Oil In The Gulf: Oil Spill Claims Chief To Meet Gulf Residents (INTERACTIVE)
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Schundler Wants Apology
A week after he was fired, New Jersey's
former education commissioner says he isn't considering taking
legal action over his termination.
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Friday Headlines From WOBM News
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Friday Headlines From WOBM News
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Swimming Missing Off Belmar
The Coast Guard, state and local police continue their search in Belmar for a missing swimmer from North Jersey.
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Advocate Seeks More Dollars For Homeless
A homelessness advocate seeking greater commitment from Ocean County Freeholders hits a wall at their public meeting.
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Kleinhendler Hopes To Complete MOM
Establishing a MOM passenger rail service is one of the goals of 4th district Democratic Congressional candidate Howard Kleinhendler who's challenging long-time Republican incumbent Chris Smith.
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Many Jersey Districts Don't Have Signed Contracts With Their Teacher Unions
The new school year is about to begin in Jersey - but many school districts all over the state don't have a finalized teacher contract yet.
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Christie/Schundler Battle Rages On
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Public Frowns On Christie-Schundler Spat
To New Jersey residents weary of political hijinks, the accusations of lying of defamation exchanged between Governor Christopher Christie and fired Commissioner of Education Bret Schundler were another embarrassing chapter in a state not known for pretty politics.
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More Federal Education Cash Is Still Out There
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NJ State Owned Roads Improving
According to Reason Foundation's 19th annual highway report, state highway conditions in the U.S. are the best they've been in 19 years. Yes, even The Garden State managed to scrape it's way up from the bottom of the barrel.
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Special Mud Run Takes Place At The Joint Base Next Weekend
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Special Mud Run Takes Place At The Joint Base Next Weekend
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New Promotion Designed To Increase Ridership To Newark Liberty
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Gulf Oil Rig Explodes Off La. Coast
An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf
of Mexico on Thursday, west of the site of the April blast that
caused the massive oil spill.
A commercial helicopter company reported the blast around 9:30
a.m. CDT Thursday, Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel said.
Seven helicopters, two airplanes and four boats were en route to
the site, about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay along the
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UPDATE! Thursday Headlines From WOBM News
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Schundler: Christie Is Lying
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Seaside Park Vs. Central: The War Isn't Over
A challenge by some homeowners in Seaside Park to the funding mechanisms for the Central Regional School District is given a setback in Ocean County Superior court. Judge Frank Buczynski this week dismissed their claim that funding based on equalized property value violates their constitutional rights.
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Risks Remain With Gulf Well Cap Coming Off
Engineers don't expect to see another gusher
when they delicately remove a cap on the blown-out Gulf of Mexico
well that spawned the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
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Police Check Discovery Channel HQ For Explosives
Police in suburban Washington are
combing the Discovery Channel's headquarters looking for
explosives.
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Two Shore Area Lawmakers Announce Federal Funds To Help Protect Coastline
Senator Frank Lautenberg and Congressman Frank Pallone have secured $250,000 for Monmouth University's Urban Coast Institute to study and develop strategies to monitor water quality in estuaries and inlets in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.
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Scrambling To Make Ends Meet, Many Jersey Schools Are Cutting Sports Programs
Jersey kids are getting set to return to school next week, but when they arrive, some of them will be told they can't participate in organized sports the way they had planned, because of cuts in state aid to schools.
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New Rutgers Study Finds Workers Hold Little Hope For An Economic Rebound Anytime
A new Rutgers University study finds most American workers are deeply pessimistic about the prospects for an economic recovery any time soon.
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NJ Transit Seeking High Speed Connection For Wireless Users
Whether you are on your way in or on your way home, there is always work to do on your wireless gadgets, right?
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Study Finds Higher Mortality Rates In Women In Hospitals After Heart Attacks
A recent study out of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, finds that women between the ages of 35 and 54 were more likely to die in hospitals following heart attacks than men of a similar age.
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Jackson Forest Fire Burns Eleven Acres So Far
State Forest Fire Service officials are hoping Hurricane Earle will send much needed moisture to douse the hot spots on a fire smoldering in Jackson's Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area.
Division Warden Bert Plante says they'll be out there today with their brush trucks dumping more water in the township's Cassville Section just south of the Six Flags Great Adventure Wildlife Safari. He says the Pine and Oak forest area has created a challenging environment in which to battle a...
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Walk The Shore For a Cure This Weekend
Beautiful Seaside Park will serve as a battle ground in the fight against cancer this holiday weekend.
A local family is hosting the 10th annual "Walk the Shore for A Cure 5k run/walk" this Sunday. Race Coordinator Kati Manwaring explains the goal of the event.
"To bring awareness to the different cancers that affect people and to help with the research and help out the patients that are being affected by cancer."
Manwaring says what's most...
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Don't Lie To The Governor (SCHUNDLER EMAILS)
An easily corrected mistake on New Jersey's application for the highly competitive Race to the Top
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Man Disappears While Swimming Off Asbury Park Beach
Officials resumed their search
Wednesday for a man who disappeared while swimming off a New Jersey
beach.
Asbury Park Fire Department official Garrett Giberson says
Franky Lezin was about 30 yards off the city's Second Avenue beach
in approximately 10 feet of water when he disappeared Tuesday
evening.
Lezin was swimming after lifeguards went off duty at 5 p.m.
A nephew and a
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UPDATED! Wednesday Headlines From WOBM News
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Back To School In Toms River School District
The summer break is officially over today for students in the Toms River School District.
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Obama Declares End To US Combat Mission In Iraq (VIDEO)
Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama
formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years
of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: "It's time to turn
the page."
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Dorsett Makes First Court Appearance
Thomas Dorsett (pictured, right) made his first court appearance Tuesday before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Thomas Scully. The 64 year old faces several charges in connection with the death of 42 year old Manchester resident Stephen Moore, whose body was found in a burning car in Long Branch August 18th.
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Seaside Park Homeowners Lose Round In Court
Seaside Park homeowners challenging the funding formula that supports the Central Regional School District lose a big round in court.
According to Berkeley Township officials, an Ocean County judge ruled that the change in basis from per-student to equalized property value created in 1975 does not violate their constitutional rights. The judge told the plaintiffs that the changes they
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Military Suicides: NJ Lawmakers Call for Expansion of Mental Health Services
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Shore Lawmaker Wants To Change State Tanning Law
=Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini is sponsoring legislation that would prohibit anyone under the age of 18 from using tanning facilities in New Jersey.
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Manasquan Teens Work To Develop A Community Center
A group of students from Manasquan High School are vying for a $20,000 grant to help finish a local community center.
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The New Beach Blvd Bridge in Lacey is Open to Traffic
Ocean County, Lacey Township and State Department of Transportation officials celebrate the opening of the new Beach Boulevard Bridge with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
The ceremony took place in Lacey Township Tuesday. Ocean County Administrator Carl Block says the $4.9 million dollar construction project began in March following the demolition of the original span and was completed in record time just before the Labor Day weekend. Block says the bridge features. "The span...
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Dems: Christie Should Apologize
New Jersey's Democratic Senate leaders
say Gov. Chris Christie owes the Obama administration an apology.
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UPDATE! Tuesday Headlines From WOBM News
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Schundler Says Grant Mistake 'My Error'
New Jersey's fired education commissioner
says he's learned he made a mistake that might have cost the state
a $400 million federal education grant.
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"Race To The Top" Funding Gaffe Fallout Continues
An easily corrected mistake on New Jersey's application for the highly competitive Race to the Top education grants might have cost the state $400 million. Tuesday, the federal government announced that nine states and the District of Columbia had won the coveted grants. New Jersey was the top runner-up.
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September is National Preparedness Month
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BRACING FOR EARL: Residents, Visitors Worry About Damage
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Recycling Initative Hits The Jersey Shore
A small community on Long Beach Island is the latest addition to a national going green initative that targets both commercial and recreational fishermen.
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State Seeks Comment On Dredge Plan
State environmental officials are taking public comment on a plan to dredge several southern Ocean County waterways. The sludge would be placed on 26 acres in the West Creek section of Eagleswood - and residents including michael knight are up in arms. He says it'll place toxin-laden sludge next to homes and recreation areas.
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Jersey College Kids Brace For A Cut In The Tuition Aid Grant Program
Garden state college students who get financial assistance from the Jersey Tuition Aid Grant program will be receiving less money than they thought this semester.
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New Jerseyans Expected To Travel More This Labor Day Weekend
If you plan on getting away this Labor Day weekend, you can expect a lot of company. A new study reveals a significant increase in travel from last year.
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Experts Warn Of Heavy Back Packs This School Year
It's time for New Jersey children to go back to school, but this year, homework isn't the only thing that's a pain in the neck. According to doctors, parents may be placing their kids in harm's way by overloading their backpacks with excess weight.
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Universities Adopting Text Book Rental Programs
It may be the worst part of returning to campus: spending hundreds of bucks on text books you do not want to read and have no plan on keeping. With text books so expensive, some schools are now offering students the opportunity to rent books for the semester.
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Report: New Jersey Makes Right Tax Mov
In a report on which states are best handling the Great Recession that has squeezed municipal and state budgets to the breaking point, New Jersey is acknowledged for allowing the so-called millionaire's tax expire.
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Obama Declares Iraq Combat Over
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JCP&L Investigates The Cause of Last Night's Massive Power Failure
JCP&L officials say a piece of equipment that failed in JCP&L's Tinton Falls substation is responsible for taking out electricity to tens of thousands of customers along Monmouth County's Eastern Shoreline early Monday evening. Utility Spokesman Pete Johner says the problems began at around 4:40 p.m.
"we had a fault at one of our substations in the tinton falls area and what it did it trickled down to other smaller substations that caused outages to our customers."...
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Media Will Try out Mudrun Obstacle Course at McGuire
The Swamp Drop, Heartbreak Ridge, Marsh Madness and Life's a Ditch ... We're not referring songs ... Those are the names of portions of a 6.2 mile obstacle course set up at the Mcguire Air Force Base in Wrightstown.
The Joint Base is giving the media the chance to test out the 10-K "Beast of the East" mud run obstacle course on Wednesday September 1st. Lieutenant Colonel Drew Stark says it's the first mud run on a military base.
Stark says certain areas on the...
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Power Being Restored To Monmouth, Ocean Counties (MAP)
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Clemens Pleads Not Guilty To Charge Of Lying
A judge in Washington has set a trial date for
next April for seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens.
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Monday Headlines From WOBM News
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Oyster Creek Tritium Tests Show No Threat
The testing of water at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Township continues following a series of Tritium leaks.
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Rip Tide Warnings Continue; Earl Strengthens
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Rip Tide Warnings Remain In Effect; Earl Strengthens
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Clemens Arraignment Set For Today
Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens will
be arraigned on this afternoon in federal court in Washington.
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Jersey Shore Businesses Scramble To Replace College Kids
Many college kids have already headed back to school leaving some Jersey Shore merchants in a bind as Labor Day weekend approaches.
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Bill Seeks To Rollback 9% Pension Boost Of 2001 And Save The State Millions
For the better part of a decade and occasionally before that time too, the state has not met its pension payment obligations. That's a serious problem.
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Lawmakers Duel Over Dual Office-Holding
Under current New Jersey law, a person elected to public office in this State is prohibited from holding simultaneously any other elective public office.
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A Growing Number Of Jersey Women Are Obese Before They Get Pregnant
It's a growing problem in Jersey and across the country - an increasing number of women getting pregnant-about one in five - are so heavy, that they are actually clinically obese - and as a result, they're facing a wide array of medical problems and risks.
