http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nj-news/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:28:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417822/posts A federal prosecutor blasted Fairview’s police chief for going to bat for a Cliffside Park man who was sentenced Monday to 51 months in prison for keeping a small arsenal of illegal firearms, including a silencer-equipped 22-caliber pistol, in his home.   Assistant U.S. Attorney Lisa M. Colone told U.S. District Judge Joseph A. Greenaway that he should not consider Chief John Pinzone’s letter in support of leniency for Giovanni DeMaio, because the chief neglected to mention he is dating the defendant’s daughter.While the judge received more than 90 letters similar to Pinzone’s, attesting to DeMaio’s kindness and charitable endeavors in... northjersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417822/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:28:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416029/posts New population figures give a boost to the GOP By: Chris StirewaltPolitical EditorDecember 28, 2009 The 2010 census is sure to be controversial.Republicans will thunder about the community organizers who get hired to do the counting, and Democrats will wail that the homeless and migrant workers are undercounted.But in the final pre-count estimate just released by the Census Bureau, we already have a broad idea of where the results are headed and what they will mean politically.The numbers are cause for alarm for Democrats.Of the states gaining House seats -- Texas (three) and Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah... Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416029/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:44:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416599/posts A 22-year-old township woman is facing an aggravated manslaughter charge in connection to the asphyxiation death of her newborn child. Keri Barry, of Alps Road, was home alone when she gave birth on Dec. 11 to a full-term baby boy. She did not seek medical attention, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. Her family realized later on that there was a problem and brought her to Chilton Memorial Hospital, in Pompton Plains. Staff there determined that she had recently given birth, Senior Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor Robert Pringle said. The whereabouts of the baby was not known, at which... northjersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416599/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:05:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415805/posts Sussex County Tea Party Committee Announces Campaign to Recall Senator Robert Menendez A “Committee to Recall U.S. Senator Robert Menendez,” sponsored by the Sussex County Tea Party has announced plans to launch an effort to recall Senator Robert Menendez from his position in office. Helping to lead the charge is New Jersey Tea Parties United, the state's grass-roots coalition of county and regional Tea Party groups representing several thousand members in support of fiscal responsibility, individual liberty and limited government. The Committee filed a formal Notice of Intention to Recall with the Secretary of State's office on September 25,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415805/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:02:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415398/posts The Battle of Trenton (Dec. 26, 1776) was a crucial early victory for the American forces in the American Revolution. On Christmas night 1776, Gen. George Washington and about 2,500 Continental soldiers crossed the ice-clogged Delaware River from Pennsylvania; early the next morning they surprised Hessian mercenaries in the British service encamped at Trenton, N.J.It was a critical time for George Washington. He had just been soundly defeated in New York and morale was very low. His writings to the Continental Congress tell us so. Although there was not much to be gained through a victory here in a territorial... various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415398/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:51:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414970/posts Thanks to strong community support, the Annual Christmas Day Crossing will take place (the dress rehearsal for the Crossing will be on December 13). Parties interested in assisting the community efforts should contact the Bucks County Conference and Visitors Bureau. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414970/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:54:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414992/posts The Times: Today, 25 minutes before a deadline imposed by the Brazilian Supreme Court was due to expire, the boy was handed over to a father he has barely seen for five years in front of a large crowd of photographers and cameramen. Video at link breitbart.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414992/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:54:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413128/posts TRENTON -- Gov.-elect Chris Christie and his transition aides are compiling plans to slash New Jersey state spending and state programs by as much as 25 percent in response to the continuous flow of dim financial news from the New Jersey Treasury Department, according to an internal document obtained by The Star-Ledger. Even before he takes office next month, his team is looking for programs that can be eliminated entirely and calling on state administrators to find untapped federal funds to cover whatever they possibly can. NJ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413128/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:12:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413554/posts NEWARK -- Among the more than 700 firearms turned in for cash at last week’s gun amnesty buyback program in Newark, East Orange and Irvington were: an M-16 assault rifle, a Streetsweeper rifle that resembles a "Tommy Gun" and shoots multiple shotgun shells, scores of revolvers, semi-automatic handguns, rifles and shotguns. Hundreds of the weapons were on display today during a news conference with Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow, county Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Newark Mayor Cory Booker and others on hand to tout the program’s success. "I think that the best thing money can buy is saving a life," Dow... NJ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413554/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:32:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412787/posts In this season given to tidings of comfort and joy, word has come that we New Yorkers are the sad sacks of the United States. This is something of a surprise. Sure, we complain a lot. Grumbling could qualify as the official state sport. But are we really the unhappiest of them all? It seems so, judging from a study by two economics professors, newly published in Science magazine. The academics — Andrew J. Oswald, of the University of Warwick in Britain, and Stephen Wu, of Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. — examined piles of data, tossed them into a... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412787/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:48:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411252/posts 18 states allow for recall votes on US Senators. The 18 states allowing for recall are as follows: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin. The Senate oath of office is: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411252/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:02:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410369/posts In a three-sentence press release e-mailed to the Verona-Cedar Grove Times last week, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced a gun buyback program. Today and tomorrow, residents who are in possession of illegal handguns can turn them in and receive up to $200 – no questions asked. It's the county's Gun Amnesty Buyback Program, held in high crime areas such as East Orange, Newark and Irvington. No such programs are being held in Verona or Cedar Grove, presumably because the crime rate is lower here and residents obtain their firearms the legal way, with permits. The programs are typically held... Verona-Cedar Grove Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410369/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:39:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410206/posts TRENTON -- Gov.-elect Chris Christie is to begin introducing his cabinet today by announcing Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow as the state's next attorney general, according to an official familiar with Christie's decision. nj.