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MONTCLAIR — A Montclair State University student has been charged with witness tampering in connection with a small fire in a dormitory at the northern New Jersey school. University spokeswoman Paula Maliandi said today that Lauren Shinn, a 19-year-old Dumont resident, was freed after posting $25,000 bail. The charge stems from a Sept. 23 fire on the sixth floor... Full story »

ATLANTIC CITY — Parents in New Jersey are trying to figure out what to do with their kids because schools are closed for the annual teachers' convention. Atlantic City officials are hoping the estimated 50,000 educators who will spend time at the two-day event will help stimulate the sagging economy. Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority vice president Gary Musich... Full story »

VERNON TWP. -- Five people were hospitalized today after inhaling toxic fumes that emanated from food steamer tables in the Vernon Township High School cafeteria, authorities said. Superintendent John Alfieri said the mishap occurred shortly after 8 a.m. when a cafeteria worker lighted several steamer tables not knowing that a household cleaning product used to remove water stains had been... Full story »

MONTCLAIR -- Administrators at Montclair State University are trying to reassure parents and students about fire safety after three small fires that forced evacuation of a large residence hall. MSU Vice President Karen Pennington posted a letter on the school's website Tuesday listing fire safety measures in place at the school's dormitories and saying that the university police are... Full story »

NEWTON -- Sussex County Community College and its adjunct faculty members reached an agreement on a three-year contract that will give adjunct professors pay increases of about 9 percent over the length of the deal, the college announced today. Under the new agreement, adjunct faculty members will get a 3 percent increase this year; 3 percent in 2010; and... Full story »

NEW BRUNSWICK -- A Rutgers University researcher and a student are working on methods to fight the national resurgence of bed bugs, according to a report on the Rutgers Today website. The report said Entomology researcher Changlu Wang and student Vincenzo Averello said since the pesticide DDT was banned for environmental reasons, the blood-sucking pests have made a major... Full story »

NEW BRUNSWICK -- A Rutgers University student plans to travel to Los Angeles this week for an appearance as a contestant on the “Wheel of Fortune” TV game show, according to a report in The Daily Targum. The report said Stephanie Francis, junior communication major, is schedule to tape the show Friday and it will be broadcast in March.... Full story »

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MADISON – Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair tonight told a forum at Drew University the world’s problems spread at a much faster pace, but he remains optimistic that strong and wise political leadership can foster sound economies and peace. “The challenge is global,” Blair said. “The solution has to be global.” In remarks to a packed house at... Full story »

MONTVALE -- Montvale and Woodcliff Lake voters will decide Tuesday whether to create one school district for both towns, a report in the Record said. If that is passed, the report said the outcome of the ballot question could eventually lead to the dissolution of the 54-year-old Pascack Valley Regional High School District, which educates high school students from Hillsdale,... Full story »

PRINCETON -- A yearly ranking that measures access and availability of sexual health information and resources at 141 colleges and university places Rutgers University at 52 and Princeton University at 61. Independent research firm Sperling's BestPlaces conducts the research for Trojan Condoms. The University of South Carolina ranked first in the survey, followed by Stanford University, the University of... Full story »

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (Somerset) -- A Halloween dance scheduled for Thursday night at Franklin Middle School was postponed in the wake of an Oct. 23 melee at Franklin High School, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com. Principal Roberta Mitchell wrote to students and parents "given the recent events at Franklin High School surrounding the homecoming dance last Friday evening, the district... Full story »

PRINCETON -- Princeton University announced today layoffs for 43 employees and the reduction in hours for 18 other positions as part of a two-year budget reduction plan to address a sharp decline in the university's endowment. The staff cuts follow a voluntary early retirement program that led 145 employees to leave Princeton. In announcing the layoffs, Princeton officials said it... Full story »

PATERSON -- Paterson's Eastside High School will get a second principal this week as part of an initiative to increase safety in the school, a report in The Record said. Zatiti Moody will be co-principal, in charge of discipline and facility issues, while the current principal, Karen Johnson, will oversee teaching and learning, according to the report. Moody is the... Full story »

CAMDEN -- An associate clinical professor at the Rutgers School of Law–Camden has written a book giving advice to parents with children going through the juvenile court system, according to a report in Rutgers FOCUS. Sandra Simkins, a children's advocate and co-director of the Children's Justice Clinic at Rutgers, said she wants to dispel the myth that “juvie court”... Full story »