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Lawmaker Wants To Create Debt Collection Rules For Health Care Providers
In these tough economic times, when having good credit is more important than ever, a Jersey lawmaker is introducing legislation that would require health care providers to follow specific procedures when first attempting to collect payment for medical services, prior to reporting an outstanding debt to a private collection or consumer reporting agency.
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Lawmaker Wants To Create Debt Collection Rules For Health Care Providers
In these tough economic times, when having good credit is more important than ever, a Jersey lawmaker is introducing legislation that would require health care providers to follow specific procedures when first attempting to collect payment for medical services, prior to reporting an outstanding debt to a private collection or consumer reporting agency.
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Farmers' Almanac: Kinder, Gentler Winter On Tap
Folks hammered by record snowfall in the
mid-Atlantic and freakishly cold temperatures in the South can warm
up to the latest forecast by the Farmers' Almanac.
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Man Injured While Diving Off Coast
A man has been hospitalized after he
became disoriented while diving from a boat off the central New
Jersey coast.
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Jets Release WR Laveranues Coles, Waive 3 Others
The Jets have released Laveranues Coles, a move
that likely signals the end of the popular wide receiver's career.
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30 Displaced In AC Rooming House Fire
A fast-moving rooming house fire in
Atlantic City has displaced 30 residents, including several who
were rescued by firefighters and neighbors.
No serious injuries were reported in the blaze, which broke out
about 11:45 p.m. Saturday. But most residents were forced to flee
with just the clothes they were wearing.
Moments before firefighters arrived, witnesses said a woman
tossed
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Lacey Home Destroyed By Fire
A fire destroyed a home in Lacey Saturday afternoon, killing pets and displacing a family.
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Toms River Woman Confirmed With West Nile Virus
A Toms River woman becomes the state’s first confirmed case of West Nile Virus in 2010. The 68 year old resident, whose name is being withheld, is recovering from the illness after being hospitalized initially and confirmed to have the virus through state mandated testing. This case comes on the heels of 39 birds testing positive for West Nile Virus this year in Ocean County.
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NJAC Head Advises Officials To Skirt OPRA Laws
Some advice offered by a freeholder who
oversees the taxpayer-financed New Jersey Association of Counties
has raised concerns about the group's efforts to be more
transparent.
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Police Detective Sentenced In Shooting Of Teen Son In Toms River
A northern New Jersey police detective
who shot his 17-year-old stepson during a domestic dispute has been
sentenced to three years probation.
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Obama To Speak, Other Ceremonies Planned For Katrina Anniversary
President Barack Obama is traveling
to New Orleans to tell residents he remains committed to rebuilding
from Hurricane Katrina on the fifth anniversary of the devastating
storm.
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New Jersey Gasoline Prices Fall Again
Motorists continue to see lower prices at
the pumps in New Jersey.
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Numbers Confirm It: Summer Was A Scorcher
New numbers confirm what the sweaty brows of
Northeasterners have been saying for months: The summer of 2010 was
a record-breaking scorcher.
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Toms RIver Woman Contracts West Nile Virus
State and county health officials confirm that a Toms River woman contracted the West Nile Virus.
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2 Injured In Forked River Head On Crash
A head on Friday night accident in Forked River results in both motorists being airlifted to the hospital.
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Howell Boys Burned In Explosion
Two Howell boys are hospitalized after they ignited a five gallon tank of gasoline and caused it to explode.
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Risk Of Rip Currents Along Shore
Hurricane Danielle is expected to churn up
the surf along the Jersey shore even though it's far out in the
Atlantic.
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JSUMC Doctor Arrested On Illegal Precription Drug Charges
A Tinton Falls doctor attached to Jersey Shore University Medical Center faces trial on seven charges related to illegal prescription drug sales.
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Brick Dems To Mayor: One Hat, Not Two
Brick Township Democrats are asking Governor Chris Christie to approve a state investigation into the circumstances that led to the appointment of their Mayor to the top spot on the Municipal Utilities Authority of neighboring Toms River.
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Shundler Struggled With Governor
New Jersey Education Commissioner Bret
Schundler was fired Friday after a scandal that brewed only days
earlier, but he and Gov. Chris Christie had an earlier public
falling out.
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Beck Calls For Thousands At DC Rally
Broadcaster Glenn Beck is calling on thousands
to rally Saturday in the nation's capital on the anniversary of the
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech and
at the same site.
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Risk Of Rip Currents Along Shore
Hurricane Danielle is expected to churn up
the surf along the Jersey shore even though it's far out in the
Atlantic.
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Reports: Schundler Fired
Reports say Governor Chris Christie has fired state education commissioner Bret Schundler over the Race To The Top Funds and the controversy surrounding it.
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UPDATE! Friday Headlines From WOBM News
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Freeholders Upset Over Stormwater Bill
The Assembly Environment Committee chair is puzzled over the Ocean County Freeholder's anger over bill A-2606. The Freeholders say the bill compels them to create an oversight authority on stormwater management but Essex County Assemblyman Jack McKeon says the Freeholders are reading the bill wrong.
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Lakewood Man Charged In Fraud Released On $10M Bond
A New Jersey man accused of operating a
multimillion dollar real estate fraud scheme is to be released on a
$10 million bond secured by property.
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Dems Threaten Recall Of Brick's Mayor Over New Job
First it was Point Pleasant, then Beachwood. Now Brick?
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Feds: NJ Didn't Fix Grant Error as Governor Claimed (VIDEO)
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Governor Shrugs Off Effort To Override His Family Planning Bill Veto
State democratic leaders have announced plans for a vote next month to try and override Governor Christie's veto of a measure that calls for 7-point-5 million dollars to go to state family planning centers across Jersey.
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Asbury Park Officials Hope Music Will Help Improve Its Image And Increase Touris
The Smithsonian Institute has selected Asbury Park as a site for its traveling musical heritage exhibit and the city has decided to expand on that and make 2011 a year for celebrating its musical history with concerts, lectures, films and trade shows.
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Wanted: A Group To Grow Pot For Jersey's New Medical Marijuana Program
Rutgers University was going to head up a program to grow pot for Jersey's new medical marijuana law - that's supposed to kick in at the beginning of October - but a few weeks ago, the school abruptly announced it had changed its mind, and would not be participating in the program.
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Legacy Of Katrina: Higher Homeowners Insurance Rates In New Jersey
Hurricane Katrina was a faraway story New Jerseyans watched on television, but the impact of the storm is still being felt in the Garden State five years after its winds and rains ceased. According to a report in USA Today, homeowners' insurance rates have skyrocketed in some coastal communities while many homeowners have seen their policies not renewed.
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"Tool Kit" Testimony Starts, Mayors Demand Action
Shortly after signing the budget, Governor Chris Christie also signed a 2% statutory cap on property taxes. He said at the time that the cap would "absolutely" not work if his bills in "tool kit" were not also passed by the legislature. The "tool kit" consists of almost three dozen measures designed to ultimately reduce property taxes.
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Red Bank Title Firm Owner Admits $3.8 Million Theft
The owner of a New Jersey real estate
title company has admitted stealing $3.8 million in closing funds,
which he used to play the stock market.
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Christie Made Over $500K In Past Year
Newly released financial disclosure
statements show New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his wife earned
more than $500,000 in the past year.
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Thursday Headlines From WOBM News (VIDEO)
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Toms River Little Leaguers Return Home
The Toms River Little League Nationals receive a hero's welcome from scores of local residents and their families.
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Police Seek Missing Lakewood Man (PHOTO)
Lakewood Police are searching for a 17-year-old resident who went missing last month. Eliezer Cohen was last seen the week of July 29th. He was set to appear in superior court on July 30th to testify in a custody case but didn't show up.
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Camp Albacondo Acquisition HInges On Testing
Noting that the preservation of Camp Albacondo in Toms River has been a pursuit of township officials as far back as 1971, Council President Greg McGuckin leads the governing body in approving a resolution supporting its acquisition by the trust for public land.
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Acropolis Sees No Double Dip With New Position
Brick Township Mayor Steve Acropolis is now on the payroll of the Toms River Municipal Utilities Authority to the tune of $93,000.
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Inmates Help; Beautify Lakewood
If Lakewood's looking more pleasant than usual these days, some of the credit goes to inmates of the Ocean County Jail.
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Praise For New Veterans Bill
Governor Christie signs a number of measures into law this week aimed at helping New Jersey veterans, veterans organizations and those who serve them.
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Christie Takes Blame For Grant Mistake, But Blames Others Too (AUDIO)
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Jersey Drought Concerns Are Easing But We've Still Got Water Woes
The Jersey Department of Environmental Protection held a drought hearing in Millburn - where it was disclosed that significant rainfall over the past several days - especially in North Jersey - has raised reservoir levels markedly.
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Tough Times Force Tough Decisions On Police Departments
Police departments across the country are being forced to make decisions that at one time would have been unthinkable: focus finite resources on only the most vital functions while stopping responding to non-violent crimes. According to news reports, some departments are no longer responding to burglary or fraud calls.
In New Jersey, where next year's state budget cuts municipal aid by $445
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The End Of Summer Parents' Task: Getting Kids Back To Bed
There are only two words your kids dread more than "summer's over." Those words are "bed time."
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Public's Help Sought in Identifying Fairfield Bank Robber
The Monmouth County Prosecutors Office releases a surveillance photo in hopes of identifying a bank robber. Prosecutor Luis Valentin says the suspect struck the TD Bank in Fair Haven on Friday at 7:45 p-m. The preliminary results of the investigation revealed that a lone individual entered the bank and passed a note to a teller. No weapon was brandished during the robbery, but the note threatened that the robber was armed with a gun. The robber was given money before he departed the bank on...
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Governor Christie Signs Bills That Help and Honor Veterans
The unsung heroes who serve unnoticed at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Cemetery in Wrightstown, Burlington County, will finally be getting some recognition. Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law that creates a New Jersey Honor Guard Ribbon which also honors Contracted Civilian Buglers.
9th District State Senator Chris Connors says they provide a great deal of comfort to military families. "These are individuals who provide their time and service to recognize...
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Officials Release the Identity of a Third Arrest in Manchester Man's Murder
The Monmouth County Prosecutors Office identifies the third person arrested in an arson murder-for-hire plot of a Manchester man. 31-year-old Anthony Morris of Long Branch is charged with arson for hire, tampering with physical evidence, desecrating human remains, hindering apprehension and conspiracy to commit arson, according to Prosecutor Luis Valentin.
It's part of an on-going investigation into the murder of 42-year-old Stephen Moore who's body was found in the trunk of a...
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Wednesday Headlines From WOBM News
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Father, Daughter Arrested In Body In Burning Car Case (PHOTOS)
An Ocean Township man and his daughter have both been arrested and charged with the murder of her ex-husband.
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Keleher's Grandson Arrested For Pot Possession
A traffic stop in South Toms River and the discovery of marijuana places the grandson of of former Ocean County Prosecutor and current Toms River Mayor Tom Keleher on the opposite side of the law.
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NJEA Says Loss Of Grant Is The Gov's Fault.
"This will teach the governor a lesson!" That is the message from the New Jersey Education Association after learning that the state has been shut out of a federal education grant of as much as $400 million dollars to transform parts of the state's public school system.
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Breaking Away: Trend Or Angry Reaction?
The case has been made. South Seaside Park wants to break away from Berkeley Township.
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Commuters Grumpy Over New Jersey Transit Delays
The commuting nightmare that befell thousands of New Jersey Transit rail riders Tuesday could not be blamed on the transit agency.
