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Sharks eyes have a tapetum lucidum, a layer of mir-
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to see even in dark or murky water and up to 10 times
better than humans in clear water.
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THURSDAY 06.26.14
VOLUME 135
NUMBER 152
SINCE 1879
ADVICE D7
CLASSIFIED E1
COMICS D6
LOCAL A3
MOVIES D3
OBITUARIES A14
OPINION A17
SPORTS C1
WEATHER C8
YOUR MONEY A8
TRIUMPHANT TRIO
CLASS OF 2014
Three Toms River Regional high school
senior classes celebrate commencement.
Today, Page A3
TRENTON A state Superior Court judge says New
Jersey is too broke to make a full payment into the pen-
sion system for public workers.
Judge Mary Jacobson on Wednesday refused to
grant an injunction sought by labor unions to reverse
Gov. Chris Christies decision to short this years pay-
ment by nearly $900 million to cover a budget shortfall.
Jacobson wouldnt even go along with a request from
Steven Weissman, an attorney representing the Com-
munications Workers of America and other labor
unions, to have Christie turn over $300 million desig-
nated for the states rainy-day surplus fund.
Weissman argued that the state may have even more
money on hand than the $300 million, but lawyers for
Christie countered that the states financial condition is
indeed dire.
There is no money with five days left in the fiscal
year, said Deputy Attorney General Jean Reilly. Its
JUDGE OKS PENSION CUT
Labor unions lose first
round in effort to stop
reduction in payment
By Bob Jordan @BobJordanAPP
See PENSION, Page A7
MENTALLY ILL SUFFER IN NATIONS HEALTH SYSTEM PAGE 1B
LONG BRANCH Fishermen still dont like it, saying
that it will limit beach access, but the Army Corps of
Engineers has agreed to notch three jetties instead of
the planned six along the northern Monmouth County
coast.
Notching is the removal of the jetty rocks closest to
the sand so water can pass through. Fishermen and oth-
ers say that when jetties are notched, they cannot ac-
cess them for fishing, and they have been fighting the
corps over the plan for years.
(We) do not believe jetty notching is good, said
Beach-fill project
spares some jetties
Fishermen decry notches that
cut off access to prime spots
By Carol Gorga Williams @APPCarol
MORE PHOTOS
Scan the QR code or visit APP.com/Photos
to see a photo gallery.
See JETTIES, Page A10
RETIRE
IN ELEGANCE
at luxurious active-adult
communities LUXURY LIVING, D1
E
arly on June 20, Rich Lattanzi steered
his boat, On the Hunt, to one of his fa-
vorite fishing spots to see if he could
tempt a thresher shark onto his hook.
He was about a mile and a half off
Long Beach Island, with swimmers visible on
the beach, when he got a tug on his line.
As soon as I hooked into it, it felt like there
was some weight to it, he said.
When he got the fish up to the boat, Lattanzi,
who was by himself, knew he had to take a pic-
ture or nobody would believe him.
Oh man, this is a white shark, Lattanzi re-
called thinking. He estimated the fish to be 6
feet long and probably 100 to 120 pounds, likely
a juvenile. After snapping a picture, he re-
moved the hook with a pair of pliers and
watched the fearsome fish swim off.
Reports of great white sharks have become
more prevalent along the Jersey Shore. On
Saturday, a fisherman recorded on video a
great white shark munching on bait fish off
Cape May. Last year, a great white was spotted
circling a boat off the coast of Atlantic City.
Diversity of toothy
critters frequenting
Shore this summer
By Dan Radel @DanielRadelAPP
Visit APP.com/GreatSharks
to learn more about common
sharks found at the Shore.
See SHARKS, Page A6