http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nj-news/ en-us Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:33:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047305/posts Lifelong Democrat Caren Turner doesn’t plan to vote for Democrats out of a sense of nostalgia. In fact, she’s not sure she’s going to vote Democratic in the coming presidential election. Turner, a Hillraiser who worked as part of the powerhouse New Jersey fundraising arm called the Group, was among those Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) holdouts who yesterday took part in a feel-out session with a surrogate of Sen. John McCain’s (D-AZ). Of the group formerly known as "The Group," Michael Kempner last month indicated his absolute adherence to the Obama campaign, as did the Rev. Reginald Jackson; John Graham... Politicker New Jersey http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047305/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:33:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046484/posts A New Jersey woman has sued her orthopedic surgeon after awakening from surgery to find a temporary tattoo below her panty line. Elizabeth Mateo, of Camden County, N.J., filed her lawsuit Tuesday saying she found "a temporary tattoo of a red rose" below her panty line the morning after her surgery for a herniated disc, her attorney, Gregg A. Shivers, told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "She was extremely emotionally upset by it," Shivers told the paper. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046484/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:26:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046929/posts There is a shore town scandal brewing in New Jersey. The mayor of Belmar is stirring up some controversy. In a newsletter aimed at the town's summer renters, he referred to a certain group of young people with a name some Italian-Americans find offensive. Belmar is lovely and tranquil, an escape from humidity and New York City. Mayor Ken Pringle says he wants to keep it that way, but he may have used the wrong language to make his point. In his weekly newsletter to summer renters, the mayor, borrowing a reference he thought was fairly commonly used in his... WCBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046929/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:17:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046845/posts When Roman Catholic Bishop Joseph Galante decided to put a North Wildwood townhome up for sale in 2006, the head of the Camden diocese dropped it into conversations he had with a jet-setting Italian developer. Diocese officials now confirm the property was sold to that businessman, Raffaello Follieri, who headed the New York-based Follieri Group that acquired former church properties for development. Follieri was charged last month with money laundering and wire fraud. Press of Atlantic City http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046845/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:53:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046815/posts Federal authorities have launched an investigation into New Jersey's largest state worker union, and of Gov. John Corzine's ex-girlfriend, Carla Katz, who until recently was its head, ABC News has learned. As first reported by the Star-Ledger, investigators served document and record subpoenas yesterday on the Communications Workers of America in Washington, D.C. The investigators are looking into allegations that Katz misappropriated union funds, sources confirmed for ABC News. These allegations were first raised in the union's own probe into Katz' management of Local 1034, sources confirmed to ABC News. They were made public last week when the organization's governing... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046815/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:05:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046116/posts Caught speeding in Highland Park in April in his father's Acura RSX, Ryan Narciso found out the hard way about a recent change in a New Jersey gun law that could send him to prison for three years.The 20-year-old sales clerk at a shop at Menlo Park Mall and former Middlesex County College student had a pellet handgun in the car, according to an indictment filed last week in Superior Court, New Brunswick.The gun, a Gamo P-23, was sitting under the rear window of the 2004 coupe. Looking like a larger-caliber handgun, the firearm drew a quick response from the... mycentraljersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046116/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:20:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044972/posts ROYAL, Pa. -- Inside the Elk Diner, a turkey sandwich goes for $2.65, and Claire the waitress has her own ashtray near the register. When regulars take a seat at the smallish L-shaped counter topped with bottles of ketchup and Aunt Jemima syrup, Claire serves hot coffee without them saying a word. Across the restaurant, a woman concentrates on one of a handful of Dodge City video poker machines. But conversation at the diner often centers on what could be described as another game of chance -- one with significantly better odds to make many residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania quite... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044972/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:14:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044988/posts Gov. Jon Corzine enacted the first phase of New Jersey's universal health care plan yesterday by mandating coverage for all children within three years and offering affordable, subsidized policies to needy parents. The goal is to cover 1.3 million uninsured state residents by 2011 through a state program administered by private insurers at a lower cost. "For those who are cynical about government and say we don't move and we don't change, I assure you when you look back 10 years from today, you will say we made a great stride forward," Cor zine said before signing the legislation at... