1. Community & Political Leaders Discuss Impact of Climate Change on New Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  In October 2012, New Jersey was devastated by deadly Superstorm Sandy – the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history - which left 131 dead and destroyed approximately 380,000 homes. It created a storm ...

2. He Coulda Been a Cabbie ... but N.J.'s Khubani Struck It Rich on TV
(Life/Style)

BY BOB & SANDY NESOFF NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM AJ Khubani had $20,000 burning a hole in his pocket. He had saved the money through odd jobs as a college student and a willingness to work hard ...

3. NJ Unemployment By The Numbers
(Money/Economy)

... 30 percent higher than in the same period in 2012. Further, putting the state on track to add more than 75,000 jobs this year. Breaking down the numbers, New Jersey saw a net gain of 10,200 retail jobs, ...

4. New Jersey’s Rise In Public Jobs: By The Numbers
(N.J./State)

... from 2010-2011. From NJ.com: The city of Newark laid off 167 officers in 2010 and saw dozens of others retire without their positions being filled. Today, there are about 1,000 police officers in the ...

5. Kobe Bryant Auction Has N.J. Flair: By the Numbers
(Sports/Professional)

... raked in over $400,000 in sales according to the Los Angeles Times. The auction, pioneered by his very own mother, forced Bryant to file a law suit against the auction company last month, claiming his ...

6. New Jersey Parasailing by the Numbers
(Life/Style)

... have rules and regulations we follow. We fly 500 feet of line in New Jersey, not 2,000.”  ...

7. 'The Designated Mourner' Off Broadway Review: Wallace Shawn Mourns a Dying Society
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Deborah Eisenberg and Larry Pine who starred in the New York premiere in 2000, which was directed by Andre Gregory, who stages the play here in a 99-seat space. Composed as a series of monologues plus ...

8. 5 Reasons to Celebrate National Moth Week
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Some scientists believe there may be 11,000 species of moths in the United States. There may be half a million around the world. A lot of people believe that many ...

9. N.J. Cracks Downs on Unregistered Home Improvement Contractors
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  Among the requirements for annual registration is submission of proof that the applicant has a minimum of $500,000 in commercial general liability insurance coverage. There are currently about 47,000 ...

10. Why Incorporating Your N.J. Business Can Improve Access to Capital
(Money/Economy)

... helps build the company's name and provides legitimacy. This can be quite valuable when applying for a business loan, particularly if the amount is for an amount greater than $350,000. "Consumers, vendors, ...

11. 3 Reasons Christie Thinks He Deserves Latino Vote
(N.J./State)

... are almost 20 percent of the state population, the eighth largest Latino share in the nation. With more than 600,000 of them eligible to vote, here are 3 reasons why Gov. Christie thinks he deserves their ...

12. Powerball Winning Numbers With $141 Million
(N.J./State)

... County was able to win Powerball’s $10,000 third prize. That ticket was sold at a 7-11 in Pennsauken. Meanwhile, the success at Jersey Cash 5 has continued for a local player. According to the NJ ...

13. Eight Things Oprah Winfrey Does for Cory Booker
(N.J./State)

... to attend; ticket prices range from $1,000 to $2,600. Fundraisers are wonderful, but Oprah can – and does – do more than that for the politician she calls a “genius”, including: She interviewed him ...

14. 'Only God Forgives,' but not this movie, Ryan Gosling and Nic Refn
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY JOE TYRRELL NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Waking up with blurred vision, head pounding, on crumbling pavement wet with urine and sticky with blood _ only those circumstances might trigger jagged, fragmentary ...

15. 6 Reasons New Jersey Tracks You Driving, Saves Data For 5 Years
(N.J./State)

... is 250,000. Based on keeping the files for 5 years, Jersey City would have the records of ten million plates. The ACLU’s report comes from 26,000 pages of answers from 293 police departments. The organization ...

16. Revlimid For Cancer by the Numbers
(Health/Healthquest)

... so important. Many of these patients had few other options." MCL affects nearly 4,000 Americans each year and occurs more frequently in males, usually in their mid-60s. Symptoms include, among other ...

17. How Sex Trafficking Works in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... six defendants are being held in the Ocean County Jail with bail set at $1 million for Romero-Flores and $100,000 for each of the other defendants. Authorities said they launched Operation No Boundaries ...

18. 5 Celebrities Funding Cory Booker’s Campaign
(Entertainment/Movies)

... head must be standing up after knowing his daughter gave to a progressive-minded Democrat 2. Jennifer Garner: $5,000. 3. Steven Spielberg: $2,600. 4. Mark Zuckerberg: $10,400. The billionaire founder ...

19. Dirty Old Man Busted at Monmouth Park Racetrack
(N.J./State)

... charged with Criminal Sexual Contact and is being held in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution in Freehold Township. Oceanport Municipal Court Judge Richard B. Thompson set bail at $15,000. “We ...

20. 5 Reasons World’s Biggest Ferris Wheel Good For Atlantic City
(Money/Economy)

... Vegas sometime in 2014. Early number projections are looking good for this new observation wheel. Steel Pier.com is projecting that 50,000 riders a month will take in the views of Atlantic City. ...