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1. Birds and other wildlife thriving in lower Raritan River
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... access to some areas along the river. Research such as the avian survey will help determine how to balance waterfront projects with wildlife protection, he said. In some cases, the point may be moot. ...

2. N.J. Dept. of Education employee killed by out of control SUV near Trenton's Waterfront Park
(N.J./State)

...  Investigators said there is no information indicating that George and Costill know each other. The DOE building is adjacent to Waterfront Park baseball stadium and overlooks the Delaware River. ...

3. Duck boat missing tourists after accident on Delaware
(N.J./State)

Collision with barge occurs off Camden waterfront BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM UPDATED A 16-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man are missing after they and 35 other adults and children ...

4. The first boardwalk was built in New Jersey
(Life/Style)

... at the casinos, but a surprising number worldwide are drawn by the famous boardwalk. So accepted today is the notion of a boardwalk as a waterfront, pedestrian, entertainment district as much as the ...

5. Christie vetoes Waterfront Commission spending
(N.J./State)

Rejects $125,000 set aside for salary increases Gov. Chris Christie Thursday continued to rein in what he sees as wasteful and unnecessary government spending by rejecting a portion of the Waterfront ...

6. Red Bull Air Race brings excitement to the waterfront
(Sports/Professional)

Brit Paul Bonhomme wins competition on final flight BY BRAD NOLAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM On a hot and muggy late June afternoon a hundred thousand spectators packed the Jersey City waterfront to see ...

7. N.J. DEP revising public access for ocean and river waters
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Giving greater say to waterfront towns The New Jersey state Department of Environmental Protection is creating new rules that would give New Jersey cities and towns a greater role in setting the standards ...

8. Jermaine Williams, 17, reportedly shot dead in Jersey City
(N.J./State)

Teen allegedly dove into Hudson after being wounded BY NOAH COHEN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A 17-year-old was fatally shot and a suspect is in custody after a large fight on the Jersey City waterfront ...

9. What’s the opposite of a ‘Hollywood ending’?
(Entertainment/Movies)

... of course, is where a film ends happily and yet rather persuasively. Think of "Casablanca," "It's a Wonderful Life," and "On the Waterfront." Then there are films that end ambiguously — "Gone With the ...

10. Catapult Learning relocates from Philadelphia to Camden, promises 80 new jobs
(Money/Economy)

... grant worth $1.16 million over the next 10 years to help offset the cost of moving to the Ferry Terminal Building on the Camden waterfront. The company also spent $500,000 of its own money in making the ...

11. Christie signs solar power legislation into law
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Gov. Chris Christie Thursday signed into law a bill exempting solar panels from restrictions, which had classified them as "impervious surface" under municipal land use law and waterfront and coastal development ...

12. Five New Jerseyans, including union leader and Newark cop, arrested for roles in longshoremen shakedown
(N.J./State)

... investigation by the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice and the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor into the activities of a criminal enterprise that allegedly has exercised control and corrupt ...

13. Laurence Harbor cleanup plan won't come until 2012
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... waterfront in the Laurence Harbor neighborhood and Sayreville. Standing in front of fenced-off beach, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th Dist.) said cleaning the newly designated Superfund site, where lead-contaminated ...

14. Army Corps of Engineers not giving accurate picture of Delaware River dredging project
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... not paper credits. New Jersey federal and state officials and environmentalists argue the Corps plans to dump millions of tons of potentially toxic sediment at eight or nine sites in waterfront counties. ...

15. Philip Kirschner: Gov. Christie is right to reform New Jersey’s regulatory system
(Opinion/Commentary)

... near a waterfront. That would open things like nuclear power plants, industrial facilities and marinas to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as if anyone is actually going to swim or fish near ...

16. Dismantle the N.J. DEP? Christie camp has environmentalists worried
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... make sense, since that's where we have the most cumulative impacts." Mans is also concerned about the proposal to reexamine regulations regarding public access to waterfront areas. "The waterfront belongs ...

17. Bill to abolish COAH tops Monday state Senate committee agendas
(N.J./State)

... Bob Smith (D-Middlesex), that would attempt to forge a balance between the public's right to tidal waterfront areas and homeland security and public safety concerns. The Military and Veteran's Affairs ...

18. Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson enhance ‘A View From the Bridge’
(Entertainment/Movies)

...  Set on the Brooklyn waterfront in the 1950s, the drama features overtones of Greek tragedy. Director Michael Mayer's 1998 Roundabout revival, which starred Anthony LaPaglia, emphasized that quality. ...

19. Study to probe why environment in Camden is making people sick
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... health and environmental information by area. Focusing on the impoverished Waterfront South and South-Central neighborhoods, "this project will go a long way toward helping the people of Camden identify ...

20. The best outdoor-dining restaurants in Northern N.J.
(Life/Style)

... Bernards Inn located in an historic hotel offering sophisticated comfort and excellent American cuisine. Chart House, Weehawkin, is perched on the waterfront in a romantic setting overlooking the majestic ...