News roundup for Saturday, Jan. 3

Details on Gov. Corzine’s proposed state budget cuts of $812 million are to be announced Monday.

New in ‘09: A law that says gas can’t be sold here if it contains more than a half percent of methyl tertiary butyl ether, an additive once added to gas to meet clean-air standards… that was contaminating groundwater.

The Star-Ledger’s editorial board bids good riddance to the nation’s love affair with ethanol.

The Woodbridge Planning Board on Wednesday will hear plans for redevelopment along a section of river that include bike paths and space for green-technology companies.

Red Bank’s mayor has changed his mind about pursuing a transit village designation.

In Plumsted in Ocean County, two police officers spent yesterday herding 50 sheep that escaped from their pen three times in a row.

People who use bicycles to commute are apparently eligible for a $20-per-month tax-free reimbursement from their employers.

And Baristanet has some of the transit poetry of Belleville writer Anthony Buccino. Check out his various odes to the PATH.

Posted by Green Jersey on January 3rd, 2009 | Filed in Uncategorized |

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