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'Paperboy' star Nicole Kidman to get special nod at NYFF

BY PAULA SCHWARTZ

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The Film Society of Lincoln Center just announced they are honoring Nicole Kidman with a gala tribute on Oct. 3, during the 50th New York Film Festival. They are also adding Kidman's upcoming film, "The Paperboy," to the NYFF's main slate of films.

They Film Society of Lincoln Society wll also honor Richard Peña in a gala tribute on Oct. 10. He has been the Pr...

N.J. school board campaigns must get more political

BY TONY GALLOTTO

COMMENTARY

This Election Day — for the first time since 1903 — voters in most New Jersey’s school districts will elect their local Boards of Education members on the same Nov. 6 ballot as candidates for municipal, county, state and federal offices, including the President.

90 percent of all New Jersey school districts – or 468 districts – hastened to switch elections from April to No...

Director Tony Scott's suicide death shocks Hollywood: Stars react on Twitter

BY PAULA SCHWARTZ

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Tony Scott's suicide by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge Sunday afternoon was incomprehensible and shocking, especially to fans of the British director's many high-octane films like "Top Gun," "Days of Thunder," "The Taking of Pelham 123" and "Beverly Hills Cops 2."

Marc Anthony tweeted, "Tony Scott. A Genius is silenced. I am devastated!!!! Why?????"

Sunda...

Shark Week continued at Jersey Shore feeding frenzy (VIDEO)

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Shark Week has ended, but some of the creatures want more than their 15 minutes.

A YouTube video featuring sharks flying through the air in a feeding frenzy off Island Beach State Park in Ocean County has gone viral. Tom Lynch of AngryFish.tv shot the video on Aug. 16.

Ocean City Patch reports that the sharks were about 50 feet off the beach. The description of the vide...

REVIEW: 'Measure for Measure' is a difficult but rewarding play

BY STUART DUNCAN

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

OFF BROADWAY REVIEW

“Measure for Measure” has always been considered one of Shakespeare’s more difficult plays. Scholars like to use their term “problem play” or “controversial.” Audiences sometimes argue as to whether or not the work is really a comedy, just because nobody dies at the end. But the latest production at the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey (in M...

Six Flags Great Adventure Wild Safari to end car traffic

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The Six Flags Great Adventure Wild Safari Director says that many families got their first look at exotic animals with their faces pressed against their car window.

But the Jackson Township park has announced that cars would no longer be allowed at its drive-through, 350-acre animal sanctuary at the end of the season on Sept. 30.

Wild Safari has been open for 38 years...

Ex-Yankee Roger Clemens plans baseball return, clear of steroid charges

BY DAVE RAGAZZO

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Could Roger Clemens’ baseball career get any stranger?

The former Yankee, who also played for the Red Sox, Blue Jays and Astros during his 23-year career, was once seen as the most dominant pitcher of his era. His stats could certainly back that claim, but steroid accusations are a dark cloud that taints his career.

Just two months after he was acquitted of charges...

Is Mark Zuckerberg to blame for Facebook stock plummet?

BY GINA G. SCALA

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Not long ago, there was a feeling in the air that Facebook could do no wrong; just about everyone had a Facebook account.

Sure, there were rumblings over changes to privacy settings without letting users know ahead of time. But those committed to using Facebook to stay in touch with far away family and friends seemed to stay on top of it. Others, those who just ...

N.J. weather forecast: Dry, warm, and pleasant

BY STEVEN DiMARTINO

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

High pressure taking hold and an easy forecast for me is on the way!

Low clouds and fog this morning will give way to clearing skies by this afternoon as high pressure takes hold over the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas.

With plenty of low level moisture in place this morning, fog has become locally dense over portions of eastern Pennsylvania...

EPA keeps plans for Cornell-Dubilier Superfund site in South Plainfield open to discussion

BY JOE TYRRELL

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Federal environmental officials have decided to allow more public comment on their proposal to monitor contaminated groundwater rather than attempt to clean it up at the Cornell-Dubilier Superfund site in South Plainfield.

The month-long extension to Sept. 20 follows an Aug. 7 public hearing where Environmental Protection Agency officials received polite but often...