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Apple iPhone 5 rumors start: All glass design?

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

This month Apple acknowledged that Corning makes the majority of the glass for its iPhones. Reports say that Corning has moved its glass manufacturing to China.

Now Apple has filed for a patent describing a unit that has a case made completely of glass.

According to Mashable, Apple says in its patent application: “Some of the reasons for using glass are that glass is s...

'Brake' movie review, trailer: Thriller comes undone

BY MIRIAM RINN

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

MOVIE REVIEW

Set almost entirely in a glass-walled box in the trunk of a car, “Brake” manages to winch the suspense tighter and tighter until the very end, when it unfortunately comes totally undone. But until the final scenes, this thriller delivers. Director Gabe Torres and screenwriter Timothy Mannion have constructed a complicated story that happens in real ti...

Permit Extension Act would create 'Ground Hog Day' in N.J.

BY MICHELE BYERS

COMMENTARY

In the movie "Groundhog Day," Bill Murray lives the same 24 hours over and over again.

New Jersey is having its own Groundhog Day with a law known as the Permit Extension Act, which keeps outdated development permits alive. The act was first passed in 2008, and a new version is now before the state Legislature.

Thanks to work by environmental advocates, citizens and champio...

Box office for 'The Hunger Games' makes history

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Opening day of Lionsgate film “The Hunger Games” at 4,137 theaters saw the seventh biggest midnight box office showing in history.

Boxofficeguru.com reported that the movie grossed $19.7 million on shows that began at 12:01 a.m. Friday morning. The revenue marked the best post-midnight total for a film that was a non-sequel.

The only movies that have drawn more on Frida...

'Finding Your Roots' on PBS premiere: Cory Booker, John Lewis, and Henry Louis Gates Jr.

BY TOM MURRO

CELEBRITY MAGNET

Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. held a private screening that wowed audiences at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall on Monday night in NYC. The show explores his passion for genetics and genealogies in a new PBS series, "Finding Your Roots" starting this Sunday. Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Civil rights veteran Rep. John Lewis of Georgia were in attendance and also fea...

John Edwards scoffs 'Millionaire Madam' prostitution tie.... like Rielle Hunter was denied

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

One of accused "Millionaire Madam" Anna Gristina’s call girls has told authorities that former Democratic presidential candidate and Senator John Edwards paid her for services, according to a report.

According to DNAinfo.com, Edwards met the call girl in New York in 2007 while raising funds for his Presidential campaign. Sources said the one-nighter took place on the ...

Studio Montclair to open “Viewpoints 2012”: 15th annual juried exhibition

STUDIO MONTCLAIR OPENS

“Viewpoints 2012”

Studio Montclair’s 15th Annual Juried Exhibition at William Paterson University Galleries

March 26 – April 20, 2012

Studio Montclair (SMI) announces its 15th annual juried exhibition, “Viewpoints 2012,” which opens on March 26 and continues through April 20, 2012, at the University Galleries in the Ben Shahn Center for the Visual Arts at William Paterson Univer...

NJDOT awards $78.4M for road repair, mass transit, pedestrian safety improvements

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The state Department of Transportation Friday announced 376 cities and towns will share $78.4 million in aid for street and public works improvements.

The bulk of the Local Aid grants were awarded under the Municipal Aid program, with 374 grants totaling $76,126,200, another 10 Local Aid Infrastructure grants worth $1,810,000 and 3 Safe Streets to Transit grant...

Beyoncé plans Atlantic City shows at Revel on Memorial Day weekend

BY MARGARET MORGAN

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The “Countdown” begins! Revel will premiere its $2.4 billion entertainment destination on Memorial Day weekend with 16-time Grammy Award winner and international superstar Beyoncé . In her first live concerts since 2011 and giving birth to daughter, Blue Ivy, Beyoncé will take the stage in Ovation Hall, Revel’s signature performance space, for three nights: Frid...

IRS, tax time scams 2012: Tax attorney warns you what to look for

BY TOM PERIĆ

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Philadelphia — As the tax deadline looms, scam artists are looking to prey on unsuspecting business owners and citizens. During tax season, you should be particularly wary.

Philadelphia-based attorney Christopher Ezold warns that everyone should be aware of the Internal Revenue Service’s “Dirty Dozen” list of scams to protect themselves from theft and fraud. “Tax sc...