Christie approval rating remains high, poll says (via NJ.com)
Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — With election day only seven weeks away, Gov. Chris Christie is still enjoying solid approval ratings among New Jerseyans, a new poll indicates. Sixty-one percent of people polled approve of the job Christie is…
Seaside boardwalk fire ruled ‘accidental,’ report says (via NJ.com)
Investigators have ruled the massive fire that destroyed a large stretch of the boardwalk in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights last week was “accidental,” according to a report by ABC News that cites two anonymous officials briefed on the investigation…
Bell Labs site’s new owner outlines plans for next ‘experiment’ in Holmdel (via NJ.com)
For nearly 50 years, engineers and scientists conducted experiments in the Bell Labs building in Holmdel that changed people’s lives, from exploring radio astronomy and lasers, to push-button dialing and cell phones. Now the long-vacant building will…
‘This was a killer’: Seaside looks to regroup after boardwalk fire; Christie touts Jersey grit (via NJ.com)
By James Queally and Mark Mueller/ The Star-Ledger Daylight revealed the panorama of devastation. Along a four-block stretch of boardwalk in one of New Jersey’s most popular summer playgrounds, almost nothing remained intact. The fire that roared…
Arson may be to blame at Seaside Boardwalk massive fire as “suspicious” cause gets serious play by prosecutors (via The Jersey Tomato Press)
Gerard Esposito A fireman on the scene of the massive fire at the Seaside Boardwalk. Whenever there is a fire, every fire chief tells the press the thing: I can’t comment until we finish our investigation. But as the world watched in horror on Thursday…
Along the Shore, rebuilding 9/11 memorials for memory’s sake (via NJ.com)
The lonely, distinct notes of taps were absent from the Union Beach 9/11 ceremony Wednesday morning. So was the 21-gun salute that once echoed over the Raritan Bay. Instead of the uniformed color guard, the solemn members of American Legion Post 321…
LITTLE SILVER: HOMESTEAD GETS FUNDING ARM (via redbankgreen)
A nonprofit organization will serve as the fundraising arm for the historic site, which dates back almost 350 years. (Click to enlarge) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO A charitable corporation has been formed to help carry out plans to run Little Silver’s historic…
Saving lives, saving herself: A mom’s quest to stop Monmouth County’s teen suicide cluster (via NJ.com)
Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger It began with a letter to a local newspaper. Lisa Schenke, devastated by the suicide of her 18-year-old son, wrote in unflinching detail about his struggles with depression and substance abuse. She appealed to teens to avoid…
Obama, Assad go head-to-head in US interview duel (via AFP)
Presidents Barack Obama and Bashar Al-Assad will go head-to-head in dueling US television interviews Monday, as a crucial week dawns for the US leader’s push for air attacks on Syria. Assad will reportedly deny that he used chemical weapons on civilians…
House leader: expect Syria vote within two weeks (via AFP)
The US House Republican leader told his caucus Friday to expect a vote on authorization of the use of force in Syria within the next two weeks. In an internal memo to fellow Republican members, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor laid out a busy schedule…
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