New Jersey 101.5 » Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Fri, 24 May 2013 15:38:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 UK Arrests 2 Men Over Incident With Pakistan Plane [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/uk-arrests-2-men-over-incident-with-pakistan-plane-video/ http://nj1015.com/uk-arrests-2-men-over-incident-with-pakistan-plane-video/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:14 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=270683 Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, officials said, rattling the U.K. just days after a British soldier was killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/uk-arrests-2-men-over-incident-with-pakistan-plane-video/feed/ 0 Diverted Pakistan plane at Stansted Airport in London (Twitter) NJ Homeowners Hit by Sandy Can Apply for Grants http://nj1015.com/nj-homeowners-hit-by-sandy-can-apply-for-grants/ http://nj1015.com/nj-homeowners-hit-by-sandy-can-apply-for-grants/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 14:40:56 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=270647 New Jersey is now accepting applications from homeowners seeking grants to rebuild homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-homeowners-hit-by-sandy-can-apply-for-grants/feed/ 0 Mark Wilson, Getty Images Scientists Struggle to Explain Storm Surge Dangers During Hurricanes http://nj1015.com/scientists-struggle-to-explain-storm-surge-dangers-during-hurricanes/ http://nj1015.com/scientists-struggle-to-explain-storm-surge-dangers-during-hurricanes/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 14:09:11 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=270634 During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer easy-to-understand, color-coded maps and change the way they talk to the public.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/scientists-struggle-to-explain-storm-surge-dangers-during-hurricanes/feed/ 0 David Greedy, Getty Images Editorial Urges Christie To Make Rebuilt Beaches Free http://nj1015.com/editorial-urges-christie-to-make-rebuilt-beaches-free/ http://nj1015.com/editorial-urges-christie-to-make-rebuilt-beaches-free/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:52:45 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=270618 A newspaper used its front page to call for the suspension of beach fees along the Jersey Shore, whose storm-damaged beaches, boardwalks and towns have been rebuilt with billions in federal tax dollars.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/editorial-urges-christie-to-make-rebuilt-beaches-free/feed/ 0 Seaside Heights (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) NJ Transit Offering Early Getaway Service http://nj1015.com/nj-transit-offering-early-getaway-service/ http://nj1015.com/nj-transit-offering-early-getaway-service/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 12:40:12 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=270590 New Jersey Transit is offering early getaway service for the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-transit-offering-early-getaway-service/feed/ 0 Boy Scouts to Accept Openly Gay Boys [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-to-accept-openly-gay-boys/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-to-accept-openly-gay-boys/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 09:43:19 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=270439 After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies are far from over.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-to-accept-openly-gay-boys/feed/ 0 Jennifer Tyrrell of Bridgeport, Ohio, a Cub Scout den leader who was kicked out in 2012 for being openly gay, embraces her son Cruz Burns, 8, before a news conference at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas (Stewart House/Getty Images) I-5 Bridge Collapses Into Wash. River, Injuring 3 [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/i-5-bridge-collapses-into-wash-river-injuring-3/ http://nj1015.com/i-5-bridge-collapses-into-wash-river-injuring-3/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 09:30:12 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=270486 An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were pulled from the chilly waterway.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/i-5-bridge-collapses-into-wash-river-injuring-3/feed/ 0 Interstate 5 bridge collapse in Washington State (KOMO TV) Transit Agencies to Receive $3.7B in Aid http://nj1015.com/transit-agencies-to-receive-3-7b-in-aid/ http://nj1015.com/transit-agencies-to-receive-3-7b-in-aid/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 03:21:47 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=270478 Four major transit agencies in New York and New Jersey will receive $3.7 billion in federal aid to repair damage from Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/transit-agencies-to-receive-3-7b-in-aid/feed/ 0 Weiner Starts Stumping in Mayoral Race http://nj1015.com/weiner-starts-stumping-in-mayoral-race/ http://nj1015.com/weiner-starts-stumping-in-mayoral-race/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 02:38:39 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=270466 Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/weiner-starts-stumping-in-mayoral-race/feed/ 0 Michelle Obama Getting Help from NJ Students http://nj1015.com/michelle-obama-getting-help-from-nj-students/ http://nj1015.com/michelle-obama-getting-help-from-nj-students/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 02:33:41 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=270463 Schoolchildren from New Jersey shore communities battered by Superstorm Sandy will join Michelle Obama for a garden harvest next week.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/michelle-obama-getting-help-from-nj-students/feed/ 0 Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images