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From High Point to Cape May, N.J. attractions offer summer fun

BY  MATTHEW W. MILAM and CELESTE RILEY 

Families everywhere are looking these days to save money, and fortunately right here in New Jersey families have many alternatives close to home to help accomplish that smart goal this summer.

The options are limitless, whether it’s our beautiful state parks, historic sites, award-winning beaches or a trip to Atlantic City. We urge every New Jerseyan...

N.Y. Mets' Johan Santana resting arm before Yankees game

Johan Santana, who pitched the first no-hitter in Mets history last Friday, will be getting a bit of extra rest before his next start, which will come this Friday night against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

Santana threw a career-high 134 pitches in blanking the Cardinals 8-0 in the 8,020th game in Mets history, now in its 51st season. With the former Cy Young Award-winning pitcher having missed all...

Tiger Woods 'golf ninja': Jack Nicklaus and announcers taken by surprise

BY CHRISTINE VALDEZ

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Since winning the Memorial Tournament this past weekend, Tiger Woods is among the favorites to win the U.S. Open.

According to USA Today, Woods was among the early favorites to win the upcoming U.S. Open, and now he is on the top of the list. Prior to his win at Memorial, Woods was a 12-1 favorite to win and now stands at 6-1.

LVH Superbook and covers.com release...

Nintendo Wii U game pad twice as powerful as Xbox 360?

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Nintendo’s upcoming new Wii U game pad will contain a social network that will also work on mobile phones.

The company will be unveiling its new Wii gaming console at the Electronic Entertainment Expo annual video game conference show from the Los Angeles Convention center, beginning June 5.

CNET News reports that "Miiverse" will let players create Mii avatars, and the ...

Death of 'Family Feud' host Richard Dawson sheds light on deadly cancer

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Richard Dawson, best known from “Hogan’s Heroes” and “Family Feud” died from complications of esophageal cancer. It is not known what treatment options Dawson chose, but new studies have shown increased cases of survival in those who underwent radiation and chemotherapy treatments before surgery.

According to examiner.com, a study published in the New England Journal ...

State’s black bears worth getting to know – from a distance

BY PAT SUMMERS

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

COMMENTARY

“The black bears are coming, the black bears are coming!”

One response to the hubbub about black bear sightings in central New Jersey is that of Lynn Rogers, principal biologist of the Wildlife Research Institute and renowned expert on black bears. He says enjoy the sight if given the chance.

Most people, though, seem to get all in an uproar, possibly be...

Wisc. recall election: Can Scott Walker win with Christie in his corner?

BY ROBERT KINKEAD

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

For just the third time since 1776, voters will decide if they want to boot a sitting governor out of office.

If history is any guide, the odds look somewhat grim for Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker. According to the Associated Press (AP), In both previous gubernatorial recalls, California's Gray Davis in 2003 and North Dakota's L...

Belmont Stakes 2012 preview: Is Triple Crown in store for I'll Have Another?

BY TOM VALLEDOLMO

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

I was an impressionable young man in my early 30’s when a flashy chestnut colt named Secretariat caught my eye in 1973 on his way to racing immortality.

That year, Big Red, as he later became known, made a shambles of the Triple Crown series with record-breaking runs in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness (despite what Pimlico’s faulty teletimer said) before deliv...

The Drama Desk Awards: In the press room with the winners

BY PAULA SCHWARTZ

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The theater awards season begins every year in early May and ends with the Tonys in June, and in between there is a steady stream of receptions, luncheons, cocktail parties, meet-and-greets, award shows and other events. While still performing as much as eight times a week in their shows, the actors show up at these press events, do interviews, smile, act char...

N.J. Dems primary: Rothman v. Pascrell is Obama v. Clinton

BY GINA G. SCALA

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The outcome of Tuesday’s tightly contested Democratic Primary may reveal more than just a winner. It could tell whether New Jersey voters agreed more with President Obama or former president Bill Clinton.

The two are backing opposing sides in the nomination for the Ninth District. Democrats Rep. Steve Rothman and Rep. Bill Pascrell have both served eight terms i...