Dear EarthTalk: What’s the deal with New York City buildings switching over from heating oil to natural gas? Is this a trend in other U.S. cities as well? — Mitchell Branecke, Yonkers, N.Y.
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Summit Man Sentenced In Berkeley Heights Luring Case
ELIZABETH — A Summit man arrested in January 2010 and charged with attempting to lure a Berkeley Heights girl was sentenced earlier this morning, said Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.
Prices At The Pump Creep Higher As Summer Driving Season Ramps Up
STATE — Gas prices continued their upward tick for the second straight week, following 11 consecutive weeks of declines, inching up 6 cents nationally since the beginning of July. The national average price for regular grade gasoline was $3.39 Friday, up 3 cents for the week, yet down 15 cents from month-ago and down 26 cents from year ago prices. However, prices remain 72 cents lower than the record high of $4.11 set four years ago this week.
Former Correction Officers Sentenced For Smuggling Cell Phone To An Inmate
TRENTON – Two former state correction officers were sentenced to prison today for smuggling a cell phone to an inmate at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel, the state’s correction facility for sex offenders, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced.
Senators Plan To Introduce Legislation Requiring U.S. Olympic Committee Produce Uniforms In America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following news that the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) outsourced production of opening ceremony uniforms for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Frank R. Lautenberg announced they will introduce the “Team USA Made In America Act of 2012” next week.
Fernando Gonzalez To Be Honored Later This Month
PERTH AMBOY — Councilman Fernando Gonzalez will be honored for his distinguished record of 36 years of service to the community with a testimonial dinner on July 27 at the ZPA Hall on Grace Street.
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Sowing The Seeds For A New Generation Of Farmers
Do you know who grows your food? Chances are, it’s a farmer nearing retirement. A U.S. Department of Agriculture study shows that the average age of the American farmer is 55 … and climbing.
‘Drastic’ Defense Cuts Would Set The Clock Back Only To 2006
Defense spending cuts slated to take effect automatically in January if the two parties cannot agree on a more balanced budget would still leave the Defense Department with more funding than it received six years ago, according to a report Wednesday from the Congressional Budget Office.
Vote Set For Quixotic Bill That Would Reveal Attack Ad Funders
A bill designed to reveal the donors behind anonymously funded political attack ads is scheduled to hit the floor of the Senate Monday — however, the legislation has virtually no chance of passing, and even if it did pass, it still wouldn’t go into effect until after the 2012 election.