Need a Good Read? This Star-Ledger Column’s Worth Your Time

Paul Mulshine, a columnist for the Newark Star-Ledger (and NJ.com) has written a tremendous column about Jersey City and its politics. This is a must read for all Hudson County political junkies– and I know there are plenty of you out there. Click here for the full piece.

Prostitute-Loving Holocaust Survivor, 90, Killed

File this one under bizarre — extremely bizarre — news.
A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor, who had a thing for hookers, was found strangled to death in New York City. Click here to read the full story on CNN.com.

Subway cars on the Atlantic Ocean floor?

The headline tells it all.
Some 30 out-of-commission subway cars were dropped into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape May to create artificial reefs for sea life that otherwise couldn’t survive in the waters.
Click here to read the Star-Ledger story on the drop.

Woman, 1,000 pounds, charged with killing 2-year-old nephew

A 1,000-pound Texas woman has been charged with capital murder in the death of the woman’s 2-year-old nephew, according to reports. A grand jury in Hidalgo County, Texas charged Myra Rosales with injury to  a child and felony murder. She had also been charged with capital murder. If convicted, Rosales could be executed [this is [...]

‘83 Town Car has 1.3 million miles on it

A man who owns a Lincoln Town Car—one he bought in 1983—is still on the road, and it has logged 1.3 million miles. Check out this story below.

Jersey Journal: State parole officer accused of assaulting a 14-year-old boy

A state parole officer stands accused of assaulting a 14-year-old boy who was umpiring a kids’ baseball game at Pershing Field in Jersey City, The Jersey Journal is reporting. The Journal says the officer, Thomas Millford Lambert, 40, of Jersey City, didn’t like the calls the 14-year-old ump had been making. Click here to read [...]