Three months out, a new Quinnipiac University poll has Corzine trailing Christie by 9 points, 51-42, among likely voters. A mid-July poll gave Christie at 12-point lead. When independent Chris Daggett is factored in, Christie's lead shrinks to only 6 points.
NJ's Public Advocate is stepping into a case of a disabled woman denied an apartment lease in Mercer County because she can't pay her rent without NJ's rental assistance program. Chen joined the case to protect the housing rights of low-income people.
Rothman and the tea party people
Rep. Steve Rothman got interrupted and shouted down at his health care reform event last night.
Steady paycheck, regular raises
As private sector jobs dry up, professionals who never thought they would, turn to teaching.
Local 1199 SEIU says 11 striking workers at 3 nursing homes in Union City, Jersey City & Guttenberg were replaced because they're on their union negotiating team, or strong union supporters.
Shenanigans?
A recall committee organized to recall the mayor calls shenanigans on the Point Pleasant Beach clerk for nullifying an effort to recall Mayor Vincent Barrella because one of the circulators didn't sign at the bottom. To court, that will go.
5 years after Hurricane Floyd
Why are the 40,000 square ft. of office space built into Rahway Library still
mostly empty?
Lock him up!
North Bergen right-wing hate blogger Hal Turner was ordered held without bail in Chicago. Hal Turner wrote on his blog June 2 that 3 federal appeals judge "deserve to be killed" for a decision on handguns.
Former Springfield mayor and current candidate, dies
Two-term committeeman Kenneth Faigenbaum, 57, was running for re-election.
