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NJ Sen. Lautenberg Dead at 89
 NJ Sen. Lautenberg Dead at 89 
Jun 3, 2013 9:15 AM CDT

NJ Sen. Lautenberg Dead at 89

Chris Christie will appoint his replacement

(Newser) - Frank Lautenberg, the New Jersey Democrat who was the oldest sitting member of the United States Senate, died this morning of viral pneumonia at the age of 89, reports the Record . Lautenberg, who had been diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2010, had been in ill health since late last year...

NJ Sent $24M in Benefits— to Prisoners

Agencies didn't check databases to see if recipients were in prison

(Newser) - New Jersey sent nearly $24 million in taxpayer money to prisoners in the form of unemployment, welfare, pension, and other benefits, reports the New York Times . An audit released yesterday uncovered 20,000 prisoners who received benefit money between July 2009 and April 2011, including tales such as one man...

Obama, Christie Rekindle a Political Friendship

President tours Jersey Shore

(Newser) - President Obama today reunited with one of his biggest political pals of last year as he and New Jersey's Chris Christie did a post-hurricane tour of the Jersey Shore. Obama's big quote, as per the Star-Ledger :
  • “We understand there’s still a lot of work to be
...

Snooki, Christie Finally Meet at Jersey Shore

'He just doesn't like us' concludes Snooki

(Newser) - Chris Christie is on a big promotional push for the Jersey Shore this weekend, taking an old fashioned road trip along the beaches to encourage tourists back after Sandy, reports NBC . He's even willing to risk the political blowback of strolling the shores with Obama again, adds Today . Someone...

Bar Caught Serving Rubbing Alcohol as Scotch

New Jersey catches 29 establishments filling top-shelf bottles with bottom-shelf booze

(Newser) - A New Jersey restaurant is in hot water for trying to pass off a heady mix of caramel food coloring and rubbing alcohol as scotch, state authorities revealed yesterday, while another even cheaper establishment filled its booze bottles with dirty water. Both restaurants were caught in a state-wide sting intended...

Guy Buried by 1.5K Pounds of Pineapples, Survives

NJ man never even lost consciousness

(Newser) - A Jersey City, NJ, warehouse worker somehow survived—and never even lost consciousness—after being buried by 1,500 pounds of pineapples yesterday. The 39-year-old was in stable condition last night, the Star-Ledger reports. Other than calling it an "industrial accident," the paper had no further details on...

Freedom Goat Runs for Her Life, Snarls Traffic

Eludes Jersey cops for two hours, but will she escape slaughterhouse?

(Newser) - It's hard not to root for the goat in this one: One believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey today, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase. The small female eluded five Jersey...

Forklift Driver Survives Plunge Into Soy Sauce

Gaping hole opens in warehouse floor

(Newser) - It's still unclear what caused a warehouse floor to collapse in New Jersey yesterday, ABC 7 notes, but it seems a forklift may have saved its driver's life. As Danny Rodriguez was operating the vehicle, a hole opened below him and he fell—apparently into a mix of...

Cops Bust Prostitution Ring ... at Senior Citizen Home

Neighbors, 75 and 66, are suspected masterminds

(Newser) - The suspects are accused of running a prostitution ring out of their apartments, using cocaine, and ultimately causing drunks and drug addicts to bother others living in the building, pass out in the halls, and leave used condoms in the rec room. Oh, the building in question? It's a...

Cops: Gunman, 2 Others Dead in NJ Standoff

Gunman dies in custody; mom, 13-year-old found inside house

(Newser) - The bodies of a woman and a 13-year-old boy were found at the Trenton home where a dayslong standoff ended today with police shooting a man suspected of holding three children hostage, authorities said today. The standoff began Friday afternoon when police looking for children that hadn't been in...

Trenton Hostage Standoff Ends, 3 Kids Safe

Gunman reportedly in custody

(Newser) - A standoff with an armed man who took multiple hostages inside a Trenton home has ended and three children are safe, police said early today. "The Trenton hostage situation is resolved, the three children are safe, and the area is secure," a state police spokesman said. He said...

Christie: I Had Secret Weight-Loss Surgery

But don't cry '2016!' just yet

(Newser) - The window to poke at Chris Christie's weight may be, well, shrinking. The New Jersey governor had lap-band stomach surgery in February in a hushed effort to lose weight, he tells the New York Post . If your knee-jerk reaction to the news is "2016!", know that Christie...

7th-Graders Named 12 Girls to Kill in Video: Police

20-minute video allegedly spoke of classmates they wanted dead

(Newser) - Two seventh-grade girls in New Jersey are in trouble after allegedly making a YouTube video threatening to kill 10 to 12 girls from their school, reports WNBC News . In the 20-minute video, which has since been taken down, they boasted of being good assassins and wanting to stab several classmates,...

6-Year-Old Shot, Killed by 4-Year-Old Neighbor

NJ boy was shot in head with .22 rifle

(Newser) - For the second time in the space of a few days, a 4-year-old has been involved in a deadly shooting. Police say 6-year-old Brandon Holt of New Jersey died a day after being shot in the head by the other child as their parents stood in a yard nearby, CNN...

Powerball Winner Covers Rent for His Neighborhood

Pedro Quezada selling his bodega: report

(Newser) - Pedro Quezada won a $338 million Powerball jackpot—and he's using it to pay his New Jersey neighbors' rent, a friend tells the New York Daily News . "He’s such a good guy," the buddy says. "He said he’s going to pay the rent for...

In Christie Household, Mary Pat Makes the Big Bucks

She pulls home $307K as bond trader

(Newser) - It's not like Chris Christie's $175,000 salary as governor of New Jersey qualifies as pauper pay, but wife Mary Pat is the family's real money-maker. She pulled in $307,000 in 2011 as a Wall Street bond trader, reports Bloomberg Businessweek . “I’ve always been...

NJ Bodega Owner Wins $338M Powerball

Pedro Quezada says he'll help his family, others

(Newser) - Bodega owner Pedro Quezada has seen his share of hard times. The 44-year-old father of five lives with his wife and kids in Passaic, one of the poorest areas of North Jersey; years ago, a fire destroyed much of their store, and just one year later, thieves stole everything they...

Teen Sues School Districts in Bullying Case

New Jersey student says it's gone on for years

(Newser) - A teenager is suing two school districts for allegedly failing to stop bullying that left him with serious health problems, the Star-Ledger reports. Unnamed in the suit, the teen claims he's been bullied by students and school employees since grade four. The alleged bullying included name-calling, taunting over his...

Menendez Facing Grand Jury Probe

Investigation centers on ties to Salomon Melgen

(Newser) - Sen. Robert Menendez is facing a federal grand jury probe amid continuing questions over his relationship with friend and donor Salomon Melgen, insiders tell the Washington Post . Interviews and records show the New Jersey Democrat pushed the Dominican government to follow through on a port security contract with Melgen; Menendez'...

WaPo, Daily Caller at War Over Prostitute Story

WaPo reports escort was paid to make up claims against Sen. Menendez

(Newser) - Yesterday saw a Washington Post report that raised fundamental questions about reports that Sen. Robert Menendez was involved with Dominican prostitutes. Now, the Daily Caller , which originally broke the story , says the Post's takedown is full of holes: The paper misidentified an escort at the heart of the case,...

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