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Week in Review: State of Emergency, Taste of Galloway

A weekly recap of the past week's news.

This week we saw a violent thunderstorm tear down trees around the county, leaving tens of thousands without power. We also saw a discussion about healthcare reform.

Here are some highlights from the past week's news:

On Monday, we heard  from around the state, posted a , reported that a man was  and saw Stockton choose an Atlantic City location .

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On Tuesday, we reported on the approval of salary increases at a , saw Governor "Corzine Democrats," reported that for disregard of skate park rules and saw help Galloway Police raise money.

On Wednesday, we reported that an on child pornography charges, listed about Tuesday's council meeting and reported that a Scarfo associate .

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On Thursday, we saw the renewed, previewed Galloway Township's , saw Galloway schools report of violence during the course of the last school year and with the Supreme Court's ruling on healthcare reform.

On Friday, we reported that Taste of Galloway, posted a , saw the Galloway Township School District announce a , reported that the Galloway Township Council is frustrated with the concerning the Parkway, took a look at and saw Atlantic County Prosecutor .

On Saturday, we saw some of the at Richard Stockton College and reported that Atlantic County declared a state of emergency with heavy winds.

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