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Ground Zero: Touring The WTC Site
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Big Changes In Jersey School District Busing
There will be big changes this fall in many Jersey School Districts. Faced with tight budgets, they have been rethinking where the school bus stops.
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Districts Consider 4-Day School Week To Save Money
With the economy still struggling - and schools across the Garden state looking for creative ways to save money - some districts are considering the idea of switching to a 4-day school week.
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Greetings From the Shore Shown Free in Ocean Gate & Allenhurst
For-get-about MTV'S Jersey Shore. Ocean Gate is one of the town's hosting a free out door screening of the award winning movie "Greetings From the Shore" this Friday, August 27 at the Wildwood Avenue Beach and the director and writer will be there to talk about it.
Hollywood director Greg Chwerchak says he and writer Gabrielle Berberich came up with the film idea in California as a way of counteracting the negative stereotypes about New Jersey. Chwerchak says the entire...
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UPDATE! Amber Alert Canceled For Man, Son
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NJ Doesn't Get Big Federal Education Grant
New Jersey has been shut out of a federal
education grant that could have been worth as much as $400 million
to transform parts of the state's public school system.
The U.S. Education Department says nine other states and the
District of Columbia will receive money through the second round of
the Race to the Top Program.
New Jersey was one of 18 finalists.
New Jersey's
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Tanker Truck Fire Causes Headaches On Route 9
A tanker truck carrying propane tanks is causing headaches for Ocean County drivers.
Route 9 northbound near Route 70 was closed for time but has been reopened. Toms River Police confirm the tanker truck's tires caught fire. No word on injuries but there are delays. More in the ocean county traffic watch in just a moment.
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Power Problem Delays Northeast Corridor Trains
Amtrak says service is suspended between New
York City and Philadelphia Tuesday because of low voltage problems.
The problems along the busy Northeast Corridor is derailing the
ride to work for hundreds of commuters for the second time in less
than two weeks.
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Tuesday Headlines From WOBM News
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Body Discovered In Double Trouble State Park
Berkeley Police searching for a missing man in Double Trouble State Park make a gruesome discovery.
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Ex-Wife Charged In Death Of Manchester Man Found In Burning Car
The ex-wife of the man found dead in the trunk of a burning car last week is charged with murder.
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Hundreds Show Up To Berkeley Council Meeting
The Berkeley Township Council is forced to move their weekly meeting from Town Hall to the Central Regional High School auditorium after hundreds show up.
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"Jersey Shore" Scores Low Points With NJ Voters
The majority of New Jerseyans polled in a new Quinnipiac University survey, say the MTV reality show "Jersey Shore"is no good for the Garden State.
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Lawmakers Order Review of Kyleigh's Law
Kyleigh's Law was passed with the best of intentions: to make it easier for police to enforce the provisions of the New Jersey probationary driver's license to prevent teen drivers from endangering their lives.
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Senate Passes Pension System Oversight Bills (VIDEOS)
The State Senate has a approved a pair of bills designed to crack down on pension system abuse and misuse.
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Governor Signs Four Veterans Related Bills Into Law (PHOTOS)
At a bill signing ceremony at the Haddon Heights war memorial on Monday, Governor Christopher Christie signed into law four bills designed to assist or recognize military veterans.
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State Officials Discourage Bringing Firewood In From Out-Of-State
The State Agriculture Department says there are fears firewood from other states may arrive here with unwanted hitchikers...new species of invading insects.
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Business World Frowns Upon E-Mail Cursing
Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs has officially banned cursing in e-mails written by employees following some embarrassing communications recently made public in Congressional hearings.
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Ocean County College Holds a Grand Reopening of the Planetarium
People attending the ribbon cutting ceremony of the newly renovated Robert J. Novins Planetarium were treated to a show of music, astronomy, lazer and a kaleidoscope of pictures under the theatre dome monday afternoon.
Planetarium Director Gloria Villalobos says they're no longer restricted to an earthbound view of the night sky.
"We can actually travel through the stars and visit other planets outside of our own galaxy or we can delve into the human body and look at...
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Bill Would Review NJ's Young Driver Decals
The New Jersey Senate on Monday will
consider a bill that would re-examine a law that requires young
motorists to display decals on their license plates.
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Monday Headlines From WOBM News
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Rallies Over Mosque Near Ground Zero Get Heated
Hundreds of impassioned demonstrators -- all
waving American flags, but separated into two groups by police --
descended on the site of the proposed mosque near ground zero, with
opponents chanting, "No mosque, no way!" and supporters shouting,
"We say no to racist fear!"
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Hearing Brings New View Of Barnegat Bay Pollution
State environmental officials have a new view of Barnegat Bay watershed pollution, following their informal dialogue with concerned Ocean County residents in Toms River.
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Stafford Police Investigate Bumper Sticker Incidents
Stafford Township police continue their search for whoever put bumper stickers denouncing Mayor John McMenamin on the cars of three Council members.
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Bill Seeks To Stop Improper Denial Of Jobless Benefits
Legislation sponsored Assembly members Linda Greenstein and Wayne DeAngelo seeks to address abuses that lead to improper delay and denial or unemployment benefits for laid-off workers.
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NJ Immunization Rate Among Nation's Lowest
Call it one of New Jersey's medical
mysteries.
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Thrift Shops Have Soared As Economy Soured
It's another sign of these tough economic times. Those who sell used clothing and merchandise are doing very well, while other retalers struggle.
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Lawmaker Wants To Let Troops Overseas Use The Internet To Vote In Local Election
Lawmaker Wants To Let Troops Overseas Use The Internet To Vote In Local Elections
A Jersey lawmaker is pushing a plan to create a pilot program - that would let active duty members of the military serving overseas vote in local elections - using the internet.
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Unneeded State Boards, Commissions, Etc Could Soon History
Today, the State Senate is scheduled to vote a bill designed to help streamline state government by getting rid of inactive boards, commissions, committees and task forces. The measure has already been approved by the Assembly. If it is passed in the Upper House today it will go to Governor Chris Christie's desk for his signature.
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As College Students Return To Campus, Easy Credit Not Waiting
There is one less thing for parents to worry about as they send their kids back to college this month: credit card companies may no longer issue the plastic that leads to thousands in debt before they graduate.
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Women Who Have Kids And Stay Home Hurt Their Earning Power: Report
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Parents Need To Be On The Look Out For Risky Teen Behavior
Yet another challenging school year is upon us and parents of teenagers seem to have more and more to worry about each year. Consumer Reports on Health is out with its list of the 10 most troubling teen trends, and it's not pretty.
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Window Closing For Beach Replinishment Project in Long Beach TWP
From threats of fines, peer pressure and placing their names on the Municipal web site, Long Beach Township is not having much success in getting hold-out beach front property owners to sign easements.
State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Spokesman Larry Ragonese says the window is closing for the Township to get the Federal Beach Replenishment work done. "If a town was in line and then lost its place, I mean the army corps could move on to other places. We don't...
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Small Plane Crashes, Hits Car In Monroe
Authorities say the pilot of a
small plane escaped serious injury when his plane crashed on the
front lawn of a Gloucester County home and totaled a parked car.
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Man Accused In Teens' 1978 Deaths Freed On Bail
A man charged with murdering five New Jersey
teens who disappeared in 1978 has been freed from jail after
relatives posted his reduced bail.
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New Jersey Gasoline Prices Falling
Motorists are seeing lower prices at the
pumps in New Jersey.
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Medical Marijuana Advocates Want Regulations
New Jersey's medical marijuana advocates
are working on pushing the state government to implement the new
state law to legalize cannabis for people suffering from certain
conditions.
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Iowa Farms In Egg Recall Have Close Ties
Two Iowa farms that together recalled more
than half a billion potentially tainted eggs share close ties,
including suppliers of chickens and feed.
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Toms River Loses First LLWS Game, 16-6
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UPDATE! Toms River Loses First WSLL Game, 16-6
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Manchester Man ID'd In Torched Long Branch Car
The man whose body was found in the trunk of a burning car in Long Branch is identified as a Manchester man.
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Ryan Howard Returns To Lakewood (PHOTO)
by Jay Ballz
PhoulBallz.com
On a night when the BlueClaws retired Ryan Howard's jersey and Howard set the franchise RBI record, the visiting Greensboro Grasshoppers weren't very accommodating.
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NJ Senate President Leaving Freeholder Board
State Senate President Stephen Sweeney says
he will resign his position as a Gloucester County freeholder
sometime this year.
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Codey Brother Guilty Of Crimes At Track
The older brother of former New Jersey Gov.
Dick Codey faces up to a year in jail for theft.
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Ocean County Environmental Advocates, DEP Ramp Up Barnegat Bay Pollution Talk
Two appearances by members of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in Toms River within a month - punctuated by a state legislative session in Ocean County's biggest community regarding watershed protection measures - mean a lot more clarity about Barnegat Bay pollution, says the county Freeholder who was instrumental in raising awareness of the issue.
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Ocean County Environmental Advocates, DEP Ramp Up Barnegat Bay Pollution Dialogu
Two appearances by members of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in Toms River within a month - punctuated by a state legislative session in Ocean County's biggest community regarding watershed protection measures - mean a lot more clarity about Barnegat Bay pollution, says the county Freeholder who was instrumental in raising awareness of the issue.
Republican Joe Vicari says he's satisfied that officials in Trenton understand that preserving the Barnegat...
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Friday Headlines From WOBM News
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Residents Address Concerns About Barnegat Bay At DEP Hearing
Sea nettles and algae blooms, clearly among the main concerns of people from every corner of Ocean County about conditions in the Barnegat Bay.
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Former Toms River Little Leaguer Has Advice for the Current Team
The Toms River National Little League plays their first game of the World Series tomorrow in Williamsport. The players who took the title 12 years ago will be watching and cheering them on.
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Van Pelt Fires Legal Team
Disgraced former 9th District Assemblyman Dan Van Pelt has fired his legal defense team.
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Freeholders OK Medical Waste Treatment Plant By 1 Vote
Operators of a medical waste treatment firm begin seeking state approvals to open a branch in the Lakewood Industrial Park.
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Large Employers Expect Health Care Costs To Increase Next Year
The National Business Group on health recently surveyed 72 companies each with more than 5,000 employees.
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Lawmakers Seek To Fix Emergency Medical Service Problems
An Assembly panel Thursday discussed what can be done to improve emergency medical services in the State, both on the ground and in the air.
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Poll: Bring Back AC, But Don't Take It Over
A new Qunnipiac poll suggests that New Jerseyans would like to bring back Atlantic City as a beach resort, but don't try to run the place from Trenton.
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Christie Signs Bill Creating Offshore Wind Farms
A former BP oil refinery in Gloucester County will soon be the birthplace of New Jersey's offshore wind industry.
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JFK-Bound Plane Grounded In San Francisco After Report Of Phone Threat
Federal officials say a jetliner is being
held on the tarmac at San Francisco's airport because of an alleged
phone threat.
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Berkeley Case Against Tom River Schools Can Move Forward
A case filed against the Toms River Regional School District by Berkeley Township moves forward with the consent of an Administrative Law Judge.
Township officials contend that policies instituted by Toms River Superintendent Michael Ritacco undermine the viability of the Central Regional district. They challenge the acceptance into the Toms River district of students from Seaside Heights and
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Report: Feds Plan To Indict Roger Clemens
The New York Times reported on its website
Thursday that federal authorities have decided to indict Roger
Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his
use of performance-enhancing drugs.
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Thursday Headlines From WOBM News
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Volunteer Firefighter Charged With Arson
Bail is set at $50,000 for a volunteer firefighter from Stafford arrested on arson charges.
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The Cost Of Keeping Barnegat Bay Healthy
Everybody wants to keep Barnegat Bay healthy. But who's ready to pay the tab?
