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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
NJ diner owner found dead in business
Web produced by Dan Hosea, Eyewitness NewsROXBURY, N.J. (WABC) -- A 71-year-old diner owner in New Jersey was found dead inside his business. The long time owner of the Kenvil Diner located at 405 Route 46 West in Roxbury was killed on Saturday.
His body was left in the restaurant.
The victim's name is Chafic Ezzeddine, but he went by Steve.Officials are not saying if robbery is a motive.
Dozens of investigators are now working this case.
Authorities are asking for the public's help.
If anyone saw anything Saturday afternoon, please call the Morris County Prosecutor's Office at 973-285-6200, the Roxbury Township Police Department at 973-448-2100, or the Morris County Sheriff's Crimestopper Program at 973-267-2255.
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Man fatally stabbed on Seaside Heights boardwalk
Eyewitness NewsSEASIDE HEIGHTS (WABC) -- A packed Jersey shore on Memorial Day led to a deadly stabbing, with police still searching for a killer.
A fight broke out on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights just after 8 p.m. Monday. During the fight, an unidentified man was stabbed.
He later died at the hospital.
The incident happened just blocks from the Big Top Arcade, as well as the house used in MTV's "Jersey Shore" reality show. (Copyright ©2011 WABC-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)Get more New Jersey News »
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Senators demand probe of oil refiners' profits
Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK -- New York Sen. Charles Schumer wants the government to investigate U.S. oil refiners' skyrocketing profits. He says the companies are to blame for high gas prices.
Speaking Sunday at a gas station on Manhattan's West Side, the Democrat said that "something is rotten." He said refiners' profits have more than doubled since last year.
Meanwhile, the price of unleaded gas went up by almost 12 percent in the two weeks ending May 6.In New York, the average price for a gallon of gas is $4.03.
In New Jersey it's $3.77.
In Connecticut it's $4.13.
The senator says he believes refiners are fixing prices by cutting back on stockpiles.
In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, Schumer demanded an investigation into record profits by major refiners.
The letter is also signed by the Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, and three other Democratic senators.
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Police vehicles hit by suspected drunk driver
Eyewitness NewsFORT LEE, N.J. (WABC) -- Authorities say the cars of four police officers investigating one suspected drunk river were struck by another early Monday in northern New Jersey.
The four Port Authority police officers were treated for neck and back injuries at Englewood Hospital and released.
Roach was taken into custody and charges are pending. Authorities say the officers had three police cars parked on the shoulder of Interstate 95 near the George Washington Bridge after stopping a suspected drunk driver a little after 4 a.m.
A vehicle driven by 40-year-old Omar Roach rear ended one of the cruisers, police said, causing a chain reaction of crashes into two other police vehicles.Roach was taken to Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck for treatment.
Charges against him are pending.
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Enjoying Memorial Day at Jersey Shore
Eyewitness NewsASBURY PARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- For those lucky enough the best place to escape the heat is of course the beach. In Asbury Park it's a busy but very tame boardwalk.
Lots of people have been going in the water, not just their toes, but up to their chests.
No one is complaining about the weekend."It's a great weekend, and hope it never ends, even know we know it will," said one visitor.
Asbury Park's boardwalk is seeing a rebirth with shops like Hot Sand Glassblowing.
"We've had a lot of people come in and we've been cruising til 9:30 with people coming in," said Eric Barniskis.
The beach has been packed and so have been the boardwalk rides.
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Comparisons of the Different New Jersey Drug Plans
There are a great range of New Jersey drug plans. In order to receive a comprehensive guide the easiest place to look is online. Most companies that offer New Jersey drug plans will give you the most competitive deals. One cannot say which the ideal plan is. It is dependent on the individual.
New Jersey drug plans are offered to Government employees, the general public, and to pensioners over the age of 62.
The State Health Benefits Program was launched in 1962 and covers dental, medical and prescription drug coverage to both qualified local and state government employees, retirees, and eligible dependants. Benefits for this program include prescription drugs for ninety days, with a copayment of 60 days; drugs are received via a mail service. The copayments range from $3 for generic medication, and $10 for brand name medication. You will pay $5 for a ninety day mail-order supply of generic drugs and $15 for brand name prescription drugs. Most pharmacies in New Jersey are affiliated with this program. If the pharmacy is not affiliated with this program, the full amount must be paid up front and then claimed from the benefit scheme. Federal legend drugs, compounded medications, insulin, contraceptives, infertility drugs, and diabetic supplies are covered benefits. The following are not covered by the scheme: non-federal legend drugs, state-restricted drugs, blood, infusion drugs, and cover-the-counter medication. There are four levels of coverage: single, member/spouse or Partner, family, and parent and child (ren). Coverage begins when the papers are signed.
New Jersey drug plans for the general public include Advantage, Aetna, Bravo, CIGNA, Community, CVS Caremark, EnvisionRxPlus, First Health Part D, and Fox Value Plan, to name a few. There are many New Jersey drug plans on the market. The best thing to do is to compare notes with people that have different New Jersey drug plans. Some of the top plans include Medco Medicare Prescription Plan. The ratings on this plan are very good, and people who are on it have few or no complaints. Medicare is available to two groups: those who are going to turn 65, and those under 65 who are on Social Security disability. The plan is divided into different parts: hospitalization, which will cover your stay in the hospital, but not for the services rendered. Your medical services are covered, but you do have a co payment of 20%. This benefit also covers a limited amount of preventative services.
There are also New Jersey drug plans for people under 65 who do not have a disability. The best thing is to do some extra research into Medicare. Here they will provide you with a complete list of New Jersey drug plans to suit each individual's budget in each plan there are both positives and negatives. You have to look and see which the best plan is for you.
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WWII: The Essential Collection (The World at War / Victory at Sea / The Century of Warfare)
For the first time ever, the most influential documentaries on World War II are available in one comprehensive collection.Academy Award winner Laurence Olivier narrates the definitive history of World War II, THE WORLD AT WAR. Four years in the making, this 22-hour masterpiece explores virtually every facet of the war: planning, politics, battle, occupation and genocide. Featuring incisive interviews with key Allied and Axis leaders, including Albert Speer, Lord Mountbatten, Alger Hiss, Toshikazu Kase and many others, THE WORLD AT WAR is a devastating chronicle of battle.
