Garden State News
Reality Stars Face Prison Time
October 3, 2014
Teresa and Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice, best known from the reality show The Real Housewives of New Jersey, were sentenced to 15 and 41 months in prison, respectively, for conspiracy, bankruptcy fraud and tax offenses, according to the United States Attorney District of New Jersey....
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Federal Probe Yet to Link Christie to Bridgegate
September 19, 2014
Although the U.S. Justice Department’s nine-month investigation of the George Washington Bridge traffic scandal has yet to conclude, sources revealed to NBC 4 New York that the probe has not uncovered any evidence that Governor Chris Christie was aware in advance of the September 2013 lane closings....
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Trump Taj Mahal May Be Next AC Casino to Shut Down
September 4, 2014
As Atlantic City is reeling from three recent casino closings comes word that Trump Taj Mahal may be the fifth Atlantic City casino going under this year....
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Revel Closes Its Doors for Good
September 2, 2014
Patrons and workers at Revel casino spent one last evening together on Labor Day, after which the $2.4 billion resort officially shut its doors for good this morning....
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Sea Bright to Get $8.5 Million for Seawall
August 29, 2014
The little borough of Sea Bright is set to receive big bucks in the form of state coastal protection funds for a seawall project aimed at protecting the Shore town from future storms like Hurricane Sandy....
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Lakewood Student Lost in Isreal
August 26, 2014
Parents of a New Jersey student who has been missing in Jerusalem for four days are offering a $100,000 reward for his safe return....
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State Police, Drive Sober, NJ
August 15, 2014
The summer is winding down but the New Jersey State Police are just gearing up for their annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign....
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PennEast Pipeline to cut through two NJ Counties
August 13, 2014
A Pennsylvania company is seeking approval of a 100-mile long, natural gas pipeline that would cut through two western New Jersey Counties. The $1 billion pipeline would bring low-cost natural gas to Pennsylvania and New Jersey homes and businesses....
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Bankrupt Revel Casino to Close in September
August 12, 2014
Revel Casino Hotel, once expected to be Atlantic City's savior, will be closing its doors next month. According to the Associated Press, the $2.4 billion casino has never shown a profit and failed to find a buyer after a recent bankruptcy filing....
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Report: NJ Most “At Risk” For Natural Disaster
August 6, 2014
New Jersey sticks out like a sore thumb this year as the only northeastern state thought to be at risk for a serious natural disaster, according to a study recently released by Kiplinger....
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In an effort to stabilize profits in its three competing casino hotels in Atlantic City, Caesars Entertainment Corporation announced that Showboat Atlantic City will close on August 31....
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Jersey City Mayor Removes Chief of Police
June 25, 2014
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has removed Police Chief Robert Cowan as head of the police department a mere nine months after he was sworn in to the post....
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NJ’s Archaic Water System
June 16, 2014
It will cost approximately $40 billion to repair the state's aging water infrastructure, but the long-term dilemma offers no easy solutions....
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Early Voting Bill May Boost Low Turnout
June 5, 2014
The primaries had an extremely low voter turnout. To increase the number of votes, a new bill is being considered that would add New Jersey to the list of 33 other states that allows citizens to cast ballots in the weeks leading up to an election. ...
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More Federal Aid Heading to Jersey Shore
June 2, 2014
The next wave of Hurricane Sandy aid, totaling nearly $1.5 billion, will make its way down the shore. New Jersey will receive an additional $882 million in a third round of funding this summer....
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Helping Sandy Victims with Mental Health Issues
May 29, 2014
Using federal funds, the state Department of Health is funding $4 million in grants to community health centers and hospitals to provide behavioral health screenings for depression, post-traumatic stress and other mental health issue triggered or exacerbated by Hurricane Sandy....
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Budget Cuts Trigger Pension Battle
May 21, 2014
With another budget shortfall looming, Gov. Chris Christie announced he would cut $2.4 billion from state pension payments, and unions are gearing up for a fight....
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Long Beach Island construction official Dane Sprague enforces state and federal flood regulations, and works his hardest to dispense accurate information while dispelling lingering rumors....
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Baraka Elected Newark Mayor
May 14, 2014
Ras Baraka woke up this morning as the future mayor of a city with a $93 million budget deficit, an unemployment rate of 24 percent and the highest murder rate since 1994. He was elected over opponent Shavar Jeffries....
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NJ’s Clean Water Comes at High Price
May 8, 2014
A new reports from Rutgers University says that many of New Jersey’s cities face upwards of hundreds of millions of dollars in costs to upgrade sewer systems....
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