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Comptroller: Tax Exemption Program Wastes Millions
A new report finds that New Jersey's tax exemption program is flawed, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
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Unemployed New Jerseyans Could Get Bitten By "Cobra"
The decision by Congress not to renew federal subsidies for COBRA, the program requiring employers to continue health insurance to former workers, will leave many unemployed New Jerseyans with a huge monthly bill.
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Christie Viewed As "Leader" More Than "Bully": New Poll
During his first seven months in office Governor Christopher Christie has relished the spotlight that has come with taking on the state's largest teacher's union, wielding his reform axe and bluntly laying down his positions. Some people have called him confrontational; others prefer to use bully in their description.
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Unrestrained Dogs Could Pose Danger To Drivers
Have you ever taken your dog along for a car ride? A new survey shows that if you fail to take the proper precautions, it could prove dangerous -- or even deadly.
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Ocean County Residents with Disabilities Have a New Voice
A new group in Ocean County is hoping to help expand the number of places in our area that are accessible to people with disabilities. Americans with Disabilities Act Ocean County Action Network (ADAOCAN) began in February and is made up of a number of groups that support people with special needs from all walks of life .
ADAOCAN Vice Chair Colleen O'Dell-Multer says their primary goal is to make people aware that there is a place to go with issues of accessibility. "If you...
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Jobless Rate Increases In July
Unemployment in New Jersey in July rose
one-tenth to 9.7 percent.
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Wednesday Headlines From WOBM News
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Court Date For Lakewood Man Accused Of Investment Scheme
A bail hearing was delayed Tuesday for an Ocean County man accused of running what prosecutors say was a scheme that preyed on the Orthodox Jewish community and defrauded real
estate investors of at least $200 million.
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Christie Creates Redevelopment Agency For Ft. Monmouth (VIDEO)
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Adler: Seek Middle Ground Over Ground Zero Mosque
Interpretations of President Barack Obama's response to plans for a mosque and community center near ground zero has generated heated discussions.
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Toms River National Little League Receives Accolades All Around The Shore
Reaction continues to pour in from around the state regaring the Toms River National Little League team, who head to the World Series this weekend. Residents and officials of their hometown couldn't be happier.
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Toms River National Little League Receives Accolades All Around The Shore
Reaction continues to pour in from around the state regaring the Toms River National Little League team, who head to the World Series this weekend. Residents and officials of their hometown couldn't be happier.
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Police Set For End Of Summer DWI Crackdown
The unofficial end of summer will soon be here, and while some may be trying to make that last minute summer memory, police want to make sure it doesn't include seeing the inside of a jail cell. Officers throughout New Jersey will be cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the annual summer "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" campaign.
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Stronger Currents, Less Lifeguards At The Shore
Lifeguards along the shore are doing more water rescues right now as the surf turns rougher in the last months of the Atlantic hurricane season.
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Poll Shows Power Of Incumbency Withstanding Rough Year
Less than three months before the midterm elections, a Rutgers-Eagleton poll indicates that despite public anger directed at the political establishment New Jersey's thirteen incumbent members of Congress do not appear to be in danger of losing their seats.
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Drunken Boating Arrests Down In New Jersey
The New Jersey State Police says arrests for drunken boating are down on Garden State waterways this year.
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WOBM Hears From An Official Of Medical Waste Firm
After hearing news of syringes washing up on New Jersey's beaches ... The need for proper medical waste treatment is undeniable.
Tonight the Ocean County Board of Freeholders will be discussing and allowing public comment on whether to allow a medical-waste treatment and transfer facility to operate out of the Lakewood Industrial Park.
The company is called Medi-Shore and Executive Vice-President Joseph Delloiacovo says its main headquarters is in New Jersey but he says...
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Ocean County Vet Receives Purple Heart After 58 Years
When Corporal Philip James Reed injured his ankle in the Korean War, he knew he was eligible for the Purple Heart. He just didn't know it would take 58 years to get it.
Former Army Corporal Reed finally received the award on Tuesday, August 17th at Congressman John Adler's office in Toms River, and he said that it is quite the birthday gift.
"Time was getting on, and I'm going to be 80 on Saturday and 50 years married, and I want to have it to show it to my...
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Welcome To Williamsport! Township Woman Creates Sleeping Room for Toms River Lit
The Little League World Series hasn't even started, and the 20 or so hotels in Wiliamsport are filled. That leaves fans of the Toms River Little League Nationals few choices if they want to cheer the team on. A 68-year-old woman with deep Little League ties is offering her own living space.
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Court Date For Lakewood Man Accused Of Investment Scheme
A Lakewood man accused of running what
prosecutors say was a scheme that preyed on the Orthodox Jewish
community and defrauded real estate investors of at least $200
million is due in court Tuesday.
Eliyahu Weinstein has been detained pending the bail hearing
since he was arrested Aug. 12 at his Lakewood home.
Federal prosecutors have charged Weinstein with bank and
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Albacondo Tract Purchase Proposal Draws Interest of Therapy Group
While members of the Trust for Public Land try to secure funds to preserve the 58-acre camp Albacondo tract in Toms River, members of a nearby not-for-profit see it as the door to a long-held dream.
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Tuesday Headlines From WOBM News
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Toms River Nationals Advance to Little League World Series
By scoring seven unanswered runs, starting with a four-run second inning, the Toms River National All-Stars defeated top seed Council Rock-Newtown, Pennsylvania 8-5 Monday night to advance to the Little League World Series, the first New Jersey team to qualify since 1999.
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2 Uses Proposed For Albacondo Tract
While members of the Trust for Public Land try to secure funds to preserve the 58-acre camp Albacondo tract in Toms River, members of a nearby not-for-profit see it as the door to a long-held dream.
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Gov Takes No Position On Ground Zero Mosque
New Jersey's governor says he won't weigh
into the debate over plans to build a mosque near the World Trade
Center site.
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Retailers Hoping For Improved Back To School Sales
There is better news on the retailing front for this year's back to school shopping season.
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Lawmaker Wants Answers From NJ Transit On Delays
New Jersey rail riders deserve better! That from Assemblyman John Wisniewski after learning about NJ Transit's recent report that 12 incidents in July alone led to major service disruptions this summer...and he wants answers.
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Christie Back From Vacay, Defends Hanson Report (VIDEO)
Governor Chris Christie (R), fresh off a two-week vacation, defends his position on the Hanson Commission Report concerning the future of gaming in New Jersey.
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DOT Launches Concerted Highway Cleanup & Maintenance Program
The State Transportation Department has embarked on an ambitious plan to concentrate highway maintenance and cleanup forces in one area at a time to improve the appearance and efficiency of Jersey's transportation corridors.
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Fatal Pickup Truck Accident in Manchester is Under Investigation
Manchester Police are trying to determine what caused a pickup truck accident on Route 37 Sunday afternoon that claimed the life of its driver and injured a teenage passenger.
Police say the Ford F250 driven by 22-year-old Angelo Gilk of the Pine Acres section of Manchester, veered off the roadway, struck a guardrail and overturned. approximately 900 feet west of Commonwealth BLVD. Officials say the truck was carrying a 225 gallon tank of paver sealer that was thrown...
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Lacey Township Could be Getting A Bypass Roadway After All
Opponents of a bypass road through Lacey believes that politics has everything to do with the State Department of Environmental Protection's sudden change of heart in reaching an out-of-court settlement with the township.
Lacey Rail Trail Environmental Committee Chairwoman Helen Henderson says a new Governor and his connection to Lacey's Township Attorney George Gilmore is the only reason the DEP reached a settlement after having rejected it twice.
"You know in...
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Monday Headlines From WOBM News
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Medican Waste Proposed For Ocean County
Ocean County would be home to its first-ever medical-waste treatment and transfer facility, if a plan now before county and state officials is approved.
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Search Continues In Deal For Missing NY Swimmer
Divers have again suspended their search for a
New York man who apparently drowned while swimming off the central
New Jersey coast this weekend.
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Divers Recover Old Bridge Fisherman's Body From NY Lake
Divers have recovered the body of a New
Jersey man believed to have drowned after a boating accident on
Oneida Lake, northeast of Syracuse.
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FDNY Responds To Spill In Times Square Tower
A spill of about 10 gallons of cleaning fluids
inside a Times Square skyscraper prompted a large response from New
York City's fire department.
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2011 Budget Crunch Already Looming Over Cities And Towns
Many local governments are predicting large budget shortfalls for 2011, a warning that next year's budget crunching may be even tougher than painful 2010.
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Roof Man To The Rescue
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Roof-man!
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Pensions In Peril: Part 1 (AUDIO)
New Jersey's public employee pension fund pays pensions to nearly 800,000 current and retired government workers, teachers and police and firefighters. The $66.9 billion fund is underfunded by about $46 billion as of last June 30. Some experts say the actual figure could be north of $100 billion. The unfunded liability is the gap between assets and anticipated payouts over time.
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Many Teahcers Will Start The School Year Without New Contracts
Just three weeks before the start of the new school year and of 198 school districts in which teachers' contracts expired on June 30, 2010, about 80 percent are still in negotiations or at impasse.
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Ball in Redeveloper's Court to Find Tenants and Build Metedeconk Village
Redevelopers for the former Foodtown and Bradlees property in Brick are now charged with turning an architect's drawings of the Metedeconk Village into tangible retail and hospitality space.
Brick Mayor Steve Acropolis says following the July 13th, 2010 sale of the property for $7-point-5 million dollars to M&M Reality Partners and the town's decision to go into a redeveloper's agreement with the company, it's now the redevelopers turn to secure tenants and state approvals.
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Toms RIver Ready For Monday Night (AUDIO)
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Search Continues For Missing NY Swimmer Off Deal
Divers have resumed their search for a New
York man who apparently drowned while swimming off the central New
Jersey coast this weekend.
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Another 'Jersey Shore' Cast Member Arrested
Another MTV "Jersey Shore" cast
member has been arrested in the New Jersey town where the show is
based.
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Divers Search For Old Bridge Fisherman In NY Lake
Divers are searching an upstate New York
lake where a New Jersey man disappeared while fishing this weekend.
Keith Lynch was in a boat with his son on Saturday when it
capsized in Oneida Lake, outside Syracuse. Neither man wore a life
jacket.
Authorities say the 55-year-old resident of Old Bridge, N.J.,
was not able to stay with the floating vessel, about two miles from
shore.
His
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Obama Expands On His Mosque Stance
There's continuing reaction, both
positive and negative, over President Barack Obama's remark that
Muslims have the right to build a mosque near New York's ground
zero.
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2 Officers Injured In Atlantic City Crash
Two Atlantic City police officers
responding to an accident call early Saturday were injured when
their cruiser struck a concrete median.
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8 Dead, 12 Hurt At Off-Road Race In Calif. Desert
Saturday night races in the Southern
California desert have turn deadly.
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Report: DA Wants Charges Nixed In Buffalo Shooting
Prosecutors in Buffalo, N.Y., say they're
no longer sure they've got the right guy.
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New Jersey Gasoline Prices Up Slightly
Motorists are seeing slightly higher prices
at the pumps in New Jersey.
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Toms River Nationals One Win Away From WIlliamsport With Win, 13-5
The Toms River National All Stars move one step closer to the dream of making the Little League World Series.
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Cops: 8 Shot Outside Buffalo Restaurant; 4 Dead
Police say eight people have been shot,
four fatally, outside a restaurant in Buffalo, N.Y.
Homicide Chief Dennis Richards says officers responding to a
shooting at a restaurant in the city's business district around
2:30 a.m. Saturday discovered three people dead. He says a fourth
died at a hospital.
