Provides the latest RSS feeds for New Jersey News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Atlantic City News.net http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/cat/6cc44f91e35fc758/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 17:11:21 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:11:21 -0400 30 The alumni from the first graduating class will be recognized Thursday night at the ceremonies for ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214723812/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:07:38 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214723812/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 TRENTON, N.J. - State investigators say at least one bar in New Jersey was mixing food dye with rubbing alcohol and serving it as scotch. That's one of the details released Thursday about an investigation dubbed "Operation Swill." Twenty-nine bars and restaurants in the state are accused of putting cheap booze in premium brand liquor bottles and selling it to patrons who thought ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214722833/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:51:24 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214722833/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 OCEAN COUNTY — Ocean County is adding two drug recognition experts to its DWI checkpoints this year, authorities announced this morning. The experts will be at the checkpoints to detect drivers under the influence of narcotics, according to a news release from Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214722308/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:51:01 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214722308/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Gywan Levine Jr. was shot while dribbling a basketball as he and his father walked along Rutgers Avenue last Friday. The boy was shot in the shoulder area, while the father was wounded in the ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214720686/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:50 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214720686/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Actor Brad Pitt speaks at a Paramount Pictures presentation to promote his upcoming film "World War Z" during CinemaCon at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 15, 2013, in Las ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214719570/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:16:52 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214719570/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City is holding the grand opening Thursday of its Margaritaville restaurant, entertainment and gambling complex. / MARK R. SULLIVAN/STAFF ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214718716/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:16:53 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214718716/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 "There weren't a whole lot of people sitting around New Jersey or Pennsylvania that said, `Let's go party tonight in Resorts,'" said Etess, whose Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority now runs Resorts Casino Hotel. "I don't even think their parents were doing ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214717484/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:26 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214717484/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 TRENTON, N.J. – Twenty-nine bars and restaurants, nearly half of them TGI Fridays, filled premium brand liquor bottles with lower-quality booze and sold it to patrons who thought they were buying the good stuff, authorities said Wednesday. A yearlong investigation by the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, dubbed Operation Swill, found that the establishments had swapped out the ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214716445/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:59 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214716445/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- State Sen. Barbara Buono and Gov. Chris Christie are both on the air with new campaign commercials in their race for ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214715914/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:41:32 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214715914/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Chief executives are bullish on New Jersey. The New Jersey Economic Policy Summits 2013 C-Suite Survey of Garden State CEOs found that 25 percent said New Jersey is a good to excellent place to do business, up from 12 percent in 2010, according to Phillyburbs.com. In this years survey, 28 percent said New Jersey is a good to excellent place in which to expand their businesses, up from 11 percent ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214715913/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:33:48 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214715913/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 The U.S. Labor Department said first-time jobless benefits claims dropped by 23,000 to 340,000 in the week that ended Saturday. The department revised last week's estimate from 360,000 to 363,000, meaning the prior week's gain in initial claims filed came to 35,000, not 32,000. The four-week rolling average for the week fell by 500 to 339,500. The largest increases in initial claims ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214716082/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:26:43 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214716082/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Harmony Elementary School parents, staff and students as the township Board of Education reversed itself and unanimously voted to rehire the ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214714510/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:38:18 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214714510/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 The insects have started to emerge from the soil in droves for the first time in 17 years and that could make for a noisy and buggy Memorial Day holiday weekend ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214713142/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:18:51 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214713142/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 PLUMSTED TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- A Florida man died and his wife was critically injured after their vehicle was struck by a dump truck in New ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214713141/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:18:51 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214713141/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) -- Authorities have accused a New Jersey man of swindling more than $12,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Superstorm ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214713143/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:18:50 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214713143/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Drivers may see areas of fog before 10 a.m. today. Rain is expected, and thunderstorms are possible, according to the National Weather Service. Gusty winds and heavy rain are also ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214711886/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:17:29 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214711886/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 The impact of climate change goes far beyond the obvious issues of public safety and disaster planning, participants stressed during a conference held yesterday at Rutgers University. New Jersey should be considering future costs, long-term health risks, and even social justice issues when considering how to deal with a warming climate, they said. The good news is that there are some creative ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214706932/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:00 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214706932/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Two Motorcycles Crash In Oceanport: Two men were injured late Wednesday when their motorcycles collided on Oceanport Avenue in front of Monmouth Park in Oceanport. STAFF VIDEO BY THOMAS P. ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214706933/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:32:01 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214706933/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 RED BANK — A pedestrian has been struck at 208 Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank, the Breaking News Network reports. The network reports that EMS personnel have been requested for the injured ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214706934/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:59 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214706934/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 HOLMDEL — Two days after hundreds of workers were forced to evacuate a township cosmetic plant, carbon monoxide levels again registered dangerous levels, according to a Breaking News Network report. According to the network, security alerted officials of the high levels of CO in the building. The report said that employees working at night were being evacuated. The report said at least one ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214706935/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:58 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214706935/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Police say a Tinton Falls man arrested Wednesday and charged with lewdness and child sex offenses believed he was holding chat sessions with a 12-year-old girl on the Internet, but the conversation actually involved undercover Passaic County ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214703739/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:02:20 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214703739/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 PLUMSTED — A Florida man died Wednesday morning after his car collided with a dump truck in the township while his wife was in the front passenger seat, authorities said. Robert Sauer, 81, of Fort Myers, Fla., was driving west on Route 537 in a Ford Flex. He tried to make a left onto Route 539 when his car was struck on the ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214703740/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:59 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214703740/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 FREEHOLD — A Sea Bright man was arrested and charged Wednesday with defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of more than $12,000 in Transitional Shelter Assistance grant money, authorities said. The action was taken as part of the ongoing operations of the Monmouth County superstorm Sandy Fraud Task Force, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214702684/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:53:07 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214702684/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Lauren Matthews, 7, stands on the rubble of her home taking a photo of the damage in her neighborhood in Moore, Okla., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, flattening everything in its path. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) / ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214702685/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:53:06 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214702685/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 LONDON (AP) -- In a brutal daylight attack which raised fears that terrorism had returned to London, two men with butcher knives hacked another man to death near a military barracks Wednesday before police wounded them in a ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214699256/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:39 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214699256/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 A bus rear-ended a car on an Ohio highway, inflicting 34 car and bus passengers with non-life threatening injuries, the state highway patrol said. The accident occurred in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 south of Bowling Green about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, WTOL-TV, Toledo, reported. The lanes were closed and were reopened within 2 hours, officials said. All five people in the car, including ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214699936/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:12 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214699936/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 NEWARK, NJ-FBI special agents arrested a Roslyn Heights, New York man near his home this morning to face an indictment charging him and three other men with various offenses in connection with two armed robberies of T-Mobile stores in Linden and Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Leonard Arrington, 27, is charged in the indictment-along with Carl Williams, 29, and ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698566/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:29:11 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698566/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 TOMS RIVER — Google Maps is to blame for a discrepancy in travel costs that has led to an investigation by the state comptroller into whether AshBritt, Inc. padded mileage to boost its payments, according to a report prepared for the Ocean County Board of Freeholders. On April 30, Gov. Chris ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698567/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:25:06 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698567/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Cafe 34 in Matawan, seen in this 2007 file photo, was among 29 bars and restaurants targeted by state officials for allegedly selling low-quality alcohol to patrons who thought they were buying premium brands. / NJ PRESS ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698568/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:25:01 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698568/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 BRADLEY BEACH — A parade and vendor fair will highlight the ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698569/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:25:00 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698569/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 BRADLEY BEACH — A borough woman in a wheelchair is still suffering without her therapy dog named Millie, who has been missing since Jan. 5, authorities said. Millie was recently seen inside a black, four-door Mercedes-Benz in the Stop & Shop parking lot off of Route 35 in Neptune City, said Sgt. William B. Hyer, of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698571/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:59 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698571/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 ASBURY PARK — Police are continuing to investigate a report of shots fired near the corner of Ridge Avenue and Ivy Place last week, and they also announced the arrest of a man who they say was not involved in that incident, but was caught with a gun in the area. Around 2:30 a.m. Friday, Officer William Whitley was on patrol near Ivy Place when he heard the shots fired, said Detective Capt. ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698570/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:58 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698570/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The Canadian father of the man who gained Internet fame as "Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker" says he hasn't had much contact with his son over the ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698572/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:55 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698572/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Authorities in New Jersey said an escaped goat believed to have been bound for a slaughterhouse caused a four-vehicle crash and traffic backups. The Jersey City Police Department said the black goat, which had a U.S. Department of Agriculture tag on one of its ears, was seen wandering on the Pulaski Skyway around 7 a.m. Tuesday and caused a four-vehicle crash during its 90 minutes on the loose, ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698573/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:21 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214698573/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 BELMAR, N.J. -; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose own state was beset first by a major storm last year and then by squabbling in Congress over disaster aid, said Wednesday that Oklahoma's tornado victims deserve "swift and immediate" help and that this is "not a time for political ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214696480/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:26 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214696480/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 First-quarter gross operating profits at Atlantic City's casinos dropped 64 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Division of Gaming ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214696753/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:25:03 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214696753/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Governor Chris Christie joins Senator Robert Menendez and Mayor Matt Doherty and VIPs to cut the ribbon and officially open the newly rebuilt boardwalk in Belmar, N.J. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (credit: Governor’s Office/Tim ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214696917/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:11:49 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214696917/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 New Jersey's Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control announced Wednesday that it had seized alcohol from 29 bars and restaurants as part of a year-long investigation into allegations that the businesses have been fooling customers by filling bottles from premium brands with cheaper well ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214696121/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:08:22 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214696121/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 New Jersey's Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control announced Wednesday that it had seized alcohol from 29 bars and restaurants as part of a year-long investigation into allegations that the businesses have been fooling customers by filling bottles from premium brands with cheaper well ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214696071/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:08:12 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214696071/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Atlantic City's casinos saw their gross operating profits plunge by more than 63 percent in the first three months of this ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214697103/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:38 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214697103/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Conservative Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn says that any additional federal aid to help tornado victims and to rebuild devastated areas of his state should be financed with cuts to other programs in the government's $3.6 trillion ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214694915/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:09:08 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214694915/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Pedestrians stroll past casinos on the Atlantic City boardwalk in this April 8 photo. A panel of Wall Street analysts said the investment community views Internet gambling as a way to finally end the city's seven-year losing streak. The state plans to offer online bets by the end of the year. / ASSOCIATED ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214695172/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:16 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214695172/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Gov. Chris Christie in Belmar this morning Wed as the borough officially opens its boardwalk ahead of Memorial Day weekend. / Kevin ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214695613/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:14 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214695613/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 The state has been working in recent months to form alliances with other states to link slot machines jackpots across state borders. The goal is to create larger jackpots that will be more appealing to players - some of whom will come to Atlantic City's casinos for a crack at ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214695615/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:16 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214695615/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- State officials say months of work by municipalities, volunteers and contractors has cleared Jersey Shore beaches of debris left behind by Superstorm ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214695614/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:16 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214695614/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- People with disabilities will now be required to have their medical conditions recertified every three years to qualify for parking privileges in New Jersey, Motor Vehicle Commission chief administrator Raymond Martinez said ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214695616/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:15 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214695616/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 VANDALIA, Ill. (AP) -- Five Baltimore men killed when their van careened off of a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several times were members of a Christian ministry returning from a weeklong international conference in ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214695532/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:05 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214695532/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - A bright light seen traveling across the sky over the weekend by dozens of witnesses across Maryland and the region is what astronomers are calling a fragmenting meteoric ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214693584/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:02 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214693584/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Some Democratic lawmakers in New Jersey want to block the state from helping to pay for construction at two religious ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214692315/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:43 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214692315/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- Officials are offering a $20,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for firebombing a New Jersey police officer's ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214692316/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:43 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214692316/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 NEPTUNE — Police say they are investigating a shooting in the township that was reported at ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214690587/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:20:59 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214690587/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Sandy relief reaches new heights in Point Beach: A sculptor from Maine is trying to break a Guinness World Record for Tallest Sandcastle and raise money for superstorm Sandy relief. Listen to how the fundraising project will work. IPHONE VIDEO BY KRISTI ... http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214690588/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:20:58 -0400 http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214690588/scat/6cc44f91e35fc758