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1. Flying Fish wins gold at Great American Beer Festival
(Life/Style)

...  The Long Valley Pub and Brewery grabbed silver in the Brown Porter category for their Lazy Jake Porter. Now in its 28th year, the GABF is the premiere American beer event that gathers thousands of ...

2. Truly practical ways to save money
(Money/Economy)

... the advice. It struck me that if I really gave my kids haircuts, they probably could not appear in public for six weeks or more. And later in life I'd have to pay thousands of dollars to psychiatrists ...

3. How to create a powerful image as an expert in your field
(Money/Economy)

... I use Flip Mino which you can buy on Amazon for about $95. When sending your resume and cover letter attach those links — an image is more powerful than thousand words. Remember that your visual aids ...

4. Report: 16,000 received 9/11-related treatment between June 2008 and June 2009
(Health/Healthquest)

... from government, science and medicine. The majority of people exposed to the 9/11 attacks and aftermath are healthy, however, thousands continue to suffer from physical and mental health issues with ...

5. More than 5,000 New Jerseyans have taken advantage of state family leave aid since July 1
(N.J./State)

... we made the right decision to provide these crucial Family Leave Insurance benefits. I am proud that in just three months, we have made a difference for more than five thousand workers who are juggling ...

6. Nearly 2 million children ages 5 to 17 years perform hard labor daily in Madagascar
(World/International)

... fight child labor, launched four years ago by ILO, has shown only little success, despite the fact that it has found government support. "The campaign has helped to (rescue) thousands of children in the ...

7. Decade-long federal oversight of state police for racial profiling ends
(N.J./State)

... court-ordered lifting of the federal consent decree represents a watershed moment for all of the more than four thousand members of the New Jersey State Police who have worked tirelessly to gain and maintain ...

8. Unemployed New Jerseyans could get 13 more weeks of benefits
(U.S./Nation)

It might not be the good news they are looking for, but thousands of New Jerseyans stand to benefit as the House of Representatives moves to extend unemployment benefits. The House is expected this week ...

9. Gambling on your health insurance can be risky
(Health/Healthquest)

... with your agent the savings of a higher deductible or higher co-pay plan. It is your decision to make as to whether or not that "gamble" makes sense for you. If you can save a few thousand dollars a ...

10. All New Jersey benefits by renewing state open space fund
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Green Acres, Farmland Preservation, Blue Acres and Historic Trust Programs, the fund has been responsible for preserving hundreds of thousands of acres of our natural resources that will remain untouched ...

11. Al Gore to address state Democratics in Atlantic City
(N.J./State)

Expected to rally several thousand party activists to support Gov. Corzine Former Vice President Al Gore will address several thousand New Jersey Democratic Party activists when he appears at their ...

12. Cutting waste and fraud at home in New Jersey
(Life/Style)

... two new guitars and an amp. This behavior has got to stop. As you can see, cutting our Waste and Fraud will soon land us on Easy Street. I anticipate several thousand dollars a year just from the measures ...

13. Garden State Parkway north to Route 78 west opened
(N.J./State)

...  The opening of the interchange drew praise from legislators. "This will ease the daily commutes of tens of thousands of area drivers, and that's great in and of itself, but it was also built on time ...

14. Standing up for the ethical treatment of farm animals
(Life/Style)

... Sunday, September 20, and hit the streets as part of the 2009 Walk for Farm Animals. Every year, thousands of concerned citizens join together for this annual event sponsored by Farm Sanctuary, the nation's ...

15. Sen. Barbara Buono wants to ban smoking in New Jersey parks, on beaches
(N.J./State)

... cigarettes have destroyed thousands of homes and property in California. "Cigarettes are legal and adults have the right choose whether they want to smoke," Sen. Buono said. "But they don't have a right ...

16. Corzine rallies his business leaders in face of dire New Jersey employment numbers
(N.J./State)

... major building projects a priority has helped put thousands of people to work when they needed it most and when our state needed these jobs the most." The number of construction industry jobs increased ...

17. Corzine touts N.J. school construction program aimed at revitalizing communities
(N.J./State)

... program is playing a critical role in helping New Jersey take the lead in recovering from this economic recession, creating and saving thousands of jobs." Forty-five of these 144 construction projects ...

18. Corzine announces jobs plan for unemployed, draws Christie criticism
(N.J./State)

... extended benefits programs for thousands more who are expected to exhaust their benefits in the coming months. Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee is holding a hearing on extending benefits. "By ...

19. World economic crisis leads to rape and exploitation
(World/International)

... workers who have lost their jobs in the economic crisis. Media in the Czech Republic have carried reports that thousands of foreign workers in the eastern European country who have become unemployed ...

20. Three Carteret residents indicted in identity theft conspiracy
(N.J./State)

Three Carteret residents were charged with having various roles in a scheme to steal thousands of dollars from bank accounts and federal income tax returns. Babatune Ibironke and his wife, Eryn D. Brown, ...