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Westboro Baptists go to Supreme Court

EDITORIAL CARTOON BY MIKE SCOTT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The Supreme Court will hear the case of a family whose son's military funeral was protested by wackos from Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. — the protestors held up signs claiming the deaths suffered in Afghanistan and Iraq are God's punishment for gays in the military. The family says their right to privacy was violated. The church says t...

Keansburg condo project left in ashes (PHOTOS/VIDEO)

BY Dw. DUNPHY

Keansburg fire department finished knocking down a fire that began in an unfinished condominium on Beachway Avenue, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Monday morning.

The vacant apartment building, called Harbor Lights, was owned by Nazin Kalian, but had since been in foreclosure proceedings via PNC Bank. The building had been in various states of completion, as far as on/off construction was...

Christie supports Tom Corbitt in Pennsylvania

Two-time attorney general is the Republican gubernatorial candidate

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

With the New Jersey state government closed in observance of Columbus Day, Gov. Chris Christie was in Pennsylvania Monday to campaign for Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbitt.

In Williamsport, Christie and Corbett appeared at 10 a.m. at a Corbett for Governor rally and at 11:30 a.m. at...

End to teacher tenure supported by NJSBA

Wants Christie to begin serious discussion of potential changes to century-old laws

The New Jersey School Boards Association Monday called on the Legislature and the Christie administration to begin what it terms serious discussion of potential changes in the state's century-old tenure laws that govern employment of public school teachers and other school district employees.

In an effort to promote ...

AFL-CIO, Assembly Speaker Oliver call on Christie to work with feds to revive Hudson rail tunnel project

Decision on project's future expected in two weeks

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

New Jersey Democrats have quit, at least for the time being, throwing verbal rocks at Gov. Chris Christie over his decision to shutdown the construction of the Hudson River commuter rail tunnel and are urging him to work cooperatively with federal officials to resurrect the project.

"Everyone agrees that we need...

Brett Favre not hiding from scandal (PHOTO)

NFL ‘aggressively investigating' allegations

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is reportedly "aggressively investigating" allegations that quarterback Brett Favre sent inappropriate messages and photos to a former Jets sideline reporter.

A source said the league also wants to interview two massage therapists who were reportedly sent inappropriate text mes...

Chris Christie ahead of schedule as 2012 frontrunner

Straw poll finds N.J. governor to be top candidate for president

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The reluctant candidate, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, edged former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to win a presidential straw poll at a tea party gathering in Virginia.

Christie, elected in usually Democratic New Jersey last fall, finished with 15 percent of the 1,560 ballots cast at the Virginia Tea Par...

Jokes about our miserable economy flood the Internet

BY WARREN BOROSON

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Americans will joke about anything. Even about the dreadful state of the economy.

Here are some observations that have recently been circulating on the Internet:

The economy is so bad that ...

• I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
• I ordered a burger at McDonald's and the kid behind the counter asked, "Can you afford fries with that?"

Christie’s no conservative on medical marijuana issue

BY MURRAY SABRIN

COMMENTARY

Last week the Christie administration created new rules for dispensing medical marijuana in New Jersey. Instead of allowing patients who desire to alleviate pain and other ailments relatively easy access to marijuana as the law requires, the Christie administration has reduced the number of authorized dispensaries, will require patients to be certified by a state review ...

Water conservation is always important for New Jersey

BY MICHELE S. BYERS

THE STATE WE'RE IN

In the past few weeks New Jersey has seen lots of rain, including flooding in some areas of the state. So those with damp basements and spongy yards may be surprised to hear that we're still under a statewide drought watch.

The drought watch — less urgent than a drought warning — reminds us of how important water is to life, and how important it is to use water ...