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Essex County College names new president (The Progress)
The Essex County College Board of Trustees has chosen Edythe M. Abdullah as the college’s new President.Word wizards aim for glory at Tri-County Spelling Bee (Press of Atlantic City) Forty-six spelling champions from schools in Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties will compete at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Tri-County Spelling Bee at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in Galloway Township.
New Jersey women hospitalized after buttock-enhancing surgery gone wrong (New York Daily News) Six women in New Jersey are recovering after they received buttocks-enhancement injections containing silicone used to caulk bathtubs.
6 NJ women hospitalized after cosmetic surgery (Burlington County Times) From The Associated PressSix women in New Jersey are recovering after they received buttocks-enhancement injections containing silicone used to caulk bathtubs.State health officials say the women, from Essex County, apparently underwent cosmetic procedures from unlicensed providers.Investigators have not determined if the cases are related.No arrests have been made.Instead of medical-grade ...
Overnight manhunt in North Caldwell leads to arrest of two teens seen in stolen car (The Star-Ledger) NORTH CALDWELL -- After a nine-hour manhunt that brought out a New Jersey State Police helicopter and the Essex County sheriff’s bloodhounds, North Caldwell police this morning arrested two East Orange teens in connection with several auto burglaries. The boys,...
NORTH JERSEY: Women hurt in botched surgeries (Daily Journal) NEWARK — Six women in New Jersey are recovering after they received buttocks-enhancement injections containing silicone used to caulk bathtubs. State health officials say the women, from Essex County, apparently underwent cosmetic procedures from unlicensed providers.
Exec announces park upgrades, festival sponsor (The Record and Herald News) On Monday, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenz, Jr. announced $2 million of improvements planned for Essex County Branch Brook Park, outlined the exciting line-up of activities for the 34th Annual Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival and introduced Aetna as the premiere sponsor of the cultural and nature celebration.
N.J. bill mandates public employees live in state (The Philadelphia Inquirer) If New Jersey taxpayers fund your paychecks, you ought to live in the Garden State, too.That's the thinking behind a bill proposed in the Legislature this week, which already has drawn bipartisan support from Gov. Christie and Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D., Gloucester), among other political leaders. It also has attracted loud criticism from public employees.
N.J. Supreme Court reprimands judges in Essex, Ocean counties (The Star-Ledger) Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerA 2007 photo of the Justices of the New Jersey Supreme Court hearing arguments in Trenton. TRENTON — The state Supreme Court today reprimanded two Superior Court judges, saying they made disrespectful and insulting statements to people appearing...
6 NJ women hospitalized after 'caulk' butt enhancements (New York Post) NEWARK, N.J. — Six women in New Jersey are recovering after they received buttocks-enhancement injections containing silicone used to caulk bathtubs. State health officials say the women, from Essex County, apparently underwent cosmetic procedures from unlicensed providers. MORE FROM THE POST: CRACKPOT CAULKER BOTCHING BUTT-SHAPES Investigators have not determined if...