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1. Second leak in four months reported at Oyster Creek nuclear facility
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Another leak has been discovered at the Oyster Creek Generating Station in Ocean County, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission revealed Wednesday. The ...

2. Chlorine leak forces evacuation of Sandy Hook nude beach
(N.J./State)

... leak at Sandy Hook's sewer treatment plant, located south of the clothing-optional Gunnison Beach, required some quick relocation, the Asbury Park Press reports on its website. Gunnison Beach was evacuated, ...

3. The vacation's over ... and it's back to reality
(Life/Style)

... of. They are for forgetting dental appointments and deadlines, the funny noise the car is making and the mysterious leak in the upstairs shower. Falling asleep on a deserted beach with a book on your ...

4. Listening for leaks in New Jersey's pipes
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

New Jersey American Water uses new acoustic technology to save millions of lost gallons Water running down a street is often, unfortunately, one of the first signs an underground water main is leaking ...

5. Hurdles remain between India and the United States before nuclear deal goes forward
(World/International)

... was responsible for the world's worst industrial disaster when its pesticides plant in Bhopal city killed 3,800 people following a leak of cyanide gas in December 1984. In June, a group of 27 members ...

6. Problem nurses stay on the job as patients suffer
(Health/Healthquest)

... feeding tube so it leaked into a surgical wound, according to her Sept. 7 termination letter. It wasn't Dickerson's first alleged lapse. She'd been written up four times for medication errors, according ...

7. Unemployment continues to rise
(Money/Economy)

... is losing jobs at a slower pace than half a year ago, the overall unemployment picture remains bleak, according to Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services Group. "It is sort of like ...

8. Coroner: Michael Jackson's autopsy report totally false in tabloid
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY LIZ BARRETT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Tabloid reports that Michael Jackson's autopsy information was leaked — and that he was bald and emaciated — are completely false, the Los Angeles County coroner's ...

9. New Jersey a candidate for carbon sequestration
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... sites to store carbon dioxide so that it will not leak into the atmosphere. That is the concept before the Linden planning board: a $5 billion, 500 megawatt electric plant proposed by a Massachusetts ...

10. Princeton’s Peter and Rosemary Grant honored with Kyoto Prize for insights into evolutionary theory
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY KITTA MACPHERSON PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Princeton University's Peter and Rosemary Grant, whose legendary explorations on the bleak Galapagos island of Daphne Major over nearly four decades have produced ...

11. Troubled U.S. Postal Service looking to close offices
(N.J./State)

... it had lost $1.9 billion in the second quarter of the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, 2008. In the same period a year earlier, it lost only $35 million. In response to the bleak financial situation, ...

12. Can health care be reformed without breaking the bank?
(Health/Healthquest)

... Some small businesses would be exempt. A Finance committee outline that leaked last week details a variety of options for employers, including one that does not require employers to offer coverage. In ...

13. Reports: Most states have plunging income levels
(Money/Economy)

... all by more than 30 percent. Only Utah, Alabama and North Dakota saw gains. Data were not available yet for Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi and New Mexico. The federal government found similar bleak ...

14. Stimulus won’t rebuild dilapidated school attended by Obama letter writer Ty'Sheoma Bethea
(U.S./Nation)

... in Dillon, S.C., the ceilings leak, the paint is peeling and learning is regularly interrupted by a train that thunders by the school. With Gov. Mark Sanford's opposition to accepting stimulus money ...

15. Report warns that climate change will lead to mass migration
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... University in New York, the report paints a bleak picture. It cites estimates by the International Organization for Migration that climate change might force some 200 million people from their homes by ...

16. Vancouver: Beauty of Olympic proportions
(Life/Style)

... tends to leak. Winters are especially rainy, and anytime, an umbrella is the most useful fashion accessory. "I actually like the rain a lot, but it makes me less active," said local resident Jina Toppin. ...

17. Reports: State budgets look bleak through 2011
(U.S./Nation)

N.J. tax revenue compares poorly to others BY PAMELA M. PRAH STATELINE.ORG For the first time in 25 years, states in 2009 saw a 2.2 percent decrease in general fund expenditures. If the dip continues ...

18. Obama in Normandy, honors D-Day heroes
(World/International)

... of an entire century. At an hour of maximum danger, amid the bleakest of circumstances, men who thought themselves ordinary found it within themselves to do the extraordinary," he said. He said they ...

19. How to save on your summer cooling costs
(Money/Economy)

... reduce electricity costs as much as 5 percent. And each degree on your thermostat above 78 adds 5 to 7 percent to your bill. Some other things you can do is add insulation to the attic, fill leaks around ...

20. Governor details $150 million in additional budget cuts
(N.J./State)

... who criticized Corzine's budget maneuvers. "Governor Corzine keeps sticking his fingers in the dike as new leaks in the state's revenue stream develop daily," Bucco said. "It's clear now that he's running ...