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1. REVIEW: ‘Timon of Athens’ is one of the most exciting productions in a generation
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY STUART DUNCAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM N.J. THEATER REVIEW By any scholarly standards, William Shakespeare’s “Timon of Athens” qualifies as a “messy play”. First, of course, in the plot, hesitant ...

2. Changes to N.J. teacher evaluation and tenure move to discussion stage
(N.J./State)

... education standards, including teacher evaluation and tenure. The hearings are scheduled for 3:30 p.m., Monday at the Pittsgrove Municipal Building, 989 Centerton Rd. and 3:30 p.m., Tuesday at Seton ...

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

... air quality standards from the EPA to help clean up major sources of pollution, protect our public health, and better our economy. The coal lobby and their allies in Congress will try to prevent this ...

4. Does N.J. stand to benefit from free trade deals with South Korea and Latin America?
(N.J./State)

...  The other key issue that has delayed the treaty since 2007 was the refusal of American automakers to meet Korean safety and environmental standards. The carmakers have won that point in the revised ...

5. Kean University and Essex County College issued deficiency warning
(N.J./State)

... deficiencies and provide evidence that they are in compliance with Standards 7 (institutional assessment) and 14 (assessment of student learning) or risk losing their licensure. Essex County College ...

6. State government's bad financial situation makes New Jersey the 20th worst state to do business in
(N.J./State)

... the states use them as selling points to attract business. That way, states were held to their own standards. The categories and weightings, for a total of 2,500 points, were: cost of doing business ...

7. bad teacher
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... an affect on society. I think she has lowered her standards as an actress, not sure why she wanted to be known in this type of a moive. Utterly discusting moive. ...

8. Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks 2011: An inside look
(Entertainment/Movies)

... a dynamic 26-minute score that includes a mix of American standards and the hottest pop favorites. If you don’t plan to be in New York, the fireworks display will be aired on NBC, July 4th at 9 p.m. ...

9. Weather helps N.J. beaches to No. 2 ranking
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... two percent of New Jersey water samples were above national standards for swimming water safety, according to a Natural Resources Defense Council study. The state saw 109 beach closings; down 39 percent ...

10. FDA warns of fraudulent online pharmacy websites
(Health/Healthquest)

...  Under US standards labels must provide information about dangerous interactions, how to take the drug, and what to do if certain side effects occur. Often this information is not given, which can even ...

11. New Jersey can’t afford less environmental protection
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Day: Keep our standards high – Stop proposed legislation that would prohibit state agencies from having regulations stronger than federal standards. Under these ill-advised bills, health standards ...

12. N.J. Dept. of Education announces pilot teacher evaluation program
(N.J./State)

... and school-wide performance, and evaluating teacher practices using new national core standards “New Jersey educators deserve timely, meaningful, and actionable feedback about the work they do to help ...

13. Danny Stiles: The ‘Vicar of Vintage’ endures even after his passing
(Entertainment/Movies)

... standards – names like Martin Bloch, Jim Lowe, William B. Williams -- and programs like the Milkman’s Matinee, and the Make Believe Ballroom. Unlike some of the bigger radio host names, Danny Stiles ...

14. Non-fatal Irvington police shooting still under investigation
(N.J./State)

BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, the Professional Standards Bureau, and the Irvington Police Department Internal Affairs Unit, ...

15. Is it better to rent in New Jersey than to buy?
(Money/Economy)

... recovery, high unemployment, tight lending standards, a large inventory of unsold homes and the huge number of homes in foreclosure. The turnaround is not in sight. Just last month private sector hiring ...

16. Christie proposes that for-profit companies run failing public schools
(N.J./State)

... standards as other public schools and be accountable to the DOE. “For far too long, our urban youth have struggled to break through the achievement barriers found in the chronically failing schools in ...

17. N.J. schools lead nation in graduation rates but state officials not satisfied
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

The reported rate of 87% is abysmal. When over 10% of the population cannot pass high school graduation standards, we all have a huge problem. ...

18. Energy master plan goes against clean energy
(Opinion/Commentary)

... standards under the Clean Air Act’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards. There is only one proposed coal-fired power plant in New Jersey, the PurGen facility in Linden that proposes to capture and store ...

19. Jeff Tittel presents: Top 10 reasons for Gov. Christie's helicopter trip
(Opinion/Commentary)

... must act to stop erosion of environmental protections in N.J. N.J. environmentalists seeing red over Red Tape Report Increased fuel standards a victory for environment, economy and New Jersey New ...

20. Food pyramid replaced
(Health/Healthquest)

... groups will be different depending on whether the person eating is a child, man, or woman. The website has a list that reminds people of all the items classified as "vegetables." Along with standards ...