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Democracy for Paterson? Meh...
Blue Jersey
Feb 07Like a father reluctant to hand over the keys to his 17-year-old, ACTING Education Commissioner Chris Cerf says the people of Paterson just aren't ready to run their own schools yet: The state's top education official brushed aside an ambitious proposa... »
Two shot in Trenton's West Ward
NJ.com Mercer County
Feb 07Officers sent to Passaic Street and Caspar Alley where the shooting occurred about 2 p.m. found “very numerous” shell casings on the ground, said Officer Pete Szpakowski, the department’s spokesman »
Schwei: Kovalchuk Leads The Way For Devils
WCBSTV.com Sports
Feb 07The Devils have won four in a row since the NHL's all-star break, thanks in great part to Kovalchuk. »
News Roundup & Open Thread for Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
Blue Jersey
Feb 07Assuming you're not tired of celebrating, Giants return to NJ for a 3pm rally today after a downtown ticker-tape parade in NYC. Already some unofficial joy at Newark Airport and in the Meadowlands - capes, tattoos, the whole 9 yards. Phillip Kwon & Bru... »
Going to the Giants Parade? NJ Transit Knows the Way
Belleville Patch
Feb 07NJ Transit will offer extra bus service on 18 routes, increase capacity on select, previously-scheduled trains and add customer service ambassadors at Newark Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal tomorrow to accommodate Giants fans attending tomorrow’s S... »
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The Tenure Boogeyman!
Jersey Jazzman
Feb 05One of our recurring cast of characters here at the Jazzman has been the Merit Pay Fairy: Yo, whassup? The Merit Pay Fairy lives in the minds of corporate reformers, who believe the Fairy can magically wipe away the "achievement gap" with a mere wave o... »
#SuperBowl to be Live-streamed, But NFL Resists it for Most Games #Giants
NYConvergence.com
Feb 05F or the first time ever, the Super Bowl today will be live-streamed on NBC.com and on Verizon phones via the NFL mobile app. Most professional sports are broadcast via the Internet, but the NFL has been a reluctant player in this game. That’s because ... »
A Small Breakthrough at the Star-Ledger
Jersey Jazzman
Feb 05Tom Moran's paper finally seems to get it about charter schools: Superintendent Cami Anderson’s plan to lift student performance in Newark is packed with promising ideas, but two items deserve special attention because they hold lessons for the entire ... »
Rice says reports of his candidacy are premature
PolitickerNJ
Feb 03Despite reports that he's officially in as a CD 10 challenger, West Ward Councilman Ronald C. Rice told PolitickerNJ.com today that he is still raising money and won't make a final decision about a congressional run until later this month. "Our goal i... »
The Continuing Mendacity of Chris Cerf
Jersey Jazzman
Feb 03Wednesday, the ACTING NJ Commissioner of Education was in rare form: After decades of frustratingly slow progress and expensive programs, the achievement gap between black, Hispanic or economically disadvantaged students in New Jersey has narrowed on k... »