By: David Matthau | NJ 101.5 Jersey’s highest court has heard oral arguments on Kyleigh’s Law. The justices must now decide whether the law requiring new drivers to place red decals on their cars, to help police monitor their behavior, violates privacy laws. Rockaway attorney Gregg Trautmann says the case is really about his daughter Catherine – and thousands of other young women “that are going to be out there driving alone at night, having to place a decal on their car – and make them potential victims for any creep or stalker that wants to do them harm.” He [ Read More ]
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Did you know that PNC Bank Arts Center is one of the top 5 most popular outdoor concert venues in the U.S.? PNC Bank Arts Center is managed by Live Nation, the 2nd major outdoor concert venue in the NYC metro area; the other, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on Long Island. Many concert-goers love the outdoor arena; about 2/3 of the event seating is located on the lawn. The Summer concert schedule includes shows from May through September. Located off Exit 116 on the Garden state Parkway, the PNC Bank Arts Center is a great summer concert staple. 2012 [ Read More ]
Lin-sanity has swept up the NBA over the last week. Now it seems like the phenomenon has gone worldwide. Friday’s 38 point performance by Harvard grad Jeremy Lin for the New York Knicks against the LA Lakers was his greatest performance yet as a starter, since he burst on to the scene and propelled the team to 4 straight wins. Lin now has over 200,000 followers on Twitter. He’s got over 800,000 on Weibo – including 200,000 new ones in the 24 hour period after beating the Lakers. But there’s more to this story than basketball. This isn’t just a [ Read More ]
JTOWN Magazine – Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 | Posted by Jackson, NJ Jackson, NJ – The New York City Office of Emergency Management, in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Communications Commission, and mobile telephone service providers will be conducting the first-ever end-to-end test of cellular broadcasting technology Friday, December 15, 2011 from approximately 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM. It is possible that messages broadcasts over the cellular network may be received by enabled cell phones in the State of New Jersey. This event will be just a test, and not a real emergency alert. Cellular phone [ Read More ]
December 15, 2011 Edition Howell woman honored as mother of the year BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Joy Walk HOWELL— When ElizabethWalk was born, her parents Joy and Todd were ready for the typical challenges of parenthood. Then, a few years later, came a doctor’s diagnosis that Elizabeth, now 8, was autistic. “It wasn’t the plan we laid out. We’ve been together 21 years,” said Joy Walk, of Howell. “Back when we were teenagers talking about our future, this definitely was not it, but in some ways it’s better.” Walk, an administrative assistant with the Woodbridge office of the Financial [ Read More ]
APP.com About the Series The largest health care firm in the world has seen record profits – and global allegations of fraud, bribery and deception. How did the most admired company in America get in trouble? Our four-day series examines the secret world of J&J. Click here to read the four part series… Johnson & Johnson, the gold standard for American corporations, has been admired for its devotion to a simple business philosophy: Put your customers first, no matter the cost, and profits will follow. That idea, found everywhere from giant tablets in the lobby of J&J’s New Brunswick headquarters [ Read More ]
By APP.com | 6:58 AM, Dec. 13, 2011 TRENTON — The president and chief executive officer of a Marlboro-based mortgage company was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for failing to report almost $200,000 in assets, including cash, wine and artwork, on his bankruptcy filing. The sentence came nearly three months after David Findel was sentenced to more than five years in prison for wire fraud he committed when he led Worldwide Financial Resources. He will serve the two sentences at the same time. “I regret what I have done, and I take full responsibility,” Findel said during the [ Read More ]
(12/13/11) ASBURY PARK(AP) – Bon Jovi will be among the headliners for The Bamboozle 2012, a three-day music festival in May at Asbury Park. Foo Fighters and blink-182 also will headline the event scheduled for May 18, 19 and 20. The 10-year-old concert returns to the beach in Asbury Park for the first time since 2003. It will feature more than 100 acts performing on nine stages on the beach and boardwalk. Additional performers will be announced after the New Year. The festival also will feature “The Break Contest,” a competition for unsigned bands with the grand prize winner receiving [ Read More ]
