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Hunterdon seeks $226,461 homeland security grant to fund crime-scene truck for Prosecutor's Office, equipment for fire and rescue units FLEMINGTON - After a lengthy discussion, the Freeholders voted 4-1 to approve the request of Prosecutor Anthony Kearns to seek federal homeland security grant funds for a $57,000 crime-scene investigation vehicle. The truck would be part of $226,461 in equipment and services for a variety of law enforcement, emergency medical, fire and public health projects that would be grant-funded.

This really interest me because i'm really surprised that Hunterdon seeks that much money for homeland sercurity.

New York City labor unions are preparing to back the unwieldy grassroots band occupying a park in Lower Manhattan, in a move that could mark a significant shift in the tenor of the anti-corporate Occupy Wall Street protests and send thousands more people into the streets. The Transit Workers Union Local 100's executive committee, which oversees the organization of subway and bus workers, voted unanimously Wednesday night to support the protesters. The union claims 38,000 members. A union-backed organizing coalition, which orchestrated a large May 12 march on Wall Street before the protests, is planning a rally on Oct. 5 in explicit support. And SEIU 32BJ, which represents doormen, security guards and maintenance workers, is using its Oct. 12 rally to express solidarity with the Zuccotti Park protesters.

The Youth Citizen-Journalist Network (YCJN) is a social media video and text-reporting educational project sponsored by Instituto de Formación Democrática (the Institute of Democratic Education). High school and middle school students are invited to send their informed opinions about democracy, voting, national and local issues that affect them and and their families and candidates for public office to: newsroom@ycjn.us . Details are available on this website.

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Chris Christie was in friendly territory - a Republican town in a swing district - promoting the ticket in one of the state's most competitive legislative races.

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Chris Christie was in friendly territory - a Republican town in a swing district - promoting the ticket in one of the state's most competitive legislative races. But in this election season, his appearance in Egg Harbor Township trolling for votes was a sight that has not been repeated often.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks sold off sharply Tuesday after Greece's prime minister called for an unexpected public vote to approve Europe's debt deal. Investors fear the referendum will jeopardize the deal, since it includes austerity cuts that have not been popular with the Greek public.

LONDON - Polls in Britain's razor-edge election opened early Thursday - in a race that is likely to reshape the country's politics in historic ways.

(CNN) -- In a huge upset that few would have predicted just months ago, a Republican won a special election in a heavily Democratic district in New York for the seat of former Rep. Anthony Weiner

Thousands of young men shouting, driving in pick-up trucks and taking control of the streets of Monrovia was, only a few years ago, a reason to flee.

European leaders, in a significant step toward resolving the euro zone financial crisis, early Thursday morning obtained an agreement from banks to take a 50 percent loss on the face value of their Greek debt.

The government of Prime Minister George Papandreou teetered on the verge of collapse on Tuesday, threatening Greece's adherence to the terms of a new deal with its foreign lenders and plunging Europe into a fresh bout of financial turmoil.