The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning VICTORY AT SEA considered the most influential documentary in television history captures every major naval engagement of the war, from U-boat wolf packs to Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Featuring a score by Academy Award winning composer Richard Rogers, narrated by Leonard Graves and hosted by Peter Graves, VICTORY AT SEA, in the words of Harper's Weekly, 'created a new art form.'
THE CENTURY OF WARFARE frames WWII within the context of the war-torn 20th Century. From the precursors of World War I to the liberation of Kuwait, this encyclopedic documentary utilizes a vast archive of historical footage to explore every major engagement of 100 years of combat.
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Relocating to New Jersey
From great sandy beaches to rural farmlands to some of the country's most progressive cities, New Jersey offers a little something for everyone. If you are considering a move to the Garden State, the following article can help you learn about the various areas of New Jersey and connect with resources which may help streamline your move.
Regions of the Garden State
The Delaware River Region - Along the New Jersey-Pennsylvania border, this area in Western NJ is home to Burlington, Gloucester, Camden, Salem, and Mercer Counties. The Delaware River region is very diverse as it encapsulates some of the most undeveloped areas of the state such as the Pine Barrens and Del Water Gap while providing area residents with easy access to some of the state's and neighboring state's largest metropolitan areas such as Camden, Philadelphia, and Wilmington, Delaware.
The Skylands Region - Unlike many of the commercial centers that make up the Garden State, visiting the Skylands is like taking a step back in time. As one of the more rural areas of the state, the Skylands is filled with lakes, river, rolling hills, farming communities, and winding country roads. It is not uncommon for people who work in New York City or any of New Jersey's urban core to own second homes in the Skyland countryside.
The Gateway Region - Millions of immigrants entered the United State through Ellis Island helping to define this region's name. Today, the Gateway Region is the most heavy populated in the state thanks to its easy commute to New York City and NJ's own Newark, Hoboken, and rising star, Jersey City. With its cosmopolitan flair, the Gateway Region offer plenty of great dining, shopping, quality schools, and great cultural outlets to enjoy.
The Jersey Shore - Home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the Country, the Jersey Shore is dream destination for residents and vacationers alike. From family friendly beaches to some of the best nightlife in the state in Atlantic City, there is a little something for everyone along the New Jersey seaboard. Like most beach communities, the population along the Jersey Coast decreases dramatically after the summer months leaving homeowners with a quiet respite for the remainder of the year.
Steps for Your Move:
If you are planning on buying a home, you can start your research on several popular real estate web sites such as realtor.com or realestate.com. There are plenty of fine New Jersey mortgage companies to choose including American Financial Resources who is based in Parsippany, Quicken Loans, and Gold Mortgage. As you prepare to get settled into your new home, you are going to want to update your address with friends, family, creditors, the IRS and anyone else that you need to communicate with. If you have children, you will want to get them registered in their new schools. You will also want to contact the New Jersey Division of Elections to register to vote and the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to ensure that you take the proper steps to update your driver's license and automobile registrations.
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Newark police to increase patrols for summer
Web produced by Bob Monek, Eyewitness NewsNEWARK (WABC) -- After a weekend of deadly violence, Newark police will move dozens more officers to the street this week.
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It's part of an annual anti-crime push, Safe Summer Initiative, rolled out in 2006.
Newark police said the program was officially slated to start Wednesday. However, Mayor Cory Booker said on his Twitter site that residents could expect to see more officers on the streets starting Monday night.
"We're shifting dozens more police 2 the streets & moving up the implementation of our safe summer plan. Folks should see the increase 2night," he tweeted.The move comes after four people died by gunfire over the weekend in Newark.
On Sunday, one person was killed and four wounded in four separate shootings in Newark. Three people were fatally shot and four others wounded on Saturday.
One of the shootings happened at the corner of Seventh and Broadway Sunday afternoon. Business owners on this block had hoped to profit from Memorial Day sales, but after the violence, they say customers are too scared to show up.
Four bullets shattered the glass window at Dina Dibon's Discount Furniture Store in Newark. Dina is sweeping up glass and taking photos of the damage. She had to close early because she wasn't making any sales.
"No business at all. People are scared to come," Dibon said.
Van Stewart witnessed one of the other shootings on Sunday afternoon.
"I heard the gunfire. I saw people scattering. I saw the guy who got shot running up the street before he collapsed," Stewart said.
Two men were wounded in the shooting on Seventh and Broadway. The string of shootings comes just a few months after the city laid off more than 160 police officers. Since then, violent crime is up in Newark and business owners feel forgotten.
"Mayor Booker, where is the police? When we need you, you're not here," Tony Rivera said.
The police department itself has not been spared in the wave of violence. On Thursday an off-duty officer was hit by a stray bullet and killed in a drive-by shooting.
Rivera says the suspects in all of these cases don't care about anyone.
"No concern for human life whatsoever. They just sprayed the other side of the street w bullets," Rivera said.
The extra officers being rolled out tonight will remain on the streets until the beginning of September.
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
PATH train service resumes after investigation
Eyewitness NewsNEW JERSEY (WABC) -- All PATH train service was suspended for more than 2 hours Saturday night as police investigated a suspicious package. NJ Transit officials say police removed an unattended package at the Grove Street station in Jersey City.
The PATH service suspension began around 7:45 p.m. and service resumed just before 10:00 p.m.
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NJ plans to pull out of greenhouse gas initiative
(FILE) New Jersey Gov. elect Chris Christie announces Thursday, Dec. 16, 2009, in Trenton, N.J., that he is appointing Kim Guadagno, right, who will be New Jersey's first lieutenant governor, to pull double duty in the new administration by also serving as secretary of state. (AP Photo / Mel Evans) By ANGELA DELLI SANTI and BETH DeFALCOTRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey will withdraw from a 10-state regional greenhouse gas reduction program by the end of the year, Gov. Chris Christie announced Thursday, saying it hasn't worked to combat global warming. The decision marks a turnaround for a highly industrialized state that was an early backer of reducing greenhouse gas pollution - credentials that helped promote the leader of its environmental efforts to head the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
"This program is not effective in reducing greenhouse gases and is unlikely to be in the future," said Christie, a Republican.
"The whole system is not working as it was intended to work. It is a failure."The EPA's leader, Lisa Jackson, urged Christie to reconsider, saying the program helps reduce air pollution, promotes clean energy and creates jobs.
Christie is the latest Republican to announce that his state would exit a regional pact to reduce the gases linked to global climate change. Similar agreements in the West and Midwest are struggling. Efforts by other Northeastern states to withdraw are stalled.
