Menendez, Lautenberg boost new rail tunnel plan

Politics — February 10, 2011 at 12:08

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Trans-Hudson tunnel reborn with Amtrak

Politics — February 10, 2011 at 11:46

U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) joined the President and CEO of Amtrak, Joseph Boardman, and Amtrak board member Anthony Coscia to announce that Amtrak is proposing to spend $50 million to begin preliminary engineering and design on a new two-track rail tunnel from New Jersey to New York City called [...]

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Englewood Cliffs Council rift over naming clerk

Politics — February 10, 2011 at 11:45

By Christina Rossi ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS – The Borough Council voted 4-2 along party lines on Tuesday, Feb. 1 to appoint a new Administrator/Borough Clerk. Filling the position has been a point of contention between the Republican majority and Democrats, including Mayor Joseph C. Parisi, Jr. Democrats Ilan Plawker and Melanie Simon abstained from the vote. [...]

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Christie a success, poll finds

Politics — February 10, 2011 at 11:41

New Jersey voters approve 52 – 40 percent of the job Governor Christie is doing and say 54 – 35 percent that his first year in office is a success, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, Feb. 9. This compares to a split 46 – 44 percent job approval in a December 21 [...]

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Weinberg open government bill package advances

Politics — February 8, 2011 at 11:31

A bill package sponsored by Senator Loretta Weinberg (D-Dist. 37), which would modernize and strengthen New Jersey’s Open Public Meetings and Records Acts and increase public transparency and accountability was approved by the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee on Monday, Jan. 31. “In President Obama’s State of the Union address last [...]

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Let’s build mass transit that makes sense

Community News, Politics — February 3, 2011 at 15:53

By Tenafly Mayor Peter S. Rustin On Election Day 2010, the voters of Tenafly did a very politically incorrect thing: they told NJ Transit that our town did not want the proposed extension of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) system to terminate in Tenafly. Only those who live in Tenafly could truly understand why our [...]

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Democrats short on funds, miss Corzine more than ever

Politics — February 3, 2011 at 13:15

By Darryl R. Isherwood Recent reports out of the Election Law Enforcement Commission show that over the past four years, Democratic fundraising totals have plummeted more than 50 percent, while the GOP has seen a remarkable uptick. A number of factors have contributed to the Democratic slide, including new pay to play rules, a surge [...]

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Englewood’s winners in New Jersey Hall of Fame

Community News, Entertainment, Politics — January 28, 2011 at 11:29

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Offical takes oath

Community News, Politics — January 28, 2011 at 11:20

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Garrett urges gop to demand spending cuts

Community News, Politics — January 28, 2011 at 11:00

By Nancy Morehouse Rep. Scott Garrett (R-Dist.5) is insisting that the Republican’s promise last year to cut $100 billion from spending not be neglected. Mr. Garrett, chairman of the Budget and Spending Task Force for the Republican Study Committee (RSC), released a letter on Jan. 24 to Speaker of the House John Boehner stating, “These [...]

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