The New Jersey Round-Up: From The Newsroom
Budget shortfalls will be at the heart of the discussion in Trenton, as budget season heats up at the State House.
WEDNESDAY'S HEADLINES
- Kevin McArdle previews the day's events, and examines how bad New Jersey's financial situation is.
- The head-scratching story of the day: a game of "peek-a-boo" goes horribly wrong at a Camden laundromat. You can watch the video below.
- AAA Mid-Atlantic releases their travel projections for the holiday weekend around New Jersey.
- The annual C-Suite Survey of CEO's is released, showing 0ptimism for NJ's economy and business climate.
- A new study shows that safer cars are contributing to a huge drop in highway traffic deaths.
- Tuesday yielded two more school bus crashes around the state.
- A black bear has been spotted wandering around the Lakewood area.
- Atlantic City is jumping with anticipation for this weekend's official opening of Revel, while there is some concern over beach closures around the city.
- The recent stabbing in AC continues to hover a huge black cloud over the city's safety.
- A remembrance was held on Tuesday to honor fallen police officers.
- A new "Kids Count" survey examines kinship caregivers.
- Devils/Rangers Game 5 is set for tonight. You can show us your colors online.
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Our two-day poll asked your opinion of the Dharun Ravi sentence. There were a ton of votes on this poll, and it was basically split. 43% felt it was too lenient, 41% thought it was just right, and 16% say it was too harsh.
TODAY'S POLL