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1. Health care law changes you might not know
(Health/Healthquest)

... to generate great interest and potential controversy. The law says the board's findings can't be interpreted as requiring how doctors practice medicine or what insurers cover. However, in the quest to ...

2. N.J. shellfish industry facing possible commercial ban over state’s lack of compliance
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... New Jersey faces "a potential problem... meeting patrol frequency requirements." Simply put, the state Department of Environmental Protection has not had enough boats or people checking the conditions ...

3. Poll finds texting by N.J. drivers on the increase
(N.J./State)

... get there as fast as they can. It's the combination of the two that's dangerous and potentially deadly." While this may suggest that New Jersey drivers have bad habits, a majority of them say that their ...

4. Ranking in Money Magazine’s Top Places to Live in U.S. reveals troubling trend for N.J. town
(Opinion/Commentary)

... last five years; previously Middletown made the list in 2006 (No. 50) and 2008 (No. 86). In determining Middletown's spot on the list, Money Magazine sighted a strong sense of community, its low crime ...

5. A potential sports financial fiasco in the making just north of the New Jersey-New York border
(Sports/Professional)

BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM THE POLITICS OF SPORTS BUSINESS About eight miles north of the New Jersey-New York border after Chestnut Ridge Road in Montvale turns into Route 45 in New York ...

6. There's plenty to do on a rainy day down the shore
(Life/Style)

... mixed in. But there's more to the area. It's a place of history that has contributed greatly to today's sense of who and what we are. And most of these spots are virtually overlooked by most who visit ...

7. Assimilation
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... You are becoming a part of the stereotypical American ignorance that is infamous around the world. Congratulations, I guess you have assimilated into your big melting pot. ...

8. Residents near Hackensack parking garage collapse asked not to drive
(N.J./State)

... garage at 300 Prospect Avenue on Friday, despite earlier police reports that a camera spotted a woman inside a car. Why the garage collapsed also has not been established. Hackensack University Medical ...

9. Steve Jobs argues Apple’s iPhone 4 not only smart phone with reception problems
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... aren't perfect." Jobs says iPhone 4 users will get free protective cases as a fix for a problem with reception problems that occur when people cover a certain spot on the phone with a bare hand. Daily ...

10. Christie commission should remember why NJN was created before making recommendation
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to spending millions in taxpayer funds to support it increases and hardens. Demands for public dollars from a shrinking pot of resources are relentless and choosing from among competing interests becomes ...

11. Christie looking to make N.J. county prosecutor offices more efficient
(N.J./State)

...  potential areas of waste redundancy and inefficiencies alternatives to a state takeover that can achieve costs savings and efficiencies, including regional consolidation and shared services current ...

12. Going green at N.J. state parks saves money and helps environment
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... of our park structures. Areas for potential energy savings include replacing inefficient windows, updating older heating and cooling systems, upgrading thermostats and retrofitting lighting — the same ...

13. Art to imitate life in Asbury Park with ‘Ocean Mile’
(Entertainment/Movies)

...  The play runs Saturdays and Sundays: July 24th, 25th, 31st and Aug. 1st, at 3 p.m., at Asbury Park's new hot music spot, Chico's House of Jazz, at 631 Lake Avenue, just a few yards west of Moonstruck ...

14. Inspiring lives can motivate change in your body and life
(Health/Healthquest)

... use words to move an idea from one point to another, his education is sadly incomplete." No, I'm not bashing education. It is the fabric that holds who we are together and what we have the potential ...

15. Big banks like Citigroup are still too big to fail after financial reform
(Money/Economy)

...  And even if it could wind down its operations, would the FDIC decline to pay Citigroup's creditors and risk the failure of the creditors, then the potentially ensuing domino effect on other institutions? ...

16. Medical Marijuana
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

As both a physician and an attorney, I can attest not only to the lack of harm from Marijuana, and the potential medical benefits, but also to the harm that criminalization does to our society (much more ...

17. What’s the deal with the N.J. homebuyer tax credit?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... there's more. Let's see how this would actually work if the program was in place. Remember the pot is divided 75/25 between new and existing construction. Using my generous estimate, that equates to ...

18. Prosecutor wants to try Old Bridge teens as adults for murder of Dr. Divyendu Sinha
(N.J./State)

... Kaplan announced he is seeking a waiver from Family Court, potentially increasing the punishment for anyone convicted in the June 25 attack. Sinha was walking that night with his wife and two sons, age ...

19. Senate panel approves bill that would raise liability for N.J. pollution damages to $1 billion
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Action comes in wake of BP oil spill disaster Calling the BP oil spill disaster a grim reminder of the potential damage caused by industrial mishaps, state Senate Environment and Energy Committee Chairman ...

20. Shark alert at the Jersey Shore
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Patrol chief Joe Gomulka told the Associated Press that two 5-foot sharks were first spotted at about 10 a.m. Wednesday. Kyw.cbslocal.com reports that officials with the Beach Patrol say surfers first ...