40 N.J. Contractors Cited For 'Cheating' Customers, State Says: Patch PM

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N.J. Says These 40 Contractors ‘Cheated’ The Public Out Of Thousands

Forty home improvement contractors face fines after they allegedly ”cheated” the public in their work, according to the state Attorney General’s Office and the Division of Consumer Affairs.

The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs on Monday announced that during the fourth quarter of 2015, it issued notices of violation to the 40 contractors, seeking $481,477 in consumer restitution and civil penalties.

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• The former Miss New Jersey who was critically injured in a car crash last week has died, according to her friends and family.

Brick Bank Robbery Suspect Assaulted Teller, Police Say

• Brick Township police have released surveillance photos in connection with the robbery of the TD Bank Monday morning.

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