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What we learned from Rutgers' victory over Syracuse

BY MATT SUGAM

NEWJERSEYNEWAROOM.COM

1. Gary Nova may have started a quarterback controversy. The true freshman came in for Chas Dodd in the third quarter after Dodd (14 of 32, 166 yards and an INT) struggled throughout the game. The 6-2, 220 pounder went 14 of 22 for 122 yards and a touchdown. And as much as Dodd is heralded as a winner in high school, so is Nova. The Elmwood Park native went 24-0 in...

Majority of New Jersey hurting financially

And 37 percent worry they could lose their jobs

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

New Jerseyans’ are feeling distinctly worse off financially and their outlook on the housing market has soured, according to a quarterly consumer survey by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s College of Business made public Monday.

A majority of New Jerseyans (51 percent) say they are worse off financially than they w...

Penalties loom large in Monmouth’s 23-20 loss to Robert Morris

BY JEREMY SCHILLING

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

WEST LONG BRANCH — Coming into today, Monmouth University football was a fairly disciplined team, being penalized only 14 times for 133 yards through the first three games of the season.

Saturday, however, was a very different story.

Monmouth (2-2, 1-1) was penalized 13 times for 136 yards, none bigger than one on a Robert Morris (1-3, 1-0) punt that gave them...

Lautenberg describes Christie as ‘abusive to women’

Senator makes comment on ‘Hardball with Chris Matthews’

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

At a time when Gov. Chris Christie is considering seeking the Republican presidential nomination, U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) went on national television Friday and accused him of being abusive to women.

During an appearance on "Hardball with Chris Matthews" on MSNBC, to discuss speculation surround...

How old is Andy Rooney?

Veteran journalist calls it a career on '60 Minutes'

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Andy Rooney once said: “If I'm such an average American, how come I've never heard of any of the musical groups that millions of other Americans apparently are listening to?”

Rooney was probably the textbook definition of “curmudgeon.” He is like everyone’s grouchy grandpa.

According to The Stir, Rooney had ideas ab...

‘50/50’ movie review, trailer: Bromance offers hope

BY JOE TYRRELL

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

MOVIE REVIEW

Dogged work by Joseph Gordon-Levitt improves the outlook for Seth Rogen's latest bromance from "50/50" to something more like 70/30.

With Gordon-Levitt providing the emotional colors as leading man Adam, Rogen slips comfortably into his usual position as schlubby second banana Kyle. But this time, male bonding finds itself in a challenging three-way, w...

Christie’s canceled ARC tunnel project cost N.J. $95M

Washington initially wanted $271 million returned

The state of New Jersey will pay the federal government $95 million to settle a financial dispute stemming from Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to cancel the Hudson River commuter rail tunnel between North Bergen and Manhattan.

The cost is $176 million less than the $271 million the state government was initially billed.

"I am pleased to announce that ...

'Man Nobody Knew' movie review, trailer: A CIA spy documentary

BY NANCY R. MANDELL

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

MOVIE REVIEW

Like many kids, young Carl Colby’s curiosity led him to investigate his father’s dresser. He found socks in one drawer, underwear in another and shirts in a third. When he pulled out the top drawer, he found military ribbons, a passport, bullets and a gun—certainly enough to make a boy wonder what his father did for a living.

Carl's search to und...

N.J. approves 4 new charter schools for Jersey City, Trenton, Camden and Cherry Hill

DOE has approved a total of 27 such schools this year

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Four new charter schools have received the state Department of Education’s approval to open in 2012 in Jersey City, Trenton, Camden and Cherry Hill.

The action brings the total number of charter schools approved in 2011 to 27, the largest number approved in any one year since the charter law was passed in New...

Lodi, N.J. Police Chief Vincent Caruso okays wife's traffic ticket

BY PAM LOBLEY

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

NOW THAT’S FUNNY

Actually, he didn’t exactly give her a ticket. He gave another officer the order to do so.

Police Chief Vincent Caruso of Lodi ordered another officer to ticket his wife when she was caught double parked in front of a school, dropping off their kids. It’s not the first time he’s done that, either. Two years ago she was parked in the wrong place d...