1. Painkillers Killing by the Numbers
(Health/Healthquest)

... getting hooked on painkillers. “The typical substance abuser could be your grandmother, your aunt, your friend,” said Dr. Gabriel Kaplan, the medical director of behavioral services at the Bergen Regional ...

2. Three Reasons Why Christie Is Wrong On Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... image he so carefully crafted. Take the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, for example. Christie twice vetoed the bill that sought to get northeast states to agree to reduce carbon emissions, citing ...

3. Random Drug Testing to Hit NJ High School
(Health/Healthquest)

... a courtesy phone call would be made to the parents following the administration of the test. And if any student refuses to be tested they “will be in violation of the proposed North Valley Regional High ...

4. This Is Why Lawyers Get a Bad Rap in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... scrutinize their legal bills as if they were paying for them out of their own pocket, otherwise taxpayers are going to get ripped off." He studied legal billing taking place in the Freehold Regional High ...

5. Offshore Wind Energy & Transmission Line Will Provide Huge Benefits to New Jersey
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Regional Development Manager, EDF Renewable Energy Mark Goodwin, President, Apex Clean Energy Erich Stephens, Executive Vice President,OffshoreMW Chris Wissemann, Chief Executive Officer, Fishermen’s ...

6. Unfinished Song Review: Redgrave and Stamp Offer a Schmaltzy Remedy That May Be Just What the Doctor Ordered
(Entertainment/Movies)

... volunteer director Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton) the group names itself the OAPs for Old Age Pensioners and determines to enter a regional singing competition. Will the OAPs make it to the finals? Will ...

7. Can Atlantic City Compete With Las Vegas?
(N.J./State)

... New Jersey Sen. Robert Torricelli, a proponent of gambling in New Jersey. “But Atlantic City can be stabilized as a regional gaming center. It can survive and still make a real contribution to the state.” ...

8. Loss of Lautenberg May Cost NJ
(N.J./State)

... director of the Regional Plan Association, a Manhattan-based transportation planning institute in an NJ.com article. “He was always passionate. It’s a very sad day for transit, for transportation in general.” ...

9. NJ Sierra Club endorses Buono
(Opinion/Commentary)

... his own state's unusually massive Hurricane. Christie's closing of a state office on climate change, his withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and his veto of environmental bills all incurred ...

10. Fighting Poverty With Faith - A Call to Action
(Life/Style)

... members recognize that affordable housing issues and needs do vary by geographic region of our State. Therefore, this regional program, featuring unique housing issues in Southern New Jersey will build ...

11. Codey Pushing to Raise Minimum Age to Buy Cigarettes
(U.S./Nation)

... a regional, if not national, effort," she said, according to an Associated Press report on WSJ.com. “Research shows that a large majority of casual smokers become addicted between the ages of 18 ...

12. Farmland and solar – not perfect together
(N.J./State)

... from typically large (utility-scale) solar arrays directly into the regional power infrastructure. Net-metered systems, on the other hand, power individual homes, businesses, public buildings … and even ...

13. Here We Go Again: Sen. Menendez Trying to Advance Bill that Arms Syrian Rebels
(U.S./Nation)

... to some vetted groups of Syrian rebels. We are presently providing logistical support. America is notorious for interfering or "refereeing" regional middle eastern conflicts--most notably arming Bin Laden ...

14. Brawl at High School Baseball Game Disqualifies Both Teams From State Tournament
(Sports/Professional)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM An old-school hockey fight broke out during a high school baseball game in Little Silver on Saturday. Teams from Rumson-Fair Haven and Red Bank Regional were disqualified ...

15. N.J. Students Learn at Their Own Pace in 'Flipped Classrooms'
(N.J./State)

... Milford, the Northern Valley Regional High School District and Wayne are trying out “flipped classrooms,” where teachers videotape their lessons, and students can watch them at home. In a flipped classroom, ...

16. Eddie Jordan Named Rutgers Basketball Coach; 5-Year Pact for $6.25 Million
(Sports/Professional)

... with a 31-2 record. He was named the 1976 NCAA Tournament East Regional MVP. Jordan and his wife Charrisse have two children, son Jackson and daughter Skylar. Jordan also has three sons: Justin, Eddie ...

17. N.J. Voters Approve 92% of School Budgets
(N.J./State)

... Park, Ramsey, Ridgewood, Wood-Ridge Cumberland County: Bridgeton Essex County: Irvington Gloucester County: Delsea Regional, Franklin Hudson County: Secaucus, Weehawken Middlesex County: Cranbury, ...

18. 'Restore the Shore' in Eye of Its Own Storm
(N.J./State)

... to area schools, churches, fire departments and other community organizations. Nearly $120,000 has helped families in the Toms River Regional School District. If the fight goes much further, the only ...

19. Affordable Health Insurance for New Jersey’s Small Businesses and Workers
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY DR. JAIME R. TORRES, U.S. Health and Human Services Regional Director and BERNARD PAPROCKI, U.S. Small Business Administration Acting Regional Administrator For years, we had a health insurance ...

20. Wrestlemania 29 Putting Up Super Bowl-Like Revenue Numbers For N.J. Region
(Entertainment/Movies)

... in cumulative economic impact for its host cities.” Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce CEO Jim Kirkos said the hotels around the sports complex have been sold out for months, NJ.com reported, and ...