02/02/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR NEW JERSEY.

• $500k dog bite settlement sheds light on victim-friendly laws in N.J. _{2013-02-02, 07:08 am}
  ... in damages which, according to Akinsanya's attorney, is one of the largest settlements related to a dog bite in New Jersey, where the liability laws governing dog bites are becoming more favorable toward victims. "Years ago, you would have to prove ...
• New Jersey Medical Malpractice Lawyer At Ginarte O'Dwyer Gonzalez... _{2013-02-02, 07:05 am}
  Joseph A. Ginarte, a lawyer who represents victims of medical negligence in New York and New Jersey, cites the findings of a recently released study by Johns Hopkins Medicine that estimates over 4,000 surgical 'never events' happen each year in U.S. operating rooms.
• Causeway Bike Path and Visitors Center Now Due in March _{2013-02-02, 06:59 am}
  ... according to spokesman Joe Dee. The two amenities are the final pieces of the most expensive bridge project New Jersey has ever completed: a six-year, $400 million replacement of the 2.2-mile causeway that serves as the main route into Ocean City ...
• Springfield, NJ Patch _{2013-02-02, 06:40 am}
  ... the power company attributes the loss of power "to severe weather that passed through our service territory." New Jersey State Senator Tom Kean visited AAA on Route 22 in Springfield to remind motorists to make sure they are prepared for winter ...
• Stop the games. N.J. courts should be at full strength: Opinion _{2013-02-02, 06:38 am}
  ... Teams consider it an accomplishment if they don't give up a goal until they return to full strength. In New Jersey, we have been short two associate justices on the state Supreme Court for more than a year. Some lawmakers think that assigning ...
• Reading with Rover: Dogs Used as Low-Pressure Literacy Tool _{2013-02-02, 06:25 am}
  ... schools in an effort to a provide therapeutic experience to each individual. Currently, there are 35 teams in the New Jersey branch of PAWS for People. Most of the pets who participate are dogs, yet there are a few cats and even some rabbits-all of ...
• Local Museums Free for Bank of America Cardholders This Weekend _{2013-02-02, 06:15 am}
  ... exhibitions and ticketed shows. You can take advantage of the promotion this weekend at the following local New Jersey museums: Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art Garden State Discovery Museum Liberty Science Center Montclair Art Museum Morris ...
• Football and Facebook: NJ Residents Back San Francisco in 2013 Super Bowl _{2013-02-02, 06:11 am}
  It's not a surprise that most Facebook users in New Jersey started the football season solidly supporting the New York Giants or Philadelphia Eagles.
• NJ Youth Symphony Will Play At Jersey Gardens Sunday _{2013-02-02, 05:58 am}
  About 350 young musicians, all members of New Jersey Youth Symphony , will perform as one orchestra at Jersey Gardens Center Court in Elizabeth on Sunday, Feb.
• New Jersey Gun Buyback Program Branching Out _{2013-02-02, 05:04 am}
  Fresh off a pair of recent success stories in our region, New Jersey's "Guns For Cash" buyback program is branching out.
• Report: Another NJ man arrested in guard's death _{2013-02-02, 04:22 am}
  Another Trenton man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of an off-duty New Jersey corrections officer at a banquet hall.
• Cooper: Don Bosco football still seeking game _{2013-02-02, 03:36 am}
  ... I have a few irons in the fire. Getting these out-of-state games are difficult, but they are what's best for New Jersey football and for our young men." McAleer was able to reveal eight of the Ironmen's regular-season games. It includes three ...
• In Dick Wolf's debut thriller, terror takes a 'Law & Order' tack _{2013-02-02, 03:00 am}
  "Intercept" by Dick Wolf is the book that's going to give people who work at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey nightmares.
• Parsippany Night Out to raise funds, awareness for prostate cancer fight _{2013-02-02, 03:00 am}
  ... Hotel and Suites Parsippany Fairfield, will benefit the Dean and Betty Gallo Center at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. "It is fitting that we are doing in this in Parsippany, where Dean Gallo is a legacy, and it is important to educate people ...
• New Jersey airport supervisor with fake identity sentenced _{2013-02-02, 03:00 am}
  An illegal immigrant from Nigeria who worked as a security supervisor at Newark Liberty International Airport for 20 years has been sentenced after admitting he used a murdered man's identity.
• Cops must be held to highest standard _{2013-02-02, 03:00 am}
  ... honorable and heroic individuals -- deserve a stigma and a criminal record. We urge state legislators to revise New Jersey's law so that police officers and other law enforcement officers cannot be eligible for the pre-trial intervention program. ...
• Who's News _{2013-02-02, 03:00 am}
  ... Michael Forte of Vineland, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. She is pursuing a degree in speech pathology and audiology and is a member of the college's Ospreys softball team. She is a ...
• State upholds bully penalties _{2013-02-02, 03:00 am}
  New Jersey's education commissioner has upheld the punishments against the first two students whose parents challenged the state's tough new anti-bullying law.
• Briefs _{2013-02-02, 03:00 am}
  ... Artists Theater Group, who will reenact a classic radio comedy sketch of "The Bickerson's." . * Presentation by New Jersey birding guru Pete Dunne, "A Bayshore Sampler: 36 Years of Birds & Birding on the Bayshore," at 7 p.m. For information, call ...
• Recognizing environmental leaders in New Jersey _{2013-02-02, 03:00 am}
  Abraham Lincoln once said, "Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition." New Jersey has numerous individuals and organizations more than worthy of recognition for hard work -- and innovative ideas -- to improve our environment.