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1. Boxer: N.J. community colleges paid for presidents’ luxuries
(N.J./State)

Brookdale Community College, Bergen County College, and Union County College and Essex County College among alleged abusers BY CHRISTINE VALDEZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Tuition money is supposed ...

2. Lucia DiNapoli Gibbons: From barber’s daughter to Wells Fargo top executive
(Money/Economy)

...  Today Gibbons is an executive vice president for Wells Fargo, and the Northern New Jersey president. She runs retail operatins in ten northern countries – Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, ...

3. DOE: 17 out of every 100 New Jersey high school students failed to graduate in 2011
(N.J./State)

... of students in 2011 graduated from high school by passing the HSPA exam, 90 percent of students that matriculate to Bergen and Essex County Community College, and one-third of students matriculating to ...

4. Sen. Codey offers plan to combat homelessness in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Sen. Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) Tuesday announced a series of initiatives and legislation that he believes would address the problem of homelessness in New Jersey. ...

5. Christie supports proposals to make high school graduates ready for college, workforce
(N.J./State)

... not truly ready for college and career. 90 percent of students in Bergen and Essex county community colleges need remediation before taking a college course; 1/3 of students at Rutgers need remediation; ...

6. Sen. Codey to unveil proposals to address homelessness in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

Sen. Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) Tuesday will announce new initiatives and legislation that he believes will address the problem of homelessness in New Jersey. “Thousands of people in New Jersey go to ...

7. Charles McFadden, father of Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, dead at age 79
(N.J./State)

... you and cherish the memories of those you have lost.” Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver (D-Essex) said, "It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of our Lieutenant Governor's father. We ...

8. Police say Justin Bieber impersonator, Canadian Lee Moir, lured underage girls on Internet
(World/International)

...  Essex County Assistant Prosecutor Deborah Freier said the case shows the risks children are facing on social networks. She said, according to Mail Online, “This arrest highlights the danger posed to ...

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

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Sen. Richard Codey (D-Essex) Tuesday called on Gov. Chris Christie to end what has become a year-long political standoff that has helped bring about 11 vacancies ...

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

... Camden, Essex, Hudson, Monmouth, Bergen, Burlington, Mercer, Ocean, Union, Passaic, Somerset, Middlesex, Cumberland, and Warren. “Due to the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, New Jersey continues ...

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

... Camden, Essex, Hudson, Monmouth, Bergen, Burlington, Mercer, Ocean, Union, Passaic, Somerset, Middlesex, Cumberland, and Warren. “Due to the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, New Jersey continues ...

12. Wait, Whitney Houston's funeral cost N.J. how much!?
(N.J./State)

... of its $4 million overtime associated with about 200 officers providing security at the New Hope Baptist Church, Whigham’s Funeral Home and the Newark Club, the Star-Ledger of Newark reported. The Essex ...

13. Sweeney, Norcross attack on Lautenberg over Rutgers-Rowan merger was calculated
(Opinion/Commentary)

... it was, after all, one such confrontation that led to Sweeney’s ouster of Essex County Sen. Richard Codey as Senate President — the bitterness and harsh personal tone of the exchange between Lautenberg ...

14. State Forest Fire Service issues statewide fire danger alert and campfire restrictions
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Raritan River. The danger is graded as high in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic Somerset, Union and Warren counties, plus Hopewell Township, Mercer County and Middlesex County, north ...

15. Bloomberg's NYPD spying on Muslims gets OK from citizens: 'Islamophobia' still present
(Opinion/Commentary)

... sometime in the beginning of 2006. In Hudson and Essex counties (with Jersey City and Newark as largest cities, respectively), where the monitoring was conducted, 37 percent were in favor of the monitoring ...

16. Earth Hour tonight: N.J. leaders dim lights at Thomas Edison National Historical Park
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... in search of cooler habitats," McKeon (D-Essex\Morris) said. The excessive burning of fossil fuels and increased deforestation has resulted in escalated levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, ...

17. New Jerseyans: No problem with NYPD secretly monitoring Muslims in North Jersey
(N.J./State)

... since we’re talking about an out-of-state police force operating in secret here.” Residents in Essex and Hudson counties – those most directly affected by the police surveillance – are far less supportive ...

18. Christie details Newark air quality agreement
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... will install what is described as a state-of-the-art particulate emissions control system at the Essex County Resource Recovery Facility. "My administration has worked closely with the Port Authority ...

19. Assembly Democrats to seek public opinion on bringing gambling to Meadowlands
(N.J./State)

... against the casinos that have cropped up in neighboring states,” Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver (D-Essex) said. “These are benefits worth exploring further.” “My colleagues and I passed bipartisan ...

20. Mega Millions winning numbers worth $336.4 million
(Money/Economy)

... at a 7-11 in Bloomfield, Essex County. And according to Lottery Post, Celeste Tamburello, 41, of Tinton Falls, have claimed the win in last Saturday's $70 million Powerball jackpot drawing. The couple ...