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REVIEW: 'Richard III' looks swift and forceful

Ron Cephas Jones and Suzanne Bertish lead the Public Theater's traveling show

BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

OFF BROADWAY REVIEW

During the last three weeks, the Public Theater's Mobile Shakespeare Unit has taken its summer tour of free performances of “Richard III” to 18 different prisons, homeless shelters and similar metro area venues – including the Community Development Center in Pater...

Hitler wine in Italy offends tourists, prompts official apology

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

A lawyer from Philadelphia and his wife were surprised to find wine bottles featuring the likeness of Adolf Hitler while vacationing in the northern Italy town of Garda.

Cindy Hirsch’s father was born in Czechoslovakia and survived Auschwitz. A number of Hirsch’s other family members died there. So Hirsch was understandably horrified when she saw one bottle had an im...

Olympic medalists deserve tax break, say Obama and N.J. lawmakers

BY MIKE OLIVA

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Gabby Douglas and Ryan Lochte have both represented the United States with multiple gold-medal performances, but they are among many Olympic athletes who face severe tax cuts from the IRS.

Gabby Douglas’s mother has recently filed for bankruptcy, and Lochte’s parents are facing foreclosure on their Florida home, according to the Daily Beast.

Each Olympic medal perform...

The case for hiring a college counselor

BY WARREN BOROSON

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BOROSON ON MONEY

One of the biggest mistakes of my life – even forgetting about my not investing in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway many years ago – was not seeking good advice when I was about to go off to college.

I was a timid teenager, so I decided not to travel far away from home. I wound up commuting to college. From West New York, N.J., to Columbia i...

N.J. ADRC provides elderly and disabled new help resource

BY CAROL ABAYA

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) is a new state program that connects information, assistance and long term care for the elderly and disabled throughout New Jersey. ADRC’s objective is to connect people with the services they need to continue living independently in the community for as long as possible. The Connection is tailored to each pers...

Human fossils found in Africa rattle linear progression theory

BY NICOLE JAMES

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Scientists believe they have proof that challenges the popular theory that the human race in its current form evolved from ancient primates in a singular, linear progression.

A recent archaeological find in the northern part of Kenya produced three human fossils. The research done on the fossils adds to the hypothesis that argues there were once multiple species ...

Study: Buttered popcorn may lead to Alzheimer’s

BY MIKE OLIVA

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

A new study that examined the artificial butter flavoring used in popcorn showed that popcorn may worsen the effects of an abnormal brain protein that has been linked to Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers.

Diacetyl (DA), an ingredient used to produce the butter flavor and smell in microwave popcorn, margarine, candy, baked goods, and even pet food, may h...

Families of Gabby Douglas, Ryan Lochte go broke in pursuit of Olympic gold

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM 

Gold medal winner Gabby Douglas should make a bundle in endorsements from her Olympic performances, but it takes a lot of funding to get her and the other U.S. athletes to the international stage.

Reports have come across that Douglas’ mother filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, and swimmer Ryan Lochte’s parents may see foreclosure on their home.

TMZ reported t...

Was Paul Ryan a better choice than Chris Christie?

BY GINA G. SCALA

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

With the wait finally over and Gov. Chris Christie remaining chief administrator in the Garden State, let the Monday morning quarterbacking begin.

No time has been wasted since GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan would be his running mate in debating whether Christie would have been a better choice – well at least in New Jer...

Camden police dog is fourth to die due to heat-related reasons

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

A K-9 with the Camden Police Department became the fourth dog to die of heat-related reasons in the past month in the United States.

Examiner.com reported that on Thursday, Serge, a German shepherd, was found unresponsive in the back of a patrol car by his handler, Officer Gabriel Rodriguez. Temperatures reached past 90 degrees on that day.

According to WTFX Fox 29, the ...