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                                             Wednesday, January 17, 2007
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NJ Politics

Turnpike chief settles state ethics charges Joseph Simunovich agrees to pay $50,000
to settle charges he violated the state's conflict-of-interest guidelines by voting on contracts
for a highway contractor who had provided him and his family with private plane flights to Florida
Star-Ledger Gannett Bergen Record
In lawyer's prostitution case, talk of favors, a killing The money-laundering and
prostitution case against a high-profile NJ defense attorney takes a strange turn as authorities
allege he arranged sexual favors for friends and New Jersey law enforcement officials S-L

NJ Environment

Bergen farm preservation deal falling apart It’s the only farm to apply and is highly sought
after by developers, but a planning official says farm fails on public access Bergen Record
Atlantic County's mountain of trash won't get any taller The Atlantic County’s Utilities
Authority Landfill is one of the highest points in the county not affiliated with a casino AC Press

PA Politics

'Outraged' Nutter to Street: Make city safer or step down Philadelphia mayoral candidate
Michael Nutter depicts himself as "an outraged black man" as he criticizes fellow Democrat Mayor
Street for not doing enough to reduce violence crime Inquirer

PA Environment

Hearing on ethanol distribution and storage facility in Schuylkill County The DEP
will hold a public hearing next month on the initial air quality plan application of Green Energy
Renewable Energy, Ethanol and Nutrition-Holding for a facility proposed in Porter and Frailey
Townships Lehighton Times
Valley rail service backers unite A standing-room-only crowd of about 200 packs hall at Hotel Bethlehem in show of support for restoration of some kind of passenger rail service for the Lehigh
Valley Morning Call

New York/Nation/World

Conservation panel nixes Upper East Side tower NY Times
Working-class housing complex to rise in S. Bronx NYT
Oil lease chief knew of error, report asserts NY Times

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