Richards says there was a wedding reception at the restaurant,
City Grill, earlier in
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Investigations Continue In Lakewood SHootings
Ocean County and Lakewood police investigators make headway into the probe of a fatal shooting at the Kennedy apartments early Thursday morning.
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3 Arrests Made In Colts Neck Drug Ring
Three men who were allegedly involved in a Colts Neck based drug ring are arrested.
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Oil In The Gulf: Obama Gulf Trip Part Vacation, Part Sales Pitch (INTERACTIVE)
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Obama Makes Clear Support For Ground Zero Mosque (VIDEO)
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Colts Neck Solo Kayaker Nears End Of 740-Mile Trip
A New Jersey
paddler is nearing her goal of becoming the first woman to complete
the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail on her own.
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NJ Treasurer: July Revenues On Target
New Jersey's treasurer says the $1.6
billion in July revenue collections is on track with projections.
Treasurer Andrew Eristoff says the numbers are "preliminary but
encouraging." He cautioned against reading too much into the first
month of the Fiscal Year 2011 budget.
Total revenue for July was just 0.4 percent below what was
forecast when Gov. Chris Christie signed the
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Friday Headlines From WOBM News
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Package Of Bills To Improve Barnegat Bay Advances Environment Committees (VIDEO)
A joint panel of the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee and the Senate Environment and Energy Committee chaired by Assemblyman John McKeon and Senator Bob Smith approved a multi-package of bills aimed at improving the health of Barnegat Bay.
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Toms RIver Nationals Ready For Today
They're ready for their closeups.
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State Officials Solve The South Jersey Dead Fish Mystery
State officials believe they've figured out why tens of thousands of bait fish turned up dead - and washed ashore in the Delaware Bay this week.
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Poll: Residents Have Mixed Feelings About Governor Christie
A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll finds most Jersey residents think Governor Christie is bright…but also very opinionated.
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Power Usage Continues To Surge
The operator of the thirteen-state, high-voltage electricity grid of which New Jersey is part, PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission company, said power usage set a record in June and July due to consistently high temperatures. PJM distributes power to 51 million people who cranked their air conditioners to stay cool.
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NJ Teachers Salary Increases The Lowest On Record
New Jersey teachers' salary raises have been on the steady decline. In fact The New Jersey School Boards Association says average raises are dropping to the lowest point on record.
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Credit Card Debt On The Rise
A lesson of the Great Recession, from which millions of idle American workers are still extricating themselves, is supposed to be frugality: spend only what you have. However, new figures show that Americans are reaching for their credit cards more often.
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Lawmakers Looking To Curb Government Waste And Abuse
State Senator Don Norcross and Assemblyman Paul Moriarty are calling for a statewide offensive against spending and ethics abuses by enacting sweeping reforms that would apply to all public bodies - from the Governor's Office and the Legislature on down to county and local governments, state and county colleges and universities, school and fire districts, and including all independent state,
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Keeping Rebate Check Senders In Check
In these tough economic times many people are doing everything possible to save as much money as possible.
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NRC Inspection Turns Up Four Low Level Safety Violations at Oyster Creek
Federal Nuclear Regulators discover 4 low level safety violations during its quarterly inspection of the nation's oldest operating nuclear generating facility.
NRC Spokesman Neil Sheehan says the violations found at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Facility in Lacey Township New Jersey included the inoperability of two Stack Sampling Lines that calculate radioactive releases, failure to report those problems within 8 hours, the malfunction of an Isolation Condenser Valve and an...
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Lakewood Real Estate Developer Arrested By FBI
Lakewood based real estate developer Eliyahu Weinstein was arrested this morning by the FBI on charges connected to an alleged Ponzi scheme.
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One Dead In Lakewood Shooting
An early morning shooting in Lakewood claims the life of one man and sends another to the hospital.
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Mets Closer Rodriguez Charged With Assault
Police say New York Mets reliever Francisco
Rodriguez has been charged with third-degree assault after an
altercation with his father-in-law at Citi Field.
Police say Rodriguez was arrested. He was being held at the
ballpark early Thursday.
Police say the incident occurred after the Mets' 6-2 loss to the
Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. Police say Rodriguez's
father-in-law is
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Thursday Headlines From WOBM News
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Toms River Nationals Top WIlmington, 8-3
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Bank Robber Convicted
A South Jersey man who conspired with an Ocean Grove resident to rob three shore-area banks is convicted in federal court.
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Barnegat Bay Health and Bills Discussed In Ocean County Today
A joint legislative environment committee hearing is set to begin this morning at 10 a.m. in Toms River Town Hall. T
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August Is National Immunization Awareness Month
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services is reminding New Jerseyans of all ages to protect themselves and their communities by catching up on their vaccinations.
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Dead Fish Washing Up On Delaware Bay Beaches
- Tens of thousands of dead fish have
washed ashore along the Delaware Bay in southern New Jersey.
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Is The Recovery Stalling?
Some worry the economic recovery may have lost its way. Those fears drove stocks way down Wednesday. The Dow closed off 265 points.
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9/11 Workers Comp Deadline Approaching
Lost in the publicity surrounding a Congressional vote to defeat the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act and the growing dissatisfaction with a proposed lawsuit settlement for World Trade Center responders is an approaching deadline with potentially far-reaching consequences.
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New HBO Series Based In Jersey Is All About Murder, Corruption And Mayhem
First there was The Sopranos, then Jersey Shore.
Have you noticed? Whenever a TV series is set in Jersey, the plot always seems to revolve around gangsters, bimbos or bozos.
But that appears to be changing next month, when HBO will launch a new series…about corruption, murder and
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New HBO Series Based In Jersey Is All About Murder, Corruption And Mayhem
First there was The Sopranos, then Jersey Shore.
Have you noticed? Whenever a TV series is set in Jersey, the plot always seems to revolve around gangsters, bimbos or bozos.
But that appears to be changing next month, when HBO will launch a new series…about corruption, murder and mayhem.
The show, called Boardwalk Empire, is set in Atlantic City during the Prohibition era, in the 1920's, and Steve Buscemi stars as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, a corrupt politician who frequently settles disputes with a pistol or a shotgun.
At one point during the first episode, Nucky tells someone "everything you see here - it's mine- buy a drink, a bet, ride the Ferris wheel - if you steal from my men, you steal from me…you want to see how I do business? Show your face again in Atlantic City."
Martin Scorsese directed the pilot episode, which is scheduled to air September 19th.
Ironically, the show comes on just as Governor Christie is pressing ahead with a plan to begin to rehabilitate the image of Atlantic City. He wants it to become known as a family vacation destination - not simply a gambling mecca surrounded by dangerous and run-down neighborhoods. The Governor has said a complete make-over is necessary, in order for Atlantic City to be able to attract more visitors, and generate more revenue for the state.
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AP: NJ GOP Fails To Donate Scandal-Tainted Money
New Jersey's Republican State Committee
still has most of the money donated by a crooked real estate
developer a year after pledging to give the tainted contributions
to charity.
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New Data Reflects An Encouraging Trend For Jersey Home Sales
Jersey's housing market is still struggling - home prices remain at lower levels, and many deals are taking longer to complete than they did 3 and 4 years ago - but new data shows home sales are doing better here than in many other parts of the country.
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Student Athletes To Learn About Brain Injuries (VIDEO)
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Open Forum Tonight: Jackson Mayor Mike Reina & Opponents Of Beachwood Mayor Ron
WOBM News Director Tom Mongelli hosts Open Forum tonight at 6PM on 1160 WOBM AM and streaming live at wobmam.com.
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OPEN FORUM:: Jackson Mayor Mike Reina & Opponents Of Beachwood Mayor Ron Jones
WOBM News Director Tom Mongelli hosts Open Forum tonight at 6PM on 1160 WOBM AM and streaming live at wobmam.com.
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Signal Problem In PA Delays NJ Rail Riders
Hundreds of rail riders in New Jersey are
stranded because of a signal problem in Morrisville, Pa.,
Wednesday.
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Wednesday Headlines From WOBM News
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Summer Sizzle: United Water Urges Conservation
Another day of record breaking heat at the Jersey Shore with temperatures back in the 90s yet again.
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3rd District Congressional Race Already Hot
According to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll, in New Jersey's heated 3rd congressional district, incumbent democrat John Adler holds a narrow lead over Republican challenger Jon Runyan among all registered voters.
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Sen Prez Questions Governor's Credibility
Senate President Steve Sweeney is questioning Governor Chris Christie's judgment in "cavalierly declaring he might defy a law that passed with bipartisan support and that he himself championed and signed."
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Environmental Groups Rally For Water Quality Protections (VIDEO)
The Senate and Assembly Environmental Committees hold a joint hearing this week on state water quality protections and ecosystem health.
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Experts Say More People Going On Vacation But They're Still Spending Less
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Seaside's Casino Pier Sky Ride Fall Preliminary Findings Released
The State Department of Community Affairs confirmed that they're investigating but will not comment on the fall and injury of a teenager from a Casino Pier Amusement Park ride Sunday night.
Seaside Heights Police Chief Thomas Boyd says preliminary findings show that the 17-year-old Milltown resident lifted the safety bar on the sky ride. Boyd says "He fell from the sky ride to the beach but our investigation seems to be leading that he jumped. Seems that he's done it...
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Police Investigate Hate Graffiti On Abandoned Jackson House (PHOTO)
The discovery of racial slurs, offensive language, inappropriate drawings and swastickas spray painted on an abandoned house in Jackson Township is being treated as a bias incident.
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Manchesterr Declares Town Wide Water Restrictions
Mayor Mike Fressola today issued the order for all homes, using township or well water.
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Rescuers Reach Crash Site
An Alaska official says military rescuers
have arrived at the scene of a plane crash in southwest Alaska.
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Boardwalk Game Features Obama As Target
Visitors to the Jersey Shore can
win a prize if they knock a plate out of a moving likeness of
President Barack Obama.
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Tuesday Headlines From WOBM News
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Surf Conditions Improve Despite Colin
Lifeguards say the ocean was not as
rough at New Jersey beaches yesterday, with fewer rescues than were
needed over the weekend.
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Arrest Made For Ransacking Cars In Hospital Parking Lot
A Berkeley Township man is charged with the weekend ransacking of a car in the Community Medical Center parking lot in Toms River.
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Beachwood Tries To Clean Up Its Beaches
The effects of a nation-wide study of beach water quality continue to be felt here in Ocean County.
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New Jersey Thirsts For Rain As Officials Weigh Extending Drought Watch
If your lawn was once lush and green but now crunches dry under your boots, you can blame a dry spell that followed one of the wettest one-year periods in state history.
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Struggling Economy Is Pinching The Jersey Boating Industry
As the economy continues to slowly come back ,a number of industries in Jersey are struggling to keep their heads above water - including the boating industry.
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Gas Prices To Remain Pretty Steady Through Summer's End
Other than a small spike last week of about 4 cents, New Jersey drivers have seen prices at the pump remain pretty steady. The good news is this is where things should stay for the rest of the summer, unless there is a major hurricane.
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Jetblue Flight Attendant Arrested After NYC Ruckus
JetBlue says it's working with police and the
Federal Aviation Administration to investigate an incident at New
York's Kennedy Airport yesterday.
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Oyster Research Project In Keyport Harbor Is Shut Down
The New York/New Jersey Baykeeper removed most of the 50,000 oysters from its research project in the Keyport Harbor Monday and disposed of them as solid waste in order to comply with order by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
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Lawmakers Urge Probe Into School Food Service Provider
Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein and Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo have fired off a letter to State Attorney General Paula Dow urging her to launch an investigation into the financial dealings of multi-national food service provider Sodexo.
