Ray Lesniak

Type: Person

Name: Ray Lesniak

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

N.J. Politics Roundup: Lawmakers support Oklahoma tornado aid; Buono to air first TV ad

TRENTON New Jersey lawmakers say victims of Monday's tornado in Oklahoma don't deserve the standoff those affected by Hurricane Sandy saw in Congress over relief aid.Tom Coburn, one of Oklahoma's U.S. senators, said Tuesday that any federal disaster aid ... [Published Hunterdon County Democrat - May 22 2013]

Entities: Barbara Buono, Oklahoma (United States), Tornado

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Union County College graduation 2013: One of the largest classes in school history

Graduates decked out in silver robes and mortarboards filled the arena, sporting hoods to identify which of the four types of degrees Associate in Arts, Associate in Applied Science, Associate in Science, and Certificates they were receiving.In all, more ... [Published Hunterdon County Democrat - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Union County College, Ray Lesniak, Applied Sciences, Whitney Houston

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Outgoing Union County prosecutor leaving legacy of enhanced law-enforcement methods, protocols

ELIZABETH ? Theodore Romankow knew even before he ascended to the position of Union County prosecutor that the job would mean, as he put it, you had to make decisions all day.And not the kind where you just choose what to have for lunch.I had the sharpshooters ... [Published Home News Tribune - May 21 2013]

Entities: Ray Lesniak, Homicide, Hostage, Investigation, Violent Crime

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Democratic primary for Union County's 20th District is a clash of the machines

Matt Friedman/The Star-Ledger By Matt Friedman/The Star-Ledger The Star-LedgerEmail the author | Follow on TwitterView/Post CommentsNew Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), shown in this file photo, is facing a primary challenge backed by ... [Published Hunterdon County Democrat - May 20 2013]

Entities: Raymond Lesniak, Democratic Primaries, Patrick Murray, Ray Lesniak

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

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Programs to boost jobs in New Jersey getting an overhaul

A massive overhaul of New Jersey's corporate incentive programs under way in Trenton would dramatically change the rules under which corporate tax breaks are awarded.The changes, which have bipartisan support, would eliminate three incentive programs, ... [Published Individual.com - May 12 2013]

Entities: Incentive Program, Ray Lesniak, Jobless Rate, Panasonic Corp, Taxes

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Wawa Increases Its Northern Exposure

ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Wawa Inc. has been racking up milestones over the past 10 months and celebrated yet another this week. The retailer opened its first Florida store in July, its first store in northern New Jersey in January, and on Tuesday, it welcomed ... [Published CSnews.com - May 02 2013]

Entities: Exposure, Ray Lesniak, Raritan, Superstorm Sandy

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Rutgers should bring back Pernetti – and common sense

Many evenings about 7 p.m., I get a call from someone at Rutgers asking me to make a contribution to the university that I and my daughter attended.I usually dodge the request by pointing out I now have another daughter attending a different college and ... [Published New Jersey Online - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Tim Pernetti, Ray Lesniak, Mike Rice

First reported Mar 21 2013 - Updated Mar 21 2013 - 1 reports

The New Gay-Rights Frontier

As the Supreme Court prepares to take its first serious look at the issue of same-sex marriage—with oral arguments set to begin March 26 in back-to-back challenges to California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act—gay-rights activists and ... [Published TAPPED - Mar 21 2013]

Entities: Gay, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Ray Lesniak

First reported Feb 07 2013 - Updated Feb 08 2013 - 2 reports

Christie signals way forward to Internet gambling with conditional veto

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie issued a conditional veto to legislation that would regulate Internet Gambling in the state, sending a revised version of the bill back to the state's legislature for approval."I have concluded that now is the time for ... [Published Casino City Times - Feb 07 2013]

Entities: Online Gambling, Casino, Gaming, Poker, Ray Lesniak

First reported Jan 07 2013 - Updated Jan 07 2013 - 1 reports

Ray Lesniak Backs Richard Codey For New Jersey Governor

A powerful New Jersey state senator has taken to Facebook to push a former Democratic governor to challenge Gov. Chris Christie (R), calling him New Jersey's Democrats' "Obi Wan Kenobi." State Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Elizabeth) posted on Facebook Sunday ... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - Jan 07 2013]

Entities: Ray Lesniak, Richard Codey, Barbara Buono, Facebook Inc

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The ceremony also featured a rousing rendition of the national anthem by student Jacqueline Wiafe, about which Lesniak told the crowd, "if i closed my eyes, i could have sworn it was whitney houston up there."

Union County College graduation 2013: One of the largest classes in school history [Published Hunterdon County Democrat - 16 hours ago]

...is a Democratic state senator from Union County, recently issued a call for the university to reconsider whether to accept Pernetti?s resignation. "firing pernetti was an overreaction, an overreaction that will cost all that money" Lesniak told me...

Rutgers should bring back Pernetti – and common sense [Published New Jersey Online - Apr 23 2013]

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Union County College graduation 2013: One of th... [Published Hunterdon County Democrat - 16 hours ago]
N.J. Politics Roundup: Lawmakers support Oklaho... [Published Hunterdon County Democrat - May 22 2013]
Outgoing Union County prosecutor leaving legacy... [Published Home News Tribune - May 21 2013]
Democratic primary candidates in Union County's... [Published Hunterdon County Democrat - May 21 2013]
Democratic primary for Union County's 20th Dist... [Published Hunterdon County Democrat - May 20 2013]
Programs to boost jobs in New Jersey getting an... [Published Individual.com - May 12 2013]
Wawa Increases Its Northern Exposure [Published CSnews.com - May 02 2013]
Rutgers should bring back Pernetti – and commo... [Published New Jersey Online - Apr 23 2013]
The New Gay-Rights Frontier [Published TAPPED - Mar 21 2013]
Despite veto, Christie is open to I-gaming [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 08 2013]
Christie signals way forward to Internet gambli... [Published Casino City Times - Feb 07 2013]
I-gaming bill vetoed, but Christie says hell OK... [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 07 2013]
Ray Lesniak Backs Richard Codey For New Jersey ... [Published The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - Jan 07 2013]
Primed for Internet gaming, but waiting for the... [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - Oct 03 2012]