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Ocean County Prepares An All Hazards Mitigation Plan [AUDIO]

Rosetta Key — Mon, 13 May 2013 09:19:13 +0000

You cannot predict a natural or man-made disaster, but Ocean County is in the process of reducing the potential damage from one.

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NJ Attorney General Cracks Down On Price Gouging [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:31:00 +0000

There is almost universal agreement that it's not a matter of "if" another big storm is going to hammer New Jersey, it's a matter of "when."

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New Effort Helps Drug Overdose Victims In New Jersey [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:23:19 +0000

New Jersey lawmakers in the Assembly and State Senate have passed a revised version of legislation known as the Overdose Prevention Act.

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NJ Braces For Above-Average 2013 Hurricane Season [POLL/AUDIO]

Kelly Waldron — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:32:55 +0000

New Jersey is still in the midst of rebuilding and recovering from Hurricane Sandy and come June 1, the 2013 hurricane season will be getting underway.

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Evacuation Time Estimates Updated At Oyster Creek [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:30:09 +0000

Oyster Creek is just one of the nuclear power plants submitting updating Evacuation Time Estimates for the ten mile radius around the plant.

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Measure Helps NJ Gas Stations Get Generators [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:00:21 +0000

The state could soon be stepping up to help gas station owners afford back-up generators as part of a measure moving through Trenton.

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Getting Gas During NJ Emergencies Is A Nightmare [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:02:07 +0000

Remember those lines for gas that sometimes stretched for miles just after Superstorm Sandy hit New Jersey? How about the odd-even gas rationing?

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Should All NJ Gas Stations Have Back-Up Generators? [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:47:24 +0000

In the days after Superstorm Sandy, many New Jersey gas stations were without power, and long lines formed all over the Garden State.

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NJ Motor Vehicle Commission Launches Next-of-Kin Registry [AUDIO]

Kelly Waldron — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:17:44 +0000

Law enforcement in New Jersey can quickly track down family members of non-responsive car crash victims with the launching of an emergency next-of-kin registry by the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC).

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Have You Ever Butt Dialed 911?

Sue Moll — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:53:05 +0000

It apparently is huge Nationwide and totally accidental.

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Hurricane Irene – A Year Later

Justin Louis — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:40:26 +0000

It's hard to believe that a year has already passed since Hurricane Irene crossed paths with Ocean County.

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