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LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 16: Miss New Jersey USA Libell Duran walks onstage during the 2013 Miss USA pageant at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on June 16, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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I would say he's not in terrible shape ... He's in decent shape. Someone who is in great shape is [New Jersey Governor] Chris Christie, whose job approval is almost 70 percent.
To satisfy his greed, Todd Halpern allegedly stole the identities of his clients and fraudulently collected hundred off thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits ... The alleged thefts committed by this con artist and his co-defendants constitute and affront to honest, hardworking New Jersey residents, who pay into the unemployment insurance fund with their employers and who count on benefits being available as a safety net if they lose their jobs.
We are standing unified to make sure that the there is a bipartisan approach in Washington while the principles of the Democratic party are ensured not just in the state of New Jersey but also in WashingtonMore quotes »
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Demi Lovato vouches for late Simon Cowell at LI 'X Factor' auditions
the members of DV8, a female quartet from New Jersey, selecting a song to perform at "the X Factor" auditions wasn't a problem. "Choosing the song was easy," Lyric, 19, said. Coordinating outfits, that was the hard part. The teens -- along with Lyric, 18-year-old 6/19/13 Read more »
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Activists, union question LIPA reform bill
protections and transparency for ratepayers.Cuomo's yearlong quest to dismantle LIPA and give nearly all its responsibilities to New Jersey utility, PSEG, took form late Monday in a bill that sought to appease critics in the assembly. A contingent of Long 6/19/13 Read more »
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NJ awaits another round of storms
-- New Jersey is bracing for another round of rain and wind after a line of thunderstorms caused some damage and street flooding.Trees and power lines were knocked down outside Cape May County Park as were four utility poles in Deerfield. Observers reported Read more »
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NJ coach admits assaulting Little League umpire
New Jersey Little League coach has admitted attacking an umpire who wouldn't call a game because of darkness.Henry Milstrey of Newark pleaded guilty to assault while a jury was deliberating his fate on Wednesday following a two-week trial.Prosecutors say the Read more »
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Mike Goodson, Jets running back, due in court in drug, weapons case
N.J. -- Jets running back Mike Goodson is due in court in New Jersey for a proceeding related to his arrest last month on drug and weapons charges.Goodson was arrested last month along with a friend after they were found in a car stopped on Interstate 80. Read more »
Around the web
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Farmingdale Shamrocks Take First
to the students of Farmingdale. The Farmingdale Shamrocks U-14 girls soccer team took first place in Maps Tournament held in New Jersey on Memorial Day weekend. The Shamrocks went undefeated, winning three games and tying one to win their bracket. They only 7 m ago from Farmingdale Observer Read more »
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Stars share their reaction to the unexpected death of actor James Gandolfini at 51
have gotten to know Jimmy and many of the other actors in the Sopranos cast and I can say that each of them are an individual New Jersey treasure." — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. — "We lost a giant today. I am utterly heartbroken." — Lorraine Bracco. 40 m ago from Minneapolis Star Tribune Read more »
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150 Congressmen Vote for Atheist Chaplains
House Democrats - Colorado's Jared Polis and New Jersey's Robert Andrews - recently attempted to attach an amendment to the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act that would allow atheists and agnostics to serve as "nonreligious" military chaplains. The amendment 12:06 AM from Creative Minority Report Read more »
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James Gandolfini made TV’s most lethal character vulnerable
of a New Jersey organization that officially specialized in waste management. In reality, Tony ran the major branch of the New Jersey mob, though Chase always carefully referred to the show as a drama about a family, not about organized crime. “The Sopranos” 12:02 AM from New York Daily News Read more »
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Remembering Gandolfini for Alive Day Memories
and forever changed the face of TV drama. Sopranos creator David Chase based his Tony Soprano character on real-life New Jersey crime boss Vincent âVinny Oceanâ Palermo, and thatâs how Gandolfini played him: over the top, larger than life and given to wild 6/19/13 from Canada.com Read more »
