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1. Need for Benefits Extension
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... current approaches must be questioned. To sacrifice our citizens' welfare by cutting off further tiers of help is NOT a viable solution. What are people supposed to do? When help is denied, then more and ...

2. ‘WCG Ultimate Gamer 2’ features Rachel Quirico from N.J.
(Entertainment/Movies)

... to simulate tactical warfare through the eyes of their characters. The 3-D action is fast-paced and often graphic, with the games calling for a diverse set of skills, from strategic planning to rapid ...

3. Assembly hearings to examine effect of state mandates on property taxes
(Money/Economy)

... to protect the public safety, health and welfare," the Assemblyman said. "Our goal here is to streamline mandates and eliminate those that are no longer needed, all the while keeping in mind that the goal ...

4. Ex-con Wilfredo Santiago of Paterson indicted for illegal weapons' possession
(N.J./State)

... of the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. As a convicted felon, it was illegal for Santiago to have been in possession of any firearms. Second-degree crimes carry a maximum sentence of 10 years ...

5. The plank in the Paterson Plank Road
(Life/Style)

... and has remained an important local thoroughfare. Portions of the road were at the time called New Barbados Turnpike, from New Barbados Neck, the name of the peninsula between the rivers it crossed, ...

6. Social Security is one insurance policy we know is fair
(Opinion/Commentary)

... pay into Social Security, you earn a benefit. It is not a welfare program. Social Security is a self-financed program that is paid for by Americans' contributions. The promise of those benefits has been ...

7. Assembly transportation chairman to hold hearing on NJ Transit disruptions
(N.J./State)

... service disruptions since fare hikes went into effect in May. "New Jersey commuters deserve better, especially considering this poor service comes after a 25 percent fare hike was forced upon them earlier ...

8. Shamsiddin Abdur-Raheem indicted for throwing baby daughter from Parkway bridge
(N.J./State)

... Abdur-Raheem, 22, with first degree murder, first degree kidnapping, second degree endangering the welfare of a child, two counts of second degree aggravated assault and first degree attempted murder. ...

9. N.J. blind man fighting for right to own guns
(N.J./State)

... and welfare by his lax storage methods and he said police had the right to be concerned when they saw firearms scattered in the home. While being interviewed about the theft, Hopler pulled a gun from under ...

10. Mayor Bloomberg recognizes NYC Ladders for Leaders
(U.S./Nation)

... provides participants round-trip airfare to visit their dream colleges throughout the continental United States. According to Murro, "the mayor was a pretty nice guy and spent most of his time on stage ...

11. The White Buddy System
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... you the taxpayer you get the bill. It is how white America (SO-CALL FOUNDING FATHERS) establish this country. The white welfare system started with enslavement of black people and the free labor and white ...

12. Steven Slater loading up on Facebook fans after quitting JetBlue flight attendant job
(U.S./Nation)

... several months ago on Airliners.net, an aviation Web site. "Overwhelmingly people said it should have been the passenger who was ejected from the plane," said George Hobica, founder of AirfareWatchdog.com, ...

13. Sen. Lesniak proposed two plans to save Atlantic City casinos, horse racing
(N.J./State)

... engage in internecine warfare,'' Lesniak said. "It is not necessary to torpedo the Meadowlands and Monmouth Race Track and our horse farms to help Atlantic City. We are allowing hundreds of millions of ...

14. Terance Campbell of Rahway pleads guilty to stealing $3,500 from NJTransit
(N.J./State)

... $3,500 from the agency. Campbell, 34, of Rahway pled guilty to one court of theft by deception for failing to make required deposits of fares, one count of official misconduct and one count of a pattern ...

15. Sebastian ‘Juan’ Aragon arrested for sexually assaulting a child
(N.J./State)

... assault and endangering the welfare of a child. According to Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli, Aragon was arrested Aug. 5 following an investigation by Garfield police and the prosecutor's ...

16. Sharks in N.J.
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the best idea for beach reading. Somewhat lighter literary fare comes from a cartoonist who tells us about the daily adventures of a dim-witted shark named Sherman. "Sherman's Lagoon" cartoonist Jim ...

17. A liberal education is essential in helping the U.S. remain a beacon of democracy
(Opinion/Commentary)

... vehicles for accessing and sending data, text, and images but we spend much of our time with such machinery pursuing banal fare. Beyond preparing individuals for a livelihood, colleges offering liberal ...

18. budget
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Why not show the tax payers of this state the total amount of money we spend on welfare,social security,disability and how much is being done to not only get rid of most of these wastes of monies,but how ...

19. Spirit Airlines charging carry-on bag fees to be faster
(Money/Economy)

... Baldanza admitted the company has received "an understandable number of complaints," mostly from people who don't realize that Spirit's ticket prices have been lowered. Spirit has cut fares overall, in ...

20. Princeton University cited for violations of USDA rules for lab animals
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... of animals in laboratories, as detailed in the Animal Welfare Act of 1966. All violations noted occurred with primates who are used in research at the university. These reportedly consist of 15 macaques ...