1. Langosta Lounge, Marilyn Schlossback Remain Committed to Serving Asbury Park
(N.J./State)

BY ASHLEY MANZ SPECIAL TO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM JERSEYANS STORMING BACK FROM THE STORM IN FINE STYLE Marilyn Schlossbach runs a mini-empire of restaurants on the Jersey Shore and is well known for ...

2. Forget the 17th Amendment: Why U.S. Senators Should not be Elected
(Opinion/Commentary)

... is an unapologetic collectivist and Steve Lonegan is an intellectual lightweight. In addition, watching these two candidates for United States Senate insult each other confirms what critics of the 17th ...

3. GRAVITY Movie Review: Remarkable Intensity & Dazzling
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY NANCY MANDELL NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM For almost all of this film’s succinct and absorbing 90 minutes, “gravity” is the element missing from GRAVITY. Despite a kind of weightless quality to this ambitious ...

4. N.J. Undercover “Cash-For-Gold” Sting Pays Off
(Money/Economy)

... the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, New Jersey Office of Weights and Measures, and Somerset County Weights and Measures visited a total of eight cash-for-gold shops in Bound Brook, Franklin Park, ...

5. 4 Reasons Parsippany Teachers Taking It On Chin
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM There is a definite difference of opinion about the teacher layoffs and cutbacks that took place in the Parsippany school district last Friday. Parsippany Superintendent ...

6. NJ and Del. Sued after Colossal Fish Kills
(N.J./State)

BY: SASHA CANADY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The states of New Jersey and Delaware seem to be the fish out of water today, after coming under fire for their inability to prevent colossal environmental ...

7. 'The Film Society' Off Broadway Review: Keen Company's Revival Mostly Flickers
(Entertainment/Movies)

... director) that the production never really flickers into life. The play is interspersed with a number of monologues that particularly weight down the drama’s latter stretches when they are not sufficiently ...

8. Breast Cancer Patient’s Video Shows World What It’s Like
(Health/Healthquest)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM When Emily Helck of Jersey City began receiving chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer in September of 2012, she began taking pictures of herself every week during ...

9. Perseverance Shines During National Disability Employment Awareness Month at allRisk
(Life/Style)

BY TOM PERIĆ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The month of October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month – a celebration of America’s disabled workers and their contributions across a variety of ...

10. Christie Says Weight Loss Has Nothing To Do With His Political Career
(N.J./State)

... are taking note of Christie’s recent drop in weight, due to gastric lap-band surgery he surreptitiously underwent earlier this year. Although Christie will not comment on his personal weight issue, the ...

11. 'Anna Nicole' Opera Review: Anna Nicole Smith Flashes Back to Flashy Life
(Entertainment/Movies)

... weight gain against a background of cheeseburgers. This production by BAM and the New York City Opera is staged inventively by Richard Jones. During the second act, an increasing number of chorus members ...

12. Preparing to Hibernate?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY MICHELE S. BYERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Do you have visions of crawling into a cave with blankets and snoozing until spring, emerging only when New Jersey’s forests are once again carpeted with trout ...

13. Preparing to Hibernate?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY MICHELE S. BYERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Do you have visions of crawling into a cave with blankets and snoozing until spring, emerging only when New Jersey’s forests are once again carpeted with trout ...

14. Another NJ Transit Train Death
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A tough year for New Jersey Transit just got even tougher Thursday morning. Another person died on the train tracks yesterday, likely related to suicide. According ...

15. Correction
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

In Working Sideman, I indicate in the voice-over that Triple Colossal Studios in Brooklyn. In fact, Triple Colossal Studios is a New Jersey studio located in HOBOKEN! Bill Milbrodt

16. 6 Reasons New Jersey Knows Chris Christie Running For President
(N.J./State)

... percent feel the governor has the right temperament to be president. Despite discussions about Christie’s weight and recent surgery, Monmouth.edu reports that 61 percent of poll respondents say he is ...

17. Fetch Clay, Make Man.' Off Broadway Review: Muhammad Ali Meets Stepin Fetchit
(Entertainment/Movies)

... controversial Ali, the reigning heavyweight champ, is readying himself for a rematch with Sonny Liston. Hearing that Fetchit -- his 1930s Hollywood career as a shuffling stereotype long over -- used ...

18. Rising Water Trilogy to Coincide with Broomstick Opening at NJ Rep
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY ADELE SAMMARCO SPECIAL TO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Nearly one year after Hurricane Sandy devastated the Garden State's shoreline, New Jersey Repertory Company will feature noted playwright John Biguenet’s ...

19. 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. ...

20. Guys vs. Gals Exercises? Don’t be Fooled by Gender Labeling
(Health/Healthquest)

... and arms simultaneously at least 6 inches off the ground. Keep each movement slow and controlled to prevent pulling muscles. * Overhead squat Get the bar up. Squat down. Once you are holding the weight ...