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TUESDAY 10.21.14
VOLUME 135
NUMBER 252
SINCE 1879
ADVICE D8
CLASSIFIED D9
COMICS D7
LOCAL A3
MOVIES D6
OBITUARIES A10
OPINION A13
SPORTS C1
TECH TUESDAY A6
WEATHER C8
The NFL and other sports leagues want to sack Gov.
Chris Christies plan to have Monmouth Park become
the first in New Jersey to take legal bets on sports
games this weekend.
Attorneys for the sports leagues filed a complaint in
federal court Monday attempting to head off the begin-
ning of sports betting Sunday in New Jersey, which is
one of 46 states covered until now by a federal sports
betting ban.
The NFL along with the NBA, NHL, Major League
Baseball and the NCAA said in the complaint that New
Jersey is in clear and flagrant violation of federal law
to accomplish what it unsuccessfully attempted to do
nearly three years ago: sponsor, operate, advertise, pro-
mote, license, or authorize gambling on amateur and
professional sports at state-licensed casinos and horse
racetracks.
NFL to
Christie:
Just hold
your bets
Leagues take legal steps to stop
sports betting at Monmouth Park
TOM SPADER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Dennis Drazin, adviser to Monmouth Park,
says annual sports wagering volume at the
Oceanport track could reach $1 billion, with
the commissions seen as a needed boost for
the struggling racing industry.
BOB JORDAN AND STEVE EDELSON
@BOBJORDANAPP @STEVEEDELSONAPP
BAD BETS AT CASINOS?
A new poll shows many New Jerseyans arent convinced sports
betting will help casinos. A8
See BETTING, Page A8
JACKSON A student at the Elms Elementary School
is suspected of contracting viral meningitis, according
to health officials.
The case has not yet been confirmed through a diag-
nosis, according to an alert posted Sunday to the
schools website.
The Ocean County Health Departments communi-
cable disease supervisor and public health coordinator
are aware of the situation, health department spokes-
woman Leslie Terjesen wrote in an email.
Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes
around the brain and spinal chord, and can result from
bacterial or viral infections, physical injury, disease or
drugs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Bacterial meningitis can be life-threaten-
ing, but viral meningitis is rarely fatal, according to the
CDC.
We do NOT have a case of bacterial meningitis,
which is far more serious than viral meningitis, Jack-
son school district officials wrote in the alert. If we had
a diagnosis of a communicable illness, we would notify
the school community in ways suggested by the county
health department.
Meningitis symptoms include sudden onset of a
Possible case of
viral meningitis
reported in Jackson
Viral meningitis is usually less severe
than bacterial meningitis, and often
resolves without treatment, though it
can sometimes be fatal, the CDC says.
See JACKSON, Page A8
AMANDA OGLESBY
@OGLESBYAPP
Last of three parts on New Jerseys weak recov-
ery
Ayear removed from graduation, the Class of
2013 from Biotechnology High School in Freehold
Township set out during the summer to change
the world.
Julianne Murphy, 19, of Oceanport researched
the impact the increasingly acidic ocean is having
on shellfish. Jane Shmushkis, 19, of Manalapan
visited China and Hong Kong, where she helped
make shoe orthotics for children with cerebral
palsy. William Wang, 19, of Holmdel studied new
gene therapy to treat cancer.
For all of the money Monmouth County tax-
payers spent educating them and their 300 class-
mates, an average of $10 million over four years,
they now risk watching their best and brightest
students leave for other states.
As the nation recovers from the Great Reces-
sion, New Jersey is getting left behind. Its subur-
ban office parks that propelled the state to great
heights have become burdens. Its prized corpora-
tions are finding the expertise they need in states
such as Massachusetts. A new generation is
charting a path far different than their parents;
they are moving to cities, living in apartments
and making their way around town without a car.
See MILLENNIALS, Page A4
How much money have you lost?
Visit www.APP.comfor Parts One
and Two and to search an interactive
database of jobs and ination-adjusted
salaries over the years.
WILL N.J.S
MILLENNIALS
SAVE OUR
ECONOMY?
TANYA BREEN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Julianne Murphy of Oceanport, a university sophomore,
had an internship at Sandy Hook last summer to study
the impact of climate change on shellfish.
If I can get a job in New Jersey,
that would be great. If not, Im
open to going somewhere else.
JULIANNE MURPHY,
PRE-MED STUDENT, 19, OF OCEANPORT
Maybe. Especially if the state can encourage
the innovation, public transportation, tax
climate and urban vibe to make that
generations best and brightest want to stay.
MICHAEL L. DIAMOND @MDIAMONDAPP
SPECIAL REPORT
About the series
Sunday: Why New Jerseys economy
is lagging.
Yesterday: Top jobs head north.
Tuesday: Can the millennials save us?
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