FieldTurf TV: ESPN3 Series Record: Series tied, 1-1 ...