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 More than 100 investigators from the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control simultaneously entered the establishments around the state at 11 a.m., among them TGI Fridays in Clifton, The Brick House in Wyckoff and The Railroad Café in Rutherford, the state Attorney General’s Office said of the year-long probe it has dubbed “Operation Swill.”  Calling it a celebration of everyone working together to restore the community, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez joined New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Mayor Matt Doherty for the ribbon cutting of the new boardwalk just days before Memorial Day weekend. A monstrous tornado killed at least 24 people Monday as it roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City — leaving rescue workers frantically searching into the night for missing children at the devastated Plaza Towers Elementary School in the Moore School District.
 Beginning on May 20, law enforcement officials will be out in full force, taking part in the 2013 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization and cracking down on motorists who are not belted.
“Officers throughout New Jersey are prepared to ticket anyone who is not wearing their seat belt.”  The most expensive hospital in America is not in Beverly Hills or New York's Upper East Side. Based on its bills to Medicare, the Bayonne Medical Center charged the highest amounts in the country for nearly one-quarter of the most common hospital treatments, according to a New York Times analysis of 2011 data
 New Jersey added only 3,300 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate declined to 8.7 percent.
Compared to April of last year, the unadjusted workweek decreased by 1.0 hour, average hourly earnings decreased by $0.42, and weekly earnings were lower by $36.43.  SHOUT OUT Members of the Lodi Police Department shaved their heads to raise breast cancer awareness and show support for Alicia Veri-Rodriguez, who is battling the disease. As soon as Veri-Rodriguez’s cousin, Lodi Police Officer Dominic Miller, offered to shave his head, brother officers took up the cause, as well. Handling the clippers was Alicia’s [...]  The Senate on Monday approved a number of bills that are part of a comprehensive package on gun safety. Approved today were 10 bills that will help keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, crack down on gun trafficking, improve reporting and tracing of illegal firearms by law enforcement and find ways to reduce violence and improve school safety, among other actions.  One World Trade Center now stands a symbolic 1,776 feet high, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and third tallest in the world
With the final section of spire now in place, One World Trade Center stands as the Western Hemisphere’s tallest icon of freedom, resilience and the indomitable American spirit,” said Port Authority Vice Chairman Scott Rechler.
Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts. Playful sea lions and trusty penguins are welcoming visitors back to the New York Aquarium for the first time since the Coney Island marine haven was damaged by Superstorm Sandy. On Monday, marchers, bands and antique cars will take to Ridgewood Avenue again for the borough's annual Memorial Day parade. A combination of executive and congressional inaction has left Attorney General Eric Holder without permanent appointees in at least six top positions inside the Justice Department as he faces increased criticism from lawmakers. James Curtis, 36, A security manager at Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal casino has been indicted for allegedly obstructing an undercover investigation into prostitution in Atlantic City. A 36-year-old Prospect Park man driving a red scooter led police on a chase through the borough before wiping out on Glover Avenue, police said. Residents and representatives to hear from contractor, state officials on proposed plans to use explosives in residential neighborhood. Glen Rock veterans, officials, clergy and residents will assemble on Monday, May 27 for the borough's traditional Memorial Day observation. A Paterson man was arrested in Fair Lawn on May 23 after he tried to evade police on foot when an officer suspected him of drug possession. The 20-year-old son of a former aide to President George W. Bush was charged in a Washington, D.C., suburb on Friday, accused by police of killing a man with a hatchet. An unruly minibus passenger slashed the driver across the face and robbed $95 from him late Wednesday night, according to police. Cedar Grove High School's top two graduating seniors, William Reinhardt and Daniel Fanelli recently received American Express gift check donations for their academic accomplishments from Investors Savings Bank. Christie On TODAY: The Shore Is Open
 In a YouTube video recorded in Belmar, New Jersey, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez today urged Americans to visit the Jersey Shore and kicked off a summer-long effort to collect and share stories, videos and photos from beach- and boardwalk-goers. Gov. Chris Christie's latest filing shows he has raised $6.5 million before the June 4 primary.
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