1. Can Social Media Help Corey Booker in the Senate Race?
(N.J./State)

... could also enter. Pallone, had $3.7 million in his campaign coffers at the end of March and has deep union support. On the republican side, Governor Chris Christie has appointed state Attorney General ...

2. Jersey Shore Food and Restaurant Events Add Zesty Tastes to June’s Calendar
(Life/Style)

... restaurant to fit every one’s taste buds. The best restaurants in Cape May will offer fixed price menus so you can indulge in a variety of dishes. Come out for an affordable and delicious night in Cape ...

3. Thank You and Farewell to an Environmental Champion
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... up Superfund sites, promoting clean energy, advocating for green jobs, preventing offshore drilling on the Atlantic coast, and keeping our air clean. His roots were in working class Paterson, and he ...

4. Rutgers' Eddie Jordan Taking Summer Classes
(Sports/Professional)

... radar. Eddie Jordan has returned to the classroom, in an effort to officially earn his Rutgers degree. After Jordan was hired to replace Mike Rice as Rutgers men’s basketball coach in April, the school ...

5. For a Thriller with a Brain, and Brit Marling, Head for 'The East'
(Entertainment/Movies)

... of My Voice,” hardly made it into cinemas at all but is well worth searching out on Netflix. Both of those movies had sci-fi aspects. “The East” is more down to earth, and its box office may benefit ...

6. Where are the Cicadas?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... counties.  Another explanation is that their food source was lost:  they feed off the roots of trees for all the years they live below soil.  If those trees have been cut down or died, they ...

7. Second Medical Marijuana Facility Opens in NJ
(N.J./State)

BY MICHAEL HAYNE NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Despite extremely slow growth and a litany of harsh bureaucracy, New Jersey officials have given approval to a second medical marijuana dispensary. It seems Egg ...

8. Shaking up the Fourth Estate: Goodbye, Photographers
(U.S./Nation)

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM One of Chicago’s two major newspapers got a lot less major. The Chicago Sun-Times has laid off its entire photo staff. The paper released the following statement, published ...

9. 'Good Television' Off Broadway Review: A Reality TV Crew Meets a Meth-Head
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Cummings. Set designer Eric Southern bookends the MacAddy family’s dismal living room with two pristine office spaces.  Costume designer Theresa Squire dresses everybody trimly. Mary Louise Geiger’s ...

10. Who is Jeffrey Chiesa?
(N.J./State)

... Dughi & Hewit law firm in 1991, at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2002, as chief counsel in the Governor’s Office in 2010, and took him on as attorney general last year. Chiesa is 48, and is a New ...

11. Mitt Romney Thinks Hurricane Sandy Beat Him
(U.S./Nation)

... Jersey has seen blasted the shores. After the storm hit, both presidential candidates (at the time), took time off from the day-to-day campaign hustle and bustle, while Obama flew to the scene of destruction ...

12. Hey, Noah, Where's the Ark? Flooding to Strike Garden State
(Life/Style)

... like an endless amount of rain, CBS 2’s Jessica Schneider reported on Thursday night. According to CBS New York, Hoboken has activated its Office of Emergency Management and Community Emergency Response ...

13. Jersey Lawmakers Roll up Their Sleeves: Assembly Democrats List Agenda
(N.J./State)

TRENTON – Equal pay for women, funding for Legal Services of New Jersey, improving health care for veterans, enhanced pedestrian safety and objecting to proposed Civil Service changes by the Christie administration ...

14. Legislation Introduced to Move November General Election
(N.J./State)

... special elections to fill the U.S. Senate position left vacant after Senator Lautenberg’s passing. The state’s bi-partisan Office of Legislative Services estimates the total cost of holding two special ...

15. Chris Christie Is Not A Responsible Governor According To Chris Christie (VIDEO)
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Stewart, the unofficial leader of espying political hypocrisy. "A responsible governor wouldn't (call for a special election costing millions)," Stewart said after playing the 2009 clip. "The only kind ...

16. Cork Sandals Smuggled Cocaine, But Looked Fabulous!
(N.J./State)

... with three suspiciously heavy pairs of cork wedge sandals. Upon inspection, they were found to be packed with cocaine. You could call them snow shoes. She was arrested, charged with drug offenses, ...

17. Bill To Amend N.J.'s Medical Marijuana Law Clears Judiciary Panel
(Health/Healthquest)

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senate Judiciary Chairman Nicholas P. Scutari to amend the state’s medical marijuana law in order to promote access to children with severe illnesses was approved today ...

18. The Little Mermaid to Play at PaperMill Playhouse
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Disney movies have long made lasting impressions on kids for many years. Whether you were mesmerized by the music in the The Lion King or the almost-real animation ...

19. N.J. Wife Sues Starwood After Being Jumped By Prostitute Gang at W Hotel
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A woman from Medford has filed suit against the W South Beach Hotel in Miami Beach after being assaulted in the hotel lobby by patrons who saw her as “competition.” ...

20. Black Bear Spotted in Montclair
(N.J./State)

... precaution, we are suspending all outside activities at all of our elementary and middle schools.” Throughout the day, police and wildlife officials were called each time the bear was spotted around ...