The Northeast pact - the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI - puts a price tag on pollution by requiring fossil fuel-burning power plants in the 10-state region to buy credits to cover the carbon they emit, a method known as cap-and-trade. The money from the sale of the credits is meant to be used to pay for renewable energy initiatives.
"RGGI does nothing more than tax electricity, tax our citizens, tax our businesses with no discernible or measurable impact upon our environment," Christie said, noting that other big Northeastern states, such as Pennsylvania, are not members.
Yet in 2008 when the program started, New Jersey's largest electric company, Public Service Enterprise Group, supported cap-and-trade, saying it allowed companies to use their ingenuity and knowledge of markets to achieve environmental goals.
Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, said Thursday that the program was working as designed. He said New Jersey's greenhouse gas emissions from electric power plants had declined 10 percent since 2009. He said the pact was responsible for creating 18,000 jobs in the region and generating $2.3 billion in economic benefits.
The EPA also commended the program in response to Christie's decision.
"While we respect every governor's prerogative to make policy decisions, this is a disappointing step given New Jersey's legacy of leadership on environmental issues," said Brendan Gilfillan, spokesman for Jackson. "We hope the governor will reconsider."
Pacts in the West and Midwest have faltered in recent years as Republicans appointed to state office have postponed or delayed their states' participation. For instance, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed an executive order 15 months ago to extract the state from its commitments.
Christie's announcement puts him in line with three Republicans running for president or considering doing so. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Jon Huntsman of Utah and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts all supported regional emissions trading programs as governor, but none do now.
The announcement thrilled conservatives, who have been dogging governors in the Northeast to abandon the effort to limit greenhouse gas emissions by charging utilities for their fossil fuel output. But it angered lawmakers who supported New Jersey's participation since 2008 in RGGI.
"Today, I'm proud to say Christie is our governor," said conservative Steve Lonegan, head of the state's Americans for Prosperity chapter. AFP is backed by billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch of energy giant Koch Industries, which has been lobbying around the country for the repeal of the program.
Lonegan said he hoped New Jersey's pullout would signal the collapse of the entire program, but a state lawmaker who pushed for New Jersey's participation four years ago lamented Christie's announcement as a dismal day for the state's clean air and energy advocacy efforts.
"Sadly, this day will go down in history as the one in which New Jersey ceded its standing as a leader in environmental protection efforts," said Assemblyman John McKeon, a Democrat who chairs the Assembly environment committee.
Though Democrats control the Legislature, the majority party may be powerless to stop the Republican governor from carrying out the exit strategy because no legislation is required for him to do so.
Christie said he is committed to increasing off-shore wind production and making solar energy more affordable. Four nuclear power plants, including the country's oldest reactor, supply a portion of the most densely populated state's electricity needs.
Christie, who in November raised questions about the causes of global warming, said Thursday that he believes climate change is real and caused, at least partially, by human activity.
The waning support of states for action on global warming comes as federal efforts to combat climate change are taking hits from conservative Democrats and Republicans. President Barack Obama and Jackson, former head of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, endorsed legislation that would have launched a national market for pollution permits to be bought and sold.
The bill failed to pass last Congress when Democrats were in charge. And with Republicans now controlling the House, Obama has said he would pursue other ways to fight global warming.
The agency and Jackson are now under attack from Republicans who say it is taking job-destroying steps to reduce global warming pollution.
Besides New Jersey, states participating in the pact are Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
In Delaware, the Legislature recently considered a measure to withdraw from the program, but members refused to move the bill move out of the House Energy Committee.
Legislation is pending in New Hampshire that would make it easier for that state to leave the pact if another large New England state, such as Massachusetts or Connecticut, withdraws.
However, Democratic Gov. John Lynch opposes repealing the law.
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Associated Press writers Norma Love in Concord, N.H.; Mary Esch in Albany, N.Y.; and Dina Cappiello in Washington contributed to this report.
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Suspect arrested in Jersey City rape cases
Web produced by Bob Monek, Eyewitness NewsJERSEY CITY (WABC) -- Authorities in Jersey City say they have arrested a suspect wanted in a pair of brutal rapes.
Antiquion Miller, 33, appeared in court via video link from the Hudson County jail.
The prosecutor here says Miller is the man who viciously beat and raped two women.
The first happened on March 23rd here on Harrison Ave.Police say he put a 24-year-old woman in a choke hold from behind, dragged her down an alley off Harrison Avenue in Jersey City, beat and raped her for more than 30 minutes.
A similar attack happened this past Sunday. A 34-year old woman was grabbed from behind, pushed into her building on Bergen Avenue near Fairmont Avenue and savagely raped.
A surveillance picture released on Wednesday produced a tip call identifying Miller, investigators said.
Miller sat in a small arraignment room on Friday and listened while the judge explained the charges against him: three counts of aggravated sex assault, robbery and kidnapping.
"Mr. Miller your case will be referred to the grand jury. Your bail will remain at one million dollars cash," the judge said.
For months, women who live and work in the area of the rapes have been scared to go out at night. There was a collective sigh of relief when word spread an arrest had been made.
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What Are the Benefits of Buying a Residential Home Through New Jersey Foreclosures?
The availability of a large number of New Jersey foreclosures at highly reduced asking prices has now made it possible for buyers to purchase a residential home in some of the best communities in the State without spending a fortune. Some of the various benefits of buying a home through New Jersey foreclosures include its agreeable climate, affordable housing, state assistance for home buyers, very low average asking rates and a booming real estate.
Buying through foreclosures in New Jersey - Residential benefits
One of the best aspects of relocating to this area through New Jersey foreclosures is that the residents can enjoy a great weather throughout the year. Due to the regions great climate, there are a large number of recreational options available for the youth as well as families ranging from cycling and walking tours to great theme parks and nature trails.
The area comprises of some of the most favored communities in the country due to the high standard of living which makes buying a foreclosed property a very viable venture as these houses are available at prices which are much lower than their market rates.
Another great residential benefit for home buyers interested in purchasing through New Jersey foreclosures is that the state housing department is offering down payment assistance schemes in order to encourage people to invest in these properties. Prospective home buyers can also avail tax credit abatement under this scheme which makes purchasing a property in this area a very wise venture.
The region has reported some of the lowest average rates when it comes to asking prices of New Jersey foreclosed homes. Most of the foreclosed homes are at present being sold off at 30-45% of their actual market prices. For instance a three-bedroom home which was priced at $450,000 last year was purchased at a bargain price of $250,000 last week.
