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1. Franklin Lakes, N.J.: The shameful, shocking truth
(N.J./State)

... over the course of three years it undermined his health. Upon his release he went to England, where he lived out his life, laboring on behalf of fellow Loyalists. He tried to reconcile with his father, ...

2. N.J. in a hockey state of mind
(Sports/Professional)

... better. The business of hockey is as strong as it has ever been in the area. Now none of this has occurred in a vacuum. The NHL, coming off their now-forgotten lost season due to their own labor disputes, ...

3. Occupy Wall Street put inequality at top of national agenda
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  What is correct is that over the past three decades there has been a series of changes affecting the labor/business relationship (privatization) , banking and investment regulations (deregulation), tax ...

4. police overtime windfall
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... competitive repercussions is unfair. If a business faces uncompetitive labor costs, it takes corrective action or fails. A public agency, however, simply passes the problem to the taxpayer; again and  ...

5. 'War Horse' movie review, trailer: Spielberg goes by the book
(Entertainment/Movies)

... through the war and the war through Joey: the horror of early British defeats, respite with a French resistance family, German capture and forced labor, and the remarkable rescue from barbed wire in No-Man’s-Land ...

6. N.J. Assemblyman Gary Schaer’s foreclosure bill is finally signed into law
(Opinion/Commentary)

... homes...Unfortunately, some of the firms are nothing more than fronts for elaborate schemes to rob troubled homeowners of their hard-bought equity." Violation of the new law can result in civil fines ...

7. Should N.J.'s seasonal beach employees collect unemployment?
(N.J./State)

... be discontinued. New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development indicated that unemployment is restricted for seasonal workers in 15 states, and the two mayors said several other shore towns ...

8. If Rutgers merges with UMDNJ, watch out Harvard
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Rutgers University says the proposed collaboration with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey would improve the school’s research abilities so much ...

9. 'Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows' movie review, trailer: Fun with a classic
(Entertainment/Movies)

... the moments before they actually take place.  Repeating their collaboration with Ritchie on the first “Sherlock,” Director of Photography Philippe Rousselot and Production Designer Sarah Greenwood ...

10. What is the God particle or Higgs Boson?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... called the nuclear weak force, to be unified with the forces of electricity and magnetism and elaborated in electro-weak equations. While the Higgs Boson remains unquantified, narrowing the range ...

11. New Revel Atlantic City resort receives job training grant from state
(Money/Economy)

... Hotel and Casino. The boardwalk resort anticipates hiring more than 5,000 people in preparation for a grand opening this spring. The grant, approved by state Labor Commissioner Harold J. Wirths, is being ...

12. Census: Nearly half of Americans live in poverty
(Money/Economy)

... of 0.4 percentage points, according to the latest figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on December 2nd. Nevertheless, across the 29 cities, about 27 percent of people who needed emergency ...

13. N.J. jobs increase but unemployment rate remains unchanged
(Money/Economy)

Employment in New Jersey was up sharply in November with a gain of 10,400 private sector jobs, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday. The state’s unemployment rate ...

14. Newt Gingrich does not have to audition for 'American Idol' Republican pre-primary
(Opinion/Commentary)

... seem terribly fazed by the uproar, despite finding it necessary occasionally to clarify his comments, particularly his recent characterization of child labor laws as “stupid.” His critics were quick ...

15. 180 Days??
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... mandated changes; also, depending on her class make-up, maintaining students' progress reports for outside agencies, etc, etc, etc. And not to mention the 2 weeks before Labor Day that she MUST spend without ...

16. Apartments on Union City-West New York border open for low-icome and special needs residents
(N.J./State)

... collaborate with municipalities and private developers to provide affordable housing for residents,” state Community Affairs Commissioner Lori Grifa said. “I am pleased the HMFA was able to contribute ...

17. 'War Horse' red carpet premiere at Lincoln Center
(Entertainment/Movies)

... at London’s Royal National-Olivier Theatre, in collaboration with the Handspring Puppet Company, and continues to play to packed houses at Lincoln Center on Broadway. Arrivals lasted nearly two hours, ...

18. N.J.'s solid waste and recycling industry is an eco-friendly mob
(N.J./State)

... conducted a close business relationship with a convicted racketeer and member of the DeCavalcante LCN criminal organization. In the mid-1990s, that individual was an official of Laborers’ Union Local ...

19. N.J. sports betting, job creation, shared public services on table for legislature Thursday
(N.J./State)

... NJSTARS II scholarship programs (A-4283). The Senate Labor Committee will meet to hear testimony from state Department of Labor and Workforce officials concerning the pending expiration of emergency ...

20. U.S. Postal Service considering closure of 6 N.J. facilities
(N.J./State)

... Kearny, Pleasantville and Teterboro. The Atlantic suggests that the post office has been badly hurt by the Internet, Congress, and its own labor costs. They said total mail volume has fallen about 20 ...