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Suprised by Closure - We may have seen the signs but the closure of Revel caught many former employers off guard.

• AC casino workers react to casino closings / NJ1015.com
• Revel closes its doors / Press of Atlantic City

A one-stop resource center opens today in Atlantic City, meant to help the thousands left jobless by the recent closures of Revel and Showboat.

• Resource center opens for affected casino workers / NJ1015.com

Video Confirmed - Islamic state extremists have beheaded American journalist Steven Sotloff. A video distributed Tuesday titled "A Second Message to America," shows Sotloff's killing, possibly somewhere in Syria.

•  US says Sotloff beheading video is authentic / NJ1015.com (Associated Press)
• Remembering Steven Sotloff through his journalism / Washington Post

Sick Leave Mandate - Newark, Jersey City, and Passaic have already passed paid sick leave ordinances and several towns are considering it. The Assembly sponsor of a bill to create a statewide paid sick leave mandate says now is the time to act.

• Prieto: Statewide paid sick leave an Assembly priority / NJ1015.com

Christie's Agenda - Now that Labor Day is over and summer is winding down, Governor Christie (R) plans to focus his attention on two main issues for the rest of this year.

•  Christie stressing pension reform and transportation funding / NJ1015.com

Lawsuit Dismissal - Gov. Christie is asking a judge to dismiss the lawsuits filed by over a dozen unions over his cut in the state's pension payment. Ironically, the governor's legal brief claims that his own pension reforms are "void and unenforceable"

• Christie asks judge to dismiss case on pension funding cuts / Star-Ledger

Sentence Stands - An appellate court has rejected a New Jersey man's bid to overturn his conviction and sentence for running his ex-girlfriend's car off a highway and slashing her face and arm.

• No break in sentence for man who ran girlfriend off the road, slashed her face / NJ.com

Smart Use - Smart phones could soon be banned inside public buildings in a Middlesex County community.

• Town Passes Recording Ordinance After Cop Caught Dissing Obama / MY 9

Getting Your Shots - A majority of parents are having their children immunized, according to the Centers For Disease Control.

• CDC: Childhood vaccination rates remain high / NJ1015.com

Sentencing for a Prank - A Weehawken teenager who sneaked to the top of the 1 World Trade Center tower is set to be sentenced to community service for a climb that fueled questions about security at the nation's tallest building.

•  Teen due for sentencing in 1 World Trade Center climb; he's promised community service / Fox News (AP)

Re-election Effort- Senator Cory Booker (D) is ramping up his re-election campaign with a series of kick-off events. A poll last month showed the incumbent Democrat in a tighter race than initially expected. The Quinnipiac poll showed Booker ahead of little-known Republican Jeff Bell by 10 percentage points.

• N.J. Senate candidate Jeff Bell goes for the gold against Booker / Star-Ledger

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MLB:

• Boston 9, Yankees 4
• Mets 8, Miami 6
  
• Phillies 4, Atlanta 0
  

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