1. Substantial Bomb-Making Materials, Illegal Firearms Lead to N.J. Doctor Suspension
(N.J./State)

The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners, within the State Division of Consumer Affairs, temporarily suspended the license of a Ridgewood physician who was arrested in November and remains incarcerated ...

2. New Jerseyans Stand to Benefit from Medicaid Expansion
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY JON WHITEN COMMENTARY About one in four of New Jersey’s working adults without health insurance could obtain coverage if Gov. Christie accepts the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care ...

3. Thoughtful or Reckless? N.J. Patriot Plants American Flag At Top of Seaside Heights Submerged Coaster
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A Lavallette man apparently climbed the submerged roller coaster in Seaside Heights for the shore, and for patriotic reasons. The Jet Star has been under water since ...

4. New Jersey Weather: Temperatures Remain Above Normal
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY STEVE DiMARTINO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM High pressure off the Mid Atlantic coast will continue to support a strengthening southwesterly wind and a steady increase in cloud cover through tomorrow as ...

5. Assembly Speaker Oliver: Sluggish Economy, Minimum Wage Hike, Women’s Health Care & Gun Safety Must Also be Top Priorities
(Opinion/Commentary)

Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex/Passaic) released the following statement on Gov. Chris Christie’s State of the State address: “We all share the goal of rebuilding New Jersey following Sandy. ...

6. Over 60 in N.J. and Vivacious? Ms. Senior America Pageant Wants You
(Life/Style)

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The Golden Years. Life after retirement. A time when traveling the world with your significant other while spending time with your grandchildren may be your ...

7. Christie's State of the State Address: Did it Pack a Wallop?
(N.J./State)

BY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE TEXT OF THE STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS JAN. 8, 2013 Lt. Governor Guadagno, Madam Speaker, Mr. President, members of the Legislature, fellow New Jerseyans. Since George ...

8. N.J. Star Wars: Lesniak Supports 'Obi-Wan-Kenobi' Codey For Governor
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Have you heard enough about the “Jersey Comeback?” Despite Governor Christie’s efforts during the hurricane, are you unhappy with New Jersey’s unemployment figures ...

9. N.J. Local School Boards: It's Time to Bestow Praise and Recognition
(N.J./State)

Citing the meaningful contributions to public education and to the quality of life in New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie has proclaimed January 2013 as School Board Recognition Month in New Jersey. “New ...

10. New Jersey Weather: A Preview of Spring ... but a Return to Reality is Not Far Away
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY STEVE DiMARTINO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM High pressure will continue to become established off the North Carolina coast this morning which will lead to a southwesterly wind taking over throughout the ...

11. N.J. Election Handicapping: Christie Far Ahead in the 'Emotion Game;' Only Facts Can Save Dems
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and controversy also can quickly change the odds in an election. U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) was expected to win re-election comfortably in 2002, but as questions about campaign contributions ...

12. Flu Shot Controversy: N.J. Boy Turned Away from School Until He Gets Shot
(Health/Healthquest)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The coming of another new year has brought the cold and flu season along with it. New Jersey is one of the states that has been affected. Doctors are saying ...

13. Advocating N.J. Home Rule: Kean says Proposal Giving State Control over Sandy Rebuilding a Bad Idea
(N.J./State)

Assembly Republican Sean Kean, R-Monmouth and Ocean, said the idea floated by Assembly Democrat Peter Barnes that would create a state commission and give it much of the authority for rebuilding towns ...

14. Hypocrites in Congress: Here's a List of 37 Obstructionists
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY MICHAEL HAYNE NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY Barely a week after getting chewed up, spit out, and then chewed up a few more times by N.J. Gov. Chris Christie  (I promise that's not a fat ...

15. N.J. Republicans Blast Senator Sweeney for Playing Politics with a Natural Disaster
(N.J./State)

Many New Jersey state Republians had a strong reaction in response to Senate President Steven Sweeney's statement that Governor Christie’s “jobs package is a hurricane. He prayed a lot and got lucky a ...

16. Assessing the State of New Jersey, Through the Eyes of N.J. Senate Democrats
(Opinion/Commentary)

In advance of the governor's State of the State address, Senate Democrats delivered their own assessment of how things currently stand in New Jersey. Citing the state's decades high unemployment rate, ...

17. N.J. Lawn Fertilizer Law: More Costly to Consumers, but may Help Save Barnegat Bay & other State Waterways
(Life/Style)

BY PAT SUMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Barnegat Bay and nitrogen: NOT “perfect together.” A tough state law governing  fertilizer use came from an environmental protection package designed for ...

18. N.J. Sewage Problems a Health Hazard to State's Beaches?
(Health/Healthquest)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM North Jersey’s beaches and rivers are important for the state’s revenue - but are these attractions hazardous to your health? The Environmental Protection Agency ...

19. In 'Promised Land,' Matt Damon wonders what the frack
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY JOE TYRRELL NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM What if the serpent in the garden thinks he is offering Adam and Eve a really good deal on an apple? That’s the premise of “Promised Land,” a genial look at ...

20. Sandy Relief Aid infighting: Only $9 Billion Approved; Talk of 'Pork' Projects takes Center Stage
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Congress finally found the time to approve some Hurricane Sandy relief, but local politicians are calling the $9.7 billion approved the simplest part of the battle. ...