1. WKNJ Newscast
May 1, 2013
Good Afternoon, it’s Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at _______________ o’clock and you’re listening
to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey, and I’m ________________ with the news.
In Local News…
In the wake of the Boston bombings, authorities are cracking down on security at the upcoming
New Jersey Marathon to take place in Long Branch.
Bags of any kind are prohibited at the finish line and also at Pier Village the day of the race.
Fencing will be installed near the finish line to funnel in attendees and assure they go through
the security checkpoint.
Pier Village will also be shut down to vehicular traffic starting around 6 a.m. Garbage cans along
the route will also be removed as an extra security measure.
Authorities want people to come out and watch the race and feel safe.
The New Jersey Marathon will take place on Sunday, May 6th
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2. ELIZABETH- Residents came out in large numbers for the April 30th
grand opening of a new
WaWa store and gas station on Spring Street.
Among the attendees were local police and firemen, as well as Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollage.
The WaWa grand opening was celebrated with speeches, contests, giveaways, and best of all,
FREE coffee.
WaWa is a Pennsylvania-based company but it is continuing to expand into southern and
central New Jersey. CEO Chris Gheysens believes there’s a market here in Elizabeth that will
really appreciate the WaWa brand.
Besides the grand opening, Wawa officials said the company is also involved in the community
through charitable donations it is making to local and area nonprofit organizations, including
Josephine's Place, Groundwork Elizabeth and the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
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3. In National News…
If you haven’t heard by now, Washington Wizards center Jason Collins has come out, making
him the first openly gay professional athlete in a major American team sport. Collins says it is
“mind-boggling” that he is the first professional athlete to be openly gay and he hopes it will
encourage others to “raise their hand” and follow his lead.
Collins says being openly gay shouldn’t be a big deal. He can still play basketball and he can still
help the team win, which is most important.
The NBA player first revealed his homosexuality in an article published in Sports Illustrated,
which read “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.”
After the article was published, Collins received tremendous support for his announcement
from the White House, the NBA, and current and former teammates.
Collins says he is happy to start the conversation about being an openly gay athlete.
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4. Venti OJ and a double shot of poison?
A California woman who police say planted two bottles of tainted orange juice at a San Jose
Starbucks has been charged with attempted murder.
RaminehBehbehanian, 50, is accused of adding rubbing alcohol to the contents of the bottles
and then putting them into a refrigerated display case. According to officials on the scene, the
orange juice contained a lethal dose of alcohol.
Behbehanian was arrested Monday after a Starbucks customer allegedly saw her take two
bottles of orange juice out of her bag and put them in the display case. The customer reported
it to employees and also took down a license plate number, which is what led investigators to
Behbehanian’s residence.
Employees immediately pulled the bottles from the display case and the store was evacuated
until firefighters could determine the contents of the bottles.
This case is still under investigation.
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5. The emergency contraception pill Plan B One-Step will now be available without a prescription
for women 15 and older, after being approved by the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday.
This move comes just weeks after a federal judge in Brooklyn, New York, ordered the FDA to
make the morning-after birth control pill available to women of any age, without a prescription.
According to the new FDA decision, Plan B One-Step will now be labeled to reflect that proof of
age is required to purchase it, and it cannot be sold where age cannot be verified. The
packaging will include a product code that prompts the cashier to ask and verify the age of the
customer.
Emergency contraceptives are intended for use within 72 hours after sex but are most effective
if taken within 24 hours.
The morning-after pill goes for about $50.
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6. In International News…
A woman desperate to have a fourth child forced her adopted teenage daughter to artificially
inseminate herself with semen purchased over the Internet so she could have the baby.
The woman came up with the plan after failed efforts to adopt another child.
The astonishing revelations appear in documents released this week by a British court. The
woman was sentenced to five years in prison for child cruelty, British media reported.
The mother came up with the self-insemination plan when her oldest daughter was 13. It took
six attempts over the course of three years for the teen to conceive. After a miscarriage at age
14, she ultimately became pregnant at age 16. The teen said she complied because she loves
her mother. She says her “mum” is a very determined person and will not let anything get in
the way of something she wants.
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7. Willem-Alexander was sworn in as the first Dutch king in more than 120 years on Tuesday after
his mother, Queen Beatrix, gave up the throne, ending 33 years as the country's monarch.
The 75-year-old monarch handed over her power in a constitutionally ordained ceremony in
the Mozes Hall of the royal palace in Amsterdam. The transfer became official as she signed the
"instrument of abdication" that means she will now be known as Princess Beatrix.
Cheers were heard from the thousands of well-wishers, many of them wearing orange wigs, T-
shirts and hats, that flooded the city.
King Willem-Alexanderthanked the crowd for their support as he started his reign and thanked
his mother for 33 touching and inspiring years.
More news, sports, and weather coming up…
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8. In Sports News…
The Jacksonville Jaguars’ wide receiver Justin Blackmon will be suspended for the first four
games of the 2013 NFL season for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy.
At this time it is unknown what substance Blackmon tested positive for. Under the NFL’s collective
bargaining agreement, the league is not allowed to disclose the specificity of a player’s case or which
drug was taken.
On top of Blackmon missing four games of the regular season, he will lose money as well—lots of
money. According to Joel Corry of The National Football Post, Blackmon should lose over $10 million in
guarantees from his contract. That should teach him a lesson.
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9. In Local Baseball News…
The Yankees redeemed themselves against the Houston Astros.
After their embarrassing loss Monday night, the Yankees needed a win to get their confidence
back and they got it Tuesday night, beating the Astros 7 to 4. Mariano Rivera came in top of the
9th
to get the job done, earning his 10th
save of the season—the most he’s ever had in April.
Well done Mo!
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10. And now for your WKNJ hourly weather update…
Right now on campus at Kean University in Union, the temperature is a nice and warm 66
degrees. With mostly sunny skies, it is finally starting to feel like spring.
Today’s high will reach about 70 degrees, while tonight’s low will drop down to the upper
forties.
Be sure to tune in later for more weather updates on 90.3 FM.
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11. In Entertainment…
Former Real Housewife of New York Bethenny Frankel and her soon-to-be ex-husband, Jason
Hoppy, may be headed to trial to decide their ongoing divorce case.
Apparently trying to keep the case anonymous, the two just recently re-filed under the names
“Anonymous and Anonymous,” a move that is very rare in the court system.
At Frankel and Hoppy's most recent hearing, on April 19, they were given three weeks to work
out a custody agreement regarding their daughter Bryn on their own.
Public records show that their next court date is now scheduled for June 20 and an Oct. 31 date
is on the books to inform the court whether their case is ready for trial.
Frankel sounded disappointed when she told People magazine this week that she “really did
think it would be amicable. I absolutely did. I wrote that entire statement myself. And every
single word, I believed to be true."
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12. That’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.
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