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Tax relief proposed for victims of Hurricane Sandy
Congressional lawmakers from the Northeast want to offer tax relief to victims of Superstorm Sandy, a proposal they may try to attach to a possible bill aimed at helping tornado victims in ...
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Sons of rap label founders sentenced in tax case
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Two sons of the founders of the Sugar Hill Records hip-hop recording label have been sentenced to probation for failing to file ...
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UPDATE 2-Phillips to increase shale oil use at New Jersey refinery
Thu May 23, 2013 7:39pm EDT (Adds option of Canadian crude by rail, background on Bayway) By Sabina Zawadzki LINDEN, N.J. May 23 (Reuters) - Phillips 66 said on Thursday it would use more domestic shale oil at its New Jersey Bayway refinery and could consider exporting gasoline from the facility thanks to lower costs and as U.S. fuel demand wanes. The 238,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Bayway refinery ...
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Obama to travel to New Jersey Shore
Obama to Sandy Victims: 'We Will Do Everything We ...: US President Barack Obama orders federal agencies to 'lean forward' to help restore power to millions of people impacted by ...
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Majority of Superstorm Sandy deaths were from drowning
A wall is removed from the house that was washed into the Barnegat Bay from Lyman Avenue in Mantoloking during Superstorm Sandy. / NJ PRESS MEDIA FILE ...
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One flown to hospital following Rumson crash
RUMSON — One person was airlifted to the hospital after a passenger van rear-ended a dump truck, police said. The passenger from the van was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, Chief Scott Paterson said. He declined to comment on the extent of the ...
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Coast Guard evacuates man from tanker off Maryland
OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) -- The Coast Guard rescued a member of an oil tanker's crew Thursday after the man suffered a head injury while the ship was about 60 miles east of Ocean ...
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Driver in Ill. van wreck had license suspension
Emergency personnel gather at the scene near Vandalia, Ill., Monday, May 20,2 013, where a van veered off a southern Illinois highway and overturned several times, killing five people and sending six others to hospitals. Details about what caused the crash or who owned the white 2002 Dodge van, which had no decals or displayed markings, were not immediately ...
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Mary J. Blige Faces $3.4M Federal Tax Lien In NJ
-- Mary J. Blige and her husband have been hit with a $3.4 million tax lien in New Jersey. Court documents show the Internal Revenue Service filed a notice of a lien on the nine-time Grammy Award winner Feb. 7. That was two days before the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul was honored at a pre-Grammy party in Los ...
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NJ Caramel-colored rubbing alcohol sold as scotch
TRENTON, N.J. -; At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water - and apparently not even clean water at ...
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CBAs first graduates remember humble start
The alumni from the first graduating class will be recognized Thursday night at the ceremonies for ...
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Drug experts planned at Ocean County DWI checkpoints
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. ...
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NOAA predicts another busy hurricane season
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season.Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes.The prediction by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is more than what's considered an average Atlantic season. Last year was the third-busiest ...
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Arrest in shooting that killed Jersey City boy
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 ...
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Brad Pitt surprises fans at World War Z screening in New Jersey
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 ...
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Margaritaville at Resorts opening in Atlantic City
Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City is holding the grand opening Thursday of its Margaritaville restaurant, entertainment and gambling complex. / MARK R. SULLIVAN/STAFF ...
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$35M Margaritaville complex opens at ACs Resorts
"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 ...
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New Jersey bars filled premium liquor bottles with cheap booze authorities say
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 ...
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Buonos 1st TV ad is on air in NJ governors race
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 ...
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Survey CEOs optimistic on New Jersey
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 ...
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First-time jobless claims drop by 23000
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 ...
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Middletown school board rehires Harmony principal
Harmony Elementary School parents, staff and students as the township Board of Education reversed itself and unanimously voted to rehire the ...
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