http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nj/ en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:43:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051021/posts Deputy Assembly Speaker Neil Cohen is being investigated for alleged possession of child pornography, according to two of his Democratic colleagues who said they brought the matter to the attention of law enforcement. In a joint statement, Sen. Raymond Lesniak and Assemblyman Joseph Cryan (both D-Union) confirmed they alerted authorities to the possibility Cohen (D-Union) had child pornography on his computers. "As the facts became apparent in our office, we notified the appropriate agency and will continue to assist in any way possible," Lesniak and Cryan said. "While it was our proactive steps that led to the investigation to this... NJ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051021/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:43:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046711/posts N.J. Councilman Starts Crusade Against Saggy PantsPaterson Politician Is Sick And Tired Of The Look And If He Has It His Way, Indecency Fines Will Soon Follow Reporting Christine Sloan Jul 15, 2008 8:08 pm US/Eastern PATERSON, N.J. (CBS) ― Instead of "stick 'em up," it will be more like "pull 'em up" now that fashion police in New Jersey have started a crackdown on baggy pants. It's happening in Paterson, where city officials want to put the kibosh on this form of fashion. Bart Johnson says wearing his pants low in a fashion statement, but one councilman is saying... WCBSTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046711/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:36:50 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/2042821/posts A banner slogan on the Pemberton Republican Club's Web site that said, "Obama loves America like O.J. loved Nicole," disappeared yesterday after local Democrats alleged racist campaign tactics. The Web master, Ed Kuck, a recently elected Republican County committeeman, said he had seen the slogan on an Internet site and copied it onto the club's Web page about a month ago as "a joke." He removed it yesterday from the site, http://homewebs.net/pem, after a community person told him it would offend people, he said. "I found out it was inappropriate, and I took it down," Kuck said, adding: "I just... philly.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042821/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:10:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2038972/posts On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court held what is plainly obvious to any grade school student who can read and understand English: that when the Constitution says a "right of the people," it really means a "right of the people," even when the Constitution is talking about firearms. That such a question was even the subject of controversy, or that there were dissenting Justices, is a sad testimony to the state of our nation. It is also a testimony to one of the worst hoaxes and frauds ever perpetrated by gun ban extremists: the phony claim that the phrase... NJ Voices: Scott Bach http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2038972/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 03:53:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037996/posts As investigators review video footage they hope will reveal why a Denville police officer shot a 21-year-old motorist five times, the dead man's mother called the officer a murderer and said she has hired an attorney. Miles holds a photo of her son Ruben Martinez when he was a junior at Morris Knolls High School. Martinez now 21 and living in Texas, was shot and killed early Thusrdsay morning by a Denville police officer.  "Last night, I kept visualizing five gunshots pounding into a young man, 140 pounds," Maureen Miles, the mother of Ruben W. Martinez, said Friday. She... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037996/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:34:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037990/posts Police have named the female suspect wanted for a double shooting in Newark that killed an 18-year-old girl celebrating her high school graduation. Sujeidi Ocasio and another teen were shot at a graduation party outside 196 Lincoln Avenue just after 12:15 a.m. Ocasio was rushed to University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Authorities say the single bullet, allegedly fired by 18-year-old Nicole Guyette, went through Ocasio's neck and struck 15-year-old Jasmine Perez. Perez was treated and released from University Hospital in Newark, officials say. "She got shot for no reason," Perez said. "So the bullet went through her and... abc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037990/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:25:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037965/posts The U.S. Supreme Court ruling recognizing an individual right to bear arms set off an immediate debate on how it will affect New Jersey's gun laws, which are among the toughest in the nation. State Attorney General Anne Milgram saw minimal if any impact, noting the District of Columbia handgun ban that was invalidated by the high court is unlike anything in the Garden State. "We regulate the possession of handguns; we don't ban handguns," Milgram said. "We believe the court affirmed the right of states to regulate gun ownership to protect public safety and endorsed common-sense licensing of firearms... The Star-Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037965/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:53:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037840/posts VIDEO: Watch Fox 5's coverageA man being sought for shooting and killing his estranged wife to death while she watched one of their children swim at a Montclair YMCA had been ordered in October to have no contact with her. Kenneth A. Duckett was under a restraining order that specified no contact with Monica Paul, but allowed him to have visitation rights with their two children, said Paul Loriquet, a spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.  "Basically, it was like a curbside drop-off," Loriquet said. The couple had separated in August, but it was unclear when they had... NorthJersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037840/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:02:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2037478/posts It’s the US constitution which protects my right to free speech; the first amendment specifically. And since the members of the major news media are protected by the same law, they have certainly (and repeatedly) made you aware of it. There is no doubt about it ... the right to freedom of speech is highly regarded by those who make their living speaking freely, but there are several other rights in the constitution as well. And as of yesterday, the only real difference between those and the right of free speech is the volume and frequency the major media reminds... Radio Free New Jersey http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2037478/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:28:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037290/posts New Jersey is prepared to "vigorously enforce" its tough firearms laws following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a handgun ban in the nation's capital, state officials said Thursday. Attorney General Anne Milgram said the decision affirmed New Jersey's right to regulate firearms ownership, while gun rights proponents took a different tack, calling the ruling an "opening salvo" to a nationwide overhaul. "We regulate the possession of handguns — we don't ban handguns," Milgram said. "But we have strict licensing requirements and we are prepared to maintain those requirements and vigorously enforce our laws." Wayne LaPierre, executive... The Record http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037290/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:34:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2037040/posts The Court did not much address the issue of machine guns, but the “common use” test that it prescribes will be problematic. However, I think The Court has set itself up for an intellectual bind. Machine guns are not in common use, but that’s entirely because of the 1986 prohibition on new registrations preceded by 18 years of heavy regulations inder GCA 68, and decades of regulation prior to that under the National Firearms Act. In short, machine guns fail the common use test because government regulations and prohibitions make them uncommon. I think this is an argument that could... Snowflakes in Hell http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2037040/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2032818/posts The minister who survived a lightning bolt [Rockaway, NJ] -- A fall into Purgatory Chasm couldn't take down the Rev. Matthew McNamara many years ago, and a bolt of lightning that ripped through him from head to toe this week was no match either. "I feel blessed," McNamara said yesterday from his hospital bed at Morristown Memorial Hospital, where he is in good condition and being treated for burns to his head and foot. The Pequannock resident was hit by lightning Monday night as he was readying Camp Marcella, a state-run summer camp for blind and visually impaired children, for... Newark Star Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2032818/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:28:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2034924/posts A rare wildflower never before seen in the Garden State has been discovered in a forest in northwest New Jersey, state officials said Thursday. The fern-leaf scorpion-flower, or Phacelia bipinnatifida, was found on the forest floor and adjacent rock outcrops in the natural area at Whittingham Wildlife Management Area in Sussex County, a botanically rich location already home to 22 other endangered or threatened plants. "The amazing discovery of this beautiful wildflower underscores the importance of the work we are doing to thoroughly inventory the natural treasures that exist within hundreds of thousands of state-owned lands," said Lisa Jackson, commissioner... NorthJersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2034924/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:53:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2034923/posts Growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s and '40s, Ed Deeb attended a Syrian Orthodox church where members worshiped entirely in Arabic. But by the time Beeb moved to North Jersey in the 1950s, he was ready for a new direction. He and several other Syrian Orthodox Christians from Brooklyn founded St. Anthony Antiochian Orthodox Church, a congregation that maintained Eastern Orthodox traditions but held its services in English and recruited people of different nationalities. The approach seemed natural at the time, Deeb said. "When we were growing up in Brooklyn, our parents were very strong on us becoming Americans,"... NorthJersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2034923/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:46:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030929/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- To draw attention to the way abortion disproportionately affects the African-American community, black pro-life advocates will be protesting outside the upcoming annual meeting of the nation's largest organization representing blacks. The NAACP protest will also reach the Democratic presidential candidate. Rev. Clenard Childress, a New Jersey pastor, told LifeNews.com about the protest and said pro-abortion presidential candidate Barack Obama and former candidate Hillary Clinton will be at the convention.  "Because 2008 is an election year, the presidential candidates will undoubtedly speak at the convention. This gives us a national stage to make our case to the... