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1. Proposed Carteret soil recycling facility has Middlesex County divided
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... from throughout New Jersey and New York City. He complained the application lacks basic details about the relationship between the owners and operators and their future plans. But Tolmachewich said it ...

2. State task force: N.J.'s four nuclear power plants are safe
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Commission and licensed operators of New Jersey's nuclear plants, Task Force members have a high level of confidence that New Jersey's nuclear power plants are operating safely and have effective action ...

3. Cami Anderson's plan to close Newark schools opposed by angry parents
(N.J./State)

... in.” Anderson added fuel to that theory by telling the crowd she favors leasing the closed buildings - “they’re still community assets” - to charter school operators. Asked afterward if estimates ...

4. Trump Marina, Trump Plaza and KGM Gaming fined $58K for new slot machines
(Money/Economy)

... for failing to notify the state Division of Gaming Enforcement about the installation of 27 new slot machines at the casinos. The casinos operators and the installer failed to file the mandate paper ...

5. Christie signs bill allowing sports betting at casinos and race tracks
(N.J./State)

... operators everywhere else. Through this legislation, we can successfully challenge the federal ban on sports wagering, and get to work creating jobs and economic activity that will be the result of legal ...

6. Christie calls for 10% state income tax cut for every New Jerseyan
(N.J./State)

... for authorizing charter schools to attract the best operators to New Jersey, to streamline the process for the best performers, to focus on our failing school districts and to encourage innovation. We ...

7. Gov. Chris Christie 2012 State of the State Address
(N.J./State)

... to attract the best operators to New Jersey, to streamline the process for the best performers, to focus on our failing school districts and to encourage innovation. We must give parents and children ...

8. Sports programming deals will raise your cable TV bill in 2012
(Sports/Professional)

... Because of the 1984 federal legislation that socialized cable TV, cable TV operators don't have to be pro-choice. A cable TV customer can take basic and add on a basic expanded tier where most of the ...

9. Oyster Creek emergency test postponed due to Hurricane Irene and October snowstorm
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY ROGER WITHERSPOON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Operators of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant have been granted a year’s delay in their required emergency drill in South Jersey because their state emergency ...

10. Baseball Writers’ vote for 2012 Hall of Fame class is a conflict of interest
(Sports/Professional)

... by teams or in Costas' case, league broadcast partners. Peter Gammons who now works for baseball on the industry/cable multiple systems operators owned baseball network can vote because he was once a scribe. ...

11. Coast Guard warns ships of endangered right whales in mid-Atlantic waters
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Pinpoints waters off Sandy Hook, entrance to Delaware Bay BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The Coast Guard on Wednesday reminded the operators of ships 65 feet or longer that the vessels can ...

12. Medicaid cuts to N.J. nursing homes could mean staff layoffs
(Health/Healthquest)

... operators of nursing homes were looking for budget cuts from the state this year. But even with a new reimbursement system, things have gotten worse than a lot of them had expected. NorthJersey.com reported ...

13. Police say 911 butt-dialing is an unwanted distraction
(U.S./Nation)

... actual emergency could take away valuable time needed to aid with that problem. Operators are required to stay on the line until the cell phone call drops, then call it back to see if the emergency is ...

14. Retired State Police Lt. John O'Brien to oversee N.J.'s medical marijuana program
(Health/Healthquest)

... on Monday and will report to Deputy Commissioner Dr. Arturo Brito. One of O’Brien’s first actions is expected to be picking up the unfinished vetting of the six nonprofit dispensary operators the state ...

15. Coast Guard terminates voyage of fishing vessel Jaime Mae of Pt. Pleasant, N.J.
(N.J./State)

... Chief Petty Officer Rodger Krass, command duty officer with Coast Guard Sector New York Command Center, said. Vessel operators must ensure they have the proper safety equipment on board and to know ...

16. Sportswriters and the NBA lockout blame game
(Sports/Professional)

... which seems to violate antitrust laws in that multiple system cable TV operators can bundle networks like (using the 1984 cable network sheet) CNN, the Weather Channel and ESPN onto a tier, negotiate prices ...

17. N.J. power outage: JCP&L aims for complete restoration by Sunday night
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Jerseyans without power are brought back online, JCP&L has committed to me to end the practice of automated restoration alert calls and to make these calls with live operators to ensure these types ...

18. Nationwide test of emergency alert system set for Wednesday afternoon
(U.S./Nation)

... broadcasters, cable operators, satellite digital audio radio service providers, direct broadcast satellite service providers and wireline video service providers are required to receive and transmit presidential ...

19. Paul 'Duce' Tallamy of Wantage named N.J.'s 2012 Outstanding Young Farmer
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... The Agriculture Department is now accepting applications for the Year 2013 Outstanding Young Farmer Award. The submission deadline for nominations is Jan. 15. Nominees must be farm operators, deriving ...

20. Underage gambling incident at Tropicana Casino still under investigation
(N.J./State)

... in Atlantic City and casinos must be vigilant in their efforts to keep those individuals out.” "Neither regulators nor casino operators want to see problem gamblers or underage gamblers at the tables ...