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[New Jersey] Jersey City blaze that displaced 6 families began with cigarette butt in bottle cap: officials

A two-alarm blaze that damaged three residential buildings on Sheffield Street in Jersey City Sunday started after a tenant tried to use a bottle cap as an ashtray and failed to put out a cigarette, Jersey City fire officials said.
NJ.com
added May 2, 2013 15:19
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[New Jersey] Litter Menace: Cigarette Butts the No. 1 Problem at N.J. Beaches

In honor of Earth Week, a new survey found cigarette butts are the number one discarded item on beaches, roadways and elsewhere. “They are the number one littered item by item count and because they do not biodegrade, we need to turn this around,” D. Ch
NewJerseyNewsroom.com
added Apr 26, 2013 05:38
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[New Jersey] Total Garbage! Cigarettes, plastic top beach trash

Out of 351,781 items collected, nearly 83 percent were made of plastic, with cigarette filters the top plastic item found.
Asbury Park (NJ) Press
added Apr 17, 2013 14:40
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[New Jersey] Revel is considering adding a smoking section to its casino floor

Revel bankruptcy documents say the Atlantic City megaresort intends to add a smoking section as part of its restructuring changes, but there are indications officials haven’t made a definitive decision.
The Press of Atlantic City
added Apr 15, 2013 07:49
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[New Jersey] FBI sting smokes out fake Marlboro men

The fake Marlboros typically sell for half-price on the street. A bargain, perhaps, for smokers, but not for the State of California, said V. Grady O'Malley, the assistant U.S. attorney handling the case, because it lost 87 cents a pack in taxes, or abou
Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer
added Apr 12, 2013 04:41
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[New Jersey] Voorhees Township: Smoking will be banned on township properties

On Monday, April 8, the township committee approved an ordinance amending restrictions on public smoking. Township Manager Larry Spellman said smoking would be banned on all township owned property including parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities,
sunnews
added Apr 12, 2013 00:47
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[New Jersey] Discarded Cigarette Causes Fire that Closes Fuddruckers

Blaze reportedly started in the mulch of a flower bed outside the building.
Patch.org
added Apr 8, 2013 08:45
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[New Jersey] Letter: Smoking will not be key to success at Revel Casino

Revel is wrong to think that allowing smoking will bring in more business. If anything, it will drive away customers who care about their health. And the State of New Jersey is wrong to allow loopholes and exemptions ... Contact your elected officials and
NJ.com
added Apr 7, 2013 09:04
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[Massachusetts, New Jersey] ARSENAULT: Revel yell: Bring back the smoke!

Revel’s flip-flop does not bode well for Massachusetts, where casinos by law will be smoke-free. When the Bay State’s clean-air gambling palaces open in the next few years, customers will still have the option of driving out-of-state to casinos that permi
Boston (MA) Globe
added Apr 5, 2013 14:36
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[New Jersey] EDITORIAL: Some of Bloomberg's public health proposals go too far: Editorial

Hiding cigarettes would be self-defeating. It would only heighten the mystery and the desire, like the brown wrapper covering x-rated men's magazines. And anyway, you can still catch Humphrey Bogart and Bette Davis looking cool puffing away on coffin nai
Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger
added Mar 28, 2013 16:31
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