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030929/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:13:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030170/posts CNN's Lou Dobbs isn't talking about rumours that he's thinking about running for governor of New Jersey. Dobbs lives on a 300-acre farm in Sussex County. Dobbs told The Star-Ledger of Newark he's "not going to comment.'' State Republican chairman Tom Wilson tells the newspaper the Dobbs' buzz is circulating among GOP officials and fundraisers in New York City and Washington. Wilson says the first thing Dobbs should do is register as a Republican. The CNN host switched from the GOP to an independent in 2006. Dobbs gained fame hosting "Moneyline.'' Gov. Jon S. Corzine became a multimillionaire on Wall... The Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030170/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:41:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029051/posts NJ Assembly Committee To Consider Gun Ban!Bill is an Attack on Sportsmen, Collectors, and Target Shooters On Thursday morning, June 12, the New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider legislation that would ban the purchase, transfer, and inheritance of many popular hunting guns, historical American firearms, and large bore target firearms, based on alleged public safety concerns. Touted as a ban on .50 caliber and larger firearms, A2116 assaults New Jersey sportsmen by banning dozens of models of popular hunting guns, including traditional .50 muzzle loaders with synthetic stocks, fiber optic sights, or scopes in lieu of sights.... anjrpc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029051/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:20:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2028120/posts Memo to NBC’s Bob Costas and everyone else covering today’s 133rd running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore:  The name of the race is pronounced “prake-ness” — not the commonly repeated “preek-ness — and if you don’t believe it, talk to old-timers in Wayne, where a famous racehorse of long ago still is remembered as a hometown hero.  “I cringe every time I hear them say the name ‘Preakness’ on television,” said Dr. Robert Brubaker, the 84-year-old chairman emeritus of the Wayne Township Historical Commission. “They always pronounce it wrong. The word rhymes with ‘break.’Costas, a sports announcer with... NorthJersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2028120/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 01:36:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028111/posts Another New Jersey school principal -- the third educator in a month -- has been indicted on car arson charges in Essex County as prosecutors crack down on suspected insurance fraud. The charges against Amanda Wright-Stafford, principal of the Lincoln Avenue Elementary School in Orange, come as cases of auto insurance fraud are growing nationally, according to experts who blame the souring economy. Wright-Stafford, 51, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted on charges she faked the theft of her 2000 Honda Passport, which was found burning in East Orange in 2006. An indictment handed up in Superior... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028111/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 01:04:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2028107/posts The Hill of Crosses, hundreds of thousands of them, tightly packed and dating from about the 14th century, stands in the city of Siauliai, Lithuania, as a symbol of opposition to foreign occupation and persecution in the small Eastern European country. During the Soviet era, the communists tried to bulldoze and flood the sacred national site.  In Paterson, a framed photograph of the hill hangs in the basement of St. Casimir's Parish, a testament to the enduring national pride of the Lithuanian Catholic church, one of the city's last churches catering to the ethnic group for which it was... NorthJersey.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2028107/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:57:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013103/posts PARIS - Police detained a suspected pedophile in New Jersey Thursday, just two days after Interpol made a rare appeal for public help in the international manhunt to catch him, the police agency said. Wayne Nelson Corliss, 58, was detained in Union City, N.J., Interpol said. He is suspected of sexually abusing at least three boys from Southeast Asia thought to have been as young as 6 to 10 years old, the international police agency said. Interpol had asked for the public's help because two years of police investigations had failed to determine the man's identity, nationality and whereabouts. It... Yahoo/Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013103/posts#comment Thu, 8 May 2008 16:22:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1322211/posts Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. .................................................................. .................... ........................................... . U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. . . Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their... www.state.nh.us http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1322211/posts#comment Mon, 17 Jan 2005 04:04:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009104/posts Christie clarifies: 'Illegal' immigrants are in civil violation by Brian Donohue/ Star-Ledger staff Tuesday April 29, 2008, 12:03 PM The office of U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie on Monday issued a statement addressing criticism of remarks he made regarding illegal immigration at a church forum in Dover Sunday. In response to a question from an audience member, Christie said that immigrants are not committing a crime by being in the country illegally.Monday, Christie said that while entering the country illegally is considered a federal misdemeanor, simply lacking legal immigration status is a civil violation. Star-Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009104/posts#comment Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:21:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2001520/posts NJ has thousands of far more pressing problems,but... a NJ Assemblyman wants to ban the sale of high-caffeine beverages to "underage" consumers. It never stops !!! The Home News Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2001520/posts#comment Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:39:59 GMT