newjerseynewsroom.com

1. Gypsy moth caterpillars in N.J. have damaged 1,317 acres of trees in 17 counties this year
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... gypsy moth suppression with Agriculture handling wooded residential areas and DEP handling state-forested lands. An egg mass survey conducted last fall qualified Waterford, Winslow and Chesilhurst in ...

2. Casey Anthony tweets turn from disgust to sarcasm
(U.S./Nation)

...  Rolandsmartin said, “My point is folks are obsessed with this case. I get the loss of a child's life. But I'm not obsessed with Casey Anthony. Death threats?” As to where Anthony is beginning her new ...

3. Can Spotify compete with iTunes and Rhapsody?
(Entertainment/Movies)

... no one is ready to ditch iTunes or Rhapsody just yet. According to the International Business Times, the music site made its debut this month in the United States as well as Finland, France, the Netherlands, ...

4. Free from jail, Casey Anthony tries to escape public eye
(U.S./Nation)

... et al.: I do not care where Casey Anthony is going, nor what happens to her. There is actually news to report: get to work.“ Rolandsmartin said, “My point is folks are obsessed with this case. I get the ...

5. Four in 10 Americans hold favorable view of New Jersey but another 4 in 10 are unsure
(Life/Style)

...  Another 40 percent -- perhaps those still wondering if it’s true that Jimmy Hoffa is buried in the Meadowlands – have mixed views or are unsure about New Jersey. And 18 percent – probably including ...

6. 'The Tree' movie review: A heavy-handed and obvious drama
(Entertainment/Movies)

... landscape as a symbolic mirror of her characters’ feelings, or she tries to. The landscape certainly looks wild and desolate, but it never feels integral to the story. The director seems much more comfortable ...

7. Christie’s budget vetoes to be debated on ‘New Jersey Now’
(N.J./State)

... George W. Bush and as Executive Director of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission under former Governor Christie Whitman. He currently serves as a professor of political science at Monmouth University. ...

8. Southern pine beetle in N.J. on pace to destroy over 14,000 acres of Pinelands
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

State, Pinelands Commission attempting to combat the infestation The southern pine beetle this summer is on a pace to kill more than the 14,000 acres of Pinelands it destroyed last year and environmental ...

9. Ex-Mater Dei High School teacher William Miltner of Middletown indicted for sexual assault of female student
(N.J./State)

... 2009. After his arrest, school officials terminated Miltner, who previously worked as a language arts teacher at Mother Teresa Regional School in Atlantic Highlands. Miltner is currently free on $125,000 ...

10. 35 N.J. tourism promoters to share $400K in state aid
(Money/Economy)

... Growers Association - $17,500 Highlands Tourism Partnership - $8,058 Belmar Pro Surf Tournament - $10,500 Barnegat Bay Decoy & Baymen Museum, Tuckerton Seaport, - $17,500 Reclam the Bay Inc. ...

11. MTV's 'Jersey Shore' success is a cultural phenomenon
(Entertainment/Movies)

... (including Snooki’s bizarrely engrossing novel, A Shore Thing), and innumerable endorsement deals are indicative of the intricacy of the current media landscape. It is for all of these reasons and many ...

12. Deron Williams revives NBA players' interest in Europe
(Sports/Professional)

...  "When you get a guy like Kobe Bryant mentioning or considering playing overseas, if everything was right, I think it totally changes the whole landscape of basketball." In 2008, nine NBA players have ...

13. Review: 'Page One: Inside The New York Times' documentary
(Entertainment/Movies)

... net, and then casts again. It is logical that he aims for the Times' media reporting, a good vantage from which to observe a changing landscape. But that bounces around — sometimes literally — from talking ...

14. Interview with The Big Lead founder, Jason McIntyre
(Sports/Professional)

... As The Big Lead has grown, what has been the biggest challenge to keep up with new flow? JM: The landscape has gotten increasingly competitive. Our competitors are beefing up their staffs, and we are, ...

15. N.J. Sierra Club applauds EPA soot and smog rule
(Opinion/Commentary)

... proposal to save Barnegat Bay is more PR than public policy Jeff Tittel: Chris Christie declares war on the Highlands Extension of 7 Train makes fiscal sense for New Jersey TH  ...

16. ‘Tree of Life’ movie review: Shows more than tells
(Entertainment/Movies)

... debut as a feature director in 1973 with "Badlands," one of the great American movies. Five years later, he unveiled a strong follow-up, "Days of Heaven." Then he did what any sensible person with ...

17. 2011 NBA lockout can trace its roots back to 1983
(Sports/Professional)

... relocate the Knicks to Nassau County and the Rangers to the Meadowlands. Gulf and Western never did like Madison Square Garden all that much and within four years of the building’s reopening in 1972, the ...

18. Christie vetoes $15M state Racing Commission allocation for race purses
(N.J./State)

... a self-sustaining course for the horse racing industry, which culminated in the recent agreements with private individuals to shift track operations at both the Meadowlands Racetrack and Monmouth Park ...

19. Turtles causing flight delays at JFK Airport
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... turtles and red-eared sliders, according to New Jersey’s Wetlands Institute website. However, terrapins are the only turtles that live exclusively in brackish water (a mixture of sea water and fresh water). Each ...

20. Four former Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission supervisors indicted
(N.J./State)

... decorations at his home and picking up landscaping items and other personal supplies from Home Depot and Lowe’s and delivering them to his home, including plants, fertilizer, a propane tank, decorative ...