By investing in a property through New Jersey foreclosures, home buyers can be rest assured of a sound investment venture as the region has a steady and promising appreciating value in the real estate market. As this region is one of the favored residential destinations in the U.S, most of the New Jersey foreclosures are located in top notch communities with quality services which is one of the prime reasons for the areas promising investment potential.
So go ahead and reap the various benefits of investing in a property through New Jersey foreclosures by buying a residential home of your choice today.
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4 shot, 1 killed in Newark shooting spree
Eyewitness NewsNEWARK (WABC) -- Police in Newark are investigating a deadly shooting in the city's south ward.
One person was shot and killed and three people were injured in the shooting near 399 Irving Turner Boulevard.
It happened shortly after 7 p.m.
Two men and a woman were each shot once in the leg.Another man was shot once in the arm and died at the hospital.
Police are in the early stages of their investigation.
So far police have not identified a motive for the shootings.
Investigators are still searching for the suspect.
Police ask anyone with information about this or any other crimes to call the Department's 24-hour "Crime Stoppers" anonymous tip line at 877 NWK-TIPS (877 695-8477) or NWK-GUNS (877 695-4867).
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CRUSADES CRESCENT & THE CROSS - Blu-Ray MovieJersey City carjacking suspect turns self in
Eyewitness NewsJERSEY CITY -- A Jersey City man charged in the shooting death of a U.S. Marine during a carjacking this week has turned himself in to authorities. Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio tells the Jersey Journal that 20-year-old Earl Austin surrendered Saturday afternoon.
Austin is charged with shooting 23-year-old Anthony Adams, a Marine, during an attempted robbery and carjacking early Thursday morning.
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Manhunt for second suspect in death of police officer
Eyewitness NewsNEWARK, N.J. -- One man is in custody and a second being sought in a drive-by shooting that killed an off-duty Newark police officer and wounded two other people at a fast-food restaurant in New Jersey's largest city. Police announced the arrest of 19-year-old Rasul McNeil-Thomas on Friday evening. McNeil-Thomas was arrested at his Newark home and charged withmurder of Newark Police Officer William Johnson.
He was also been charged with two counts of aggravated assault for shooting two other victims and weapons charges. Bail has been raised to $1,500,000.
There was no immediate word on whether he had retained an attorney.Police are still searching for the second suspect.
The Thursday night attack killed 45-year-old Officer William Johnson, a 16-year police veteran.
A 21-year-old man was wounded and was in stable condition at University Hospital. A 19-year-old woman who was at the restaurant with her toddler was struck in the shoulder. She was released from the hospital by Friday morning. Her child was not wounded.
Johnson, known in the department as an affable, dedicated officer, worked in the department's video surveillance unit, monitoring police cameras set up around the city, and alerting officers in the streets to any suspicious activities.
"There is still a deep sense of pain for the loss of this officer," Newark Mayor Cory Booker said. "But there is a sense of gratitude, of pride and relief that (investigators) are getting to the closing strides to find who is responsible for these crimes."
Authorities said McNeil-Thomas and the other suspect stole a car at gunpoint and used it in the shooting; the car was recovered nearby soon afterward. They didn't say what tied McNeil-Thomas to the car or whether he had identified the second suspect.
Acting Police Director Samuel DeMaio said video surveillance from inside the fast-food place showed that the shooting happened so quickly, Johnson would not have had time to draw a weapon.
The vehicle from which the shots came sped off immediately, authorities said. DeMaio said there were multiple shots fired; he didn't provide an exact number but said it was fewer than 10.
Details on a possible weapon used were not immediately released.
Johnson was off-duty when he stopped by Texas Fried Chicken and Pizza to order something to eat. Surveillance video showed he was standing at the counter, waiting for his food when the shooting occurred, according to DeMaio.
The bullets came from a vehicle outside the restaurant at about 9:50 p.m.
Police say there were more people in the fast-food place than the three who were shot, and one of them may have been the intended target. They were asking the public's help in tracking down any witnesses who may have been inside the restaurant or in the vicinity.
The slain officer grew up in Newark and continued to live in the city that often ranks as one of the nation's most dangerous places.
He had two daughters and was not married.
He was declared dead just after 3 a.m.
"The tragedy of this senseless killing is compounded by the fact that the victim, Officer Johnson, was a man who devoted his professional life to protecting the City of Newark and its residents from this type of violence," said state Attorney General Paula Dow.
Violent crime has risen in Newark in the last two years, despite gains in 2007 and 2008. There were twice as many murders, 20, in the first three months of this year, compared with last year, according to police department statistics.
The increase has come after much-publicized layoffs that cut nearly 15 percent of the police force at the end of last year. One of the officers who was laid off, 24-year-old Natombe Simmonds, collapsed and died while playing basketball last week, making this a particularly painful time for the department, police officials and the mayor said.
"This is a very sad day for us, our city is deeply, deeply wounded. We are in agony," Booker said, adding they wouldn't stop until they found whoever killed Johnson. "We are determined. We are steadfast. We will find (these) individuals."
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Dealing With Long Term Care - The Case of New Jersey
The Genworth Financial 2010 Cost of Care Study names New Jersey as second most expensive rates of assisted living facilities, while fourth state with most expensive nursing facilities throughout United States. However, New Jersey recorded much lower expenditures for home health services provided by a Medicare-certified home aide. In the last five years, the hourly rates in Southern New Jersey dropped by 6 percent per annum.
According to the 2000 Census, New Jersey has a population of 8.4 million people, with 1.4 million adults age 60 and older. In 1.4 million, there are more than 1.1 million age over 65, and 136,000 of them are over 85. In fact, the population of New Jersey than any of the other states since 13.2 percent of the population of the state are over 65 versus the national average of 12.4. These older adults more likely need long-term care to help them endure the effects of failing health.
Almost all adults who need long-term care in New Jersey (and the rest of the country) prefer to receive such care at home with the help of a loved one-children, relatives, and family members. No matter how much elders wanted to receive home care, they are hampered with the insufficient help from the state and are forced to spend their hard-earned dollars to meet such needs. Otherwise, they will receive financial support readily from nursing homes. In 1992, New Jersey favored home and community-based settings compared to nursing homes. However, in the next four years, the state's expenditures for nursing homes grew at fast rate, and the programs for home settings remained impossible.
