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Poll: Voters think Chris Christie is doing right by N.J.
BY GINA S. SCALA
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
Whether Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney views Gov. Chris Christie favorably as a running mate, one thing is for certain: Christie’s popularity in the Gar...
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BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
Whatever you think of today’s new trends, some of them need to be stopped. The so-called "zombie apocalypse" has now moved on to Stockholm. An associate professor at th...
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BY BOB HOLT
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Saturday marked the 13th consecutive time that the Powerball drawing took place without a jackpot winner. Which is good news for players with their eyes on the prize.
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Gina Gionfriddo’s new dramedy considers the paradoxes of feminist theory and practice today
BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
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BY MIKE OLIVA
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
Taco Bell introduced the widely popular Dorito shell taco. Wendy’s revamped their French fries long ago and McDonalds has its ever-popular Shamrock Shake. So now, in ...
Read more...Yankees' Mariano Rivera to begin rehab: Plans to wear pinstripes in 2013
BY CHRISTINE VALDEZ
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
New York Yankees’ pitcher Mariano Rivera is one step closer to returning to baseball in 2013.
The 42-year-old Yankees closer underwent surgery on his right knee ... Read more...White high school graduate with black scholarship award praised for returning money
BY ANGELA DAIDONE
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
A recent high school graduate recently made national news – and for all the right reasons.
Jeffrey Warren, a 17-year-old, applied for several scholarships, includi...
Read more...Parents of disabled say Tara's Law will not protect children
BY SALVATORE PIZZURO
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A group of parents of developmentally disabled adults are protesting the limitations of “Tara’s Law,” a bill that was recently passed by the Senate Committee on Health, H...
Read more...N.J. weather forecast: Skies clear as heavy rainstorm exits
BY STEVEN DiMARTINO
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
The steady, heavy rain that moved in yesterday afternoon is coming to an end over eastern Connecticut and eastern Long Island this morning. Rainfall amounts fr...
Read more...New York soda ban, portion control, and obesity: Nutritionist weighs issues
BY KEN BRANSON
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
The proposal by Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City to ban the sale of soft drinks above a certain size has focused attention on what Americans eat, and how much t...
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Children can be conned out of inheritance after multiple marriages
BY CAROL ABAYA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM THE SANDWICH GENERATION Multiple marriages and blended families can mean children get cheated out of money and assets their parent(s) earned and had before the second or third marriage. At the 2012 senior citizens’ law day conference, Lawrence A. Friedman, Bridgewater elder law attorney, said elders need to protect their children of prior marriages from being disinherited. "Even if your spouse’s current will provides for your children, your spouse may change it after you pass away,” he said. In addition to protecting one's child, an appropriate will can minimize N.J. estate taxes, which kick in if assets are over $675,000. At the conference, Cathyanne Pisciotta from North Brunswick discussed guardianship which could be necessary if various legal documents are not signed. Pisciotta said that if a person does not have a durable power of attorney (for financial affairs) and a living will (for medical decisions), anyone else can seek guardianship of that person. An expensive court proceeding is mandatory. And she said, “If one person seeks guardianship, someone else can challenge the appointment. Another relative may seek to be appointed guardian because he/she wants the money and power.”
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