Lottery Winners Coming Forward

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

It may not be $590.5 million, but some serious money came to a few New Jersey lottery players this past weekend.

A player from Monmouth County had one of two winning tickets in Friday’s $190 million Mega Millions drawing, while a Powerball ticket was worth $1 million to three other New Jersey players.

NJ.com  reported that the Kwik Mart on Shrewsbury Avenue in Tint...

'Nikolai and the Others' Off Broadway Review: Russian Exiles Contemplate Life and Art

BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Consumer note to anyone who plans to see “Nikolai and the Others”:  Devote an extra five minutes to study the playbill in order to get a grip on how these many real-life Russian characters are related to each other.  Otherwise you may feel somewhat lost among the Slavic patronymics during the first act of Richard Nelson’s absorbing new play that is ...

Rutgers Graduation Sets Record

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

For the fourth straight year, the graduating class at Rutgers University has set a school record.

About 30,000 people saw 14,302 degrees awarded to graduates on a rainy day at High Points Stadium on Busch Campus in Piscataway.

Retired New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Virginia Long was the event’s keynote speaker. Long told a story of winning a ninth grade spelling bee...

The Greatest Human Idea…and Among the Very Worst

BY WARREN BOROSON

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

BOROSON ON MONEY

Someone has said that the greatest idea that the human mind has ever come up with is…the theory of evolution. Men (and women) are supposedly descended from other animals. A bold and far-reaching conclusion, certainly.

I’m not sure what the dumbest idea that has ever originated in the human mind is (apart from the notion that Governor Palin would...

NJ Weather: Soggy start to the week, humid also

BY STEVE DIMARTINO

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

As moisture streams in from the Atlantic this morning, fog and low clouds will linger through 10 AM over the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas.  As the stationary front to the south begins to wash out, winds will remain from the south and southwest at 5 to 10 mph, transporting a humid tropical Atlantic air mass into the region. ...

Student Running in NJ School Election Gets Racist Texts

BY MICHAEL HAYNE

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

SPECIAL COMMENTARY

In 2008, the media inundated us with such trivial questions implying if America was ready for a black president. Not as if voters were pondering whether they wanted a Morgan Freeman or a Spike Lee, but maybe it wasn't so ludicrous after all. If president Obama's first term proved anything, it's that there's still too many good old boys in many...

Legislation, court could mean a good day for New Jersey animals

BY JOE TYRRELL

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

May 20 has the potential to be a notable date for humane policies in New Jersey, but cats, dogs and other domesticated animals face ongoing issues in the state.

In Trenton, the state Assembly is scheduled to vote on “Patrick’s Law,” which would increase the legal penalties for mistreatment of animals.

Named for a pit bull puppy found barely alive in March 2011 afte...

Bayonne Medical Center is priciest in U.S.

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

When asked what the most pricey hospital in the United States  is, one might answer with a variety of hospitals including zip codes in California ­– possibly Beverly Hills.  But, on the contrary the most expensive hospital in America actually is closer than we think, and hiding in the skyscraper shadows of New York City – its  Bayonne Medical Ce...

Rutgers football home schedule includes Michigan, Penn State

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The  Big Ten 2014 schedule is now ready for all you college football fans out there, as Rutgers kicks off its inaugural season in the new conference.

The Scarlet Knights who accepted an invitation along with Maryland to join the  Big Ten Conference back in November, thus leaving behind the Big East of which they were a part of since 1991. The addition of...

Christie Appears With Family in New Tax-Funded Jersey Shore Commercials

BY MICHAEL HAYNE

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

SPECIAL COMMENTARY

High unemployment and soaring property taxes mean very little when you can continuously use your public office to remind voters that you did your job during a Hurricane. And that's precisely what Gov Chris "Hurricane Superfleece" Christie is doing.

Governor Christie is being criticized by Democrats after appearing with his family in a new feder...