Authorities smash New Jersey's largest pot-growing operation ever
BREAKING NEWS: Six houses in opulent neighborhoods were converted to high-tech marijuana factories, where authorities seized more than 115 pounds of pot and 3,370 growing plants worth a combined $10 million -- New Jersey's largest marijuana seizure ever.“We have not seen anything to match the volume of production of this criminal enterprise,” said Attorney General Paula T. Dow.
Previous arrests taught the growers to rent to own, rather than risk property seizures, authorities said. They sought owners outside the state "to avoid nosy intrusions," Dow said.
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Cops bust inhumane pit bull fights
Five pit bulls must be put down because they were so badly abused by a crew of dog fighters who staged bloody basement matches in a small Central Jersey town.
NJ's high court smacks local laywer for paying paralegal for referrals
Martin Burger had a spotless track record practicing law for more than half a century. But that didn't stop the state's highest court from reprimanding him for kicking back a percentage of the business that a Filipino-speaking paralegal brought in to his Palisades Park practice.
Poontangle: Chances that bikini-trim driver avoids serious trouble are slimmer than....
EDITORIAL: A women crashed her car in Key West last week while shaving her bikini line in traffic. And if you think the bust was bush, consider that this was EXACTLY a day after she was clipped for driving under the influence with a suspended license. The cops had Megan Mariah Barnes by the short ones this time. One web site dubbed her "Pubic Enemy No. 1."'Xine Scene: Speeding accidents waiting to happen on Route 287
An absence of police on a long stretch of wide highway has drawn a flock of teenaged drivers excited about what they call North Jersey's "Autobahn": Route 287. There's even a Facebook group lovingly comparing it to the racetrack-like speedways in Germany and Switzerland. Unfortunately, as springtime approaches, the opportunity for such dangerously fast driving has turned 287 into a deadly accident waiting to happen.Read more...
Jill MacInnes: A diet plan that actually works
If you’re like me, you've tried the latest and greatest diet plan, and maybe even lost a few pounds along the way. But soon you found yourself back in the same rut. In no time, you gained it all back -- and then some. The best plan for healthy eating, newfound energy and vitality builds slowly and steadily into your everyday lifestyle. And it doesn't happen overnight.Read more...
JOURNEYS: Teach our parents well
It’s a shame that anyone can become parents. There's no test, prequalification process, or fingerprinting. No personal interviews, background checks or psych exams. To get your driver's license, you need to provide every source of ID you’ve ever owned, give a blood sample, get swabbed for DNA, and sign over your first born. We teach classes in school that have no relevance or significance to what's ahead. Why not Parenting or Life Skills 101?Read more...
Hookers' haven no more: WNY cops crack down on prostitution
Prostitution is so ingrained in West New York, police don't have to raid apartments anymore: Hookers are coming to them. The next prostitution arrest will put the city in double digits -- and it's not even the end of March yet. Read more...
Fairview police seize $5 million in stolen meds from apartment
A group of law enforcement agencies are comparing notes about $5 million worth of stolen pain killers, AIDS medications and other prescription drugs that Fairview police seized before a crew could redistribute them throughout the area.Read more...
Jill MacInnes: A diet plan that actually works
If you’re like me, you've tried the latest and greatest diet plan, and maybe even lost a few pounds along the way. But soon you found yourself back in the same rut. In no time, you gained it all back -- and then some. The best plan for healthy eating, newfound energy and vitality builds slowly and steadily into your everyday lifestyle. And it doesn't happen overnight.Read more...
Puerto Ricans require new birth certificates by July 1
EDITORIAL: It's shocking more than 1 million native Puerto Ricans in the U.S.: As of July 1, their birth certificates will be worth nothing. Replacing them is shaping up as a potential nightmare.Read more...
Poontangle: Chances that bikini-trim driver avoids serious trouble are slimmer than....
EDITORIAL: A women crashed her car in Key West last week while shaving her bikini line in traffic. And if you think the bust was bush, consider that this was EXACTLY a day after she was clipped for driving under the influence with a suspended license. The cops had Megan Mariah Barnes by the short ones this time. One web site dubbed her "Pubic Enemy No. 1."Read more...
An open letter to President Obama: What about US?
Mr. President: I’m not Joe the Plumber. I am Deborah the dog walker. And, I demand my 15 minutes. I have something very important to ask, and I want a straight answer from you and the lawmakers on Capitol Hill -- no more grandstanding, posturing and political theater.Read more...
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