3 Outside Super Pacs Are Swarming Cory Booker

BY MICHAEL HAYNE

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Ever since the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision gave lifeless bastions of money-making corporations more voting rights than minorities-allowing them to purchase the best president and member of congress that money could buy all under the cloak of anonymity--a sea of dark money has infested our elections like cicadas on the GSP. Although outside money p...

3 Reasons NJ Prison Population in Decline

BY MICHAEL HAYNE

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Despite the fact that America leads the world in total prison population and the money that comes from building private prisons has increased the number of inmates, New Jersey is actually seeing a decline. According to a recent data released by the Justice Bureau, In New Jersey, corrections facilities held 23,225 prisoners at the end of 2012, a 2.6-percent declin...

5 Reasons ‘Millions Will Die’ From Climate Change

BY MICHAEL HAYNE

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

OPINION

Step outside anywhere in the state of New Jersey and you'll feel like you're in Florida, but sans the palm trees and killing of black teenagers. Australia had its hottest summer on record and the NOAA said that 2012 had one of the warmest summers in history, all of which spells for stronger storms (like Sandy) on the account of thermal expansion. Of cour...

Look to 'The Wolverine' to Save the Superhero Movie From Itself

BY JOE TYRRELL

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Transformed into a bloated, pompous, product placement system, the superhero movie is in need of a savior; enter “The Wolverine.”

Hugh Jackman is back as the surly but soft-hearted metalized mutant, bringing some sly humor along with a gruff sense of duty to a comic-book tale that for once does not involve destroying cities to sell burgers.

That is, this movie does...

Powerball Winning Numbers For $196 Million

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Don’t look now, but the red hot Powerball Lottery jackpot is this close to crossing over to another level.

There was no grand prize winner in the Powerball drawing of July 24, so the jackpot will increase to just below $200 million for the drawing of July 27. The annuity prize now stands at $196 million, with a lump sum value of $114.6 million.

According to the Powerba...

How the Port Authority is Wasting Money

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), which manages all the bridges, tunnels, airports and transits in New York City and Northern New Jersey is under the microscope and is losing money big time. And how are they losing money you may ask – a $60million slip-up claiming they overpaid their insurance premiums for years b...

New Jersey Turnpike by the Numbers

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Everyone in the Garden State has driven on it. Everyone in the Garden State has also most likely sat in traffic on this roadway as well, or waited in a slow moving toll lane time and time again. It gets the most traffic and connects the northern portion of the state to the southern – that’s right you guessed it, the New Jersey Turnpike...

NJ Prostitute Arrested Twice in One Day

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Some businesses still do well in a tough economy. Unfortunately in New Brunswick, the operation didn’t happen to be legal.

In response to complaints by residents, the New Brunswick Police Department has made a series of arrests for prostitution around Commercial Avenue and George Street.

According to an Associated Press report on NorthJersey.com, police arrested seven ...

One Really Big Reason Royal Caribbean Works for New Jersey

BY PAM LOBLEY

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

NOW THAT'S FUNNY

When you think of cruising, you think of glamorous ports of call – like … Bayonne?

Bayonne is home to the Cape Liberty Cruise Port , a place cruise ships from Royal Caribbean call home port.  Now Royal Caribbean is readying a wondrous new ship, Quantum of the Seas, for its debut in the fall of 2014.  Quantum will be able to carry over 4,000 ...

New Jersey Gypsy Moths by the Numbers

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Known for being one of the most devastating forest pets, the gypsy moth , which has been around for thousands of years, has begun its terror on the Garden State causing massive tree damage.

“While we have seen very low gypsy moth populations over the last few years, we must continue intense surveillance, as well as treatment to suppress this damaging insect,” sa...