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[New Jersey, Pennsylvania] Penn Medicine decision not to hire smokers part of a controversial trend
Penn Medicine's decision to hire only nonsmokers starting July 1 is part of a slow-moving trend that goes back decades and that is still controversial even among public health workers, who often see tobacco as enemy No. 1. "I'd be much more enthusiastic
Feb 21, 2013
Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer
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Feb 21, 2013 10:27
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[New Jersey, Pennsylvania] UPenn health system to stop hiring tobacco users, except at NJ facilities
The University of Pennsylvania's health system says that beginning this summer people who use tobacco products will no longer be hired. A notice on the Philadelphia-based health system website's career page says that as of July 1, the system will cease
Feb 19, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Feb 19, 2013 19:20
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[New Jersey] Ember from Hobokenite's cigarette likely cause of "biggest fire" Madison Street resident has ever seen
HOBOKEN An ember from a cigarette is probably responsible for Sunday's four-alarm blaze on Madison Street that displaced three residents, a fire official said yesterday. The fire started around 2:30 p.m. on the second floor of 72 Madison St., a two-stor
Feb 19, 2013
NJ.com
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Feb 19, 2013 19:12
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[New Jersey] Smoking bans on rise across North Jersey
More than a quarter of New Jersey municipalities have banned smoking in outdoor public areas including parks, ballfields, beaches and pools, in measures that have passed with little or no public opposition. The spread of smoking bans reflects a shift in
Feb 17, 2013
Hackensack (NJ) Record/Herald News
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Feb 18, 2013 11:43
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[New Jersey] The vapor surrounding ‘e-cigs’ / Electronic cigarettes gaining popularity, despite FDA concerns
In 2010, former Gov. Jon Corzine signed into law a ban on electronic cigarettes in public places and workplaces. The ban also included e-cigarette sales to consumers 18 years of age and under. Children were a specific focus of the law because the various
Feb 18, 2013
Hudson (NJ) Reporter
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Feb 18, 2013 11:11
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[New Jersey] The vapor surrounding ‘e-cigs’
Electronic cigarettes, e-cigs, are gaining in popularity among people trying to quit smoking. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and doctors believe consumers don’t realize that e-cigs contain nicotine and other dangerous chemicals as well.
Feb 17, 2013
Hudson (NJ) Reporter
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Feb 17, 2013 14:33
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[New Jersey] Red Bank considering smoking ban, calories count in restaurants
As for the smoking ban, RedBankGreen.com reported the council said Park and Recreation should consider it for all municipal parks.
Feb 17, 2013
NJ.com
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Feb 17, 2013 14:29
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[New Jersey] Secaucus to tighten smoking rules Also at council: Gonnelli joins Mayors Against Illegal Guns
The mayor and Town Council on Feb. 11 introduced an ordinance that will prohibit smoking in and outside all municipal buildings, and in all public parks and town recreation facilities.
Feb 17, 2013
Union City (NJ) Reporter
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Feb 17, 2013 14:17
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[New Jersey] Hudson County officials considering smoking ban for parks
Smoking may soon be banned in Hudson County parks, with the Board of Freeholders set to vote as early as next week on a plan to force smokers to light up elsewhere.
Feb 4, 2013
NJ.com
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Feb 5, 2013 11:04
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[New Jersey] Take it outside – just not in a county park / Freeholders set to ban cigarette smoking in county parks
Hudson County freeholders are poised to introduce an ordinance that would ban all cigarette smoking in county parks and would impose fines on people smoking near areas where children play.
Feb 3, 2013
Hudson (NJ) Reporter
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Feb 3, 2013 12:57