1. Booker Says his Focus is Newark and the 2013 Race, Not his Senate Bid
(N.J./State)

... many political pundits feel the race will attract several other New Jersey politicians who are household names. In a Bloomberg article published Friday, speculation continued to arise about other potential ...

2. Protesters Crash Mark Zuckerberg's Fundraiser for Gov Christie
(N.J./State)

... two, three, four, this is not the Jersey Shore. Five, six, seven, eight, Zuck send Christie to his state," according to sfist.com Bloomberg has even more to offer: The governor, 50, is seeking re-election ...

3. NYC Won't Jail Those Found With Small Amounts of Marijuana
(U.S./Nation)

... consistent with the law, it's the right thing to do, and it will allow us to target police resources where they're needed most," said Mayor Bloomberg in announcing the shift during his state-of-the-city ...

4. Democratic Governor Candidate Buono in Car Accident, Escapes Serious Injury
(N.J./State)

... no matter where you're sitting.” Bloomberg.com notes that former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine was riding without a seatbelt when he lost more than half his blood and broke 15 bones in a 2007 accident ...

5. Diet Soda and Diabetes
(Health/Healthquest)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT'S FUNNY You know you have got to stop drinking so much soda.  Mayor Bloomberg has already downsized it for you.  Maybe you should just switch ...

6. Citi Field with a Casino Next Door?
(Sports/Professional)

...  Last summer, the Bloomberg administration handed them 23 of the 62 acres of city-owned land that they sought in the September 2011 casino proposal. Currently most of these acres are now being used ...

7. N.J. Senate to Consider Bill on Banning Jughandles
(N.J./State)

... and they do not function. What occurs most days, people will gridlock the intersection trying to get into the jughandle,” Holzapfel said. In Bloomberg Business week, Elise Young reported that N.J. ...

8. 'Fiorello!' Review: Show Returns in a Concert Staging by the Encores!
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Kardashian world we currently suffer, who gives a flying Bloomberg for LaGuardia? Still, “Fiorello!” remains an entertaining musical for audiences who love old musicals and Encores! does nicely by it. ...

9. New Jersey Casinos Fall Behind Pennsylvania
(N.J./State)

... New Jersey in annual casino revenue, becoming the second-largest gambling center in the U.S. according to Bloomberg. Nevada currently holds the number one spot. In 2012 Pennsylvania’s casinos increased ...

10. Google to Back New Jersey Wind Transmission Line Expected to Make Energy Grid More Reliable
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... on the land-based grid,” said Ehren Goossens of Bloomberg.  ...

11. Fast Food Linked to Asthma, Allergies
(Health/Healthquest)

... to Bloomberg. AstraZeneca Plc, GlaxoSmithKline Plc, and other New Zealand charities contributed some of the funding. According to The Huffington Post, a 2010 study by the same group linked a diet that ...

12. Free WiFi Comes to New York Thanks to Google
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the first few hits away for free.  After that, you’re hooked. Although, let’s face it, we’re already hooked on Google.  I’m writing this column with its help right now!  Both Mayor Bloomberg ...

13. A More Affordable iPhone In the Works From Apple
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... 2009. Bloomberg reports they are considering retail prices of $99 to $149 for the phones, and they have talked to at least one top U.S. wireless carriers about the idea. WSJ.com notes that Apple's stock ...

14. Crazy Business Expense Accounts: Hey, Boss, I Needed that Goat!
(Money/Economy)

... management software firm from Maine told Bloomberg Businessweek about some of the craziest expenses that people tried to report as business costs. Deer urine, body oil and pink flamingo lawn ornaments ...

15. The Retail Grinch hits U.S. Hard in the form of Low Holiday Sales
(U.S./Nation)

... the three days before Christmas. He told Bloomberg, “Instead of having 50-to-70-percent off that the retailers had on Black Friday, it was buy one, get 50 percent off. Shoppers didn’t see the bargains. ...

16. Paris and its image at stake: French energy minister proposes to snuff out the 'City of Lights'
(World/International)

... French minister for energy and environment, proposes lights in and outside of shops, offices and public buildings be turned off from 1-7 a.m. beginning in July, according to Bloomberg News. The proposal ...

17. Hurricane Sandy served NJ Transit a costly lesson
(N.J./State)

... of New Jersey Transit’s transportation committee, said, “Those trains should not have been left in such a vulnerable location,” according to Bloomberg. Meanwhile, NorthJersey.com reported that at a symposium ...

18. Grinch comes early with Citigroup layoffs
(Money/Economy)

... in lieu of trying to aggressively seek incremental growth opportunities.” For the first time since January, Citigroup shares jumped 6.3 percent to $36.46, Bloomberg News reported.  ...

19. Starbucks hits a $7 high for rare Geisha coffee brew
(Life/Style)

... spokeswomen, Lisa Passe, and reported by Bloomberg, the Costa Rica Finca Palmilera, which is extremely difficult to cultivate, is the newest addition to the Starbucks menu and is made from a rare varietal ...

20. Fr. George Coyne to explore the universe with Seton Hall community
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Review, US News & World Report and Bloomberg Businessweek, Seton Hall exemplifies academic excellence.  A student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1 and an average class size of 20 provide a truly supportive ...