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1. Technology can help elders and their families communicate more efficiently
(Health/Healthquest)

... her maintain her independence?" Answer: Get an answering machine that has a blinking red light when there are messages. Put it in a place (like the kitchen or a hallway) that she frequently passes. ...

2. N.J. redistricting process can be improved
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and their chairs out of the process. Give a role to some of New Jersey’s ordinary citizens – the folks the politicians always refer to when they talk about families sitting at the kitchen table and making ...

3. Thank you for the review
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... of FC "training" featuring Tracy Thresher, Harvey Lavoy (Thresher's facilitator), Larry Bissonnette, Pascal Cheng (Bissonnette's facilitator), Chammi Rajapatirana, and mother (also his facilitator). My ...

4. N.J. school board member dies after apparent heart attack during meeting
(N.J./State)

BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Audrey Eichenberger, a former elementary school teacher and a long time school board member in Cape May County, collapsed during a bond referendum meeting at the ...

5. ‘Potiche’: Movie review and trailer
(Entertainment/Movies)

... to have smart, snappy dialogue and crackerjack pacing, something “Potiche” lacks. Instead, we have Deneuve in curlers and apron, puttering around the kitchen, and Depardieu lumbering through a disco number. ...

6. Vermicomposting is a low cost, eco-friendly way to dispose of trash
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Eisenia foetida – a species of earthworm, more commonly known as red worms or red wigglers are eating their way through a large portion of household kitchen waste. Red wigglers are a specific compost worm ...

7. Camden gets aid while crime rises in other N.J. cities
(N.J./State)

... my kitchen sink, into this talk.” Frightened by the spike in violent crimes in Newark and Camden, where her 22-year-old daughter lives, Paterson resident Jackie Howard said high crime numbers should ...

8. Top N.J. chefs to showcase gourmet salt specialties
(Life/Style)

BY MARGARET MORGAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM It is amazing how far salt has come from being an iodized staple in everyone’s kitchen and “salt of the earth,” a preservative in ancient times, into today’s ...

9. An authentic – sort of – Irish corned beef and cabbage recipe
(Life/Style)

... I wasn't much of a cook during my earlier years as a military wife, so quite often, the whiff of a home cooked meal that often traveled from Shannon’s kitchen to my front door, usually led me to her townhouse ...

10. Culinary cues from Canada
(Life/Style)

... executive chef of the W Hoboken and its Zylo Restaurant. But that doesn’t keep creativity out of the Canadian kitchen. Stateside, the inclination among contemporary chefs is to fuse disparate cuisines, ...

11. Johnson & Johnson to donate $1 million to New Brunswick community
(N.J./State)

Money going to Catholic Charities of Metuchen through state tax credit program Johnson & Johnson will donate $1 million to support quality of life programs and services in its hometown of New Brunswick, ...

12. NTSB: Tugboat pilot was on cell phone prior to deadly duck boat crash
(U.S./Nation)

... by the Herschend Family Entertainment Corp., of Norcross, Ga., owns a number of theme parks and operates 90 amphibious rides in seven locations. President Chris Herschend insisted the report exonerates ...

13. NKBA survey reveals 2011 trends in kitchen and bath design
(Life/Style)

BY MARGARET MORGAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM More than 100 designers who are members of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), and have designed kitchens or bathrooms during the last three ...

14. Danny’s crush: A tale of puppy love
(Life/Style)

... grandson, standing at the kitchen door of his house in Montclair, scoping out the driveway. At the first sight of the car, the one that was bringing his beloved, he was out of that door like that proverbial ...

15. Rev. Edward Fairley of Paterson accused of stabbing Rev. Simone Shields
(N.J./State)

... earlier saying he was coming over to return some personal papers, said the woman, who asked not to be identified. When Fairley arrived, he said little before attacking Shields in the kitchen with a ...

16. REVIEW: Frances McDormand counts among ‘Good People’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Parsons’ drawling accents and quirky manner suggest that she is cheerfully channeling Ruth Gordon. Designer John Lee Beatty’s sets include a church basement, Margie’s cluttered kitchen and a handsome ...

17. Feed those birds so they survive winter
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... mixture directly on the bark of a nearby tree. If you place your feeding area near your kitchen window you will be rewarded with a good look at the birds whose lives you are saving. Marilyn Elie is a ...

18. Calling all New Jersey ‘Twifties’ to the first-ever ski and snowboard winter games
(Sports/Professional)

... free. … Olympic skiers Ted Ligety, Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso of the U.S. Ski Team took top honors this week in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany. … Getting a ...

19. Apple iPad 2 launch set to dazzle with new features
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  According to Barclays Capital Asia ex-Japan analyst Kirk Yang, Hon Hai set up its new production lines with assembly training and component sourcing in Chengdu this March and Yang expects iPad 2 shipments ...

20. Wining and dining March Madness at the Jersey Shore
(Entertainment/Movies)

... enjoy an array of nutritious and delicious treats from Sickles kitchen. There will be demos, mini-facials and massages, door prizes and giveaways. Ticket sales begin this Tuesday, February 22 either in ...