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'Operation Swill' N.J. raids bars to see if they are passing off cheap liquor as premium brands


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.”

Senator Menendez Joins Governor Christie, Mayor Doherty To Open New Belmar Boardwalk


Senator Menendez Joins Governor Christie, Mayor Doherty To Open New Belmar BoardwalkCalling 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.

24 Confirmed Dead As Huge Tornado Hits South of Oklahoma City


24 Confirmed Dead As Huge Tornado Hits South of Oklahoma CityA 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.

New Jersey Rolls Out Annual "Click It or Ticket” Campaign


New Jersey Rolls Out Annual "Click It or Ticket” CampaignBeginning 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.”

N.J. hospital leads list for highest billing rates


N.J. hospital leads list for highest billing ratesThe 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 Unemployment Drpos To 8.7% Despit Weak Job Growth And Continued Public Sector Cuts


New Jersey Unemployment Drpos To 8.7% Despit Weak Job Growth And Continued Public Sector CutsNew 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.

Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victim


Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victimSHOUT 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 [...]

NJ STATE SENATE APPROVES GUN SAFETY BILLS


NJ STATE SENATE APPROVES GUN SAFETY BILLS 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.

WORKERS INSTALL FINAL SECTION OF SPIRE ATOP ONE WTC


WORKERS INSTALL FINAL SECTION OF SPIRE ATOP ONE WTC 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.


NJ non-partisan group Key part of Christie tax plan could be unconstitutional

A legal opinion from the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services says a key component of Governor Christie's tax-credit proposal ""would be found unconstitutional"" if challenged in court.
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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization. Gay adults will remain barred from serving as Scout leaders.
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Authorities investigating possible homicide in Kinnelon

Authorities said they have found no signs of forced entry at the home where two people were confirmed dead this morning.
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Bogota police chase leads to arrest of Carlstadt cheese ball company co-founder

ONLY ON THE PILOT Uri Elam seemed to have the world on a string after emigrating to the U.S. from Brazil and building a multimillion Carlstadt company that makes gluten cheese snacks –until he led Bogota police on a five-mile chase with his pickup truck last night. With his father as a passenger, Elam hit [...]
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Legal non-partisan agency finds Christie's tax-credit proposal ""unconstitutional""

A legal opinion from the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services says a key component of Governor Christie's tax-credit proposal ""would be found unconstitutional"" if challenged in court.
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Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones

President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrowing terror threat that still imperils the nation but now is defined by smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida.
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Tea party vs. old guard in Senate GOP rift

A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers is in full view again with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of using tactics that might tempt Democrats to change Senate rules that now protect the minority party.
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N.J. students to help Michelle Obama harvest garden

Schoolchildren from New Jersey shore communities battered by Superstorm Sandy will join Michelle Obama for a garden harvest next week.
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Senator Assaults let military culture continue

Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said Thursday.
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Obama to visit Jersey Shore with Christie Tuesday

President Obama will visit the Jersey Shore on Tuesday with Governor Christie, his first visit to the state since he viewed the damage wrought by superstorm Sandy just before the November election.
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Sons of Sugarhill Records founders are spared prison terms for failing to file tax returns

Two sons of the founders of Sugar Hill Records, the pioneering Englewood rap music label, were spared prison terms on Thursday for failing to file their federal income tax returns.
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Going down the shore this weekend? Send us your photos and stories

See your photos and stories from the beaches you visit this weekend featured on NorthJersey.com
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6 Wyeth paintings from N.J. collector fetch $2M at NYC auction

Six paintings by the famous Wyeth family of artists have sold for just over $2 million at a New York City auction.
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Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen

President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a leadership upheaval has improved the country's security but not eliminated the terrorist organization trying to recruit jihadists.
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Flash flood warning issued for northeast New Jersey

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for most of northeast New Jersey and southern New York, including Bergen, Passaic and Essex counties until 745 p.m.
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