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[New Jersey] Secaucus considers extension of smoking ban to all parks, play areas

Representatives from the Summit-based Global Advisors Smokefree Policy and other agencies spoke before the Secaucus Town Council this week, urging officials to extend their ban on smoking in several parks to other recreational sites in town. ... Karen B
Hackensack (NJ) Record/Herald News
added Jan 26, 2013 04:39
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Report: New Jersey Not Spending Enough For Anti-Smoking Effort

New Jersey Advocacy Director Ethan Hasbrouck says the Garden State came in dead last in this year’s report. “New Jersey reaps in nearly a billion dollars in revenue from tobacco annually,” Hasbrouck says, “but spends nothing to help smokers quit.” Actu
KYW Newsradio-1060 KYW-TV CBS 3 (Philadelphia, PA)
added Dec 10, 2012 15:15
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[New Jersey] Woman smoker seriously burned after she set fire to hair while lighting cigarette

The smoker called 911 after her hair went up in flames just before 4.30pm yesterday at her Butler apartment.
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Oct 20, 2012 13:01
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[New Jersey] Wayne passes ordinance to ban smoking in all parks

Soon Wayne Township will be joining area municipalities by putting forth a ban on smoking within its municipal parks, swimming pools, lakes, and parking areas. The ordinance passed last week unanimously by the town council. The new law goes into effect S
Hackensack (NJ) Record/Herald News
added Sep 8, 2012 22:31
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[New Jersey] Lautenberg Reiterates Call for Ban on Flavored Cigars

New CDC Report Finds Cigars Popular Among Youth
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
added Aug 12, 2012 17:08
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[New Jersey] Letter: We're subsidizing senior citizens to smoke

Essentially, the state and federal governments are subsidizing the purchase of cigarettes. Then the taxpayers are subsidizing the rents and medical care . . . We are the ones who require frequent medical treatment and hospitalizations, and are more like
Gloucester County (NJ) Times
added Aug 5, 2012 13:16
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[New Jersey] Lung cancer claims more lives in smokey South Jersey

Tobacco use is a smoking gun, robbing many in South Jersey of their heath and economic well-being. Meanwhile, the state spends on smoking prevention less than 1 percent of the almost $1 billion in tobacco revenue it takes in each year.
phillyBurbs.com
added Jul 31, 2012 13:20
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[New Jersey] Flick of politician's cigarette touches off smoky high-rise fire

Passaic City Council President Gary S. Schaer got a firsthand lesson in the danger of smoking this week when he inadvertently touched off a fire at his mother's high-rise apartment on Passaic Avenue.
Hackensack (NJ) Record/Herald News
added Jul 22, 2012 20:03
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[New Jersey] Paramus health officer: Smoking ban is working

After about a year of enforcement, the borough has yet to hear a complaint about smoking restrictions in public parks, Health Officer Judith Migliaccio said last week.
Hackensack (NJ) Record/Herald News
added Jul 13, 2012 12:51
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[New Jersey] N.J. high schoolers are drinking, smoking less, but also skipping breakfast, survey shows

A new survey from the New Jersey Department of Education shows high school students in the state are smoking fewer cigarettes.
Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger
added Jun 23, 2012 22:03
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