Starting May 1, 12:01 a.m., more than 3,000 anglers will compete in the 2012 Striper Cup, a five-month long tournament celebrating the sport of striped bass fishing. The big question is will Team Jersey Shore defend its title? The answer to that is a r... »
Whole Foods Market announced this week, on Earth Day actually, that it pulled their red-listed seafood products off their shelves in an effort to support the oceans and help reverse overfishing trends. I found that pretty interesting, but was scratchin... »
No one among the living may ever want to reside in the house at the corner of Lowell and Terrace avenues again. That is the fear of the landlord who has filed a new complaint in state Superior Court against a couple who fled the three-bedroom ranch in ... »
Smokey Robinson proved he still has it on "Dancing with the Stars" this week. Now he's bringing the show to New Jersey. The Motown legend will headline the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning at the Solberg Airport in Readington with a Saturda... »
BRIDGEWATER THEFT, between April 4 and April 13, Six storm sewer grates worth $1,800 were removed from the areas of North Crossing, Adams Road, Somerset Avenue, Donahue Road, and Middlebrook Road, police said. POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTAN... »
Mike Bimonte understands where he stands on Rutgers' quarterback depth, and he strives to move up with every practice. It isn't easy, with Chas Dodd and Gary Nova locked in a spirited battle for the starting honor and Bimonte left to take whatever live... »
Rumson is home to not only Bruce Springsteen but also titans of finance, drawn here by gorgeous surroundings and a reasonable commute to Wall Street jobs. The moneyed live on huge estates as friendly neighbors. But there's nothing friendly in the glove... »
For months, they have been evaluated both on tape and on the field, where they've participated in position-specific drills under the watchful eye of a timer. After a brutal stretch of workouts and interviews, the players who will get picked in this wee... »
They might as well go ahead and paste a photo of Sen. Frank Lautenberg next to the definition of "hypocrite" in the dictionary. He earned it. Hypocrite: A person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings. When last we heard fro... »
Students at hundreds of New Jersey schools today will let their silence voice their opposition to the bullying of gay, lesbian and transgendered youths. The silent protest is part of a national movement by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Networ... »
APRIL 20: The 15th Annual IGFA New Jersey Representatives Fund Raising Banquet and Auction, Doolan's in Spring Lake Heights. Proceeds from the evening will again benefit IGFA's Junior Angler and Conservation Programs. Last year, nearly 175 fishing enth... »
President Barack Obama's prospects for winning New Jersey in this fall's campaign are continuing to improve, with 50 percent of registered voters now saying he deserves re-election, according to results of the latest Monmouth University/NJ Press Media ... »
Gov. Chris Christie's job performance continues to receive high marks from New Jerseyans, with slightly more than half the state's residents giving the governor a positive rating in the latest Monmouth University/NJ Press Media Poll. Fifty-one percent ... »
Gannett Co. reported a 25 percent drop in first-quarter net income Monday, as advertising in its newspapers continued to decline. The media company, which owns 82 U.S. newspapers including the Asbury Park Press and USA Today, 23 broadcast television st... »
The Asbury Park Press reported that Sen. Frank Lautenberg and state Senate President, Stephen Sweeney, both Democrats, are at odds over the proposed merger of Rowan University and the Rutgers-Camden campus. Sen. Lautenberg is against the merger while S... »
