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1. PSEG Nuclear monitors Fukashima reactor crisis while South Jersey nuke plan proceeds
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... is still scheduled to close plant, the oldest in the country. PSEG Nuclear expects to hear from the NRC by June on license renewals for its Salem and Hope Creek plants, Delmar said. The two plants are ...

2. 100-year-old Fred Mack celebrates milestone birthday with skydive
(Life/Style)

...  According to Mail Online, Mack is still driving at the age of 100. He has a 1953 Jaguar XK 120 and was recently confirmed by the manufacturer as the oldest active Jaguar driver in the world. A friend ...

3. N.J. DEP, Montclair State University, and environmentalists study amphibian disease
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... are among the oldest and most primitive types of fungus known. In 1999, a new and potentially devastating type of chytrid was identified. It is spreading worldwide and may be capable of infecting most ...

4. Time change for spring 2011
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... light peeking through their shades. I remember my oldest as a toddler, awake in his crib at around 7:30 p.m., when he would normally be sleeping, but instead he was standing and pointing to the window, ...

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

... bat out of hell. Danny is in love. The object of his affection is Mellora, the best friend of our oldest grandchild, Hannah. Mellora, a city girl from Manhattan, was visiting with our extended family ...

6. Philadelphia Flower Show 2011 presenting ‘Springtime in Paris’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... growers showcasing their prized plants to the largest and oldest indoor flower show in the nation. Revenues generated by The Flower Show help support the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society’s outreach program ...

7. Dr. Seuss’s 107th birthday celebrated nationally
(Life/Style)

... of praising the spirit of Christmas, he sent in a Grinch to steal it, only to let his readers learn by the end of the book that the holiday has the power to melt even the coldest of hearts. Publishers ...

8. Space shuttle Discovery flying final mission for NASA
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... festooned with smart phone cameras and other gadgets. Commander Lindsey is scheduled to dock Discovery at the orbiting laboratory at 2:16 p.m. Saturday. CBS News reports Discovery is the oldest of ...

9. Exploring New Jersey's original 17th century turnpike
(Life/Style)

BY ERIC MODEL NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM JOURNEYS INTO NEW JERSEY The reaction of folks is often not one of surprise when they hear that New Jersey is home of perhaps the oldest continuously used road ...

10. Some of the best (and worst) mutual funds
(Money/Economy)

... be just right for you. But even Morningstar grants that the fund is "only for the boldest investors." Minimum purchase: $20,000. Phone: 888-520-3277. It'll be interesting to see whether Intrepid ...

11. Colbert makes fun of Huffington Post and The Daily
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Jesse Angelo, urging his staff to go across the U.S. and look for things like "the oldest dog in America" and "the richest man in South Dakota." Any enterprising reporter, Colbert noted, would try to ...

12. Suit challenges new nuclear plant waste storage rights
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... has been stalled indefinitely. As a result, nuclear operators have been moving their oldest spent fuel into 100-ton dry casks, which sit on football-field sized pads in the open. According to New York ...

13. Valentine’s Day gift ideas
(Life/Style)

... for your tastebuds is Asher's Crisp Potato Chips covered in mouth-watering milk chocolate. Asher's is the oldest continuously family-owned and operated candy-making company in the U.S. Another unique chocolate ...

14. give it a rest
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... Whether the 'world's oldest job' is legal or not is beside the point. Planned parenthood exists to help victims. They're not required to ask why people come for services. ...

15. Black History Month: The facts and history
(Life/Style)

... Roy Campanella. Sandy Ground, on Staten Island, is one of the oldest surviving communities in the city established by freed slaves. It became a refuge for oystermen who came north from Maryland in the ...

16. My time at JFK's inaugural address, and a renewed call for service
(Life/Style)

...  Kennedy personified youth, vigor, and dedication to country when he rose to deliver his remarks. He was the youngest man ever to be elected president, succeeding one of the oldest men, and he was the ...

17. Miss America adds to New Jersey’s second-class status
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  How ironic that Atlantic City, the East Coast's answer to Las Vegas, has lost one of its oldest attractions and sources of identity to what once was its only domestic competitor for casino gambling dollars. ...

18. NJ snow alert: Snowfall estimates and weather forecast
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... for ushering in the coldest air of the season so far. Cold: just another four letter word.  ...

19. Live ball drop in Times Square isn’t only New Year’s Eve celebration
(U.S./Nation)

... New Jersey. One of the oldest ideas for a dropping originated in North Carolina. The Mt. Olive Pickle Company will hold their 8th annual New Year's Eve Pickle Drop Sunday, December 31 at the stroke of ...

20. Like Whitman and Corzine before him, Bloomberg may be flying too close to the sun
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to his old office. He did and, at 87, he's the oldest member of the Senate. But, though he is a good and respected man, after decades in Washington he lacks a prestigious committee chairmanship and is ...