1. Flesh-Eating Drug: What You Should Know About Krokodil
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A drug known as krokodil originated in Russia about 12 years ago. It is said to have similarities to heroin, and destroys a user’s skin tissue. Their skin ends up ...

2. Wild New Jersey: Poisonous Mushrooms Pose Danger as More People Forage for Locally Grown Food
(Health/Healthquest)

BY PATTI VERBANAS SPECIAL TO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM While walking in the field behind her Lambertville home, Lauren Johnson became enchanted by a bright-orange and yellow mushroom growing on the side ...

3. Jail Time for Careless Driving? Texting & Accidents: N.J. Supreme Court Mulls Two Traffic Safety Cases
(N.J./State)

BY JUDY POKRAS SPECIAL TO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The New Jersey Supreme Court's eventual decisions on two cases on its docket could help to make the roads safer. One case involves whether people convicted ...

4. 2 Reasons Chris Christie Losing Republican Support Against Gay Marriage
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY MICHAEL HAYNE NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY New York, Maryland and Delaware now all have legalized same-sex marriage, meaning that New Jersey is the lone bigot amid a sandwich of tolerance. ...

5. 5 Ways to Slow Meningitis at Princeton
(Health/Healthquest)

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The college years are supposed to be the ultimate time of every twenty-something’s life. A time when you get to experience new things, meet new people ...

6. Foreigner to Perform at State Theatre in New Brunswick
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Blooded,” and the worldwide smash “I Want to Know What Love Is.” Foreigner includes founder and lead guitarist Mick Jones, lead vocalist Kelly Hansen, bass guitarist Jeff Pilson, and multi-instrumentalist ...

7. Six Tax Strategies to Consider Now in Light of ATRA
(Money/Economy)

BY JANET CRITCHLEY, CFP, CPA, PFS SPECIAL TO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM To review, there is a new top tax bracket of 39.6% and new long-term capital gain rate of 20% for the 2013 tax year. ...

8. A Revealing and Exclusive Interview with Barbara Buono
(N.J./State)

... issues. New York, Maryland and Delaware all have legalized same-sex marriage, meaning that New Jersey is the lone bigot amid a sandwich of tolerance. How can Christie say we’re the garden state when he ...

9. 4 Reasons To Donate Blood Now
(Health/Healthquest)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Every day a number of patients across New Jersey depend on transfusions of various blood supplies to keep them alive. And that blood supply has dwindled to its lowest ...

10. 4 Reasons N.J. Has Problem With DWI Convictions
(N.J./State)

... in court in later years, and the Supreme Court called for modifications to the machine’s software in 2008. New Jersey DWI attorneys Evan Levow and Matthew Reisig say the changes haven’t gotten done. ...

11. Teen Creates Powerful Educational Video to Encourage Understanding of People with Autism
(Health/Healthquest)

... I care about them a lot,” says Jackman. Claudette Bardwil, president of Autism Family Times affirms Alex’s favorable interactions with children of all abilities. “Alex is involved side by side with children ...

12. 4 Reasons For N.J. Mumps Outbreak
(Health/Healthquest)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Health Department officials in Monmouth County are still looking into several cases of the mumps that have been linked to a bar at the Jersey Shore. Twenty-one ...

13. Patrick
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I can't believe the way our society treats such cases, even the judge and DA said look at in perspective, no one was killed...are you kidding me? We don't put people who attempt to murder a human on probation, ...

14. 5 Reasons Guys Should Insist on Second Pregnancy Test
(Life/Style)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Guys: If you and your significant other are trying to have children- or even if you’re not- you might want to insist on a second opinion. That’s because some new ...

15. New Jersey Super Bowl May Cause Some High-Flying Problems
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY GINA G. SCALA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Whenever a decision is made to go against the grain challenges are likely to follow. For the National Football League, the first challenge for the 48th Super ...

16. Wynn and Atlantic City
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... excellent restaurants and enormous suites. Normally Steve would prefer to build his own resort, having developed many of the outstanding casino resorts worldwide, including the Mirage, Bellagio, Wynn LV ...

17. Once a New Jersey Playground Fixture, AND1 Re-Starts Its Hoops brand This Weekend
(Sports/Professional)

... $100,000, winner-take-all AND1 Summer Remix Tournament tips off Thursday and continues through Sunday. The event is being organized by AND1 and event partner IMG Worldwide, the global sports, fashion and ...

18. Why Does Rutgers Have New Security for Football Games?
(Sports/Professional)

BY GINA G. SCALA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Other than a former head coach and a mirage of former players what does Rutgers University football have in common with the National Football League this coming ...

19. 5 Reasons Carjacking an ‘Epidemic’ in N.J.
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Carjacking can be a federal offense where violators receive no chance at parole. Federal and municipal authorities are stepping up efforts to stop the crimes. U. ...

20. Mantoloking, Brick’s Steel Wall by the Numbers
(N.J./State)

BY GINA G. SCALA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Nearly 10 months after Superstorm Sandy swept through Mantoloking and sections of neighboring Brick, taking not just homes and businesses but financial security ...