Attacks Fly for N.J. Losing Out on $400 Million Grant (Wed, 25 Aug 2010)
Gov. Chris Christie blamed a clerical error in Trenton, and then the Obama administration for not getting it fixed, but unions blamed him.
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‘Jersey’ as a Nickname for New Jersey (Wed, 25 Aug 2010)
Those who dislike the label may be surprised to discover that it has a distinguished historical pedigree.
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Passaic County Sheriff’s Department Mechanic Arrested (Tue, 24 Aug 2010)
An investigation into whether donors to former Passaic County Sheriff Jerry Speziale got their cars fixed at the motor pool nets a suspect on unrelated charges.
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New Book of Alfred Starr Hamilton’s Weird Letters (Sun, 22 Aug 2010)
Alfred Starr Hamilton, an untutored poet who lived in Montclair and attracted literary admirers, left a number of baffling messages to the Montclair Police Department.
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Tom Bailey’s Market in Spring Lake Has Grill Menu (Sat, 21 Aug 2010)
Tom Bailey’s Market in Spring Lake, best known for its prime meats, deli counter and catering, is branching out.
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Defarra Gaymon’s Death in Newark Park Still Puzzling (Sat, 21 Aug 2010)
Defarra Gaymon, an unarmed credit-union executive, and the officer who shot him, Edward Esposito, both acted contrary to character, friends say.
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‘No Man’s Land,’ by Pinter, Is a Break From Reality (Sat, 21 Aug 2010)
The Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey’s production of “No Man’s Land” by Harold Pinter is supported by four veteran actors and a skilled director.
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Tropical Flavors Along the Jersey Shore (Sat, 21 Aug 2010)
At Laila’s, the basics are the foods and flavorings of the chef’s native Puerto Rico, by way of Miami and its Cuban influences.
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Pension Fraud in New Jersey Puts Focus on Illinois (Fri, 20 Aug 2010)
Cities and states are scrambling to make sure their pension disclosures are in order, and investors in distressed debt are scrambling, sensing opportunity.
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Fixing Parking Tickets Gets Woman 3-Year Sentence (Fri, 20 Aug 2010)
Virginia Pagan, the former administrator of Jersey City Municipal Court, admitted she had accessed computer records to dismiss 215 tickets that she and her daughter had received.
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African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers, Tenafly, N.J. (Thu, 19 Aug 2010)
The African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers is a place of visual magic and the real African deal.
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Deep Crisis for New Jersey’s Pension Funds (Thu, 19 Aug 2010)
Experts say that Republican and Democratic lawmakers contributed to the problem by refusing for years to put state money into pension funds as they should have.
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Government Gadfly in Teaneck Killed (Thu, 19 Aug 2010)
Joan Davis, 74, known as a council critic and a harmless eccentric, was found dead in her burning home in Teaneck.
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Voters in Ridgefield, N.J., Shrug Off Scandal (Wed, 18 Aug 2010)
In a state where charges of public corruption are like ugly wallpaper — jarring yet ubiquitous — Mayor Anthony R. Suarez of Ridgefield, N.J., survived a recall vote.
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New Jersey Settles S.E.C. Case Over Pensions (Wed, 18 Aug 2010)
Federal regulators accused New Jersey of securities fraud for claiming it was funding public workers’ pensions when it was not.
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