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Bank of America offers to halt some debit card overdraft fees (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
Financial institution bows to pressure to stop letting customers run up bills by spending money they don't have
Financial institution bows to pressure to stop letting customers run up bills by spending money they don't have
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Monmouth Couny pays 336 employees more than $100K per year, report says (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
MONMOUTH COUNTY -- More than one out of every 10 county employees here is paid more than $100,000 per year, in some cases boosted by overtime pay, according to a report in The Asbury Park Press. The report said 336...
MONMOUTH COUNTY -- More than one out of every 10 county employees here is paid more than $100,000 per year, in some cases boosted by overtime pay, according to a report in The Asbury Park Press. The report said 336...
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David Letterman quips after former TV exec gets six months for blackmail attempt (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
David Letterman quips after former TV exec gets six months for blackmail attempt
David Letterman quips after former TV exec gets six months for blackmail attempt
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Wall Street ponders next move (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
The Star-LedgerWorkers on the floor of the NYSE NEW YORK -- U.S. stock futures held to a tight range today, with little to focus on outside of a smattering of merger news and wholesale inventory data due later, as markets...
The Star-LedgerWorkers on the floor of the NYSE NEW YORK -- U.S. stock futures held to a tight range today, with little to focus on outside of a smattering of merger news and wholesale inventory data due later, as markets...
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Belmar Mayor Ken Pringle says he won't seek re-election (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
AP Belmar Mayor Ken PringlBELMAR -- The mayor of this town whose blog offended Italian-Americans, Staten Island residents and blondes is calling it quits. Mayor Ken Pringle won't seek re-election in November after 20 years in office. Pringle said he...
AP Belmar Mayor Ken PringlBELMAR -- The mayor of this town whose blog offended Italian-Americans, Staten Island residents and blondes is calling it quits. Mayor Ken Pringle won't seek re-election in November after 20 years in office. Pringle said he...
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Newark Archdiocese donates church supplies to parishes in Haiti after devastating earthquake (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerMsgr. Beaubrun Ardouin, of Irvington, looks over all of the donated chalices at St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church in Linden. Parishes all over the Newark Archdiocese are sending vestments , chalices and other religious necessities to Haiti to...
Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerMsgr. Beaubrun Ardouin, of Irvington, looks over all of the donated chalices at St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church in Linden. Parishes all over the Newark Archdiocese are sending vestments , chalices and other religious necessities to Haiti to...
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Study shows 43 percent of Americans have less than $10K saved for retirement (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
APSpecialist Kristian Loughlin is reflected in his screen as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in this January file photo. A national study shows that the number of Americans with little or no retirement savings...
APSpecialist Kristian Loughlin is reflected in his screen as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in this January file photo. A national study shows that the number of Americans with little or no retirement savings...
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N.Y.C. cops assure public figures on midtown rooftops are statues, not jumpers (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
NEW YORK -- The city police department wants the public to know that the figures soon to be gazing down from buildings near a midtown park are an artist's body casts — not residents in distress. The department was worried...
NEW YORK -- The city police department wants the public to know that the figures soon to be gazing down from buildings near a midtown park are an artist's body casts — not residents in distress. The department was worried...
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N.J. man is held in California on in-flight groping charges (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A bond hearing is scheduled today for a New Jersey man charged in an alleged groping incident on a Continental Airlines flight from Newark to Orange County. U.S. attorney's office spokesman Thom Mrozek said James Dalton...
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A bond hearing is scheduled today for a New Jersey man charged in an alleged groping incident on a Continental Airlines flight from Newark to Orange County. U.S. attorney's office spokesman Thom Mrozek said James Dalton...
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Foreign stocks remain in tight range (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
Getty ImagesA board displaying Germany's share index DAX at the stock exchange in the central German city of Frankfurt.European shares continued this week's muted moves today, with losses from construction stocks and banking group Barclays pressuring prices. The Stoxx Europe...
Getty ImagesA board displaying Germany's share index DAX at the stock exchange in the central German city of Frankfurt.European shares continued this week's muted moves today, with losses from construction stocks and banking group Barclays pressuring prices. The Stoxx Europe...
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Officials project that Warren County Community College will outgrow the existing campus by fall of 2011 (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
The Warren County freeholders will discuss a plan to purchase and renovate the Commerce Center property in Phillipsburg for a satellite facility.
The Warren County freeholders will discuss a plan to purchase and renovate the Commerce Center property in Phillipsburg for a satellite facility.