There were statewide public forums held in 1990s that showed the strong consumer dissatisfaction with the state's long term care. Unlike its neighbouring states -Oregon, Wisconsin, and many other states-New Jersey has not supported or initiated reforms and senior advocacy groups. This made New Jersey a less-friendly state for seniors.
New Jersey Long Term Care Information
The expansion of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 created reforms for long term care services funded by Medicaid. The program was initially tested on four states: New York, California, Indiana, and Connecticut to check the feasibility of reducing Medicaid expenditures. This enabled all states to adopt long term care partnership program upon the approval of state plan amendment submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or CMS.
The New Jersey Long Term Care Insurance Partnership was approved by CMS on February 12, 2008, and became effective on July 1, 2008. The program is a collaboration of the New Jersey Department of Human Services and New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. This program aims to address the underrated long term care services of the state. Partnership policies allow policyholders to buy benefits that are equal to the amount of assets to be protected. Before, policyholders had to become impoverished to meet the asset cut-off Medicaid. This, however, changed as policyholders are not forced to fritter all their assets just to reach the asset limit and become eligible for Medicaid. The "asset disregard" is the most promising feature of partnership policies.
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If you have been single for a long time and all you want to do is to get someone you can share your life with in New Jersey you should not worry. You can find a date or singles in New Jersey in a very short time. New Jersey has got a lot of online dating sites that are free and paid for. Which ever one you decide to join, you will definitely find yourself someone you can be compatible with. You can also find singles in New Jersey using other avenue that do not necessarily Involve the Internet. You can meet with singles in Night clubs, museums and any other public place that is in New Jersey like the parks. Find yourself a nice person who would be interested in spending time with you and perhaps spend the rest of their life with you.
The New Jersey state has night clubs like After Dark, Brothers Bar and Liquor and Buda Bar and Grill that you can go to find singles in New Jersey. Once you get to a night club you can dance with someone. Just ask one of the people who are seated by themselves if you can dance with them. People are less likely to say no to a dance especially if they are sitting all by themselves. After dancing, do not let the person go without knowing at least one detail about their life. Make a point of getting at least two phone numbers and call all of them. Do not loose any phone number you get. Go for the date and decide for yourself if you like the person or not.
If you are taking a break form your busy life style do not hesitate to go for a cruise. There are various companies that can organize a nice cruise for you. While in this cruise you can meet with some of the singles in New Jersey. There is the Cruises Priceline which offers a lot of cruise packages. They have cruises that start from Bayonne to New Jersey. You can even look for some of the cruises online and even book a trip online. It is that simple and you will be on your way to taking a break from your busy life and finding a perfect single person.
You can also meet with singles in New Jersey in singles clubs or groups that can be found around that state. There are groups and clubs like Gold Mine and Intimate Friends. While here, you will be able to find yourself someone to love quite easily because most of the people in these clubs or groups are single and are looking for people they can love and who can love them back. You can also attend the various events that take place in and around the cities of New Jersey. This state has events like the Hamilton Ground for Sculpture New Jersey Storytelling Festival where there are a lot of storytellers. Go to such events and get yourself someone single and special.
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Man who murdered 2 in NJ church gets life terms
Joseph Pallipurath, suspect in a deadly church shooting in New Jersey.
Eyewitness NewsPATERSON -- A California man who shot to death his estranged wife and another person inside a New Jersey church has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms without parole. Joseph Pallipurath of Sacramento also received a consecutive 20-year sentence for attempted murder when he was sentenced Friday.
Pallipurath was convicted last month of murdering 24-year-old Reshma James and 25-year-old Dennis Mallooseril, a bystander who tried to help her. He had also been convicted of attempted murder for shooting another woman.
Prosecutors say Pallipurath drove across the country to confront his wife, who had left to escape what relatives say was an abusive marriage. She was killed in the vestibule of St. Thomas Syrian Orthodox Knanaya Church in Clifton in 2008.---
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Suspect identified in Jersey City rape cases
Web produced by Bob Monek, Eyewitness NewsJERSEY CITY (WABC) -- Authorities in Jersey City say they have identified a suspect wanted in a pair of brutal rapes.
A surveillance picture released on Wednesday produced a tip call that produced the name of the suspect, investigators said. He is not in custody at this time.
They also linked the same suspects to both rapes for the first time today.
The prosecutor's office says the man attacked a woman from behind and forced her into a building on Bergen Avenue near Fairmont, where he raped her early Sunday morning. Eventually, he was scared off by a neighbor.The woman told police her attacker was a black man about 5'7, physically fit wearing a short sleeve shirt and a red baseball cap.
He was caught on surveillance camera, shirtless without a cap.
About a half mile away from where Sunday's rape happened, another woman was brutally attacked back in March. She was grabbed from behind and dragged into an alley where she was raped for more than 30 minutes. She gave police a very similar description.
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Which beach is the best in New Jersey?
By WAYNE PARRYWILDWOOD, N.J. -- Need more proof that New Jerseyans hate having to pay for beach badges? For the third time in the past four years, Wildwood - the south Jersey resort town where the beaches are free and gigantic - has been named the state's best beach.
Wildwood and its two neighbors, Wildwood Crest and North Wildwood, took top honors in the annual contest run by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium/New Jersey Sea Grant and the Richard Stockton College Coastal Research Center as a way of making people feel more connected to and protective of the state's 127-mile coastline. Residents and tourists voted in an online poll.
The three beaches, which market themselves as a single entity called The Wildwoods, entered and won the contest that way, too. Admission to all three beaches is always free, which accounts for a big part of their appeal."They're nice and free, and they're always clean," said Lynda Jarrett, 59, of Lewisburg, Pa. "I've been coming here since I was 5 years old. I love everything about Wildwood. This beach is my medicine; it's what keeps me coming back each year."
Joint marketing also paid off for the second-place winner, the six municipalities on Long Beach Island. They placed third last year.
Ocean City, another south Jersey family resort which won the 2009 contest, came in third this year.
The other winners were, in order of finish: Sea Isle City; Cape May; Asbury Park; Seaside Heights (which moved up one spot from last year, possibly due to the absence this year of Snooki); Island Beach State Park; Cape May Point, and Sandy Hook, the first time the national recreation area made the top 10.
Cape May County thus took five of the top 10 spots in the contest. The Wildwoods, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Cape May and Cape May Point are all part of the state's southernmost county, where tourism is by far the largest industry.
