WKNJ Newscast

May 5, 2014

Good afternoon, it’s Monday, May 5, 2014 at _______________ o’clock and you’re

listening to 90.3 WKNJ- FM, Union, New Jersey, and I’m ______________ with the news.

 

In Local News…

Kean University is looking to purchase some of the Merck property across from main campus.

However, Union Township Mayor Clifton People Jr. is concerned about how it would add to

residents’ property tax. If Kean buys a portion of Merck, it would be exempt from taxes. Union

Township is against the schools expansion since it will take away a little over $1 million in

potential property taxes. Kean officials have yet to meet with the towns officials to discuss the

land. Kean University spokeswoman Marsha McCarthy says this is the next step for the school to

“continually enhance Kean University’s world-class educational experience”.

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It’s been over a year ago since Hurricane Sandy hit New Jersey and many residents have yet to

see a dime from the government. The federal government gave more than $1.8 billion to New

Jersey for relief aid. Since the money was given, less than 25 percent has been distributed to

residents who are forced to rebuild. New Jersey state officials are positive that there is progress

with the delivery of aid money, recovery programs, and other concerns caused by Hurricane

Sandy. According to a new state report, as of March 31 of the $1.8 billion only $416 million has

been distributed. Other programs have been having issues getting money out to residents, but

nothing like this. Many residents are wondering when they’ll see their share of the money.

Additional fees of almost $1.5 billion are on its way to New Jersey, the state is now deciding a

plan on how to spend the extra money.

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In National News… 

Oklahoma wildfire destroys several homes…

Crews battled the fire in Logan County well into the night trying to save the flames from

claiming anymore homes. CBS affiliate KWTV from Oklahoma City reports that the fire

threatened many more homes. Authorities say the fire was the result of a controlled burn that

eventually got out of hand. High winds and the dry conditions are what helped spread the fire in

Logan County and several others in Oklahoma Sunday. The Guthrie Fire Department Chief, Eric

Harlow told reporters the fire broke out around 5p.m. local time and had burned about 4 to 6

square miles by 9p.m.. A confirmed six occupied structures have been burnt by the fire, however

Chief Harlow believes many more have been destroyed. The body of a 56 year old homeowner

was found after he refused to evacuate his home. Thankfully no other injuries have been

reported.

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Investigations are underway after a circus performance sends many to the hospital…

While at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus in Providence, Rhode Island around

11:45 am, a support frame holding eight acrobats doing an aerial performance collapsed. The

circus crowd of 3,900 was only left to watch as the eight acrobats fell around an estimated 35

feet to the ground with no net to catch them, on top of dancers on the floor. The acrobats are

known as hairialists, while being suspended in the air they put on an aerial performance while

only being held by their hair. Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare says

inspectors and officials are trying to figure out what caused the metal frame to collapse only

minutes into the performance. All injured were taken to the local hospital where spokesperson

Jill Reuter commented of the 11 admitted, one critical, that all were doing well. This wouldn’t be

the first time a Ringling Bros. aerial performer fell during a performance. One was killed back in

2004 after the chiffon scarf she was twirling on gave way sending the acrobat 30 feet to her

death.

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In International News…

On April 14, 276 girls were kidnapped by militants from their school in Chibok, Nigeria. At least

53 of the kidnapped girls were able to escape, bring the total of the missing down to 223.

Protesters all over the world, like London and Los Angeles, have taken to the streets to demand

the captors release the innocent girls. One point the protesters in London have demonstrated is

that the Nigerian government isn’t doing as much as it should. The lack of response from

Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, even had U.S Secretary of State John Kerry ask the

government to step up their rescue efforts. The Nigerian President spoke Sunday that even

though officials do not know the location of the girls, they will find them. President Jonathan is

begging for the cooperation of the parents and guardians of the missing girls in order to learn the

identities of all the victims. Once all identities of the missing girls have been learned, it may

come out to be a larger number of those kidnapped.

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Court is now in session…

After a two week recess, the Oscar Pistorius trial resumes today in Pretoria, South Africa. The

South African Olympian, who is a double-amputee, is on trial for killing his girlfriend by

mistake last year in his home. First on the stand today is defense team’s fourth witness John

Stander, the first person Pistorius says he called after he shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Stander testified that he received a frantic call from Pistorius claiming he shot his girlfriend

because he thought there was an intruder. The 27 year old Olympian faces 25 years to life in

prison if convicted of premeditated murder after shooting Steenkamp through his bathroom door

in the early morning on February 13, 2013.

More news, sports, and weather coming up……..(play PSA #1 here.)

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In Sports…

NBA playoffs continue…

The Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors by 1 yesterday making the final score 104 to 103.

Dallas Mavericks lost to the San Antonio Spurs 96 to 119

Tonight catch the Washington Wizards take on the Indiana Pacers at 7pm and then the Los Angeles Clippers against Oklahoma City Thunder at 9pm on TNT.

In baseball…

Yankees lost to the Tampa Bay Ray 5 to 1.

While the Mets won against the Colorado Rockies 5 to 1

Both New York teams are away tonight…

The Mets play the Miami Marlins while the Yankees take on the Los Angeles Angels

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Your WKNJ hourly weather update….

Right now on the campus of Kean University, it is partly cloudy at 60 degrees. Today’s highs going up to 68 with a low of 46.

Tune in later for meteorology reports on 90.3 FM.

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In Entertainment….

It’s a girl for Scandal star Kerry Washington!...

The 37 year old actress and her 32 year old retired NFL player husband welcomed their first child April 21. The actress gave birth to daughter, Isabelle Amarachi at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and somehow kept it a secret from the public, until now.

In other news…

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, and Jamie Foxx had a very successful trip to the box office for its opening weekend. The much anticipated film earned $92 million over its opening weekend.

Make sure to go check out the film, out in theaters today!

9 9 9 9 9 9That’s it for your news. You’re listening to 90.3 WKNJ- FM, Union, New Jersey. I’m _____________________ and we’ll be right back after this. (Play PSA #2 here.)

10 10 10 10 10 10 http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2014/05/

kean_u_looking_to_buy_merck_property_worrying_union_township_and_county_officials.html#incart_river

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/nj_sandy_aid.html#incart_m-rpt-1 http://www.cbsnews.com/news/wind-driven-okla-wildfire-destroys-several-homes http://www.cbsnews.com/news/circus-mishap-in-rhode-island-what-went-wrong/ http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/04/world/africa/nigeria-abducted-girls/index.html?

hpt=wp_c1 http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-broken-oscar-pistorius-is-described-as-his-

murder-trial-resumes-in-south-africa/ https://www.google.com/#q=nba+scores https://www.google.com/#q=mlb+scores http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Union+NJ+07083:4:US http://www.eonline.com/news/530981/kerry-washington-welcomes-a-baby-girl-

her-first-child-with-husband-nnamdi-asomugha http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/05/04/weekend-box-office-

spider-man-2-scores-92m-for-amazing-369m-worldwide-total/

11 11 11 11 11 11CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM 1) ( x ) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.2) ( x ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper. 3) ( x) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text. 4) ( x) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper. 5) ( x ) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read. 6) ( x ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography. 7) ( x ) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality. 8) (x ) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper.

Name: Jennifer Quagliato Date 5/5/2014

Brief summary of how you changed the source material into your own original news story…

When writing my stories the first thing I wanted to avoid was plagiarism. I started by rereading every article. I followed up by rewriting the articles in a narrative form. I wanted to keep my stories interesting and stay focused on keeping my audience, college students.