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Preliminary tally shows Bloomfield voters reject plan to renovate condemned football field (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
BLOOMFIELD -- In a narrow vote, it appears residents rejected a referendum tonight to spend $2.9 million to refurbish the condemned high school football field and stadium. Unofficial results showed 1,194 votes opposed to the bond issue versus 1,084 in...
BLOOMFIELD -- In a narrow vote, it appears residents rejected a referendum tonight to spend $2.9 million to refurbish the condemned high school football field and stadium. Unofficial results showed 1,194 votes opposed to the bond issue versus 1,084 in...
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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie says he's stuck with bill for state worker 7 percent pay hike (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
Leaves open door to 'exercise of executive authority,' but did not say exactly how that could happen
Leaves open door to 'exercise of executive authority,' but did not say exactly how that could happen
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Trenton man is charged with luring, attempted sexual assault of a minor (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
TRENTON — A Trenton man is accused of luring a 12-year-old girl, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Jeffrey Simon, 28, was charged with attempted sexual assault, luring and enticing a minor, endangering the welfare of a minor, the report...
TRENTON — A Trenton man is accused of luring a 12-year-old girl, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Jeffrey Simon, 28, was charged with attempted sexual assault, luring and enticing a minor, endangering the welfare of a minor, the report...
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Somerset authorities bust dog-fighting operation (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
Five people have been charged after a South Bound Brook house was raided; the dogs have been scheduled to be euthanized
Five people have been charged after a South Bound Brook house was raided; the dogs have been scheduled to be euthanized
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Linden woman is charged with murder in death of two-year-old Xavier (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
LINDEN — A Linden woman who was charged with murder today in the death of a 2-year-old boy in her care has been investigated by child welfare officials five times in the past decade, most recently in September. The state’s...
LINDEN — A Linden woman who was charged with murder today in the death of a 2-year-old boy in her care has been investigated by child welfare officials five times in the past decade, most recently in September. The state’s...
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Newark-bound JetBlue flight is diverted after passenger 'disturbance' (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
AP Photo/Rick MaimanJetBlue aircraft are seen at JFK airport in New York in this 2007 file photo. NEWARK — A flight that left Tampa and headed herewas diverted to Jacksonville due to a "disturbance," according to a report by NorthJersey.com....
AP Photo/Rick MaimanJetBlue aircraft are seen at JFK airport in New York in this 2007 file photo. NEWARK — A flight that left Tampa and headed herewas diverted to Jacksonville due to a "disturbance," according to a report by NorthJersey.com....
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Theft investigation that began in Pittsgrove leads to arrest of Vineland man (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
PITTSGROVE TWP. — Julio Torres, 32, of Vineland, was arrested March 1 at 1:30 p.m. when New Jersey State Police Bridgeton Station Criminal Investigations Office detectives continued a theft investigation which was initiated on Feb. 16 in Pittsgrove.The initial investigation...
PITTSGROVE TWP. — Julio Torres, 32, of Vineland, was arrested March 1 at 1:30 p.m. when New Jersey State Police Bridgeton Station Criminal Investigations Office detectives continued a theft investigation which was initiated on Feb. 16 in Pittsgrove.The initial investigation...
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FAA expects flight passenger numbers to rise, highlights need for Next Generation Air (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
AP Photo/Mike DererContinental Airlines jets sit at the terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, in this 2005 file photo. U.S. passengers are expected to increase by 2.5 percent starting 2011, highlighting the need for the Next Generation Air,...
AP Photo/Mike DererContinental Airlines jets sit at the terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, in this 2005 file photo. U.S. passengers are expected to increase by 2.5 percent starting 2011, highlighting the need for the Next Generation Air,...
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N.J. attorney general wants to unseal State Police troopers sex-assault case (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow in a file photo MERCER COUNTY -- The tug-of-war over disciplinary proceedings involving seven troopers accused of sexual assault continued this week as Attorney General Paula Dow asked the appellate division to reverse...
The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow in a file photo MERCER COUNTY -- The tug-of-war over disciplinary proceedings involving seven troopers accused of sexual assault continued this week as Attorney General Paula Dow asked the appellate division to reverse...
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N.J. school officials say they can't educate parents about budget without state aid numbers (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie in a file photo. While school districts grit their teeth and wait for state aid numbers from Gov. Chris Christie, school officials around the state say the vast level of uncertainty has compromised their ability to...
The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie in a file photo. While school districts grit their teeth and wait for state aid numbers from Gov. Chris Christie, school officials around the state say the vast level of uncertainty has compromised their ability to...