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044988/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:57:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044980/posts For decades, critics of affirmative action have contended elite colleges, in their zeal to form racially diverse student bodies, have discriminated against top white applicants. In a twist on that long-running feud, federal authorities are investigating an allegation that Princeton University discriminates against Asian-American applicants by accepting black and Hispanic students with lower entrance scores. At the heart of both arguments lies the question of whether and how colleges should consider race when choosing a class. The Supreme Court has ruled race can be a factor in the process, though racial quotas have long been declared unconstitutional. Critics say admission... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044980/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:33:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044979/posts Bean-thin and sallow, George tugged on a cigarette in the blistering parking lot of a Camden men's shelter. Standing on the pavement, his foot on a picnic bench, he recalled how he took his first drink at 13. The hard living shows in the lines of George's face -- and in his medical history. When he gets sick, which is often, the 55-year-old has no place to go except one of the city's emergency rooms. George is a "super user," a new name coined to describe people who turn to the ER with astonishing frequency and at an astonishing cost... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044979/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:31:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044977/posts Newark Mayor Cory Booker will hold a press conference Monday afternoon, calling on the state Senate to pass a bill that imposes a barrier on intrastate handgun trafficking. The bill has already passed the Assembly. The legislation would limit the number of guns an individual can buy to one a month. Gun-control advocates argue the bill would prevent straw buyers from making bulk purchases and selling them on the streets to people who cannot pass background checks.The press conference will take place at 2 p.m., at Elwood Park, located at Elwood and Summer avenues in Newark's North Ward. The... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044977/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:26:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044974/posts Three paramedics at Newark's University Hospital were fired this week after grainy images taken by a cellphone camera surfaced showing two student interns garbed in white sheets to look like robes of the Ku Klux Klan. Officials at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, which operates the hospital, and its emergency medical services unit, called the episode "ugly and abhorrent," and "not be tolerated at any level." University president William F. Owen, who disclosed details of the incident on Friday, said one of the paramedics offered to resign, but was terminated instead on Monday. Two others were... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044974/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:23:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044229/posts Democrat Frank Lautenberg, seeking a fifth term in the U.S. Senate, can breathe a little easier this month. The incumbent leads Republican challenger Dick Zimmer 49% to 36% in the latest Rasmussen reports telephone survey in New Jersey. When “leaners” are included, Lautenberg leads the Republican 50% to 37%. Last month, the two candidates were virtual tied, with Lautenberg on top by just a single percentage point. That poll was taken just days after Lautenberg survived a primary challenge that raised questions about whether he was too old to serve. Still, while the new poll provides better news for the... http://www.rasmussenreports.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044229/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:50:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043964/posts On Wednesday night, several members of Congress lined up on the floor of the House of Representatives and issued a call for de-funding Planned Parenthood. They said taxpayers shouldn't be forced to fund the abortion business -- even if the money doesn't directly go towards abortions. Reps. Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota and Chris Smith of New Jersey, both Republicans, organized the special order speeches. In her testimony on the House floor, Bachmann referenced recent reports highlighting Planned Parenthood’s targeting more affluent young women in her congressional district. A Wall Street Journal article also cited opening of “express centers in wealthy... LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043964/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:24:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043514/posts Wire Hangers Caught In Twists Of Trade Dispute By KATHERINE REYNOLDS LEWIS   Customers at Westwood Cleaners in Westfield, N.J., are asked to return hangers for reuse. (Photo by Joe Epstein)     In Westfield, N.J., Suho Chae urges customers to return used hangers to his dry cleaning shop. He's paying $50 for a box of 500 pants hangers, up from $24 six months ago. "Every time I order a new supply," Chae said, "the price goes up."In Leeds, Ala., M&B Hangers, the only major hanger maker left in the U.S., has doubled its work force and still can't keep... Newhouse News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043514/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:13:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043502/posts How's this for tone-deaf? With fully two-thirds of Americans in favor of lifting the federal government's decades-long moratorium on off-shore oil drilling, a trio of cynical New Jersey Democrats is pushing to make the ban permanent. At least, that is, for drilling off their shore. Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez and Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. - apparently spooked that $4.50-a-gallon gas is starting to spark a re-think of Congress' blanket East and West Coast ban - are hawking a bill to permanently block drilling in north and mid-Atlantic US waters. In other words, anywhere close to Jersey. So, what's... nypost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043502/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:57:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043100/posts The gap between the two major presidential contenders has narrowed to 5% in New Jersey, as some of Barack Obama’s support appears to have slipped off into the undecided column over the past month. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of New Jersey voters, taken Monday night, shows Obama ahead of Republican candidate John McCain 44% to 39%. Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043100/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:01:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042903/posts TRENTON, N.J. - A local Republican Club in New Jersey has removed a slogan from its Web site that read, "Obama loves America like O.J. loved Nicole." The Pemberton Republican Club removed the slogan after Democrats alleged racist campaign tactics. The club's Web master, Ed Kuck, tells The Philadelphia Inquirer that he saw the slogan on an Internet site and copied it onto the club's Web page as a joke. The chairman of the Burlington County Democratic Committee says comparing Obama to O.J. Simpson was reprehensible. Newsday http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042903/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:30:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042144/posts Once again, after listening to the Independence Hall concert by the Philly Pops, visiting Independence Hall, the National Constitution Center, and Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, I am more impressed than ever before about the events that took place there and what was accomplished. Here is the link to the piece I wrote for The Bulletin or click on The Bulletin link near the title, which I think is easier. I still can't figure out how to do it correctly. http://www.thebulletin.us/site/index.cfm?newsid=19834607&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=8 The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042144/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:51:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041146/posts ERMA — Lower Township Police Chief Edward Donohue announced that the Department of Homeland Security will provide the Lower Township police with a Real Time Video Surveillance System through the U.S. Army’s Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program, or CEDAP. Donohue stated that the police department applied to the Army’s CEDAP Program last year for the system. The system consists of several cameras that can feedback live video to police headquarters or vehicles from several miles away. Donohue states the system will be utilized for police surveillance operations, tactical operations, and to monitor critical infrastructure as needed. For security reasons, Donohue... Cape May County Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041146/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 17:05:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040274/posts The Philadelphia Inquirer's former editor, Chris Satullo, says we should not celebrate Independence Day because we sinned as a nation. I respond to his arrogant holier-than-thou screed by pointing out his hypocrisy, among other things. Here is the link or click on the Bulletin link near the title http://www.thebulletin.us/site/index.cfm?newsid=19826547&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=8 The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040274/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:12:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039690/posts A Hudson County trial judge has issued a very interesting decision recently regarding a litigant's claim that the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to 35, is violative of the NJ and US Constitutions. The argument was that because domestic violence proceedings may result in serious consequences by the issuance of a Final Restraining Order (i.e. possible jail sentence for future violations; removal of all weapons and inability to obtain weapons in the future; fines; registry on a list of offenders), the Chancery court with equity jurisdiction should not hear these matters. The decision should rest with a jury... N.J. Family Legal Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039690/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:57:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039557/posts NJ Lotto sells tickets after winners are redeemed "That's the lottery for ya…they make money, on top of money, on top of money. It's ridiculous." Breitbart via CBS 2 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039557/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 03:16:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039379/posts I was walking around Rutgers the other day when I came upon a memorial to students who had fought in World War II. The list of names was impressive, but I imagine most major universities in America have similar memorials. It was only when I happened to walk by Old Queens that I noticed something you wouldn't see on just any campus. It was a plaque honoring the Rutgers men who had fought in the Revolutionary War. Nearby is the spot from which Alexander Hamilton directed cannon fire against the British in cover of George Washington's army. You don't see... NJ Voices http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039379/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 21:01:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038826/posts Washington is poised to make driving while talking on hand-held cell phones illegal. New Jersey has already been down this road. The cell-phone ban for Washington will start Tuesday and will be similar to a New Jersey law that went into effect in 2003. Washington's law makes it a secondary offense. That means police must find a driver committing another violation such as speeding before stopping drivers for holding a cell phone up to their ear. New Jersey's law also began as a secondary offense. State officials there found the law toothless and difficult to enforce, said William Cicchetti,... The Everett Herald (Washington State) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038826/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:35:00 GMT