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1. Credit card debt lawsuits soar in New Jersey
(Money/Economy)

... Hunterdon, for instance, has witnessed a 62% increase between 2007 and 2010. However, to some lawyers this is no big surprise. They said that their clients usually comprised of people with low income. ...

2. Gov. Christie nominates 9/11 attorney Sohail Mohammed for Superior Court judgeship
(N.J./State)

... Patterson (Mendham, Morris) to replace former Justice John E. Wallace SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE Angela Borkowski (Annandale, Hunterdon) Terry Bottinelli (Wyckoff, Bergen) Donna Gallucio (Prospect Park, ...

3. Conserve Wildlife Foundation of N.J. to offer environmental programs in three state parks
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... and Spruce Run State Park in Hunterdon County, starting in early summer. The programs will be financed by the nonprofit foundation. "This is a great example of how we can stretch our resources and keep ...

4. Gov. Christie quietly fires 7 county school superintendents
(N.J./State)

...  Gone are the superintendents, who represented eight counties and typically earned $120,000 annually, in Bergen, Burlington, Cape May, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Somerset counties. County ...

5. N.J. Supreme Court Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto to resign
(N.J./State)

... was criticized again in March 2009 for publicly naming a Hunterdon County investigator whose identity was sealed by court order. The Star-Ledger notes that Rivera-Soto's decision not to seek renomination ...

6. Harrah’s Resort in A.C. among worst bosses in N.J.
(Money/Economy)

... civil offenses. The last New Jersey boss on the top 100 was J. Patrick Barnes, Hunterdon County prosecutor at No. 79. Barnes had been the subject of three lawsuits filed by current and former employees ...

7. Snowfall totals
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... County 17.4 Clinton Township in Hunterdon County 5.7 Vineland in Cumberland County 10.1 Mount Holly in Burlington County 12.4 The Press of Atlantic City reported the storm dumped more than 19 ...

8. 13 New Jerseyans, towns, organizations and companies honored for environmental efforts
(N.J./State)

... northwestern New Jersey. North Jersey Resource is recognized for its leadership and efforts involving an ecological restoration project along the Walnut Brook in Mine Brook Park and on the Hunterdon Land ...

9. Highlands Regional Master Plan serves New Jersey
(Opinion/Commentary)

... in Hunterdon County succeeded in securing protection for its quality of life through conformance to the Highlands Plan. But Governor Christie's recent nominations to the Highlands Council would place ...

10. Hunters kill 40 New Jersey bears by midway of first day
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  Bear hunting is taking place in portions of a 1,000-square-mile area north of Route 78 and West of Route 287. The area is divided into four bear management zones, including portions of Bergen, Hunterdon, ...

11. N.J. bear hunt appeal denied by state court
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... success on the merits of this claim. "We conclude that appellants are not entitled to emergent relief and the motion for a stay is denied." The hunt will take place in Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset, ...

12. N.J. DEP rejects appeal to postpone black bear hunt
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Education and Resource Group, declined to postpone the six-day hunt that begins Dec. 6 in parts of Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Passaic, Morris, Somerset and Bergen counties. "The facts are clear, we have ...

13. Gov. Christie names his appointees to Mental Health Facilities Evaluation Task Force
(Health/Healthquest)

... in Glen Gardner (Hunterdon). Under an agreement with the federal government, the department has an obligation to move recovering psychiatric patients out of their respective hospitals and into the community. ...

14. U.S. EPA pledges to reduce pollution from coal-powered plant across Delaware River in Pa.
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... is more damaging and widespread than previously believed, extending into a much larger area of Warren County and into portions of Sussex, Morris and Hunterdon counties. Sulfur dioxide emissions are known ...

15. Legislative committees approve two measures that attempt to help New Jersey small business
(Money/Economy)

... of this resolution because these funds will provide another source of credit for companies to obtain the capital necessary to grow their business in New Jersey," Assemblyman Erik Peterson (R-Hunterdon) ...

16. New Jerseyans approve of bear hunting, poll says
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... approve. Voters over age 60 approve by a margin of 2 to 1. New Jerseyans in the most rural parts of the state are more likely to approve of a bear hunt than others voters. In Sussex, Hunterdon, Warren, ...

17. Caitlin Burke solves ‘Wheel of Fortune’ puzzle with just one letter (VIDEO)
(Entertainment/Movies)

N.J. native makes history as game-show contestant BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Clinton Township native Caitlin Burke pulled off an amazing game show feat when the North Hunterdon High School ...

18. New Jersey farmers markets to be featured on NJN
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance (HLTA) Farmers Market at the preserved Dvoor Farm in Flemington, which sells only locally grown and produced products. Viewers will also see why organic farming makes ...

19. 48 New Jersey recreational trails benefiting from over $800,000 in 2010 federal aid
(Life/Style)

... Affairs on trail maintenance and improvements in various Essex County parks and reservations. SCA also received $25,000 to work with the Hunterdon County Department of Parks and Recreation to repair ...

20. Joseph Budis of New Providence indicted for illegally obtaining public contracts
(N.J./State)

... allegedly using a stolen identity, a fictitious company, and fraudulent documents to successfully bid on public projects, including a $673,240 project to restore the Clinton dam in Hunterdon County. Joseph ...