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Financial institution bows to pressure to stop letting customers run up bills by spending money they don't have
Financial institution bows to pressure to stop letting customers run up bills by spending money they don't have
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Monmouth Couny pays 336 employees more than $100K per year, report says (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
MONMOUTH COUNTY -- More than one out of every 10 county employees here is paid more than $100,000 per year, in some cases boosted by overtime pay, according to a report in The Asbury Park Press. The report said 336...
MONMOUTH COUNTY -- More than one out of every 10 county employees here is paid more than $100,000 per year, in some cases boosted by overtime pay, according to a report in The Asbury Park Press. The report said 336...
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David Letterman quips after former TV exec gets six months for blackmail attempt (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
David Letterman quips after former TV exec gets six months for blackmail attempt
David Letterman quips after former TV exec gets six months for blackmail attempt
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Wall Street ponders next move (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
The Star-LedgerWorkers on the floor of the NYSE NEW YORK -- U.S. stock futures held to a tight range today, with little to focus on outside of a smattering of merger news and wholesale inventory data due later, as markets...
The Star-LedgerWorkers on the floor of the NYSE NEW YORK -- U.S. stock futures held to a tight range today, with little to focus on outside of a smattering of merger news and wholesale inventory data due later, as markets...
>> read more
Belmar Mayor Ken Pringle says he won't seek re-election (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
AP Belmar Mayor Ken PringlBELMAR -- The mayor of this town whose blog offended Italian-Americans, Staten Island residents and blondes is calling it quits. Mayor Ken Pringle won't seek re-election in November after 20 years in office. Pringle said he...
AP Belmar Mayor Ken PringlBELMAR -- The mayor of this town whose blog offended Italian-Americans, Staten Island residents and blondes is calling it quits. Mayor Ken Pringle won't seek re-election in November after 20 years in office. Pringle said he...
>> read more
Newark Archdiocese donates church supplies to parishes in Haiti after devastating earthquake (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerMsgr. Beaubrun Ardouin, of Irvington, looks over all of the donated chalices at St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church in Linden. Parishes all over the Newark Archdiocese are sending vestments , chalices and other religious necessities to Haiti to...
Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerMsgr. Beaubrun Ardouin, of Irvington, looks over all of the donated chalices at St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church in Linden. Parishes all over the Newark Archdiocese are sending vestments , chalices and other religious necessities to Haiti to...
>> read more
Study shows 43 percent of Americans have less than $10K saved for retirement (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
APSpecialist Kristian Loughlin is reflected in his screen as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in this January file photo. A national study shows that the number of Americans with little or no retirement savings...
APSpecialist Kristian Loughlin is reflected in his screen as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in this January file photo. A national study shows that the number of Americans with little or no retirement savings...
>> read more
N.Y.C. cops assure public figures on midtown rooftops are statues, not jumpers (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
NEW YORK -- The city police department wants the public to know that the figures soon to be gazing down from buildings near a midtown park are an artist's body casts — not residents in distress. The department was worried...
NEW YORK -- The city police department wants the public to know that the figures soon to be gazing down from buildings near a midtown park are an artist's body casts — not residents in distress. The department was worried...
>> read more
N.J. man is held in California on in-flight groping charges (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A bond hearing is scheduled today for a New Jersey man charged in an alleged groping incident on a Continental Airlines flight from Newark to Orange County. U.S. attorney's office spokesman Thom Mrozek said James Dalton...
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A bond hearing is scheduled today for a New Jersey man charged in an alleged groping incident on a Continental Airlines flight from Newark to Orange County. U.S. attorney's office spokesman Thom Mrozek said James Dalton...
>> read more
Foreign stocks remain in tight range (Wed, 10 Mar 2010)
Getty ImagesA board displaying Germany's share index DAX at the stock exchange in the central German city of Frankfurt.European shares continued this week's muted moves today, with losses from construction stocks and banking group Barclays pressuring prices. The Stoxx Europe...
Getty ImagesA board displaying Germany's share index DAX at the stock exchange in the central German city of Frankfurt.European shares continued this week's muted moves today, with losses from construction stocks and banking group Barclays pressuring prices. The Stoxx Europe...
>> read more
Officials project that Warren County Community College will outgrow the existing campus by fall of 2011 (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
The Warren County freeholders will discuss a plan to purchase and renovate the Commerce Center property in Phillipsburg for a satellite facility.
The Warren County freeholders will discuss a plan to purchase and renovate the Commerce Center property in Phillipsburg for a satellite facility.
