Christie becomes Republicans’ best bet for 2016 (via AFP) New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie won overwhelming re-election on Tuesday, propelling him to the top of a list of Republican White House hopefuls for 2016. Christie, 51, who has led his…
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Gunman who fired shots in New Jersey mall seemingly disappeared
STATE — Witnesses reported a lone gunman, dressed all in black and wearing a black helmet, fired shots inside the largest mall in New Jersey on Monday night just before closing time. Although hundreds of police officers from across North Jersey responded…
Woman charged with manslaughter after texting while driving incident
RAHWAY — A city woman is charged with vehicular homicide after Essex County authorities say she caused a deadly accident while texting and driving. Jennifer Sahoye, 35, of Rahway, was originally charged with causing death while driving with a suspended…
Obituary: Mayor John T. Gregorio of Linden: 1926-2013
John T. Gregorio, Sr. died of leukemia on October 23, 2013, aged 85, in Linden. Gregorio was a Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1976 to 1978 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1978 to 1983 and was Mayor of Linden from 1967 to 1983 and 1991 to 2006.
Chinese scientists light new path to the internet
Chinese scientists have created a revolutionary way to connect to the internet using LED-based lightbulbs, Xinhua reports. Coupled with special microprocessors embedded in the bulbs, four computers were capable of connecting to the internet at very high speeds: 150 megabits…
Texas two-step nets Board of Education job for son
LINDEN — Jorge Alvarez is a local politician doing a Texas two-step. After Alvarez was elected to the school board, he stepped down so his 24-year old son could be hired by the Linden Board of Education. Now, Alvarez is…
Supreme Court to hear greenhouse gas case
Source: The Hill Author: Ben Geman The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to review whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the power to require greenhouse gas permits for big stationary pollution sources such as power plants, factories and refineries. The…
Pedestrian killed by Amtrak train
WOODBRIDGE — Northeast Corridor rail service has resumed with delays up to one hour in both directions that are being attributed to a trespasser fatality near the Metropark rail station in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township. Amtrak suspended service after…
The Abject Failure of Reaganomics
Originally published on Friday, October 18, 2013 by Consortium News by Robert Parry Even as the Republican Right licks its wounds after taking a public-opinion beating over its government shutdown and threatened credit default, the Tea Partiers keep promoting a false narrative…
Should $4 billion in taxpayer money be spent subsidizing criminal activity or defending consumers?
By Francisco Enriquez Amid all the clamor over the government shutdown, our nation’s leaders faced another question of budget priorities last week: Is $4 billion in taxpayer money better spent subsidizing JPMorgan’s alleged criminal activity or funding the federal agency charged…