This year's contest also selected winners for each of the state's four coastal counties. In Monmouth County, it was Asbury Park. In Ocean, it was Long Beach Island. Brigantine won in Atlantic County, and Wildwood, obviously, won in Cape May County.
The winners were announced at a news conference in Sandy Hook, where Jon Miller, a coastal expert from Stevens Institute of Technology, said New Jersey's beaches came through the winter quite well.
"The beaches are in extremely good condition," he said. "This winter was relatively mild in terms of the number of storms that impact the coast. It might be surprising considering the amount of snow we got."
The three major offseason storms - in October, right after Christmas and in April - all hit at relatively low tides and did not have extremely large waves that cause the worst erosion. As a result, Miller said, the beaches are well built up and able to withstand a summer pounding.
Wildwood has always been among New Jersey's most popular beaches. Motorists heading to the beach down the main drag roll up to a giant sculpture that spells out "Wildwoods" in 15-foot-tall letters on the boardwalk. On the ground in front of it are 29 brightly painted cement beach balls.
The Wildwoods boast three of the only five beaches in New Jersey that don't require people to buy beach badges to get onto the sand and into the water. Maybe it's because they have to work so hard to get to the surf.
The beaches here are a half-mile from the boardwalk in many spots, kicking sand in the faces of most other New Jersey beaches. Due to the prevailing ocean currents and the natural topography of the coastline, sand that washes away from other beaches piles up here.
In fact, the walk to the water is so far that Wildwood once seriously entertained a proposal to let a vendor offer camel rides to and from the surf before deciding against it.
Wildwood also is a hotbed of `50s doo-wop culture and is home to many oldies festivals and antique car cruise nights. The three-town resort says it has the largest concentration of preserved doo-wop architecture in the country, and last year was named one of America Online's 10 Architectural Wonders of the United States. Even the Wawa convenience store and gas station on the main drag into town is done up in neon colors and angular roof lines.
Wildwood and North Wildwood share a nearly two-mile boardwalk that has its own in-your-face charm, with the usual pizza and fudge shops alongside T-shirt shacks and body piercing outlets. It has three amusement piers with a gargantuan roller coaster and a freakishly tall Ferris wheel.
"This is where I've been coming all my life," said Joan Daug of Waterford, N.J., who was visiting the resort with her husband, Andy. "I always thought it was a nice family place. That's why I liked it."
"There's car shows on the boardwalk, fireworks," Andy Daug added. "There's always something going on here."
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Jersey Shore home within reach of more people
NEW JERSEY -- Four years after the U.S. housing market started its precipitous decline, the bar has been lowered for those hoping to purchase a home along the Jersey Shore. With prices down anywhere from 15 percent to 40 percent, real estate agents say retirees and the wealthy are often giving way to younger homebuyers and the middle class. The low tide in coastal New Jersey's real estate market is the result of the nationwide downswing in home prices triggered by the burst of the housing bubble in 2007 and subprime mortgage crisis. High-end, newly constructed homes and condominiums have taken the biggest hit, while older homes - where the value of the land exceeds that of the buildings - have best weathered the storm.
For homeowners along the state's almost 130 miles of coastline who bought at the peak, it's rough news. But for those thirsting to call the beachfront home, it's a buyer's market.
"We weren't even looking. We were riding our bikes and we just saw something," said John Holland, who had been renting a one-bedroom bungalow on Long Beach Island for three years, unable to find any homes for sale within his budget.Holland and his girlfriend, Lauren Rhatigan, purchased a home in Ship Bottom in March for $340,000. These days, Holland, a personal trainer, carries his surf board the few blocks to the ocean to enjoy the waves.
The drop in prices has also helped make a Shore home possible for those who had been eyeing more expensive properties but found them just beyond their reach.
Visiting the Jersey Shore was a courtship ritual for Kraig and Katharine Eaton, two consultants from the Philadelphia suburb of Glen Mills, Pa. After they married, the couple took their children for regular weekend getaways to Katharine's parents' house on Long Beach Island.
"When they sold it, the thought of not being on the island was too much to bear," said Kraig Eaton, 38, noting that at the time, nothing was available for less than a million dollars. "As housing prices came down, we found ourselves able to afford it for the first time."
After searching for six months, the Eatons closed on a vacation home in Avalon in September 2009, paying in the high six figures for a condo less than two blocks from the beach. They spend about a weekend a month there in the off-season, and rent it out during peak months to recoup some of the expense.
Housing prices in the four counties along the Jersey Shore dropped sharply in 2008 and 2009, then started leveling off, to varying degrees, in 2010, according to an Associated Press analysis of data from the New Jersey Association of Realtors. In Cape May County, the southernmost portion of New Jersey's shore, the median home price dropped from about $354,000 to barely over $280,000 between the first quarters of 2008 and 2009 - a 21 percent drop in just one year.
New Jersey was shielded from the rest of the country's decline for the first year or two thanks to its proximity to New York and Philadelphia, said Anthony Graziano, who manages the coastal New Jersey office of Integra Realty Resource, a valuation and pricing firm. Many of the shore's most affluent homeowners work in the financial industry, which stayed relatively intact until late 2008.
A study released this month by the University of Pennsylvania's Institute for Urban Research showed that when housing prices climbed nationwide in the early 2000s, they climbed faster on the Jersey Shore. As a result, the recent plunge in prices on parts of the shore was more drastic.
The study's author, Kevin Gillen, said the increased volatility is due the high rate of properties on or near the beach that are second homes. When times get tough, Gillen said, homeowners are more likely to jettison their vacation home than their primary residence.
The increased availability of shore housing and the lower prices are changing the demographic of those looking to plant roots along the coast, said Lee Childers, founder of Childers Sotheby's International Realty, which has five offices along the Jersey Shore.
"Younger, younger and younger," Childers said. "We used to have a lot of retirees. Now, it's not uncommon to see people in their 30s and 40s buying high-end properties."
Childers said the entry point for a home near the ocean now hovers under $300,000. Meanwhile, a home on the Metedeconk River that would have gone for more than $5 million four years ago sold for $4.1 million this year.
"A few years ago, my agents were getting all depressed that property values were going down," Childers said. "I said, `That's not bad! Now you have all these people who are able to buy."'
Today's buyers do their homework and know exactly what they're looking for.
"Everything's there on the Internet. They know if things are overpriced," said Allan Dechert, president of the New Jersey Association of Realtors.
They also know how to find a bargain.