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Multi-Billion Dollar Jobs Bill Could Save Thousands Of NJ Teacher Jobs
Representatives of Jersey's Congressional delegation are back in Washington today- with other members of the House - to vote on a 26 billion dollar jobs bill.
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Same-Sex Marriage In The News Again In NJ (VIDEO)
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Frugality The Key To Happiness?
The recession, housing bust and millions of job losses have made millions of Americans consider the question: how much is enough?
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Associated Humane Socities Has A Picture Perfect Fund Rasier Coming Up
A Professional Photographer is helping the Associated Humane Societies snap up some dough during a fundraiser next month.
Photographer Janine Dietz, owner of Saving Grace Photography, is hosting 15 minute, in-studio, "barking sessions" ... or rather a photo shoot capturing the best qualities of your pets.
"You'll end up probably with about ten choose from. They can hang them up. They can send them out as holiday cards. They can send them out to their...
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Environmentalists Rally In Lavallette To Support Watershed Protections
Rarely do this many of the Jersey Shore's environmental advocacy groups converge on one spot. But the deterioration of Barnegat Bay and the surrounding watershed is of enough concern to at least 11 of them that they're rallying on the shores of the bay in Lavallette Tuesday.
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Toms River National Crush Washington, 21-0
The Toms River National Little Leaguers are on a roll in Connecticut.
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Monday Headlines From WOBM News
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2 Hospitalized In Lacey Double Stabbing
Ocean County authorities are investigating a stabbing incident that ended with a man and a woman being airlifted to a trauma center.
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Rip Currents Possible Along Jersey Coast
Lifeguards might have to restrict swimmers
from going in the ocean at New Jersey beaches Monday.
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Joint Base Joins Social Networks
All the happenings at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst are just a mouse-click away.
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Shore Goers Take Part in Survey
A survey of shore users is being conducted now through Labor Day to find out what you like and dislike about beaches and waterfront areas.
It's being conducted by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium. Spokeswoman Jenny McCormick says, yes, the survey,which is ongoing, has already heard a lot about beach fees. She says responses show that people do choose some of the free beaches and
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Patricia Neal Dies At Age 84
Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal has
died at the age of 84.
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Turbine Could Make Guard Camp Energy Independent
The New Jersey National Guard Training Center might soon become energy independent.
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Sports Betting Won't Save NJ Horse Racing
Governor Chris Christie is calling for the state to get out of the horse racing business, all part of a push to overhaul the state's gaming, sports and entertainment industries. Christie is also backing a recommendation to close or sell the state-owned and financially struggling Meadowlands Racetrack.
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Lawmaker Wants Lead Paint Warnings Posted In Hardware Stores
Lead paint was banned more than 30 years ago, but one Jersey lawmaker is concerned about the threat that it still could pose.
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Retailers Work Hard To Get The "Teen" Dollar
The battle for back-to-school dollars is giving parents more affordable choices for back-to-school clothing for teens, especially when teens these days dont have the cash to shop for themselves.
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Military Sees Opportunity In Stagnant Job Market
After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, military recruitment soared on patriotic fervor. Nearly a decade later, officials say career opportunity may have surpassed patriotism in helping the New Jersey National Guard and other branches exceed recruitment and retention goals.
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No Plan Yet For Medical Marijuana Implementation
Rutgers University has taken a pass on Governor Chris Christie's plan to be included as a grower and research facility under the state's medicinal marijuana law.
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National Cancer Screening Programs Marks Milestone
The American Cancer Society is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Eetection program by hosting a number of cancer screening clinics tomorrow.
In the shore area: Cancer screenings are being offered for income eligible woman at Community Medical Center in Toms River and at the Visiting Nurses Association of Central Jersey in Red Bank. American Cancer Society Eastern Division Director Natasha Coleman says the primary objective "Is to...
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Toms River Loses In First Little League Tournament Game, 5-3
Toms River National's start to the Little League Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament became a bit rocky in the fifth inning Saturday.
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Police: 2 Officers, 3 Other People Shot In NY
Police say two officers and two civilians were
wounded and another person was killed in an exchange of gunfire in
upper Manhattan.
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NJ Gets Delivery Of Dogs From Gulf Coast Shelters
A truckload of dogs has arrived in New
Jersey from overwhelmed animal shelters in the Gulf Coast region.
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House Coming Back To Vote Jobs Bill
A week into their summer break, members of the
House are about to return to Capitol Hill to take up a $26 billion
jobs bill.
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Arrest Made In Point Pleasant Hit-And-Run
Bail is set at $50,000 for the Point Pleasant man accused of running down a teenage girl with his SUV Tuesday night in the borough.
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Brielle Man Held For Having Child Porn On Computer
A Belmar man is arrested and faces several charges after authorities find child pornography on his home computer.
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Democrats Consider Future of Casinos, Tracks
New Jersey Democrats say a Republican proposal to revive Atlantic City's struggling casinos by exerting more state control over the gaming capital lacks specifics and undercuts the horse racing industry.
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4 Injured, Traffic Delayed By NJ Turnpike Crash
Authorities say a chain-reaction collision
near New Brunswick caused major delays on the southbound New Jersey
Turnpike and killed a horse being transported by one of the
vehicles involved.
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Runyan Challenges Adler on Campaign Ethics
Though we are still about three months away from the November Elections, the campaigning for the Third District Congressional Seat is in full swing.
Republican Congressional Candidate Jon Runyan has fired a new salvo in the already heated Third District campaign. This afternoon, outside incumbent John Adler's Toms River office, the Republican accused him of using taxpayer's money to fund his campaign.
"Congressman Adler has sent over 2 million unsolicited mail...
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Friday Headlines From WOBM News
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Woman Killed In Supermarket Parking Lot
An accident in a Brick supermarket parking lot claims the life of a township woman.
66-year-old Barbara Bolong was killed when she was struck by a car backing out as she walked toward Shop Rite early last night. Witnesses say even after striking the victim, 78-year-old Josephine Caputo, kept going and struck two parked vehicles and a shopping cart corral before coming to a full stop. Police
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Arrest Made In Gas Station Robbery
Toms River Police catch up with one of two suspects who allegedly robbed a Sunoco service station on Route 37 Wednesday night.
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Drought Eases At Fort Monmouth
The anticipated job drought expected when Fort Monmouth closes next year abates by several hundred.
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Fashion Design Competition Brings Toms River High Schoolers To California (AUDIO
Seventeen students who participated in the Hurley Challenge are in California to have their fashion show judged by Bob Hurley in front of a crowd of 10,000 spectators
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First Gaming Summit Set For Atlantic City
The all-Democratic Legislative summit will examine the future of gambling, entertainment, sports and horse racing in New Jersey.
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Early Budget Hearing Sparks Questions And Politics
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Is Your Car Being Targeted By Thieves?
Every year in Jersey more than 20 thousand vehicles are reported stolen.
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Most Teens Engage In Distracted Driving
Nine in 10 teenage drivers admit to engaging in distracted-driving behaviors like texting, even though they know it will increase their risk of crashing. 84% were aware that distracted-driving behaviors increase their crash risk, yet 86% do it anyway.
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Navy Lakehurst is Hosting a Major Disaster Drill This Week
An Air Force Squadron Commander at Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst says they're pleased with what they're seeing so far during a seven day disaster training exercise taking place this week in Lakehurst.
Colonel Dave Lenderman says the annual "Eagle Flag" exercise is simulating a military and civilian response to a Category 3 Hurricane. Lenderman says their goal is to make sure all first responders can work together quickly to save lives.
"When something...
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Senate Confirms Kagan As 112th Justice
The Senate has confirmed Elena Kagan as the 112th justice and fourth woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
The vote was 63-37 for President Barack Obama's nominee to succeed retired Justice John Paul Stevens.
Five Republicans joined all but one Democrat and the Senate's two independents to support Kagan. In a rarely practiced ritual reserved for the most historic votes, senators sat at their
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Forecasters Say Peak Of Storm Season Will Be Busy
Record high ocean temperatures and the
development of a climate phenomenon known as La Nina will keep the
Atlantic hurricane season on track to be the busiest since 2005,
government forecasters said Thursday.
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Court: Waiver Protects Brick Gym With Faulty Bike
The New Jersey Supreme Court says a
liability waiver protects a gym from a lawsuit filed by a customer
who was injured by a faulty bike.
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Thursday Headlines From WOBM News
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West Nile Cases In NJ On The Rise This Year
More than 30 dead birds have tested positive for the West Nile virus so far this year in New Jersey but no human cases have been reported yet.
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Police Seek Driver Who Hit Girl With Jeep
Police seek the public's help in tracking down a motorist who struck a 15-year-old girl in Point Pleasant borough Tuesday night and fled the scene.
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Two Arrested In Lottery Scam
Two Maryland men are in the Ocean County Jail for allegedly scamming a Manchester resident out of $17,000 under the guise that he won "The American Dream Sweepstakes".
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OCC Sailing Team Finds A Home
Members of the Ccean County College sailing team can look forward to a permanent solution to their ongoing quandary about a training facility.
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Toms River National Heads For Bristol
The Mid-Atlantic Regional is the next stop for the Toms River National Little League team.
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Counterfeit Money Plagues Jersey Shore Businesses
Merchants in a New Jersey beach resort
town are being victimized by a rash of bogus bills.
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Counterfeit Money Plagues Jersey Shore Businesses
Merchants in a New Jersey beach resort
town are being victimized by a rash of bogus bills.
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Celebrations And Vows To Continue Fighting Follow Gay Marriage
A federal judge's decision to overturn
California's same-sex marriage ban has touched off coast-to-coast
celebrations among gay rights activists, while Proposition 8
proponents plan their appeal.
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CWA Union Members Not Up To Public Battle With Governor
The leadership of a union representing state employees may have been unable to convince its members to pay up to publicly battle Governor Christopher Christie over his budget-cutting policies.
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Assembly Budget Panel To Explore FY 12 Deficit
The research arm of the New Jersey Legislature predicts the state will face a $10.5 billion deficit for next year's budget. That's roughly the same size gap that Governor Chris Christie closed in the just-completed budget, which slashed aid to schools and municipalities, suspended property tax rebates and skipped a $3 billion payment to employee pension funds.
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FDU Poll: Mixed Reaction To Governor's Proposals To Overhaul Gaming, Sports & En
Governor Christie's proposals for a state takeover of Atlantic City, closing the Meadowlands Racetrack and selling the Izod Center have certainly been a hot topic of conversation among Jersey residents.
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Can Jersey's Horse Racing Industry Be Saved? One Expert Says Absolutely
The plan endorsed by Governor Christie to revitalize Atlantic City would funnel state money away from the Meadowlands racetrack - and many believe it would deliver a fatal blow to Jersey's already-crippled horse racing industry - but the head of the Hambletonian Society sees things a different way.
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Part 3: Immigration In New Jersey
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Bay Protection Advocates Seek Support From O-C Freeholders
Before state lawmakers come to Ocean County for a joint legislative hearing aimed at protecting New Jersey's waterways, an environmental group wants to know where the Ocean County Freeholders stand on a number of bills up for consideration.
American Littoral Society Executive Director Tim Dillingham says bills being considered are all aimed at protecting the Barnegat Bay watershed.
Dillingham says, " it cleans up pollution. It will require fertilizers to be used...
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Judge Overturns Calif. Gay Marriage Ban
A person who has seen the ruling says a
federal judge in San Francisco has overturned California's gay
marriage ban.
