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Some contestants will sport footwear that reflects their state. Miss Florida's shoes depict alligators, Miss Indiana's have basketballs and hoops, Miss New Jersey will sport sea shells and Miss Arizona's have a cactus.
State officials are hoping to cleanse New York City nightclubs of a deadly form of the "bath salts" drug.
The report concluded that the Port Authority didn't give the public enough opportunity to review and comment on the proposed increases.
Gov. Chris Christie said the fire that raged for eight hours in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights was 95 percent contained by late morning Friday.
Most of the suspected cases, including the one confirmed case, are connected to D'Jais Bar & Grill in Belmar.
Many Seaside Park residents are still recovering from Hurricane Sandy, but that didn't stop many of them from reaching out to lend a helping hand in the wake of Thursday's massive boardwalk fire.
Winds were raging and fire experts said that conditions along the boardwalk created the perfect storm that resulted in a worst case scenario.
Every parent goes through the tough job of trying to get their kids to behave. Well, there's a school in Bergen County trying a new way to inspire their students to do the right thing.
The Clerk's Office said they need some 55,000 signatures or 10-percent of the registered voters to sign and with over 900,000 residents in Bergen County the Mayor of Paramus has balked at the group's efforts.
Kara Alongi had vanished Sept. 30, 2012 after posting a message on her Twitter account that alluded to an intruder in her house, police said.
Torrential rain, powerful winds, and dangerous lightning left their mark in Bergen County, where thousands of strikes, including at least two on buildings, were reported.
Lifelong residents said they felt like they were punched in the gut as they watched the boardwalk and numerous buildings on it get gobbled up by flames.
The county's so-called Blue Laws ban most Sunday retail sales except for food and gas.
The woman, who asked not to be identified by name, called 911 after she heard the suspects in her Garfield home Wednesday afternoon.
One person was killed and more than a dozen others were injured Wednesday following a crash involving an NJ TRANSIT bus and a van in Newark, N.J.