Foreclosures on the Jersey Shore jumped dramatically in 2006 and 2007, started leveling out in 2008 and 2009, and are only now beginning a very slow decline, according to data provided by RealtyTrac, which monitors foreclosures. The more foreclosures in an area, the more nearby property values suffer, and the easier it gets to enter the market, said Rick Sharga, RealtyTrac's senior vice president.
For Kraig Eatons, who will be enjoying his second summer with his wife and kids in their Long Beach Island condo, today's low prices are worth the risk that tomorrow's prices might be even lower.
"When you pull up to the island," Eatons said, "the stress melts away."
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Port Authority ready for Memorial Day travel
A time to remember U.S. troops who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK (WABC) -- The Port Authority says it's ready to accommodate nearly five million people travelling by car or air this Memorial Day Weekend. Some 3.5 million people expected to use the bridges and tunnels, which is about the same as last year.
The airports are expecting 1.4 million passengers.
Officials say, if you're going to the airport, try to use public transportation. (Copyright ©2011 WABC-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)Get more New York News »
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Marine murdered in apparent carjacking attempt
Web produced by Bob Monek, Eyewitness NewsJERSEY CITY (WABC) -- The family of a young marine in Jersey City is mourning his loss, not in battle but at the hands of a carjacker.
Corporal Anthony Adams, 23, was killed in an attempted carjacking.
Adams, who served Iraq, was supposed to be re-deployed to Africa in a few weeks.
Clutching a picture of her son, Pattie Laboo fought back tears.She says she isn't angry. She can't feel a thing. She is numb.
Her son wouldn't want her to be angry.
"He's not that type of person," she said.
Anthony went to boot camp right from high school, served a year in Iraq and was on leave before volunteering to be deployed to Africa.
He was the life of the party a friend to everyone.
That's how Corporal Adams lived his life. It ended with his car crashing into another car after he was shot.
The Hudson County prosecutor says shortly after midnight, someone tried to carjack him. We don't know why shots were fired, but they were and Corporal Adams was killed.
A camera right above where it happened has helped the prosecutor's office to identify the shooter as 20-year old Earl Austin.
A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Pattie always knew "that call" could come when he was away, a courageous marine fighting for this country, but she never expected this.
"He lived and died for the marines. He would tell me, 'I love my country. I love my family,'" she said.
Corporal Adam's sister is graduating from college. He was supposed to be there and at a celebratory barbeque weekend.
"I have close family, very close family... And I know I can rely on them for anything I need. That's my support system right there," Patti said.
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Jersey City teachers protest layoffs
Mindy Bloom, Eyewitness NewsJERSEY CITY (WABC) -- Teachers in Jersey City took their protest straight to the board of education Wednesday night. Teachers descended upon the Board of Education meeting to protest 200 proposed layoffs.
They say those layoffs would result in increased class sizes.
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Electric fire deemed cause of blaze at NJ plant
Web produced by Jennifer Matarese, Eyewitness NewsBAYONNE, N.J. (WABC) -- A public safety official says a fire that broke out at a large chemical processing facility in northern New Jersey doesn't appear to be chemical in nature and says residents aren't in any danger.
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The fire started at the plant at around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The flames tore through part of the facility and the thick black smoke billowed into the sky.
You could see it from miles away."It doesn't smell too good, I'll tell you that. I don't think it's good, don't know what's burning, don't know what it is," said Bill McGovern, a Bayonne resident.
But that wasn't the only thing that concerned nearby residents.
One man, a marine, says he heard loud explosions as well.
"It sounded like a bunch of dynamite going off," said Pedro Martinez, a Bayonne resident.
A chemical plant, The International Matex Tank Terminal had caught on fire.
It's a 500 acre facility with heavy security.
Even as the fire burned, police kept Eyewitness News' cameras back.
"It's a chemical fire. We don't know if there are hazardous materials or anything that can get into your lungs, so at this point we need you guys to back away," the security official said.
Authorities now say the fire does not pose a threat to the public.
They say the chemicals are not the source of the fire and insist that something electrical may have sparked the flames.
Still, it was terrifying for some of the residents who didn't know what to expect as they watched the plant burn in the distance.
"Coming home to the black sky was scary," said Adeline Martinez, a Bayonne resident.
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Garden State Parkway widening project complete
Eyewitness NewsLONG BEACH ISLAND (WABC) -- The Garden State Parkway just got wider, just in time the holiday weekend. A new third lane and shoulder are now open, stretching 17 miles in both directions between Toms River and Long Beach Island.
The $225 million widening project was nearly two years in the making.
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Beaches full for unofficial kickoff to summer
Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK (WABC) -- It's the unofficial kickoff to summer, and what a weekend it will be. After a long winter, we deserve it. Record snowfall, freezing temperatures and what seemed to be a winter that never ended.
Temperatures are on the way up and it's time to enjoy it.
So grab the sun block and towel and head for the beach. New York City opened its beaches on Saturday.The city says 19 million people last year enjoyed its 14 miles of sand and water - three times more than the previous year. But it cautions everyone to observe beach rules and stay out of the water when lifeguards aren't on duty.
It's the first year beaches are smoke-free. The city issued the anti-smoking ban this week for all city parks, beaches, boardwalks and pedestrian plazas.
For a different waterfront experience, the city on Friday opened Governors Island for the season. Visitors can hop a ferry and enjoy biking, walking and various cultural events on the island.
It'll be open Friday to Sunday, and holiday Mondays, through Sept. 25.
Click here for a list of some the Memorial Day events happening this weekend in the New York area.
On Saturday there were record crowds at Orchard Beach in the Bronx as several thousand turned out for this "start" to summer.
The crowds were enjoying the multi-million dollar improvements to the jewel of the city's parks system.
"We're the Riviera of New York City, as it was termed in the '30's when it opened," said Pehlam Bay Park Administrator Marianne Anderson.
Anderson believes people are ready for a day at the beach.
"I think people were cooped up so much we may get a really big crowd this weekend and we're ready for it," Anderson said.
The Army Corp of Engineers moved in with large scale improvements.
They trucked in a total of 268,000 cubic yards of sand to make the little more than mile-long beach much larger than it used to be.
This Memorial Day weekend is all about having fun and a good time is expected if you head to Orchard Beach.
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NJ school district might ban weekend homework
Eyewitness NewsGALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Students in a southern New Jersey school district might not have to crack the books on weekends and holidays. The Galloway Township school district is recommending that homework be assigned only Monday through Thursday. In addition, the district may decide that no more than 10 minutes of homework multiplied by a student's grade level be assigned per night.
