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1. IBSP Access
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Instead of providing access for recreational watersports users at the former marina, they are granting a commercial vendor sole access rights. NJDEP, DPF & IBSP are all in violation of Coastal Zone Management ...

2. Qnexa prescription weight-loss pill still needs testing
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BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM In a stunning decision, an FDA advisory committee has reversed an earlier position, granting approval to a new prescription drug that will treat obesity. The committee ...

3. Christie’s budget attacks NJDEP and clean energy economy
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... grants. The $500,000 going to the Global Warming Response Act fund is the last of the RGGI money. Last year the governor announced New Jersey will no longer be participating in the RGGI auctions so ...

4. NFL Combine tests at Lucas Oil Stadium: NFL draft Olympics
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... Hughes coached for two decades in professional and intercollegiate football where he served under five Hall of Fame coaches: Bo Schembechler (Michigan), Chuck Noll (Pittsburgh Steelers), Bud Grant (Minnesota ...

5. Price of gas gallon in N.J. climbs as demand hits national law
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I think we are taking gas for granted it is a very precious commodity and soon it will become very scarce. ...

6. Full text of Gov. Christie’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Address
(Money/Economy)

... budget also proposes an increase of over $28 million above last year for student financial assistance, the bulk of which is a 10 percent increase in funding for tuition aid grants. As we continue to ...

7. Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and sports spending: From Olympics to the WWF
(Sports/Professional)

... Jerry Lucas, Rebecca Lobo and Grant Hill. Spike Lee had a courtside seat along with the actor Harvey Keitel. Tennis great John McEnroe and Pro Football Hall of Famer quarterback Joe Namath were there too. ...

8. So Sad!
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... heartbreaking, and now this. I am praying for Mrs. Lorna Colbert and asking God to grant her a full recovery and many more years of life and good health! God bless the entire Colbert family--and I am SO ...

9. Why people avoid index funds
(Money/Economy)

... general people should invest 80% in index funds – and 20% in Vanguard’s actively managed funds. Granted, index funds have drawbacks. They’re usually oriented toward growth stocks, toward hot stocks. ...

10. Madison Councilman Dr. Vincent Esposito charged with selling oxycontin prescriptions
(N.J./State)

... Director Thomas R. Calcagni issued an emergent order immediately suspending Esposito’s state CDS registration. The order represents the first such action under the powers granted by the Legislature to ...

11. Hugh Grant gets creepy in 'Cloud Atlas' movie
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BY ANGELA DAIDONE NEWJSERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Audiences will get a chance to see a totally other side of Hugh Grant when he takes on six different roles in the upcoming film "Cloud Atlas," an adaptation ...

12. Tree-killing southern pine beetles showing early activity in South Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Pinelands and South Jersey and the state Department of Environmental Protection is gearing up to confront the pest. The DEP announced Thursday that it is making suppression grants available to private ...

13. Christie says state will provide $675M to repair schools
(N.J./State)

... of strategic standardization of school designs that are expected to save nearly $4 million per project in the future. The SDA has also advanced construction on 23 projects and delegated another 81 grants ...

14. Amanda Knox's legal troubles in Italy are not over yet
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... 3, 2011 According to The New York Times, if the appeal is granted, Knox could be tried in absentia and extradited if convicted. In a statement, Knox’s attorney Carlo Dalla Vedova, asserted his client’s ...

15. Small business lending on the uptick in January 2012
(Opinion/Commentary)

... lending, granted 57.6 percent of small business funding requests, a rise from the 57.4 percent approval rate in December 2011. Loan approvals by small banks increased to 47.5 percent in January 2012, ...

16. N.J. Senate approves increased funding for job training programs
(Money/Economy)

... additional funds from the SWFBS up to 25 percent of the total fund which is allocated for basic skills training grants. Additionally, the measure would allow employers to apply for a waiver removing ...

17. For N.Y. Giants' Victor Cruz, a Super Bowl ring is not enough
(Sports/Professional)

... of Fame coaches: Bo Schembechler (Michigan), Chuck Noll (Pittsburgh Steelers), Bud Grant (Minnesota Vikings), John Ralston (Stanford) and Terry Donahue (UCLA). Follow him on Twitter @jedhughesKF. ALSO ...

18. response to UNWISE
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... for granted are no longer hers! They are NOT her right but the PRIVILEGE that a parent gives to their child. Remember that with privilege comes inherent responsibility. ...

19. Susan G. Komen’s political PR disaster does some good
(Opinion/Commentary)

... shameful slashing of grant funding to Planned Parenthood, and the injection of political ugliness into its basically pristine image, has served two good ends. Komen accidentally created awareness about ...

20. Newark’s long brewing tradition continues
(N.J./State)

... of beer, with some of the largest breweries of the time located here. A large German immigrant population made for a place with many brewmasters and owners who preserved the style of beer from their ...