>> read more
Preliminary tally shows Bloomfield voters reject plan to renovate condemned football field (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
BLOOMFIELD -- In a narrow vote, it appears residents rejected a referendum tonight to spend $2.9 million to refurbish the condemned high school football field and stadium. Unofficial results showed 1,194 votes opposed to the bond issue versus 1,084 in...
BLOOMFIELD -- In a narrow vote, it appears residents rejected a referendum tonight to spend $2.9 million to refurbish the condemned high school football field and stadium. Unofficial results showed 1,194 votes opposed to the bond issue versus 1,084 in...
>> read more
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie says he's stuck with bill for state worker 7 percent pay hike (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
Leaves open door to 'exercise of executive authority,' but did not say exactly how that could happen
Leaves open door to 'exercise of executive authority,' but did not say exactly how that could happen
>> read more
Trenton man is charged with luring, attempted sexual assault of a minor (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
TRENTON — A Trenton man is accused of luring a 12-year-old girl, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Jeffrey Simon, 28, was charged with attempted sexual assault, luring and enticing a minor, endangering the welfare of a minor, the report...
TRENTON — A Trenton man is accused of luring a 12-year-old girl, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Jeffrey Simon, 28, was charged with attempted sexual assault, luring and enticing a minor, endangering the welfare of a minor, the report...
>> read more
Somerset authorities bust dog-fighting operation (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
Five people have been charged after a South Bound Brook house was raided; the dogs have been scheduled to be euthanized
Five people have been charged after a South Bound Brook house was raided; the dogs have been scheduled to be euthanized
>> read more
Linden woman is charged with murder in death of two-year-old Xavier (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
LINDEN — A Linden woman who was charged with murder today in the death of a 2-year-old boy in her care has been investigated by child welfare officials five times in the past decade, most recently in September. The state’s...
LINDEN — A Linden woman who was charged with murder today in the death of a 2-year-old boy in her care has been investigated by child welfare officials five times in the past decade, most recently in September. The state’s...
>> read more
Newark-bound JetBlue flight is diverted after passenger 'disturbance' (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
AP Photo/Rick MaimanJetBlue aircraft are seen at JFK airport in New York in this 2007 file photo. NEWARK — A flight that left Tampa and headed herewas diverted to Jacksonville due to a "disturbance," according to a report by NorthJersey.com....
AP Photo/Rick MaimanJetBlue aircraft are seen at JFK airport in New York in this 2007 file photo. NEWARK — A flight that left Tampa and headed herewas diverted to Jacksonville due to a "disturbance," according to a report by NorthJersey.com....
>> read more
Theft investigation that began in Pittsgrove leads to arrest of Vineland man (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
PITTSGROVE TWP. — Julio Torres, 32, of Vineland, was arrested March 1 at 1:30 p.m. when New Jersey State Police Bridgeton Station Criminal Investigations Office detectives continued a theft investigation which was initiated on Feb. 16 in Pittsgrove.The initial investigation...
PITTSGROVE TWP. — Julio Torres, 32, of Vineland, was arrested March 1 at 1:30 p.m. when New Jersey State Police Bridgeton Station Criminal Investigations Office detectives continued a theft investigation which was initiated on Feb. 16 in Pittsgrove.The initial investigation...
>> read more
FAA expects flight passenger numbers to rise, highlights need for Next Generation Air (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
AP Photo/Mike DererContinental Airlines jets sit at the terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, in this 2005 file photo. U.S. passengers are expected to increase by 2.5 percent starting 2011, highlighting the need for the Next Generation Air,...
AP Photo/Mike DererContinental Airlines jets sit at the terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, in this 2005 file photo. U.S. passengers are expected to increase by 2.5 percent starting 2011, highlighting the need for the Next Generation Air,...
>> read more
N.J. attorney general wants to unseal State Police troopers sex-assault case (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow in a file photo MERCER COUNTY -- The tug-of-war over disciplinary proceedings involving seven troopers accused of sexual assault continued this week as Attorney General Paula Dow asked the appellate division to reverse...
The Star-LedgerNew Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow in a file photo MERCER COUNTY -- The tug-of-war over disciplinary proceedings involving seven troopers accused of sexual assault continued this week as Attorney General Paula Dow asked the appellate division to reverse...
>> read more
N.J. school officials say they can't educate parents about budget without state aid numbers (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie in a file photo. While school districts grit their teeth and wait for state aid numbers from Gov. Chris Christie, school officials around the state say the vast level of uncertainty has compromised their ability to...
The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie in a file photo. While school districts grit their teeth and wait for state aid numbers from Gov. Chris Christie, school officials around the state say the vast level of uncertainty has compromised their ability to...
>> read more
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