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Alex Rodriquez Hits Home Run No. 600 (INTERACTIVE)
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Wednesday Headlines From WOBM News
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Toms River National Advances In Little League Tournament
The Toms River National Little League baseball team defeated North Hunterdon 8-7 last night and moves on in the Little League playoffs.
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Economic Recovery Has Yet To Reach Some In Ocean County
Headlines may blare any sign of economic recovery, but the view on the ground in Ocean County is as grim as it was a year ago.
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Court Upholds Lakewood Carjacking Sentence
An appeals court upholds the life sentence given to a Lakewood man for a carjacking conviction.
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4 PA Teens Charged For Shooting Pellet Gun Into Woods
Four Pennsylvania teens with a pellet gun and scope face juvenile weapons possession charges in Stafford Township.
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Brace For Higher Electric Bills
Keeping cool this summer comes at a price.
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Poll: Residents Support Governor Christie's Budget Cutting Moves
Governor Christie has taken a lot of heat for slashing spending so dramatically this year- from democrats and special interest groups - but a new poll finds many Jersey residents support his actions.
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Lawmakers Vow To Override Christie Veto (VIDEO)
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Pool Safely Campaign Underway To Prevent Child Drownings
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Red Cross and YMCA are using the internet and psa's to launch "Pool Safely" an education campaign to reduce child drownings.
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Senator Calls For 1-Year Deadline To Revitalize Atlantic City
"The only way we will succeed in gaining the confidence of tourists is by showing that we mean business - not business as usual," says State Senator Jeff Van Drew. "To that end, we must make it a priority to adhere to a one-year deadline for the completion of Atlantic City's transformation into a cleaner, safer, more visitor-friendly destination."
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Part 2: Immigration In New Jersey
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As the sun edged lower toward the horizon, bringing another energy sapping, late July day to a close, the men sat in the shade and
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Homeowner Rates Are Dropping In Many Areas...But Not In New Jersey
The economy continues to show signs of improving, but the millions of houses across the country are on the verge of foreclosure - and as a result, the homeowner rate in America could soon be at a 50 year low.
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State Reminds: 18 And Younger Can't Purchase Lottery Tickets
The New Jersey Lottery Commission joined with the State Council On Compulsive Gambling for their yearly "Not 18 Yet, No Bet" campaign.
Every year the agencies join forces to raise awareness of the problem of underage gambling, and to remind residents that it's illegal for anyone in the state under the age of 18 to purchase or sell lottery tickets.
"We have a display
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Where are the Rest of New Jersey's Off Track Wagering Sites?
A Monmouth County-based State Senator is wondering where the rest of New Jersey's Off Track Wagering (OTW) facilities are.
Eleventh District Republican Senator Sean Kean is calling on the State Attorney General's Office to investigate why only three OTW parlors have been built when the state legislature authorized 15 in 2001. Kean says additional parlors could help save New Jersey's horse racing industry.
Kean says, "Those fifteen off track wagering facilities...
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Toms River A Win Away From LL World Series
The winner of tonight's New Jersey State Championship Little League game could bring some lucky youngsters to the World Series in Bristol, Connecticut.
They battle North Hunterdon for the title.
Toms River beat Hunterdon last night 8 - 4. Tonight's game starts at 7 p.m. at Van Horn Park in Hamilton
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NJ Opens Federally Funded Insurance Program
New Jersey is starting to carry out the
national health care overhaul adopted earlier this year.
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National Night Out Brings The Community Closer To Law Enforcement
A nationwide initiative which shines a spotlight on crime and drug prevention awareness takes place tonight.
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LBI Mayors Get Good News About Gulf Oil Fallout
Mayors of Long Beach Island's six communities breathe more easily about the potential for fallout from the Gulf Coast oil disaster.
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3 Arrested For Drugs In Tuckerton Traffic Stop
Three 20-year-old women from Atlantic County are arrested in Tuckerton by police after a weeklong drug investigation.
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Coast Guard Begins Boating Safety Initiative
Operation Bow Rider runs now through September and seeks to educate boaters about how dangerous it is to ride on the bow of a moving vessel.
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The Dangers Of Concussions
With the start of high school football practice only a couple of weeks again, doctors are reminding student athletes, parents, coaches and athletic trainers to be aware of the symptoms - and the dangers - associated with concussions.
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Governor: I Want Horse Racing To Survive In NJ
Governor Chris Christie is calling for the state to get out of the horse racing business, all part of a push to overhaul the state's gaming, sports and entertainment industries. Christie is also backing a recommendation to close or sell the state-owned and financially struggling Meadowlands Racetrack.
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Immigration In New Jersey
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Next Phase Of Trail Park Comes Together
Ocean County Freeholders assemble the fifth piece in a mosaic that will become the nearly 16-mile Barnegat Branch Trail Park from Barnegat to South Toms River..
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More Shark Sightings Along The Shore
Shark sightings near the shoreline cause two beach closures late last week and have officials on alert.
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Toms River Council Considers Purchase Of Camp Albacondo Property
Toms River Council members will be giving some serious thought to purchasing the 58-acre Camp Albacondo property and preserving it as open space.
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Car Inspections Have Just Been Simplified
Going to get your car inspected just got a little easier - and probably a bit quicker too.
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Red Light Runners Targeted This Week
It's National Stop On Red Week, dedicated to educating drivers about the dangers of running red lights and reduce the number and severity of traffic citations and crashes.
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Assembly Budget Panel To Explore Projected $10.5B FY 2012 Deficit
Two weeks ago, the research arm of the New Jersey Legislature predicted the state will face a $10.5 billion deficit for next year's budget. That's roughly the same size gap that Governor Chris Christie closed in the just-completed budget, which slashed aid to schools and municipalities, suspended property tax rebates and skipped a $3 billion payment to employee pension funds.
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"Disclose Act" Stalled In Washington
The U.S. Supreme Court recently overruled restrictions on campaign spending by corporations and unions. The "Disclose Act" wouldn't bring an end to contributions but it would provide more transparency by requiring the disclosure of who gave and how much. The measure is currently stalled in Congress.
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New Jersey Ratepayers Have More Electricity Choices
It appears the deregulation of New Jersey's energy market nearly 12 years ago is finally paying off, albeit slowly. A growing number of residential ratepayers are buying electricity from third-party suppliers but remain a fraction of all ratepayers in the state.
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"Righteous Rage" Can Turn the Calm Into the Angry
We have all seen road rage. But what about "righteous rage?" It exists on our roads, too. Experts say when you feel entitled to something and fly off the handle when it does not come your way you are fuming with righteous anger. Where else but in the car is it so easy to lose perspective on life?
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Sometimes He Blows His Top, But Governor Christie Enjoys A Good Joke, Too
In the six and a half months that he's been Governor, Chris Christie has developed a reputation as a no-nonsense shoot-from-the-hip politician who always tells you what's on his mind - someone who can easily get angry -and sometimes flies into rages.
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Brielle Mom Helps Fight Congenital Heart Disease
After her son was diagnosed with congenital heart disease, a Monmouth County mom decided to take action to help others battling the same problem. Lynne Ramsay joined Big Hearts to Little Hearts in 2006 and she's now running the charity. She says all the money raised goes towards research and education.
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Woman Dies While Diving Off Coast
A woman who lost consciousness while diving
Saturday from a boat off the coast has died.
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Dog Dies In NJ House Fire After Barks Wake, Save 9
Nine people escaped a fire inside a
southern New Jersey home early Saturday after a pit bull's barks
alerted them to the blaze.
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Chelsea Clinton Weds At Exclusive New York Estate (VIDEO)
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Alcohol Finally Available On Wildwood Boardwalk
More than a century of tradition has ended
in Wildwood.
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Former Howell Deputy Mayor Sentenced For Theft
A former Howell Deputy Mayor is sentenced to 7 years in prison for stealing $17,000 from more than 250 residents while working as a clerk-typists in the Housing Department.
According to published reports... 48 year old Kimberly Alvarez was found guilty of theft by deception and official misconduct in april. She must serve at least 5 years before she is eligible for parole.
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Christie: NJ Might Not Make Next Pension Payment
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the
state might not be able to make a half-billion dollar contribution
to the public worker pension system next year, as a new law
requires.
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The Big Day: Chelsea Clinton To Wed In Upstate NY
Chelsea Clinton is poised to marry her
longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson
River after weeks of intrigue, secrecy and buzz.
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O'Connell Will Be Coadjutor Bishop For Diocese
The former president of The Catholic
University of America has been ordained as the new spiritual leader
of the 830,000 Roman Catholics in New Jersey's Trenton diocese.
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Snookie Arrested In Seaside Heights
Seaside Heights police arrest one of the more colorful MTV cast members on "Jersey Shore" this afternoon. Nicole Polizzi also known as Snookie was taken into custody.
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Teen Dies In Howell Crash
One teen is dead and two are injured after an early morning crash in Howell.
According to published reports...18-year-old John Bukowiec was killed when the car he was riding in left the road and crashed into a house. The accident happened around 2am at Maxim Southard Road and Alexander Avenue. The driver, 18 year old Philip Adamo and a second passenger, 18 year old Robert Malfara were taken to
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Friday Headlines From WOBM News
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Boil Water Order Ends In Manchester
United Water customers in eastern Mancheser no longer have a boil-water advisory to follow.
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9/11 Health Bill Defeated In U.S House
Ailing 9/11 rescue and recovery workers were waiting years for help. They will have to wait some more. After intense debate late into Thursday night, the U.S House voted down a measure that would provide up to $7.4 billion in aid for health care and lost work compensation for thousands of responders sickened by the poison air at the World Trade Center.
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Harness Racing Supporters Rally To Save Sport
Harness racing in New Jersey isn't
going to die without a fight.
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Monmouth Park Honors "Greatest Generation"
Seven members of the "Greatest Generation" will be recognized in the Winner's Circle following the running of the Oceanport Stakes at this weekend's Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.
Oceanport Mayor Michael Mahon says they want the veterans to know how pround the town is of them.
Mahon says all military personell in uniform or with military ID will receive free admission
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Assemblyman: Let's Show MTV What It's Really Like At The Jersey Shore (VIDEO)
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Popularity Of MTV's "Jersey Shore" Creates Spike In Tanning Salons
It was the last place you expected to see a cast-member of the MTV reality show "Jersey Shore." Angelina Pavarnick stopped by the State House in Trenton Thursday.
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Seatbelt Usage Hits Record Level In NJ In The Front Seat
Seat belt usage by drivers and passengers in front seats reached a record high this year of 93.7 percent, state safety officials announced on Thursday. However, compliance is dropping in the back seat.
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Christie Keeps Pushing To Make NJ More Business Friendly (VIDEO)
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Jersey Authorities Confront The Growing Problem Of Jail Smuggling
Two corrections officers and a probation officer are among 13 people charged in what's being called an "intricate criminal smuggling scheme" in Essex County.
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Survey: Front Seat Belt Use At Record Level In NJ
More New Jerseyans than ever are using
front seat belts.
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Proposed Cuts To Free AIDS Drugs Restored
Some 960 HIV-positive patients in New
Jersey are no longer in jeopardy of losing free AIDS medications
because of state budget cuts.
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Thursday Headlines From WOBM News
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Obama Eats Lunch And Talks About Small Business In Edison (VIDEO)
President Obama flew into Jersey yesterday…and his motorcade promptly drove to the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison…where he chatted with a group of small business owners while enjoying a 6 inch "Super Sub" stuffed with assorted lunch meats.
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Bicyclist Arrested During Obama's Visit
A bicyclist who rode into a restricted area
shortly after President Obama arrived at a New Jersey sandwich shop
has been charged with disorderly conduct.
