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Rowan Students, Alumni Protest Christie Commencement Speech

“Given the polarizing power of Chris Christie, it comes as no surprise that protests have greeted the announcement that the governor will deliver the commencement […]

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Bear Delays Start of School in Jersey

NBC 10 reports that “Phillipsburg High School in Warren County, N.J. opened 90 minutes late Friday morning after someone spotted a bear high up in […]

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Paralyzed Rutgers Player Will Speak at Commencement

Rutgers graduation planning has become an embarrassment to the university. First, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was invited to speak — but she backed […]

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Chris Christie the Butt of Jokes at White House Correspondents Dinner

Asbury Park Press reports that Chris Christie was on the receiving end of some jocularity Saturday at the White House Correspondents Dinner:

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Jersey Transit Says It Lost Money on Super Bowl

Warning to everybody who still wants to bring a Super Bowl to Philly: It might be more trouble than you expect. Newsworks reports that New […]

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Chris Christie: Culture Didn’t Lead to Bridgegate

New Jersey governor Chris Christie held a “town hall”-style meeting on Thursday in Brick, Ocean County, and got the usual questions about Superstorm Sandy recovery […]

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New Jersey Is Burning: Four Big Forest Fires Hit State

High winds and dry conditions led to the start of several forest fires in New Jersey yesterday. One fire still burning is in Franklinville, Gloucester […]

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Colorado Strikes Back Against Christie Pot Slam

So maybe Gov. Chris Christie shouldn’t have slammed legalized pot in Colorado by saying “it’s just not the quality of life we want to have.” […]

Yes, still. Compared to the absolute destruction on many North Jersey beaches, where homes are still empty and entire blocks have been bulldozed, our South Jersey shores fared relatively well (and I say relatively because some people here lost everything). Still, climate change isn't going away, and neither are issues of flood zones and flood insurance, nor the debate of whether or not our barrier island beach towns will be here for the long haul, and what we can do to protect them (i.e. dunes — the Margate resistance to dunes should continue to be nasty). We'll hit the two-year anniversary in October, but expect this to be affecting policy for a long time. I still hear people talking about the Storm of '62. Sandy will be on our lips more than 50 years from now, too.
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Poll: Jersey Still Feeling Effects of Sandy

Newsworks reports: “A new poll finds that two-thirds of New Jersey residents believe the state is not back to normal 18 months after Superstorm Sandy. Just […]

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Camden Is the Overall Most Dangerous “Suburb” in the U.S.

Movoto — whose tagline is “the lighter side of real estate” — is the Upworthy of the real estate blogosphere. It makes BuzzFeed look like […]

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Once-Key Christie Ally to Host Fundraiser — for Jeb Bush’s Son

Recently in a profile of Chris Christie, the New Yorker detailed the falling-out between former N.J. governor Tom Kean (and his son) and Christie. Once […]

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New Jersey Dog Summoned for Jury Duty

CBS 3’s Todd Quinones has this paw-raising report about a South Jersey dog that was summoned for jury duty. The Griner family of Bridgeton, N.J., […]

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Nearly 3,000 Gay Marriages in Jersey, So Far

The Star-Ledger reports: “A total of 2,955 gay couples were married in New Jersey from Oct. 21, when same-sex weddings began under the orders of […]

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Poll: Jersey Voters Skeptical of Christie Vindication

Politico reports: “New Jersey voters think an investigation commissioned by Gov. Chris Christie’s office that cleared him of wrongdoing in the George Washington Bridge scandal […]

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Our Five Favorite Parts of the Chris Christie New Yorker Profile

You’ve already heard about the Joy Behar incident. There are a lot more golden tidbits in this week’s New Yorker profile of Chris Christie. Here […]