Superintendent Annette Giaquinto told The Press of Atlantic City the idea is to ensure students are not assigned busywork and to give them time for family and extracurricular activities.
Some school board members worry that parents have more time on weekends and holidays to help their children with homework.The school board is not expected to vote on the recommendations until July or August.
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Gas tanks are draining family budgets
By JONATHAN FAHEYNEW YORK -- There's less money this summer for hotel rooms, surfboards and bathing suits. It's all going into the gas tank. High prices at the pump are putting a squeeze on the family budget as the traditional summer driving season begins. For every $10 the typical household earns before taxes, almost a full dollar now goes toward gas, a 40 percent bigger bite than normal.
Households spent an average of $369 on gas last month. In April 2009, they spent just $201. Families now spend more filling up than they spend on cars, clothes or recreation. Last year, they spent less on gasoline than each of those things.
Jeffrey Wayman of Cape Charles, Va., spent Friday riding his motorcycle to North Carolina's Outer Banks, a day trip with his wife. They decided to eat snacks in a gas station parking lot rather than buy lunch because rising fuel prices have eaten so much into their budget over the past year that they can't ride as frequently as they would like."We used to do it a lot more, but not as much now," he said. "You have to cut back when you have a $480 gas bill a month."
Alex Martinez, a senior at Arcadia High School outside Los Angeles, said his family's trips to San Francisco, which they usually take once or more a year, are on hold. As he stopped at a gas station to put $5 of fuel in his car - not much more than a gallon - he said the high prices are crimping social life for him and his friends.
"We're always worrying, `How are we going to get home. We've got less than half a gallon left,"' Martinez said. "We definitely can't go out as much, and we can't go as far."
As Memorial Day weekend opens, the nationwide average for a gallon of unleaded is $3.81. Though prices have drifted lower in recent days, analysts expect average price for 2011 to come in higher than the previous record, $3.25 in 2008. A year ago, gas cost $2.76.
The squeeze is happening at a time when most people aren't getting raises, even as the economy recovers.
"These increases are not something consumers can shrug off," says James Hamilton, an economics professor at the University of California, San Diego, who studies gas prices. "It's a key part of the family budget."
The ramifications are far-reaching for an economy still struggling to gain momentum two years into a recovery. Economists say the gas squeeze makes people feel poorer than they actually are.
They're showing it by limiting spending far beyond the gas station. Wal-Mart recently blamed high gas prices for an eighth straight quarter of lower sales in the U.S. Target said gas prices were hurting sales of clothes.
Every 50-cent jump in the cost of gasoline takes $70 billion out of the U.S. economy over the course of a year, Hamilton says. That's about one half of one percent of gross domestic product.
The Commerce Department reported Friday that consumer spending rose just 0.1 percent in April, excluding the extra money spent on more expensive gas and food, while wages stayed flat for the second straight month.
Mike Nason, a marketing consultant from Laguna Niguel, Calif., says he's clipping coupons to save money for gas and cutting back wherever else he can. His daughter Chandler, 17, recently settled for a prom dress that cost $170 instead of asking her parents to spend $400 for another that caught her eye.
"In prior years we would have spent more money on the dress, but money has become a big object," he says.
The tourism industry is bracing for an uncertain summer. AAA predicts the typical family will spend $692 on its vacation, down 14 percent from $809 last year. Many of those surveyed said they are planning shorter trips and expect to pinch pennies when they arrive.
AAA estimates 34.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this weekend, an increase of about 100,000 from last year. But they will have to do more complicated math to make the summer budget work.
The median household income in the U.S. before taxes is just below $50,000, or about $4,150 per month. The $369 that families spent last month on gas represented 8.9 percent of monthly household income, according to an analysis by Fred Rozell, retail pricing director at Oil Price Information Service. Since 2000, the average is about 5.7 percent. For the year, the figure is 7.9 percent.
Only twice before have Americans spent this much of their income on gas. In 1981, after the last oil crisis, Americans spent 8.8 percent of household income on gas. In July 2008, when oil price spiked, they spent 10.2 percent.
Average hourly earnings, meanwhile, have risen just 1.9 percent in the past year. That's only just enough to keep up with inflation.
The good news is that analysts expect gas to fall to $3.50 a gallon in the coming weeks. In order for household gasoline expenses to return to their historical place in the family budget for the year, gas prices would have to fall by about half and stay that way for the rest of the year.
Demand for gasoline has fallen for eight straight weeks as drivers try to cut back, but higher prices can't keep drivers parked for long. Even with high prices this year, the government expects gasoline demand to grow slightly for the year.
"Drivers try to do what they can, but they have to go almost all the places they go," says David Greene, a researcher at the Center of Transportation Analysis at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and manager of the Department of Energy website fueleconomy.gov. "There's no magic gizmo that will drastically change someone's gasoline use."
Mike Siroub clutched his heart as he described the experience of filling up lately. He owns a Union Oil gas station in Arcadia, Calif., but one of his cars is also a 1975 Oldsmobile.
"Think about it," he said. "If you've got a car with a 30-gallon tank and gas is $4 a gallon and you fill it up, you're out $120."
He says high gas prices will keep him home this weekend. And he runs a gas station for a living. As he greeted a steady stream of customers at his station, he laughed and said, "I have to pay for gas just like everyone else."
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Associated Press writers John Rogers in Los Angeles and Brock Vergakis in Norfolk, Va., contributed to this story.
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Photo released in Jersey City rape case
Web produced by Bob Monek, Eyewitness NewsJERSEY CITY (WABC) -- The Hudson County prosecutor is hoping a photo may lead them to a man suspected of raping a woman early Sunday morning on Bergen Avenue near Fairmont.
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The prosecutor's office says the man attacked a woman from behind and forced her into a building, where he raped her. Eventually, he was scared off by a neighbor.
The woman told police her attacker was a black man about 5'7, physically fit wearing a short sleeve shirt and a red baseball cap.
By the time he was caught on surveillance camera, you can see he was shirtless without the cap.About a half mile away from where Sunday's rape happened, another woman was brutally attacked back in March. She was grabbed from behind and dragged into an alley where she was raped for more than 30 minutes. She gave police a very similar description.
Right now police can't say for sure if the two attacks were committed by the same man, but women in Jersey City are urged to be aware and take precautions.
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