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Chris Christie shows a warmer side to N.J. teacher

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

A rare moment of calm discourse took place between Governor Chris Christie and a member of the teacher's union at a town hall meeting in Lincoln Park on Tuesday.

Looking for a final question to answer, the governor selected Cathy Lyons, who identified herself as a 25-year educator from Passaic County who teaches 7th and 8th grades.

"My concern is you are painting with...

Four new New Jersey Board of Education members sworn into office

Four new members of the state Board of Education were sworn into office Wednesday in Trenton. They join nine other members and will serve six-year terms without compensation.

Andrew J. Mulvihill of Sussex County replaced Josephine Hernandez whose term expired June 30, 2009. He is the CEO of Crystal Springs and Mountain Creek real estate division and has worked in the development and building indust...

New Jersey environmentalists appeal decision on Delaware River deepening

Federal judge has ruled project can move forward

Five environmental organization Wednesday announced they have filed an appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia of the Jan. 13 ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Joel A. Pisano regarding the Delaware River deepening project.

Pisano ruled the project could move forward despite the arguments by the Christie administration and the fi...

Frankie Muniz and Elycia Turnbow have ugly ‘prior relationships’ argument

Former 'Malcolm in the Middle' star allegedly grabs gun during disturbance

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Former "Malcolm in the Middle" star and Wood-Ridge born Frankie Muniz had been keeping a low profile on the entertainment scene recently — until last week. Police were called to a domestic incident that occurred between Muniz and his girlfriend Elycia Turnbow.

The police report says Muniz and T...

Christopher Cerf supports N.J. teacher tenure based on ability

State education chief launches Christie's effort to alter tenure standards

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

New Jersey's new education commissioner Wednesday joined Gov. Chris Christie on the position that public school teachers undergo rigorous professional reviews and that their tenure be based on their ability and not on seniority.

In an address at Princeton University, Commissioner Christop...

President Donald Trump buying New York Mets?

BY EVAN WEINER

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

THE BUSINESS AND POLITICS OF SPORTS

It has been a big week for the man that the comedian Billy Crystal calls P. T. Barnum, Donald J. Trump. The made for TV star is applying for two jobs that he thinks he can fill. The President of the United States and the owner of the New York Mets. Based on his business success or lack of business success in New Jersey, it is un...

A&P; bankruptcy fallout leading to more job losses

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The latest restructuring plan spelled out by troubled A&P adds up to more tremendous job loss for numbers of employees. The company informed its unions Tuesday that it will close another 32 "under-performing" stores in six states over the next two months, eliminating thousands of jobs.

Included is the Pathmark store in north Hackensack. Most of the other stores a...

REVIEW: ‘The Savannah Disputation’ plays to huge laughs

BY STUART DUNCAN

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

N.J. THEATER REVIEW

When "The Savannah Disputation" opened in New York, and later in Washington, critics agreed that perhaps the title was hardly a box office thriller, but disagreed on the worth of the play itself. Some compared it to TV sitcoms — one drew a parallel with "The Golden Girls;" another referred it to Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence on religious s...

Economic recovery? Not for workers at Woodbridge Logistics and A&P;

BY ROY NERSESIAN

COMMENTARY

Let's look at the facts. Below is a chart of the percentage of job losses from the previous peak employment for every recession since World War II.

The chart is telling us a story.

1. The cyclical ups and downs under conditions of "normalcy" occur quite regularly.

2. Recessions, measured here in restoring jobs to their previous peaks, are taking longer to recover.

3. Nearly a...

Suit challenges new nuclear plant waste storage rights

NRC rule would allow a closed Oyster Creek to house radioactive materials until at least 2070

BY ROGER WITHERSPOON

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

A federal court suit challenging the right of nuclear plant operators to store high level radioactive waste on site for 60 years or more was filed Tuesday by the attorney generals of Vermont, New York, and Connecticut.

The suit, filed in the US Court of Appeals in Wa...