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Retired N.J. State Police major running for parole board may earn $200K from...
TRENTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee cleared former State Police Major Al DelVento’s nomination to the parole board for a vote in the full Senate, but not without pointing out that DelVento — a...
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Waterfront Commission, shipping industry battle over program designed to...
Labor leaders say image of mobsters running shipping is outdated, program would raise cost of doing business Frank H. Conlon/The Star-LedgerPort Newark falls under the oversight of the Waterfront...
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N.J. Senate committee approves Somerville nominee for Somerset County prosecutor
SOMERSET COUNTY — The Somerville attorney nominated to become the next Somerset County Prosecutor cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee today with a unanimous vote. Geoffrey Soriano’s name now goes...
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Credit agency gives Gov. Christie's plans for N.J. economy mixed reviews
Moody's Investors Service said N.J. would have trouble closing budget deficit David Gard/For The Star-LedgerGov. Christie continued rolling out his massive pension change proposals with a town hall...
View ArticleN.J., Similac announce recall of infant formula containing beetle parts
TRENTON — State health officials are working with the manufacturer of Similac infant formula to publicize the details of the company’s decision to recall some of its powdered product after finding it...
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Democrat questions whether transportation chief violated N.J. ethics policies...
TRENTON — A Democratic assemblyman today called into question whether the state Transportation Commissioner is in violation of ethics policies because he dealt with the Hudson rail-tunnel project...
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Newark residents torn by Christie plan to give Booker oversight of city...
NEWARK — The cameras are focused, the comments rehearsed and the studio audience told to clap on cue. But when Newark Mayor Cory Booker walks off the set of the Oprah Winfrey show Friday with a $100...
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Possible candidates for Newark schools superintendent
• John King, New York State Senior Deputy Commissioner — One of three state officials who prepared and promoted New York’s successful Race to the Top application. A reformer with a focus on urban...
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Gov. Christie, on eve of Oprah appearance, says Newark schools 'in dire need'
Christie, Mayor Cory Booker to announce unprecedented shakeup, cash infusion to Newark school district ROSWELL, N.M. — Gov. Chris Christie today sharply criticized the state of education in Newark as...
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E-mail, conversations allude to Gov. Christie's concerns about Hudson tunnel...
TRENTON — As early as March, Gov. Chris Christie's administration may have been considering withholding the state's $2.7 billion portion of money to pay for a new tunnel from New Jersey to Manhattan,...
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N.J. towns must contribute 22 percent more to pension fund
TRENTON — New Jersey towns, and their taxpayers, must pump more cash into the public employee pension system. The Asbury Park Press reports 1,700 municipalities, counties, authorities, schools and...
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Gov. Christie arrives in Chicago for taping of 'Oprah' show
The show will be aired in New Jersey at 4 p.m. Mark Wilson/For The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie, right, spent Thursday in New Mexico and today is in Chicago for a taping of the Oprah show. CHICAGO —...
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N.J. corrections officer is accused in contraband smuggling network
Luis Roman was a walking black market inside prison walls, officials said. Several times a week the former Department of Corrections officer would arrive at work with drugs and pre-paid cell phones...
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Atlantic City begins effort to beautify boardwalk by taking down old signs
ATLANTIC CITY — Atlantic City officials have begun replacing signs on the Boardwalk that were old, dirty or vandalized in an effort to revitalize the area, according to a report on...
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Gov. Christie arrive at studio for taping of...
The taping is set to begin at 10 a.m. Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie leaves the Four Seasons Chicago Hotel en route to the studios of the Oprah Winfrey show to appear with...
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg announces $100M grant to Newark schools on Oprah...
The program is called the 'Start Up Education Foundation' CHICAGO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just announced on the Oprah Winfrey show that the title of a program to pump $100 million into the...
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Mark Zuckerberg's car is ordered to move by Chicago parking officer
CHICAGO — His net worth may well approach the size of the New Jersey state budget, but owning a huge internet company and donating $100 million to Newark schools still didn't keep Mark Zuckerberg's...
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N.J. Senate Democrats receive federal subpoena for Xanadu records
TRENTON — New Jersey Senate Democrats have received a federal subpoena asking for documents on the stalled Xanadu retail and entertainment complex in the Meadowlands and its original developer,...
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N.J. senator pushes law allowing residents to carry handguns
TRENTON — A lawmaker wants to make it easier for New Jersey residents to carry handguns, and he thinks the state can make some money in the process. State Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May) introduced a...
View ArticleN.J. schools may include curriculum on handling dating violence
TRENTON -- New Jersey school districts may soon have to incorporate age-appropriate dating violence education into their middle and high school curriculums. The mandate is part of legislation that was...
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