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410206/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:20:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410165/posts Her parents say a New Jersey elementary school teacher told a third-grader the Bible was inappropriate reading material for quiet time. NJ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410165/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:56:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409114/posts Gov.-elect Chris Christie is to begin introducing his cabinet today by announcing Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow as the state's next attorney general, according to an official familiar with Christie's decision. Christie is scheduled to introduce Dow during a noon news conference at the Statehouse. Along with Dow, Christie has also selected three top assistants for the next AG. And he will be announcing that Dow's office in Trenton is to have a structure similar to the setup of the U.S. Attorney's Office that Christie ran for more than six years. The incoming governor has kept his personnel deliberations incredibly... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409114/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:22:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409113/posts NEW BRUNSWICK -- Bruce Springsteen doesn't share Chris Christie's views on gay marriage and he won't play at the governor-elect's inauguration, but Christie says there's no hard feelings about the Boss' politics or his State Street freeze out.   "Obviously, two bad decisions on his part," Christie joked Monday after a meeting at Rutgers University with the leaders of several New Jersey colleges and universities. "Bruce and I don't agree on certain things politically -- big shock," the Republican added. "But it doesn't diminish at all my enjoyment of him as an artist and a performer."   For the record, Springsteen is... northjersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409113/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:22:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407713/posts The letter extols Giovanni DeMaio’s "love and understanding," his efforts to raise money for a young girl with cancer, his propensity for treating others "as he treats his own children." The gushing note was one of more than 90 written on behalf of DeMaio, a reputed organized crime associate facing sentencing for possessing a trove of illegal weapons. What caught the attention of federal prosecutors, however, was the name signed at the bottom: John Pinzone, police chief in the Bergen County community of Fairview. Odder still, prosecutors say: Pinzone didn’t mention he was dating DeMaio’s daughter. That omission drew an... Star-Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407713/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405657/posts In research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, in which almost 2,000 felons were interviewed, 34% of felons said they had been “scared off, shot at, wounded or captured by an armed victim" and 40% of these criminals admitted that they had been deterred from committing a crime out of fear that the potential victim was armed. Allowing law-abiding people to arm themselves offers more than piece of mind for those individuals -- it pays off for everybody through lower crime rates. Statistics from the FBI’s Uniformed Crime Report of 2007 ..... Change.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405657/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:18:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405380/posts  TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Senate’s health committee on December 7 passed a bill that would require fluoride to be added to public water supplies throughout the state, The Star-Ledger reported December 8. Environmental advocates, utility companies and some parents object to the bill (A3709/S2856), which would require public and private water utilities to start adding fluoride within a year of the law’s enactment. Some lawmakers say the bill would be too costly to the consumer, yet the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee voted 6-0 with three abstentions to approve the bill. There are more than... Water Tech Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405380/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:55:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405271/posts Zaarephath, N.J.—The line of patients usually forms long before the clinic doors are opened. This night is no different: Nearly 40 people are waiting for their turn with two volunteer doctors at a cottage turned clinic on the campus of a local church. Once inside one of two examining rooms at the Zarephath Health Center, the patients, many of them repeat customers, frequently utter the same two words: I'm miserable. There are Sabine, 51, who lost her job as manager of a craft store her first workday back from surgery, and Jessica, 22, who no longer can afford the $88... WORLD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405271/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:40:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405267/posts CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The county plans to sell the home of a Dennis Township man, the subject of one of the largest stolen property scams in local history, according to Prosecutor Robert Taylor. Thomas Moran, 48, of Furlong Drive in South Seaville, was sentenced last month to six years in prison, part of a plea agreement for crimes in Cape May and Atlantic counties. “When you add up all the amounts, it’s a tremendous amount of money this man took,” said Taylor. “This is one the largest cases, if not the largest case, of this nature for this... Shore News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405267/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:34:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404333/posts New Jersey Marriage Vote Canceled By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI Published: December 9, 2009 TRENTON — The battle over a bill that would legalize gay marriage in New Jersey shifted locations unexpectedly late Wednesday as sponsors of the legislation canceled a vote scheduled for Thursday in the State Senate, where the measure appeared headed for defeat. The sponsors, Senators Raymond J. Lesniak and Loretta Weinberg, both Democrats, withdrew the bill from the agenda in the Senate session, saying they wanted to first allow a hearing in the General Assembly, where support for same-sex marriage is believed to be stronger. But opponents were... NYTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404333/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:03:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404327/posts Bruce Springsteen posted a statement on his Web site urging support of the gay marriage bill that's up for a vote in New Jersey's Senate on Thursday. Springsteen wrote that he's long believed in and has "always spoken out for the rights of same-sex couples." A state Senate committee approved the bill by one vote on Monday. Democrats concede the measure may fall short of the 21 votes needed to pass the Senate. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404327/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:51:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404299/posts Electronic cigarettes look like the real thing. And in New Jersey, lawmakers want to treat them the same way. That's why the Assembly voted unanimously today to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to people under 19, and prohibit adults from smoking them at work and in public places. The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee also gave unanimous backing to the legislation. E-cigarettes look like the actual cigarettes but don't contain tobacco. A metal tube with a battery heats up a nicotine solution allowing smokers to breathe in vapor. They have not been approved by the Food and... The Star Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404299/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:52:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404155/posts MYFOXNY.COM - A vote to legalize marriage for same-sex couples in New Jersey has been postponed. Fox 5 News has learned that Democrats backing the measure don't have the votes they need to pass it. The bill is being sent to the Assembly Judiciary Committee instead to move toward a vote in the lower house. The Senate vote was expected to take place on Thursday. It would have been the first time lawmakers in New Jersey had voted on the issue. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill 7-6 late on Monday night. Lawmakers took the committee vote after nearly... MyFoxNY http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404155/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:20:45 GMT