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Cargo Plane Crashes At AK Base; 4 People On Board
A board of military
officers plans to investigate a plane crash that witnesses say sent
a fireball rising hundreds of feet over an Air Force base near
downtown Anchorage.
Authorities say the plane was on a local training run Wednesday
evening when it crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base.
They gave no immediate word on casualties, but Lt. Gen. Dana
Atkins noted that the plane was not
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Surf City Considers Smoking Ban On Beaches
A Long Beach Island resident is trying to convince Surf City officials to institute a smoking ban on the beach similar to the restrictions in place on several others around the state.
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State Had Less Beach Closings In 2009 But Water Quality Is Still A Problem
The Natural Resources Defense Council released its guide to beach water quality Wednesday. It found that in 2009 New Jersey had 180 total days of beach closures down from 208 days in 2008. 71 percent were preemptive closings due to heavy rainfall. 93 percent of the closings were because of unknown sources of contamination.
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New Jersey Had Less Beach Closings In 2009 But Water Quality Is Still A Problem
The Natural Resources Defense Council released its guide to beach water quality Wednesday. It found that in 2009 New Jersey had 180 total days of beach closures down from 208 days in 2008. 71 percent were preemptive closings due to heavy rainfall. 93 percent of the closings were because of unknown sources of contamination.
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Lawmaker Calls On Obama To Ban Oil Drilling Off Coast
State Senator Sean Kean was not among those cheering the President's visit to New Jersey yesterday. Instead, the Monmouth County legislator used the visit as an opportunity to call on Barack Obama to stop supporting oil drilling near the New Jersey Coastline.
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Season 2 Of "Jersey Shore" Gets A Big Thumbs Down From The Group Jersey Doesn't
As the controversial M-TV show Jersey Shore begins its second season tonight, many Garden state residents are expressing frustration about the negative image the show portrays.
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Is NJ Really The "Garden State?"
A new report released by Rowan University with help from Rutgers University shows New Jersey continues to sprawl out at an alarming rate. According to the report, between 1986 and 2007, New Jersey saw a 26% increase in the amount of developed land. In the last five years, our population has gone up 1.2% and the amount of land loss has increased by 7%.
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Judge Blocks Parts Of Arizona Immigration Law
A federal judge dealt a serious rebuke to
Arizona's immigration law on Wednesday when she put most of the
crackdown on hold just hours before it was to take effect.
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At Sub Shop, Obama Making Case For Business Aid (VIDEO)
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Firefighters Get Upper Hand On 2 Forest Fires
Firefighters gained the upper
hand on two forest fires burning in the southern New Jersey
Pinelands on Wednesday, with both blazes not expected to grow.
The fires in Bass River Township and Winslow Township were not
officially contained, but the state Forest Fire Service says it
doesn't expect either fire to spread.
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Water Pressure Problems In Manchester
All United Water customers in Manchester are asked to be especially frugal with water use today after a severe drop in pressure.
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Higher Pension Denied In Corzine Crash
Officials have denied an accident
disability pension to the New Jersey state trooper who was driving
when former Gov. Jon Corzine's SUV crashed three years ago.
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Wednesday Headlines From WOBM News
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Police Investigate Ortley Beach Attempted Robbery
Toms River police are investigating the attempted armed robbery and injury of a Pennsylvania man in a grocery store parking lot in Ortley Beach Tuesday morning.
Police Chief Mike Mastonardy says the victim was approached by a white male suspect brandishing a knife and demanding the victims wallet. The victim was cut when he resisted the robbery attempt and the suspect fled without proceeds.
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Remembering Marine Major James Weis (1973 - 2010)
A Marine Major originally from Toms River who died last week in Afghanistan is being remembered as a hero.
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Fort Monmouth Workforce Topic Of Forum
The New Jersey Technology Council held a forum in Eatontown Tuesday to discuss how the closure of Fort Monmouth will affect the local business community.
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On President Obama's New Jersey Menu: Jobs (PHOTOS)
Job creation through tax incentives for small businesses will be on the menu when President Barack Obama visits Edison this afternoon.
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Gov Snubbed By Obama
President Barack Obama will be in New Jersey today to discuss the economy with small business owners. He'll be making the stop in Edison and will be having lunch at Tastee Sub Shop, which has been in business since 1963 as is considered a local institution.
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It's Not Easy Staying Green
The summer heatwave has made area golf courses work a bit harder to keep courses playable with basically no rain.
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Asbury Circle Gets A Makeover
The Asbury Circle is about to get an overhaul.
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Christie Meets With NJ's Congressional Delegation (VIDEO)
Yesterday, the entire New Jersey congressional delegation met with Governor Chris Christie in Washington to discuss federal issues affecting the state.
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9/11 Health Vote Pushed Back
The U.S House is expected to vote on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act on Thursday, advocates said, one day before Congress recesses and one day after supporters hoped it would have been passed.
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Why Are NJ Transit Trains Late So Often?
NJ Transit claims its trains run on-time 95 percent of the time, but a just-completed study by the New York Times finds at the peak of the morning rush hour, about 25 percent of NJT trains heading into Manhattan arrive late, and NJ Transit has the worst performance record of the 3 commuter railroads going into the Big Apple.
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Many Jersey Residents Are Very Worried About Losing Their Jobs
As the recession winds down and conditions slowly improve, many Garden state residents are still very worried about losing their jobs - and for good reason, it turns out.
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NJ Takes Next Step For Big Federal Education Grant
An ongoing conflict between New
Jersey's Gov. Chris Christie and the teachers union has not cost
the state a shot at $400 million in federal education funding.
New Jersey is one of 18 states, plus the District of Columbia,
named Tuesday by the federal Education Department as finalists for
"Race to the Top" grants.
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Tuesday Headlines From WOBM News
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Microloan Program Returns To Lakewood UEZ
Businesses in the Lakewood Urban Enterprise Zone have some options to help boost revenue.
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JCP+L Files For Rate Decrease
Jersey Central Power & Light is seeking
permission from state regulators for a $180 million rate decrease.
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First Gaming Summit Set (VIDEO)
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Obama And Christie Together In NJ?
President Barack Obama plans to make another visit to New Jersey tomorrow. The White House has announced that Obama will talk about the economy when he comes to the Edison area and a spokesman from Governor Chris Christie's office says Christie plans to be there if he's invited.
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Menendez Calls On BP Chief Hayward, Scottish And British Officials To Come Clean
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DOT Completes Crossover Barrier Protection Program Along Dangerous Highways
The Jersey Department of Transportation has completed a crossover crash protection project - that began 5 years ago.
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9/11 Rescue And Recovery Workers Fear Snag In Legislation
The first bill to provide permanent funding for health care and compensation for ailing 9/11 rescue and recovery workers may hit a snag in its expected run-up to a vote in the House of Representatives this week, advocates say.
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Report: New Jersey Is One Of The Top States In The Country For Kids
New Jersey ranks 7th in the nation - when it comes to child well-being - in the latest Kids Count Data Book report.
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Marine Officer From Toms River killed in Afghanistan
A U.S. Marine officer from New Jersey has
been killed in Afghanistan.
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Swampy Forest Fire Could Affect Parkway Commute
A forest fire in a swampy section of
the New Jersey Pinelands was expected to burn several hundred acres
before being contained, but the real impact could be smoke that
interferes with visibility on the Garden State Parkway.
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NJ Supreme Court Rejects Gay Marriage Case
New Jersey's Supreme Court won't consider
whether the state's civil union law provides equal rights to gay
couples before the case is heard in a lower court.
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Monday Headlines From WOBM News
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State May Privatize Roadside Assistance Program
Motorists who break down in New Jersey
might have to pay for help.
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Storms Break Heat, Knock Out Power (MAP)
Storms that hit Sunday afternoon contained strong winds,
heavy rains and -- in some cases -- lightning and large hail.
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Toms River Police Investigate Two Related Burglaries
Toms River police are investigating two burglaries that appear to be related.
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Raising The Charity Accountability Bar
The raiding of a Toms River nonprofit's funds by its onetime treasurer is only the most recent instance of a growing trend, says Shore Assemblyman Jim Holzapfel.
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Health Department Surveys Residents
The Ocean County Health Department seeks public input to better coordinate and gage the demand for seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccines.
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The Impact Of Fort Monmouth Closing Up For Discussion Tuesday
The New Jersey Technology Council is hosting the event from 5 until 7:30 at York Telecom Corporation on Corbett Way in Eatontown.
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Governor Not A Fan Of "Jersey Shore"
"Jersey Shore" may have many fans, but
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is not among them.
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Lawmaker Fights Against Crazy A-T-M Ripoff Rules
A New Jersey lawmaker is vowing to protect consumers against repeated and unfair automated teller machine fees.
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Officials Credit Lower Crime Rate, Programs For Prison Population Decline
State officials credit a lower crime rate and programs designed to divert non-violent drug offenders or technical parole violators from traditional incarceration for the decline in New Jersey's prison population.
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Legislation Would Allow Jersey Motorcycle Dealers To Open On Sundays
You can't buy a motorcycle from a New Jersey dealership on Sundays. But Trenton is working on changing that.
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The Danger Of Furloughs
One of the bills in Governor Chris Christie's so-called property tax-cutting tool kit would make it easier for municipalities to furlough police and firefighters. Union presidents are imploring not put economic above public safety.
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Bill Seeks To Punish Predators
If you've got children on little league or soccer teams or in any other type of youth organization you probably think it is safe to assume that the other kids on the teams or in the groups are actually kids. Recent events in New Jersey prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that that is not a safe assumption to make at all.
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Two Drown Off Sandy Hook
Authorities have confirmed that two men drowned Saturday afternoon in the Sandy Hook Bay off Plum Island and another man is seriously injured after three family members were swept away by a strong tidal current.
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Toms River Man Dies In Route 70 Crash
Officials say a 45-year-old township resident died following an early morning, one-car crash along Route 70 at Massachusetts Avenue in Toms River.
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Scattered Power Outages Reported Around The Shore
More than 100 residents in Howell, near the Collingswood Circle are being affected by a blackout today, according to a spokeswoman for Jersey Central Power and Light.
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Drug Deal Gone Bad Leads To Shopping Center Robbery
A Toms River drug deal gone wrong leads to an Old Bridge man getting robbed at gunpoint in the Kmart Shopping Center Friday night.
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Rachel Alexandra Wins The Lady's Secret At Monmouth Park
Rachel Alexandra defeated six rivals
Saturday in the $400,000 Lady's Secret Stakes for fillies and mares
at Monmouth Park.
It was the second straight win for the reigning Horse of the
Year following a pair of loses to start the season.
Cavil Borel was aboard for trainer Steve Asmussen as Rachel
Alexandra beat Queen Martha by three lengths with Ask the Moon
third.
The 4-year-old
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State Police: Missing Swimmer's Body Recovered
The body of a northern New
Jersey man who apparently drowned while trying to rescue two
relatives last weekend has been found.
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New Jersey Gasoline Prices Down Slightly
Motorists are paying slightly less at the
pumps in New Jersey.
ago was
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Police Investigate Armed Robbery At Shopping Center
Toms River Police investigate an armed robbery of a man at the Kmart shopping center.
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Police Investigate Armed RobberyAt Shopping Center
Toms River Police investigate an armed robbery of a man at the Kmart shopping center.
Police say the man was held up at gunpoint, and was robbed of $80 and his cell phone. More details are expected today.
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Staying Cool In Ocean County
It's another hot weekend on the Jersey Shore as temperatures are expected to reach 100 degrees under blazing sunny skies and little relief at the beach.
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